Evaluating Leadership Theories for Today's Organizations

This essay provides a comprehensive analysis of various leadership theories, including inclusive leadership, authentic leadership, and traditional leadership approaches. It details the potential benefits and challenges of applying an inclusive leadership model in an organization, focusing on attitudinal and institutional obstacles. The essay also discusses the importance of individuality in the workplace and its relationship to leadership. Furthermore, it critically evaluates the relevance of traditional leadership theories in the modern workplace, considering autocratic, democratic, and delegative leadership styles. Finally, the essay explains the importance of authentic leadership, its potential benefits, and its relationship with Leader-Member Exchange Theory, emphasizing the role of transparent and ethical behavior in effective leadership.

LEADERSHIP

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Question 1........................................................................................................................................1
A)Detail the potential challenges and benefits of applying a model of inclusive leadership in
an organisation........................................................................................................................1
Discuss the importance of individuality in the workplace and its relationship to leadership.2
Question 2........................................................................................................................................3
‘Traditional Leadership theories are outdated for application in the modern workplace.’
Discuss....................................................................................................................................3
Question 4........................................................................................................................................5
A)Explain the importance of authentic leadership and potential benefits, using examples from
relevant theories......................................................................................................................5
B) Discuss the relationship between authentic leadership and Leader-Member Exchange
Theory.....................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Question 1
A)Detail the potential challenges and benefits of applying a model of inclusive leadership in an
organisation.
Inclusive leadership is basically concern about including everyone and this put the
emphasis of having the courage to take the conscious steps which also helps in break down the
barriers for individual at the risk which associated to the market and also having the
consideration in the large market as well.
Attitudinal challenges: these are the aspects which includes the discrimination among the
people who is having the major consideration among the people and create obstacles in achieving
the equal opportunities and the social integrity within the organisation which is also leading to
have the better approach within the organisation. This includes the fear, bullying and low
expectations of people with their disabilities. This leads to have the stigma and shame among the
different income level of individuals.
Institutional challenges: These asepcts includes the laws, polices, strategies and the certain
practices which are against the disabilities. For example, some of the bank do not allowed the
impaired people to open their account and which results in having the effective consideration and
act as the bigger challenges to the company. There are various countries which is having the
consideration in the market and also leading to strict the overall working o the company.
Benefits of applying a model of inclusive leadership in an organisation.
 This helps the individual to get their authentic ideas and working within the organisation
by which they can righty work as per their own policies and principles and then they are
solely responsible for all the potential outcomes. In this type of leadership, the leader can
take major decisions by their own and also have the credibility of getting goods results
within the organisation by their own. this makes the individual more independent by
which they can have the career enhancement within the organisation.
 With the use of authentic leadership style, an individual can get the sense of
empowerment to complete the particular task by their own. this also helps in having the
better approaches in the market which also pull the people to think for themselves and
also contributes to the higher-level growth. This is the aspect which helps the people to
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have the better approaches in the market and also having the major consideration of
getting goods results as well.
 These are the aspects which also leads to have the equity and fairness to their job role and
they have certain risk factors which is integrated to them. The leader has to take their
decisions by their own and also have the major emphasis in the market which is also
leading to get the better results in the market. This also have the better consideration in
decision making which is leading to get the better results by their own.
As the research shows that the leaders who are seen as the fair and respectful and also having
their different ideas and the options are more effective leaders or the employees in their teams
which focuses on having effecting working by following all the law and rules within the
organisation. Or can say that, an inclusive leader is the one who is having the ability to work in
the different manner by which they can reach their desired goals in an appropriate manner.
Inclusive leader helps in understanding the insights, strategies and the tools which needs to be
drive their development in the future in the market. They basically do this with the help of
mentoring, sponsorship and coaching by this they can easily look in the aspects where they are
treated unfairly.
Discuss the importance of individuality in the workplace and its relationship to leadership.
In an organisation that preaches teamwork, individuality might seem like a dogmatic
approach.
As an individual joins your office, the position may be apt for one aspect of the
newcomer’s skillset, but is it their most significant expertise, main interest, and passion? If those
unique skills of the individual are not recognized, the employee will want to look outside for
option.
