Critical Analysis of Leadership Capabilities

Running head: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES
Introduction
The paper aims to analyze critically, two leadership theories and apply those in a real life
situation that I was in, as a football coach for the Sports Active Company. The two theories
chosen are Authentic leadership and Servant leadership. Authentic leadership refers to a
leadership approach, which lays stress on forming the legitimacy of the leader through truthful
relationships that values the followers’ inputs. Servant leadership, on the other hand, is a
philosophy of leadership that focuses on the serving ability of the leader.
Critical analysis
Authentic leadership is built upon ethics (Time.com, 2018). Leaders, who demonstrate
qualities such as honesty, positivity, and openness, come under authentic leadership. Servant
leadership approach to leadership is based mainly on the focus of the leader on serving others
(Forbes.com, 2018).
As stated earlier, I work as a football coach at the Sports Active Company and my job is
to train young children about the basic of football. The situation that arose involved a young
player struggling to communicate with the other players owing to his different linguistic
background. On several occasions, the player failed to pass on the ball and even got in trouble
with other team members. I initially yelled at the player for not following my instructions and
doing wrong. However, I realized that the problem was his difficulty in understanding my
language and of his teammates as well. As stated in The Guardian, authentic leadership requires
the leaders to be self-aware and reflect on their own behavior rather than finding faults in others
(Theguardian.com, 2018).