transformational leadership and the connection between all the three with leader ethical behavior. Results confirmed that leader’s femininity is a stronger predictor of transformational leadership and masculinity explains additional variance in transformational leadership. In other words, femininity, masculinity, and transformational leadership are positively related to leader’s ethical behaviors. A number of authors have speculated the difference in feminine and masculine leadership styles. Surprisingly
LEADERSHIP Ogbeidi (2012) found that leadership is referred as “ability to lead, direct and organize a group”. The study of leadership has developed scientifically through changing paradigms during its history where several models and theories have tried to explain the concept of leadership. Kuchler (2008) acknowledges that although subject of leadership is diverse and somewhat scattered but it tends to be one of the most widely discussed topics by the researchers all over the world. We found myriad
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP Leadership, which is a social phenomenon, is influenced by change, like all other social phenomena. It is known today that conventional leadership approach is not sufficient for managing change effectively. Therefore, it has become inevitable that an understanding of leadership that is based on change should be formed, and thus studies on leadership has put forward “transformational leadership”. Due to its innovative and people oriented nature, transformational leadership is regarded
Emotional Intelligence and the importance of interpersonal relationships at workplace (Attrai R_rashmi1) The objective of this article is to describe the emotional intelligence and the importance of interpersonal relationships at workplace. Emotional intelligence (EI) is the capability of individuals to recognize their own emotions and those of others, discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, use emotional information to guide thinking and behaviour, and manage and/or adjust
In leadership literature leaders are generally defined as “. . . individuals who significantly influence the thoughts, behaviors, and/or feelings of others” (Gardner and Laskin, 1995, p. 6). The primary focus, then, is on an individual who will direct or influence a group of followers. But in a global multicultural economy where interaction is between managers from various cultures and perspectives, this leader–follower model may be outdated. Global leadership might better be thought of as “a process
2.5.1. Selected financial data 11 2.5.1.1. Results of operations 12 3. Literature review 14 3.1. Leadership theories 17 3.1.1. The Great man theory 17 3.1.2. Trait theory 17 3.1.3. Behavioral theories 18 3.1.4. Contingency theories 18 3.1.5. Situational theories 18 3.2. Leadership styles 20 3.2.1. Transformational leadership 20 3.2.1.1. Dimensions and attributes of transformational leadership 22 3.2.2. Transactional
Analysis The strengths listed through the Gallup’s Strengths-based leadership applies to one’s professional work life and personal life. The area of harmony allows one to have the ability to allow participants within interdisciplinary groups agree upon a common idea even though everyone has differing points of views. They see common ground areas where people are able to agree upon a common decision within group discussions. This characteristic becomes applicable within the hospital work environment
Study Leadership is not a new concept at all. The idea of leadership dated back to the primitive period when humans first formed small communities (Bass, 1990). The importance of leadership is out of debate, yet there remains a mystery about what leadership really is and how to conceptualize it. This elusive concept has received numerous definitions that are arbitrary, ambiguous and subjective (Bass and Bass, 2008). Bass (1990) noted, “there are almost as many different definitions of leadership as
characteristics If one believes in the great man theory, that followers are different than leaders, an individual may not aspire to be a leader, believing leadership to be unattainable (Hughes, Ginnett, & Curphy, 2012). This theory is very narrow in its view of leadership, but a pro of the theory is that it has led to more research on leadership. This has helped in the process of learning which characteristics and attributes successful leaders many have, so that skills can be developed. There are
scheduling activities during the day and week. For the prioritizing, I also prioritize the activities on a table of importance and urgency. As a result of Time Management strategies, I feel I am more organized, and I am able to achieve more effort in less amount of time. By attempting to be organized, I decreased the time needed to look for documents, files, folders, etc. Also, I think that I am self-controlled and more responsible. All of this has led to decreasing the stress in my life, which is important