Effective Leadership

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1 INTRODUCTION

What should aspirant leaders do to become more effective? Numerous articles and books have been written discussing and defining the role of a leader and what one should do in order to become an effective leader. Each author, leader or researcher will have a different perspective on which qualities should be embedded in a leader in order to make them stand out from the rest and be an asset to their organisation. The synopsis to follow reflects on different leadership styles, tasks and personal traits of great leaders. The aspirant leader should read this review with an open mind considering what elements they already possess and which should be extend, with an end goal to realise and master their own unique method of leading.

2 SYNOPSIS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

2.1 Leadership styles:

Goleman (2000) suggests that six leadership styles exist and should be used interchangeably when required to. The six leadership styles referred to are: coercive, authoritative, affiliative, democratic, pacesetting and coaching. In addition to these different leadership styles there is a clear link to a set of emotional intelligence. Goleman (2000) uses the findings of “the late David McClelland, a noted Harvard University psychologist, who found that leaders with strengths in a critical mass of six or more emotional intelligence competencies were far more effective than peers who lacked such strengths”.

The coercive style should only be used in extreme situations, when there is not other alternative to the leader. This leadership style is very demanding and inflexible, resulting in immediate results, but serious damage to staff morale could ensue if used excessively over long periods at a time.

The authoritative style is th...

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...an only be achieved through the required knowledge and many years of experience to come.

Lastly from all the articles and discussion that I have read, I have realised that one key element is essential to becoming an effective leader, namely be your self and be humble. This for me means finding a style of leadership that I am comfortable with and utilizing all that is good and discard the bad aspects of it. Trying to mimic someone else won’t benefit me in any way, but growing and developing my own talents is the only way I can ensure my growth and effectiveness will be sustainable.

5 REFERENCES:

Daniel Goleman. (2000). Leadership That Gets Results. Harvard Business Review. 03/04 (1), 78-90.

Harvard Business School. (2001). All in a Day's Work. Harvard Business Review. 12 (1), 5-11.

Jim Collins. (2001). Level 5 Leadership. Harvard Business Review. 01 (1), 66-76.

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