Leadership styles and management theories

Leadership styles and management theories
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Leadership styles and management theory 1
Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Main Body..................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................5
Appendices.................................................................................................................................7
Appendix 1 Kolb learning cycle................................................................................................7
Appendix 2 Trait theory.............................................................................................................7

Leadership styles and management theory 2
Introduction
This report provides a detailed discussion on learnings from the group work and the
development of the leadership and management styles. The task was to contextualize the
leadership skills of a leader and the weakness and the strength of the individual (Daft, 2018).
The presentation provides a detailed outline of Jack Ma founder of Ali Baba and the
leadership qualities he possessed. It describes the challenges faced by Jack Ma. The group
members were Yuen Yi, HO, Hamid, Ahmad, and Kat. We formed a group because of
similarities in perception and nature. I have used the inkblot personality test to analyze my
personality and filled the questionnaire of a charismatic leader (Antonakis and Day, 2017).
Reflection is an inter-subjective process that promotes deeper learning; it involves
consciously thinking about and analyzing what one has done. I have developed a reflective
model by consciously learning management and leadership skills to employ them in the
future. The leadership and the management style which will be covered under the main body
are transformational and transactional leadership, Charismatic leadership, the trait, and the
behavioral theories (Renko et al, 2015).
Main Body
I have learned from the concrete experience of completing the task along with the difference
in opinions of the group members. I realized that every human has a difference in perception
and have to work in a collaborative manner to complete the task efficiently. I felt that all the
people in the group members want to complete the task in their way which created conflicts
among themselves. I observed that all the members applied different styles and skills in
completing the task. However, the main focus was on to develop the skills that help in the
completion of the task (McIntyre, Dix, and Ward, 2018).