Workplaces that cherish the individuality of its employees can still collaborate and work together
to create powerful teams. Encouraging individualism at your workplace has its own advantages.
 Brings balance to the team: Collectivism unites around a single purpose, ignoring the
alternate paths to achieve a common goal, individualism builds upon the ideas of many to
get things done. Hence promoting the effectiveness of a leader.
 Brings creativity to the team: You need to realise that when an office promotes
individuality, it leads to the diversification of skill set, approaches, ideas and creativity.
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When unique individual ideas and opinions come into play, it brings the most creative
side of the business to the fore.
 Sense of Importance: When a workplace appreciates its employees’ individual talent, it
discharges a sense of Importance among the employees. Every individual working for a
common goal wants recognition. He wants his ideas and his methods to be appreciated.
This kinds of behaviour in a workplace works as a moral booster.
Question 2
‘Traditional Leadership theories are outdated for application in the modern workplace.’ Discuss.
Traditional leadership approaches have defined as the leadership style which is being
used by the individual in their initial stages so that they can run their business venture with the
effective follow up with the leader and the employees. It is the leader’s approach by which they
can provide the direction, implement certain plans and also influence the people to work in a
better way by which they can reach to their desired goals. There are basically three leadership
style which is being used by the organisation so that they can ensure the better functionality
within the organisation. There are basically there are three basic leadership style and they put
certain leadership style in to actions so that they can have the better approach ion the market in
order to perform their business activities in an appropriate manner. But with the passage of time,
there are huge impact of new technology which are retaining in the business environment and
ensuring higher level of profitability. There are different traditional leadership theories which are
explained as follows:
Autocratic leadership theory: These are the type of employees who are having certain
types of consideration and also involves in taking charge of the group in the same way as the
leader take the remand of the nation in order to ensure each task and activities to be done in an
appropriate manner with the aim of reaching to its goals. These are the type of leader who do not
listen to ideas of their subordinates and also will make their decisions by their own in order to
have the effective consideration for reaching to the higher level of productivity in the
organisation. These are the bosses who control all decisions in their respective departments and
not take any input from the employees. Thus, it is not suitable in each type of organisation as the
employees lose their morale and will not able to work in the right direction which also leads to
have the inappropriate decision making by the leader in an organisation. For example, Elon
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Musk is the Autocratic leader as they make their major decisions by their own and do not take
any of the idea of their employees or the subordinates which also leads to get risk in their
business operations. And also, leading fail in employee’s retention within the organisation such
as Tesla. These are all the consideration or the reason why this leadership style is outdated from
the businesses and the employees are not able to retain in such type of organisations any more.
Democratic leadership theory: These are the type of leader who take the valuable
feedbacks and the suggestions of the employees and the subordinates so that they can get the
advancement and the required change within the various functions within the organisation. These
are the type of leader who are having the better approach in the market as they emphasis on
understanding the scenario and the consideration in the large market place by which they can
have the better approach within the organisation. These are the leaders which actively seek out
the participation of the employees and the use of their contribution on regularly basis. They also
lead to have the better approaches in the market by which they can ensures the higher level of
profitability in the market. This also ensures the ideas from the employees and the use of their
contribution on regular basis. This leadership basically operates as the moderator among their
group of employees which encourage them to come up with their better suggestions. But now a
days these are the certain leadership theory which is having the major consideration in the
market. As the time flies, these approaches or the styles are no longer beneficial for the company
and they have moved of modern theories of leadership which also leads to have higher
consideration in the organisation. When there is no centralisation within the departments then the
employees lose their functionality and also leading to have the higher consideration in the
market.
Delegative leadership theory: It is the leadership theory which also called as the laissez-
faire and these are the leaders who basically run away from their duties and the power when it is
possible. These are the types of bosses who are not interfere with their employees and passing on
the responsibilities of having decisions and their employees. These are the type of employees
which is having the better consideration and employees can take their decisions by their own and
also having the effective consideration in the market. Paternal leaders act as the parent of their
employees and they believe that they still encourage subordinates to come forward with their
ideas. They are not able to work in the right direction as they are having the wrong compliances
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the employees and some time, they make the wrong decisions which also proven to be the wrong
leadership style within the organisation.
