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Running head: EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIPEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIPName of the student:Name o the university:Author note:

1EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIPTwo forms of leaderships:Two forms of leaderships have gained immense attention as they have helpedorganizations to fulfill their objectives and gain success. The first one is the autocraticleadership. This is also called the authoritarian leadership. This type of leadership is mainlycharacterized by the individual control over all the decisions by the leaders himself or herself andvery little input from the team members or other employees (De Hoogh et al., 2015). Theseleaders make choices best on their own judgments and ideas and do not prefer accepting advicefrom their followers. They practice absolute authoritarian control over the groups of membersworking under them. Some of the other characters are that that the leaders dictate all workmethods, group members are rarely trusted or given autonomy to decide, work remains rigid andhighly structures (Rast, Hogg & Geissner, 2013). Creativity and out of box thinking arediscouraged. However there are also certain pros. They are effective when decisions have to bemade on urgent basis in a serious situation. It also prevents business from getting stagnant.,prevents missing of deadlines by workers. They also help to develop performance when a team isconstantly giving poor productivity.Another type of leadership is called the transformational leadership where leaders inspirepeople to achieve unexpected or remarkable work outputs by providing autonomy to the workersover their specific asks and authority to take decisions. This leadership ensures well being of theteam members by motivating them and rewarding them for their best performance. They set amodel of integrity and fairness by setting proper goals (Avolio & Yammarino, 2013). Anenvironment of encouragement along with providing support and recognition to others, stirringemotions of people, helping people to look beyond their elf interest and inspiring them to work

2EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIPbeyond their limits. Developing a trustworthy relationship and helping in forming strong bondsare extremely important in this leadership.Examples of two types of leadership:An example of autocratic leadership is Martha Stewart. She has paved the way formodern American lifestyle in the regions of suburbs. She is also a writer and televisionpersonality as well as the founder of the Stewart Living Omnimedia. She has helped people byguiding their way through everyday living like home renovating, cooking, gardening, collecting,crafting, organizing, holiday, pets and healthy living. An example of transformational leadership is Jack Welch. He took over the position ofCEO in the year 1981 in the renowned company of general electrical. He is considered to be alegendary leader who made a resolution to transform the company in the most competitiveenterprise (Cleavenger & Munyon, 2013). Comparison of the both the leaders’ leadership styles:Personal accounts and formal declarations made suggest that Martha Stewart in not onlyan autocratic leader but also a hands-off leader. She does not allow any of her staff or her peersto have a proper final say in any tasks where she is involved. She not only understood exactlywhat she wanted to do but also did them according to her own preferences and judgments. Shenever used to entertain any suggestions or feedbacks from her employees. Also, she wasmotivated and highly ambitious (Rao, 2015). She was very empathetic with the consumers. Shehas strong solving skills which are mostly important in owning and operating a successfulbusiness. However, she had difficulty understanding the perspective of others and was arrogantand distant. She was highly demanding form her employees and never handles criticism

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