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SPG 304-Organizational Leadership and Success: Assignment

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St. John's University

   

Organisational Leadership and Success (SPG 304)

   

Added on  2020-03-04

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The document discusses the various traits and the characteristics of the leader. The various traits which have been described in this report are self-confidence, humility, core self-evaluation, Trustworthiness, Authenticity,  Extraversion, Emotional Stability, and many more.

SPG 304-Organizational Leadership and Success: Assignment

   

St. John's University

   

Organisational Leadership and Success (SPG 304)

   Added on 2020-03-04

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Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESSOrganizational leadership and successName of the student:Name of the university:Author note
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1ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESSThere is a belief that specific characteristic and personality traits contributes to the effectivenessof leadership in many situations. These specific characteristic traits help to realize the leadershipeffectiveness and behavior. The traits of effective leaders can be categorized as follows:General personality traits- personality traits in general are related to the success andsatisfaction of both personal and professional life. The following factors influence thepersonality traits of a good leader. Self confidence- self confidence is not just a trait but it refers to the interpersonal andbehavioral skill that an individual possesses to showcase in different kinds of situations. It issimilar to keeping the nerves cool even in tremendous pressure. It is one of the first leadershiptraits that were identified by the researchers and it gets a required amount of attention as a majorcontributor to leadership effectiveness (Jerabek and Day 2009). Humility- a leader must be humble sometimes to increase his efficiency as a leader.Humility consists of two parts- one, which accepts that the leader does not know everything andthe other, which admits the mistake to his colleagues, teammates and others. Humility actuallysignifies the leadership that does not put the leader in limelight but others. Core self evaluation- it is a broader aspect of personality traits which focuses onemotional stability, general self efficacy, centre of control, composed of self esteem and bottomline self assessment. All these traits have affirmative relationship with each other. Trustworthiness- the team members have a belief that a leader must be honest, credibleand full of integrity which ensures trust. Trust refers to an individual’s confidence in anotherindividual’s motive and intention and shows how much the individual is sincere about his word.A research proves that the amount of trust is directly proportional to the improvement inorganizational structure (Nwabueze 2011). A known saying which goes like this, “leaders must walk the talk” is totally valid becauseit helps in truth telling and the way the leader conducts him is the same way he tells hisemployees to conduct them. In that case, trust refers to the person’s confidence, motive andsincerity in another person. Trust can also be similar to transparency in which the structure of theorganization is totally open about the activities which are related to the welfare of the
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2ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESSstakeholders. Trust building depends on two factors- behavior should be made consistent withthat of intentions and truth should be spoken in such a way that people think it to be valid (Shihet al. 2009).A survey which consisted of 106 studies and involved 27103 individuals found out that aleader’s trust is related to various work attitudes of group members, like work satisfaction.Although the bond between trust and job performance was positive but it was low. Anotherexperiment which was conducted online showed that integrity helped in trust- worthiness of theleader which led to the betterment in performance. Authenticity- authenticity is synonymous with trust- worthiness. To be honest andgenuine about own personality, values, beliefs and integrity is the components of being a goodleader. For becoming an authentic leader and showcase authenticity, one should be original andnot a copy of someone else. In a study conducted between two telecom companies in Chinashowed that employees who abided by the supervisors’ rules and reported timely were moreorganized and better in their own work compared to others (Steinmann 2015). Extraversion- an individual of this characteristic trait prefers to be around people ratherthan being alone. Such kinds of person are more effective in being a leader as they have atendency to participate in group activities. A survey of 73 studies which involved 11705 subjectsshowed that extraversion was the most consistent factor of personality traits which is related toeffectiveness and emergence of leadership. Evidence showed that an extravert leader is capableenough to extract production from the laid off employees than the active ones. Assertiveness- it is essential to let others know where the leader stands improves theefficiency of leadership by being an extravert. It simply means to be straight forward inexpressing demands, feelings, opinions and attitudes. Assertion helps a leader to perform thetasks like demand a better and higher performance, confront group members and make legaldemands on higher management (Gilley, Gilley and McMillan 2009). Enthusiasm, optimism and warmth- employees have a positive reaction to enthusiasmbecause it might be perceived as a bonus for constructive behavior. It helps in building a goodrapport and a friendly relationship with the team mates. Enthusiasm sometimes takes the shapeof optimism which is beneficial for the team to keep them motivated, energetic and confident
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