These are the certain traditional leadership style in which the company cannot survive
with the right direction in the modern workplace where there is high level of uncertainty at the
workplace is associated with the work and the employees is having the effectives in the market.
It is the common approaches which is being used by the company in their ancient time and also
having the better consideration in the market and also having the right decisions making in the
market which also leads to have the
Question 4
A)Explain the importance of authentic leadership and potential benefits, using examples from
relevant theories.
These are the certain leadership which is leading to have the better approach the better
approach by which they can sustain in the market for long period of time. This is leading to have
the better approaches in the market. This also leads to have the higher consideration in the large
market place. Authentic leadership are the leaders which focuses on inspiring the people to take
them together and work hard and also build the effective communication. This majorly emphasis
on transparent and ethical leader and their behaviour which leads to encourage them foe the
better sharing of their information which is also needed to take effective decisions in order to
accepts the inputs of their followers. These are the basic consideration which is also leading to
have the higher consideration in the market. This type of leadership is integrated with the four
major elements and these are:
 Self-awareness
 Relational transparency
 Balanced processing
 Internalized moral perspective
Self-awareness is defined as the thoughts of the individual which is also leading to the better
approaches within the organisation. It shows the own strength, weakness and values of the
leader by which they can complete their task in a well-defined manner. An authentic leader
truly is knowing themselves and their values in order to understand their limitations.
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An authentic leader is also shows each task and their transparency by which they can have
the properly share their own thoughts and beliefs which is yet to display their emotions to
followers and they have the good balance with within the organisation.
These are the leaders which are completely balanced in their own approaches and they are
having the options from their employees and also take the viewpoint or their suggestions
from the employees by which they can rightly show their point in the fair manner.
Authentic leaders is having the display a strong moral code that they can understand the
relationship and the decisions making and the certain ethical foundations which is leading to
have the external forces that are beneficial to the business environment in the large market.
Benefits and significance of Authentic leadership style:
 They committed to bettering themselves: as the authentic leader always focuses on
having the better approaches in the market by which they can reach their desired goal.
They also engage in gaining the higher approaches of the market by getting training and
development and also being participative in the various programs. This also ensures the
better consideration in the market as they are learning new methods of operations and
various techniques which is also leading to have the better approach in the company.
 They cultivate self-awareness: It is the major consideration of the leaders which focuses
on the development of them self by stay connected to the modern world and their
approaches. This is the most important traits as leader can posses and from the further
research that the organisations that are employ professionals who exhibits high level of
self-awareness which is tending to have the goods financial performance of the company.
 They are disciplined: It is the leadership approaches in which they are focuses on having
the self-awareness as they need to put the certain consideration into practices that is
required for the better discipline. They have to complete the certain task which includes
the delivering feedbacks and having effective communication with the staff for ensuring
the better performance and also have the significant consideration to the company and
proven to be the self-aware leader. When the individual is having the sense of motivation
and their limitations which can helps in identifying the personal leadership style and
further development plan by which they can rectifies their weaknesses for their further
development.
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 They are mission-driven: As the authentic leader is having their own goals and the
considerations by which they can rightly work in the field in order to have the better
approaches in the functional areas which also have the direct emphasis on the overall
working of the company. They have their mission in order to achieve they’re within the
set time frame which also leading to have the better results within the business
organisation as well. For example, Tesco is the leading company in retailing industry in
UK and the leader is emphasising on having the better approach by which they can
effectively reach to their desired goal in an appropriate manner.
B) Discuss the relationship between authentic leadership and Leader-Member Exchange Theory
Authentic leadership is based on the certain consideration in the market which is also
leading to have the higher consideration. They are the leader who are highly based on their
principles and theories and their certain principles which is leading to get the appropriate
application for attaining the goals in the organisation. They also emphasis on the overall working
of the company. Whereas, leader-member exchange suggests that the leaders and followers who
develop unique relationships that are completely based on the social exchange and the overall
quality of exchange in basically influenced by the outcome of the employees who are working
with the use of their skills and abilities to get the better results. Thus, these theories are interlined
to each other and effectively combine to each other as the leader is having their own principles in
order to work in the proper manner but these aspects can be implemented only when the
employees also contributing their full efforts and also having the major consideration in attaining
the goal of the business organisation.
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