Personal Leadership Style and Philosophy
Thomas W. Crane
EAD – 501
June 20, 2018
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Personal Leadership Style and Philosophy
The leader of any organization will determine whether that entity fails or succeeds based
on their leadership style and philosophy.
Leaders that promote a culture of honesty, value their
followers, and are transparent and ethical foster success for their team.
Leaders that
micromanage, are dictatorial, and not principled will promote a culture of distrust and have
miserable followers that are not loyal to them or the company.
This will lead to a high turnover
of staff and, at the very least, the failure of the leader, if not the organization.
There are numerous leadership styles: transactional, transformational or charismatic, and
servant
(Northouse, 2013)
, just to name a few.
Each leadership style has pros and cons that come
with it.
For example, transactional leadership relies on a quid pro quo approach.
This approach
is the basis for most leader-follower interactions
(Northouse, 2013, p. 186)
.
The positive aspect
of the transactional approach is that the transactional leader tends to accomplish the set goals.
The negative of the transactional leadership style is that this type of leader is not concerned with
the growth of the follower.
Their only motivation is self-interest.
To accomplish this, the leader
offers rewards such as promotions, extra days off, etc.
Obviously, it is the in the follower’s best
interest to help the leader reach their goals.
Transactional leaders offer their employees negative
feedback, negative reinforcement, and are on the lookout for the slightest mistake
(Northouse,
2013, p. 195)
.
People working for transactional leaders are generally not loyal to that person or
the organization and only succeed due to the rewards offered.
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