4. Definitions of Leadership are somewhat elusive.
Warren Bennis writes in On Becoming a Leader that "leadership is like beauty: it's hard to define, but you
know it when you see it"; and that "The ingredients of leadership cannot be taught. They must be learned.”
It is a relationship through which one person influences the behavior or actions of other people.
Leadership is, however, a dynamic process and the leader/follower relationship is reciprocal.
8. Self-leadership is the practice of intentionally influencing your thinking,
feeling and behaviors to achieve your objective/s (Bryant & Kazan 2012)
Self-leaders have a drive for autonomy, can make decisions, are more
creative and persist, even in the face of adversity.
Some of the intentional behaviors that characterize Self-leadership are; self-
awareness, self-goal setting, self-motivation, positive self-talk, assertive
communication and the ability to receive and act on feedback.
Becoming a Self-leader and maintaining Self-leadership is a self-development
activity; but organizations that encourage Self-leadership reap the benefit.
self
9.
10. It provides
strong
motivation
to the
manager
Leaders do not
entertain any
suggestions or
initiatives from
subordinates
All decision-
making powers
are centralised
in the leader
autocratic
It permits quick decision-
making, as only one person
decides for the whole group
and keeps each decision to
himself until he feels it
needs to be shared with
the rest of the group.
11.
12. It practices
social
equality
It promotes
interests of the
group members
This has also
been
called shared
leadership.
democratic
The democratic
leadership style
consists of the leader
sharing the decision-
making abilities with
group members
13. The subordinates
are motivated to
be creative and
innovative.
A person may be in
a leadership position
without providing
leadership, leaving
the group to fend
for itself.
laissez faire
Subordinates
are given a free
hand in deciding
their own
policies and
methods.
14. The narcissism
may range from
anywhere
between
healthy and
destructive
This leader
exhibits the
characteristics of
a narcissist:
arrogance,
dominance and
hostility
Their priority is
themselves at
the expense of
their group
members
The leader is
only
interested in
himself
narcissistic
To critics, "narcissistic
leadership (preferably
destructive) is driven by
unyielding arrogance,
self-absorption, and a
personal egotistic need
for power and
admiration."
17. A toxic leader is someone
who abuses the leader–
follower relationship by
leaving the group or
organization in a worse-
off condition than when
he/she joined it.
TOXIC
18. task and
relationship
Task-oriented leader
is focused on the tasks
that need to be
performed in order to
meet a certain
production goal
They are generally
more concerned with
producing a step-by-
step solution for given
problem
Not concerned with
the idea of catering to
group members, and
more concerned with
acquiring a certain
solution to meet a
production goal
For this reason, they
typically are able to
make sure that
deadlines are met, yet
their group members'
well-being may suffer.
Relationship-oriented
leadership is a contrasting
style in which the leader is
more focused on the
relationships amongst the
group
Leader is more concerned with
the overall well-being and
satisfaction of group members
Focused on developing the
team and the relationships in
it
The positives being that team
members are more motivated
and have support
However, the emphasis on
relations as opposed to getting
a job done might make
productivity suffer.