Leadership Management

Running head: LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT
Leadership Management
Name of the Student:
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Trait Theory
1) Some of the traits of me from trait theory are as follows :
 Interpersonal skills –The interpersonal skills is one of the trait in trait theory,
which relates to understanding of human behaviour (Dinh et al., 2014). The
interpersonal skills can be utilized in knowing the concern of the employees,
which is leading to their dissatisfaction. In my earlier company where I worked as
team leader there was growing concern about the dissatisfaction of employees and
they were not motivated to work, utilizing my interpersonal skills I motivated
them to persist with the company.
 Decision-making – Decision-making is the trait of trait theory, which can be
utilized (Fleeson & Jayawickreme, 2015). In the situation of adversity that
included decrease in sales in an organization where I worked earlier, the decision-
making ability was effective to devise strategy to overcome issues like drop of
sales (Pettigrew, 2014).
 Charisma –A charismatic leader can influence the employees so that they are
more committed to the organizational activities. Being the team leader of the
present organization I am working, my charismatic attributes improve the morale
of the employees of an organization and help to achieve the goals of the
organization.
2) One key trait or characteristic that is absent in the trait theory but its utilization would
help to become an effective leader is :

 Taking Risks- Taking Risk is one of the trait that is not mentioned in trait theory
but it is very key aspect of leadership (Woodman et al., 2013). A good leader
always has the ability to foresee some plans or strategy, which may seems risky
but at the end, it benefits the organization. Therefore, it is necessary to be creative
and possess the ability to take calculative risks.
3) I possess several traits or characteristics that are required to become a successful and
effective leader. Some of the key traits possessed by me which defines me as a effective
and efficient leader to help the organization to overcome atrocities and reach its goals and
objectives are :
 Decision making power- Decision making power is the most important attribute
of an effective leader, it enables them to make tough decisions when the
circumstance demands.
 Communication skills –In an organization, it is important that the employees
from upper level to lower level management are well aware of the goals,
objectives, success and failure of the organization. For this, a proper
communication is required between management leaders and employees.
 Team building skills –Team building skills is an important attribute of effective
leaders. It is important to support employees, which would facilitate their progress
to attain the goals of organization.
Situational, transformational and Servant Leadership
1) In a situational leadership the current scenario is assessed and changes are made in the
leadership approach considering the involvement of the people and the task present in

hand .The situational leadership deals with the current or present circumstances in order
to obtain best short-term outcome (McCleskey, 2014). A situational leader analyzes the
situation thoroughly before implementing any action or solution by considering factors
like service problems, product error and customer complaints.
If a company encounters changes, adoption of a transformational style facilitates the
leaders and then employees to make a transition or shift from one state to another state.
The transformational leaders influence the employees under them and motivate them with
their charismatic traits (Yukl, 2013). The situation of transformational leadership comes
into effect when there is a scenario of producing new products or providing new
services .It is the transformational leader who communicates the new direction.
Transformational and Servant Leadership are quite similar to each other in
working .Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy that is different from traditional
leadership. In Servant leadership the service of customer is given more priority
(Giltinane, 2013) .It is concerned with the success of the stakeholders that includes the
employees ,customers ,society and others.
2) The Servant Leadership is the most effective leadership style among the Situational,
Transformational and Servant Leadership style .The Servant leadership is unique and
different from traditional leadership approaches. In Servant leadership styles the
stakeholders of the organization are given more priority (Bryman, 2013).This is essential
as proper efficiency of the stakeholders in an organization determines the success or
failures of an organization and achieving the goals and objectives of the organization.
3) I was associated with an NGO (Non Government Organization) which used to engage in
works of charity and social responsibility. I came across a woman, who was the head of