Leadership Styles and Fellowship of Richard Branson

Running Head: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Business Management/Introduction to Professional Practice
Student’s Name
University Name
Author’s Note

2
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
Definition of different leadership style and traits........................................................................3
Influence of Gender and culture on leadership style....................................................................4
Three pillars of leadership............................................................................................................4
Definition of fellowship...............................................................................................................5
Pillars of fellowship.....................................................................................................................5
Background of Richard Branson.....................................................................................................6
Leadership and Fellowship of Richard Branson..........................................................................6
Justification of the style of leadership of Richard Branson......................................................6
Examples of Fellowship of Richard Branson...........................................................................8
Reference List................................................................................................................................10

3
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Introduction
This report makes a detailed discussion on leadership including analysis of the leadership styles
and their categorisation. The quality of organisation fellowship has also been discussed here. In
light of the contexts of the above discussion topics, this report also makes an analysis of the
leadership and fellowship style of Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group of
Industries.
Discussion
Definition of different leadership style and traits
The first style of leadership is authoritarian autocratic leadership where the leader dictates on his
or her employees and direct them exactly what to do and how to do without their participation in
it.
The Second form of leadership is participative leadership where the leader in corporates decision
from other employees in the process of decision making. However the leader has the authority of
making the end decision (Fazzi & Zamaro, 2016).
The third side of leadership is delegative leadership or laissez-faire leadership. this kind of leader
allows the subordinates or employees to undertake decisions. However the leader is actually
accountable for the decision that is undertaken.
The next style of leadership is democratic leadership style. This is another version of
participative leadership where the leader accepts Expert Opinion from the other experience team
members.

4
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
The coaching leadership style is another form of leadership where the leaders do not directly to
the members but indirectly guide them. The leader mainly undertakes a supervisory role in this
kind of leadership where the primary leadership activities are boosting motivation of employees,
enhancing their performance skills and grooming the team for overall success (Yahaya &
Ebrahim, 2016).
The last and the most effective form of leadership is transformational leadership where leaders
develop driving work culture by means of effective communication and his strategic vision along
with intellectual stimulation. In spite of setting high organisational goals, the team under
transformational leaders are able to perform within deadline and keep integration within the team
members.
Influence of Gender and culture on leadership style
Thee gender influences on leadership behaviour is evident. Men have stereotype leadership
characteristics like confidence, independence decisiveness as well as assertion and rationality.
The styles of leadership suited to their gender stereotype are authoritarian leadership, coaching
style of leadership charismatic leadership as well as transformational leadership. On the contrary,
the women stereotypes associated with leadership include behaviour like sensitivity, nurturing,
caring as well as warmth. In this context it requires mention that the leader exhibit in these
characteristics is mostly laissez-faire leaders (Rawat et al. 2019). They also exhibit leadership
styles like coaching leadership, transformational leadership, and participative leadership and so
on.
Three pillars of leadership