Leadership Models Of John Adair's Action-Centred Leadership Model

Every organization usually contains a diverse environment such as culture, stereotype, background knowledge as well as performance of each employee. Therefore, leaders and managers are required to apply appropriate leadership model to utilize maximum potential of their employees. Action-Centred Leadership model of John Adair is one of the best leadership models and tends to work well in the high-diversified team environment. The model consists of three areas: completing task, maintaining team and meeting needs of individual. Each element is overlapping and managers should balance all core areas in order to generate the highest satisfaction level for all (Adair, 1973). This essay will visualize the theory through real practices over two weekend

As well as LLL activity, team also presented positive and negative behaviour in each category; yet, team performed better and accomplished team’s goals. In task area, team made a clearer plan and having several supportive plans. As team realized that having a plan is very necessary and it could help team to have a central standard to follow, team then discussed and brainstormed about several designs of raft. Additionally, team organized suitable tasks for each person; hence, each member performed better and felt confident to do their job (Belbin, 2010). In team area, sense of teamwork was presented. After team got materials to build raft, we all finalized the plan and each team members communicated and discussed as a team not individual as we learnt from our experiences in the last 2 days’ activities in a camp. Team had improved performances because each member had learnt and accepted ‘each other’s strengths and weaknesses’ (Loynes, 2004). Moreover, during the race, team cheered up and talked to each other. In individual category, members were performed better and felt valued to the team because they were assigned to do the suitable tasks and were motivated by each other. This activity, therefore, shown a better balance of three areas of John Adair model and this could lead team to accomplish their

That is, the diversity in a workplace tends to be the challenge factors for everyone in every organizational level. Hence, it is necessary for both managers and leaders to appreciate the diversities among co-workers, and exercise leadership and management practices in order to gain the highest efficiency on team performance. Referring to the Action-centred Leadership Model, it could be a helpful model because it provides an easy concept to follow and allows every people to use. The model provides 3 areas to concern, which are task, team and individual, and managers and leaders will gain the highest outcome when all areas are well balancing. Learning by doing can also benefit all students to learn from real experiences such as comprehending and applying theories into practices, learning to work in diverse team and exercising both leadership and management