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1LEADERSHIP AND POWERCurrently in the global economy that is complex in nature, the organizations along withthe government are shifting their methods to a better model of management of the projects sothat they can be successful in their endeavors with respect to products and services. The leaderswho are assigned the projects continues to work like a manager where they check the dailyactivities and keeps in mind the budget of the project, which cannot be exceeded along with thequality of work that is being provided and time constraints (Nahavandi, 2016). Apart from thesethings, the changes that are being done have to be managed in a proper manner so that theresources that are available for the project can be used efficiently. The relationship with theinternal and the external stakeholders has to be maintained in a proper way so that theinformation can be passed on in a precise manner. The vision of the leader has to be alignedwith the project so that it can help them in finishing the work within the stipulated time alongwith the degree of honesty and integrity with which the work is done. This will help the work tobe completed in an efficient and a faster manner (Bolman & Deal, 2017). The leaders within the organization play an important role in building effective teams sothat their activities can be collaborated, which will motivate them in performing in an efficientmanner. The building up of the team is a daily activity, which involves one of the primaryresponsibilities of the leaders to link the employees with the goals and objectives of thecompany. This will help in motivating the employees in serving the company with the bestpossible interest (Sledge, 2016). The situational style of leadership helps the leaders in adapting their own styles withinthe organization so that it can help them in dealing with the different situations. They are at abetter position in analyzing the level of competence that is required among the employees so thatthe task can be completed in an efficient manner. This style of leadership is different from the

2LEADERSHIP AND POWERother styles, as it lets the leaders to adapt and change according to the various situations that mayoccur within the organization at different time (Ziegler & Ramage, 2013). The situational style of leadership is based on primarily three concepts such as theguidance and the direction that the leader provides so that the task can be handled in a betterway, the emotional support that they provide to the team members during the ongoing process ofthe task and the level of maturity that is shown by the team mates towards the task. It enables theleaders is identifying the tasks so that the goals can be set properly, which will help incompletion of the task in an organized manner. This style of leadership benefits the leaders, asthey can deal with various situations with the help of different people, which will help in creatingan innovative approach for the leaders (Hooper, 2017). Another style of leadership is known as the transactional process of leadership, whichhelps in establishing a relationship between the subordinates and the leaders based on theexchanges of pleasantries. This style is mainly associated with the factors such as rewards andpunishments, which is based on the performances of the team members. The members of theteam are rewarded when they are able to achieve more than their target so that it can help them inearning recognition within the organization where as the under achievers are punished as well(Joullie & Spillane, 2015). This leadership theory acts up on a preconceived command, which has already beendefined in a clear manner, as the team members will be successful if they are under the guidanceof the leaders and follow their instructions clearly. The leaders pre-design a set of rules andregulations, which needs to be followed by the team members so that they can be successful intheir endeavors. The major drawback for this style is that the innovation and creativity that can

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