Understanding Leadership: Factors Affecting Leadership Styles and Qualities at McDonald's

Running Head: LEADERSHIP QUALITIES 1
ILM: Understanding Leadership

LEADERSHIP QUALITIES 2
Table of Contents
Overview..........................................................................................................................................3
Section 1 Understand leadership styles...........................................................................................3
AC 1.1..........................................................................................................................................3
AC 1.2..........................................................................................................................................4
Section 2 Understand leadership qualities and review own leadership qualities and potential.......4
AC 2.1..........................................................................................................................................4
AC 2.2..........................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

LEADERSHIP QUALITIES 3
Overview
In today’s working environment, leadership is the most important component that includes
mission and vision creation, objective accomplishments, self-awareness and the skills and
abilities to develop bonds and relationships among people in an organization (Fairholm, and
Fairholm, 2009). This paper provides the discussion about the factors, which affect the choice of
leadership behaviors and styles in workplace. Furthermore, it includes the reflection on own
leadership qualities and review leadership skills and potential. This report is prepared by
considering McDonalds Corporation and leadership styles of its managers and leaders.
McDonalds is a leading fast food restaurant that offers various products like hamburgers, cold
drinks, French fries etc.
Section 1 Understand leadership styles
AC 1.1
Nowadays, leadership is more significant than ever and when the companies have emphasized on
recognizing the leadership competencies as sources of gaining competitive advantage. There are
various factors, which can influence a leader’s choice of leadership style in workplace situations
such as; workplace environment, particular task or project, staff and their style of working and
their personal traits and qualities. According to the Situational Leadership Model, in most of the
workplace environment, no specific style is utilized on its own. An effective leader will change
the style with the changes in situation (Haji, 2018). The above written factors that determine the
leadership style are same whichever the leadership style like; democratic, autocratic,
transformational or Laissez-Faire.