Leadership Collaborative leadership Collaborative leadership is my preferred leadership style. This is because I believe that if everyone contributes and equal participation is encouraged then great things can be achieved. As the cliché saying goes, two heads are better than one. However, an issue I found with collaborative leadership is that not everyone contributes and there is a risk that one person will dominate and not allow others to participate. Often the loudest and opinionated members will contribute while the quieter individuals will generally not contribute, especially if they are not with their friends. Collaborative leadership is defined by a process, rather than what leaders do. Collaborative leadership can be implemented …show more content…
This means the collaborative leadership approach can produce better ideas and more creative ideas. The team the team will feel involved in the process and like they are actually needed. As they are more involved and committed to the task, they are more likely to care about a successful end result. This ultimately produces higher productivity and increases group cohesion. Situational leadership Situational leadership is a theory which was designed in 1969 by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard. The “contingency theories of leadership” states that a leader’s effectiveness is dependent on their behaviours in relation to different situational factors. Thus, situational leadership theory, relates to how a leader 's effectiveness is depend on their ability to adjust their leadership behaviour to the required level of the “followers” capability or if the situation is modified. According to Hersey and Blanchard, there are four different types of leadership …show more content…
The leader is required to make all decisions and fully inform others of what is happening. This is alternatively known as “micro-management” as the leader is heavily involved and carefully supervises the group members. This is a pecking order or top-down approach where the subordinates or group members must do what exactly what they are told to do. The leader sets defined roles and tasks for the group members to complete. All communication is downstream, commencing with the leader. According to Hersey, the followers have a low skill set but a high level of commitment. This is often seen in sports with young athletes who are keen to participate but have a low skill level as they are new to the game. I did not have to use this leadership style during the tournament as I was lucky enough to have a team comprised of individuals of natural sporting ability, even though most people were not basketball
Contingency leadership theories attempt to define leadership style, the situation, and answer the if-then contingencies. Situational leadership theory is a contingency theory that focuses on followers’ readiness: the extent to which people have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task. Path-goal theory states that it is the leader’s job to assist followers in attaining their goals and to provide direction or support needed to ensure that their goals are compatible with the organization or group goals. Each theory was developed as a separate model for leaders to determine which leadership style to use in different contexts or situations. However, both models can be related to each other and may be even more effective when used together. Effective leaders will recognize that they must adjust their styles and behaviors according to their followers and the environment. By accurately assessing their team’s stage while minimizing redundancies in the environmental structure leaders can improve their team’s performance and satisfaction.
The situational leadership theory states that leaders use different styles and strategies depending on the situation. There are two models that support this theory. The Fiedler’s Contingency Model of Leadership Effectiveness states that an “effective leadership occurs only when there is an ideal match between the leader’s style and the group’s work situation” (pg
Hersey, P. & Blanchard, K. (n.d.) Situational Leadership. In Wren, J.T. (Ed.). (1995). The Leader’s Companion (pp. 207-211). New York: Simon & Schuster.
This leadership approach is focused upon teams and groups working together in a dynamic working environment towards shared organizational goals.
Based on the leadership survey, my leadership style is participative in nature. According to Huber (2014), this style of leadership is characteristic of a leader that takes part in completing the assigned task. When I
I used the collaborative principle of leadership during the freestanding paper tower building challenge. We were given minimal supplies; just paper, scissors and sellotape and we had to construct the highest tower. We were required to spend 10 minutes deciding upon the best strategy and plan before we were allowed to start building. Once the 10 minutes were up, we had to implement the plan through evenly distributed jobs. I tried to be as inclusive as possible and everyone shared an idea, then collectively, we decided upon the best idea. Once we had decided upon one plan, other people chipped in suggesting ways to alter the plan to improve it. For this scenario, collaborative leadership was the best approach. If I had tried to implement an
Collaborative leadership shares commonalities with both servant and transformational leadership. It is similar to servant leadership in the sense that the leader is there to help and be on the same level as the group in which he or she is leading. It, too, encourages collaboration in its methods to achieve certain goals put out by the leader. The use of collaboration often boosts a sense of morale and trust within the group, which makes it similar to transformational leadership. This style of leadership can be used in most any setting such as businesses or learning environments, but it is seen with greater success in community groups and organizations.
Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership Theory (SLT) asserts that a leader’s effectiveness is dependent upon the readiness, or ability and willingness, of the leader’s followers to complete a task. This leadership style is an amalgamation of task-oriented and relationship-oriented characteristics that are employed depending upon the situation and the followers involved. According to the SLT, as followers increase in readiness the leader’s style is to adapt accordingly (Kinicki & Kreitner, 2009).
Contingency theory and situational view. Contingency theory, developed by Fiedler (1967), is similar to situational theory, in that the leader applies various leadership methods; however, the similarities end there. Rather than adapting to situations, the contingency leader adapts least favored-worker concept to draw the disinterested or less skilled worker into the environment (Fiedler, 1967). Contingent reward offers a kind of acknowledgement or feedback that motivates the quality of affiliation between transactional leaders and their followers. The contingent reward style delivers optimistic support by identifying or gratifying a follower when he or she achieves targeted objectives (Bass, 1985; Hater & Bass, 1988).
“Situational theory tends to focus more on the behaviours that the leader should adopt, given situational factors (often about follower behaviour), whereas contingency theory takes a broader view that includes contingent factors about leader capability and other variables within the situation”
There has been sufficient evidence shown over the past few years that teamwork, especially within leadership, directly affects the health care system in a positive way (Miller, Walmsley, & Williams, 2007). The Health Foundation, “made a decision to invest in a Shared Leadership for Change initiative – leadership development for teams rather than individuals – as a component of its strategic aim ‘Developing leaders to improve health and health care services’” (Miller, Walmsley, & Williams, 2007, p. 24). In most instances, when a group of people with the same set of goals come together to work towards that goal the results are usually better than individual work. The same concept is true for those with leadership roles in the nursing or any health care department. Shared leadership utilized in health care will have enhanced clinical team and
So what does this definition mean to me? First, it means that leaders who embrace a participative leadership style, values and involves their entire team. Second, it means leaders work closely with their team members, focusing on building relationships and rapport. Lastly, it means that leaders allow their team to assist in the decision making process, accepting their input and allowing them to share their ideas. As a leader, I would incorporate this style of leadership when leading project teams because it creates a level of trust between a leader and its members. In addition, this leadership style creates motivation and empowerment. When team member’s skills are acknowledged and their opinions are being valued, they see how their contributions aid in completing the final project goal and take ownership. This type of leadership also provides higher levels of motivation and better strategies and solutions because a variety of people contribute with different perspectives and ideas. Although the team leader is required to give up some control, I believe that the motivational benefits of doing so are greater than with other leadership styles. According to Lam, Xu & Chan (2015), “many practicing managers acknowledge the potential motivational benefits of participative management practice, and value its performance implications” (p. 836). I would
The leadership challenge is all about how leaders mobilize others to make great things happen in an organization (Kouzes &Posner, 2012). It is based off the leader’s practices and how they work together as a team to innovate, challenge and reward others in any given situation. It’s about getting others to follow the leader and tag along on the leadership journey. There are five practices that Kouzes and Posner discuss in the book and they are as follows: model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act, and encouraging the heart. These five practices are what happens when leaders engage with their team and great things happen (Kouzes & Posner, 2012). A leader is known for what they do within an organization.
York-Barr and Duke (2004) suggested there is no correlation between distributive leadership practices and student learning outcomes. Mayrowetz (2008, p.424) proposed that there is not a correlation between the practice of distributive leadership, school improvement or leadership development. However, recent research refutes the idea that distributed leadership doesn’t have positive implications for leadership practices or student learning outcomes. Day et al (2009) concluded that through a mediated relationship, distributed leadership led to positive outcomes such as improved morale of staff, which led to positive implications for students such as improved behavior and student learning outcomes. Moreover, conclusions from Leithwood et al. (2009) assert nuanced relationships between individuals may have an impact on the extent to which distributed leadership practices are
The Situational Theories of leadership explain how leadership style must be tailored to the demands of the task and the qualities of subordinates.