Role of Leadership in an Organization

Running head: LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP
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1LEADERSHIP
A leader can be described as an individual who takes the mission of the organization in
his hands and guides all the members of the organization towards successful goal completion. He
is identified as someone who is has the knowledge of the easy, takes the initiative to go through
the path and also show it to others.(Amanchukwu et al., 2015). The leader is bestowed with
various duties and has to possess a large number of skills in order to carry out the different duties
in an effective manner. The given essay shall elaborate upon the role of a leader in an
organization with respect to the three given parameters of performing, knowing and showing.
Various theoretical concepts along with practical examples have been used to explain a leader`s
role in an Organizational Learning technique. Certain aspects of the essay are reflective as they
express my view on the given topic which I have sourced from different readings.
The leader in an enterprise is given the responsibility of creating a vision which everyone
can relate to. The leader must be able to set a bright future for the members of the firm and helps
them to march successfully towards the goals of the organization. His major role is to set down
the map of where the organization actually is and where the firm is at present and where it should
be after a few years time (Bhatti et al., 2012). This map is a detailed outline of what the role of
each individual is and how does each member contribute to the welfare of the organization. Once
all the members of the firm know the role which they are supposed to play in an organization, the
leader then motivates them so that they remain focused on the vision and the firm achieves
success. It is the primary duty of a leader to help an individual in an organization to work
efficiently. I believe that Leadership is primarily concerned with finding out the right oath for the
organization. Not only does the leader has to set the right path for the organization but make the
use of their management techniques to help the employees in moving towards the carved path.

2LEADERSHIP
Organizational leadership forms as an essential part of the optimum leadership. A leader
must be someone who has absolute idea of the right direction an organization needs to take, he
must also know how to reach the objective and help others to do the same.
. After reading certain sources of texts, I believe that the leader`s role primarily focuses
knowing the way (Bolman and Deal 2017). The given statement gives critical importance to the
fact that a leader has an adequate knowledge of the direction a firm needs to undertake. In the
given aspect, the leader`s role is that of an architect. He is required to design and create a vision
which will enable the fulfillment of the organizational goal. However, in this process it is
important for the leader to remember the organizational values and policies. This is important
because an organization is a storehouse of values and policies, all of which must be upheld in all
situations. He must also look into the aspects like organization structure which will enhance the
decision making and help in ease of idea implementation. If the leader is well aware of all the
aspects of an organization, only then will he be able to start thinking clearly for the welfare of
the organization (Chaudhry and Javed 2012). As an architect and a designer he has to see to it
that the various employees engage in an effective learning process thereby constantly update and
reviewing the various strategies and polices which has been aid previously.
The second role of a leader comprises of taking the initiative and going down the path
which, the organizational map states. The first aspect stated that the leader must know the way
but it is also important that he executes this knowledge and goes down the path of the objective.
Not only this, he must take the organization on this path too. In this role of going the path, the
leader`s role is similar to that of a steward (Chemers 2014).