Cause Of Failure In Leadership

Leadership, as defined by Organizational Behaviour: Understanding and Managing Life at Work, is “the influence that particular individuals exert on the goal achievement of others in an organizational context” . Leadership is commonly held as a key component of any organization, be it in the private or public sector, and is often seen as the reason for successes achieved by an organization. Despite this however, it is also possible for an argument to be made that the presence of leadership can lead to a declination in company effectiveness, and ultimately lead to widespread failure in an organization. The main cause that allows for both these statements to be considered true is the fact that leadership stems from the ability of the leader to

This can not only be applied to observable physical phenomena, but also to the study of leadership in the field of organizational behaviour. This can be seen in all major leadership failures in all organizations. The main cause of leadership failures in organizations stem from the improper application of leadership theories for certain situations. One considerable example of this failure can be seen in the application of leadership punishment behaviour. In general, leadership punishment behaviour can be a method to increase performance in an organization if the punishment being applied is contingent to behaviour, however the biggest issue with this form of behavioural leadership is that punishment is difficult to apply in an organizational context, and often times is mistakenly applied non-contingently, resulting in an overall decrease in job satisfaction on the part of the employee. This can be seen everywhere, including our own College in cases where cadets receive punishments at random with no reasoning behind their punishment, merely that their name had been passed up for some unknown offence. Speaking from personal experience this is truly dissatisfying and allows for no room for the subordinate to address the mystery issue and better themselves as a cadet. Another example of in which inappropriate application of leadership techniques by managers can lead to the failure of an organization to