Leadership in Different Contexts

Running head: LEADERSHIP IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS
Leadership in different Contexts
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1LEADERSHIP IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Analysis...........................................................................................................................................2
Leadership- by CEO of a multinational firm...............................................................................2
Communication........................................................................................................................2
Leadership traits.......................................................................................................................3
Leadership style.......................................................................................................................4
Leadership-by a Sports coach......................................................................................................4
Leadership traits.......................................................................................................................5
Leadership style.......................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Leadership is one of the most integral part of management in any given context. The
leader is the person who is responsible for the actions of a team or a group of organisation (Qu,
Janssen and Shi 2015). The nature and style of leadership is what determines the efficacy of the
same. The main role of the leaders is to motivate performances from others. Thus, the leaders
must possess the skills using which they can encourage other to perform effectively (Heuvel,
Demerouti and Peeters 2015). The aim of the paper is to critically evaluate the role of leadership
in context of operations of a CEO of a multinational firm and that of a sports coach.
Analysis
Leadership- by CEO of a multinational firm
The CEO of an organisation is the leader of the organisation. It is the role of the CEO to
lead the organisation into achievement of the goals of the organisation (Graffin, Boivie and
Carpenter 2013). Thus the CEO of the organisation should be an effective leader. The CEO
should have the ability to empower the subordinates of the organisations to meet the expectation
levels of the company as a whole. The direct subordinates of a CEO of an organisation are the
Executives and the top tier managers who formulate the board of directors. Following are the
important factors define the role of the leader in the organisation.
Communication
Smooth communication from the part of the CEO ensure that the management is
educated about the goals of the organisation. The later ensure smooth functionality in of every
department of the organisation (Sage et al. 2014). The CEO of an organisation can be considered
as the mission barer of an organisation. Thus, Smooth communication form the part the former is