Leadership Report: Theories, Styles, Models, and Impacts on Organisational Culture and Diversity

Leadership Report

Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
Leadership theories......................................................................................................................3
Leadership styles and models......................................................................................................4
Victor vroom expectancy theory:................................................................................................5
Impacts of leadership on organisational culture and diversity....................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

Introduction
Leadership is defined as the ability of an individual or a group of individuals that enable
them to influence as well as guide followers and other members of organisation. leaders take
effective decisions, develop clear and achievable visions, establish goals, motivates and provide
direction to attain determined goals and objectives in best possible manner. leaders have various
skills and characteristics like, communication and management skills, openness to change,
willing to take risk, creative and innovative thinking that help them to lead employees’ efforts in
right direction. In this report chosen organisation is Next plc which is a British multinational
clothing, home products and footwear retaining organisation. organisation founded in 1864 by
Joseph Hepworth and organisation headquarter situated in Enderby, England, UK. This report
covers different leadership styles and models in the context of Next plc. Along with that impacts
of leadership styles on organisational culture and diversity is explained in this project report.
Main Body
Leadership theories
Leadership theories are defined as the approaches of leadership that help business to
collaborate and influence efforts of employees towards performing in right direction to attain
organisational goals and objectives in efficient manner. Some leadership theories are mentioned
below:
Great Man Theory: This is one of the most popular leadership theories which suggest that
leaders are born with appropriate traits and features of leadership which is seen in them from
childhood. The basic concept of this leadership theory is that- “leaders are born, not made”. It
suggests that good leaders have all qualities of leadership from childhood but it raises when
situation come and require that individual’s leadership style (Alan, Kubilay and Loranth, 2020).
It states that charisma, intelligence, confidence and communication skill get developed within a
good leader very earlier. This theory further states that leaders have their qualities well from their
childhood they only need correct time and place to shoe them. A single opportunity will help
them to develop their personality and start influencing other people.
Relationship theory: It is also termed as the transformational leadership theory that
concentrates on the connection formed between leaders and followers. Transformational leaders
inspire and motivates people through providing them support and value. Leaders focus of group