Leadership in Me: Part B - Annotated Bibliography on Leadership Styles

This report presents an annotated bibliography focusing on leadership styles, particularly democratic and laissez-faire approaches, drawing from six academic journal articles. The report critically analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of different leadership styles, their impact on employee performance, and their implications for personal and professional development. The analysis includes the exploration of leadership styles and their effects on employee turnover intentions and counterproductive work behaviors. The report also discusses the importance of leadership training, team building, and participatory decision-making. The student reflects on their own leadership style, emphasizing the need for continuous skill development and the application of leadership principles in various contexts, including personal relationships and organizational settings. The report also incorporates insights from leadership development, emphasizing the role of social structures and relationships in shaping leadership behavior and the importance of leaders' well-being and resources in fostering effective leadership.

Running head: LEADERSHIP IN ME
LEADERSHIP IN ME: Part B
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

Part B: Annotated Bibliography
Khan, M. S., Khan, I., Qureshi, Q. A., Ismail, H. M., Rauf, H., Latif, A., & Tahir, M.
(2015). The styles of leadership: A critical review. Public Policy and Administration
Research, 5(3), 87-92.
The given article talks about the critique of the different leadership styles and the manner in
which one person tends to direct, supervise and manage the performance of the other members in
a team. In line of this, it becomes integral to understand that the article provides a comprehensive
review of the various reasons why the aspect of leadership can be considered to be beneficial and
the manner in which the leadership will lead to the overall benefit of the firm and the personal
lives of the leaders. The article provides a critique of the various styles of leadership which are
present and the manner in which, the different types of leadership styles usually have an impact
on the overall working of the organization and the wellbeing of a leader in personal lives. The
Qualitative approach has been followed in the article whereby the concepts have been provided
using the thematic analysis. The article helps in understanding the various advantages as well as
the disadvantages of my leadership style. In line of this, it is also integral to ensure that, the
article will be largely useful to me as it will assist me in understanding the manner in which I
will be able to apply a particular leadership style at the workplace and in my personal life. The
concepts defining each leadership style has been defined and a framework has been formed and
in association with this, the perspectives of authors help in understanding why a particular
leadership style is more preferable as compared to others. From the article, I was able to gain an
understanding of the advantages as well as the disadvantages of my leadership styles and
suggested me the various scenes in which I will be able to apply the skill in the right manner
when dealing with colleagues at my workplace or general individuals.

Iqbal, N., Anwar, S., & Haider, N. (2015). Effect of leadership style on employee
performance. Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review, 5(5), 1-6.
The study seeks to investigate into the various ways in which the different leadership styles tend
to have an impact on the overall performance of the employees at the workplace. As discussed I
have the laissez faire and the Democratic leadership style and with respect to this, I need to
understand the manner in which my leadership style will have an impact on the employee and
related performance along with the impact on my friends and family. The article has followed the
qualitative approach whereby manner in which the various theoretical aspects are present and the
research has been undertaken from secondary sources. This assists in understanding the manner
in which the different scholars are under the belief that an organization benefits the most from
which leadership airlines. It was found through the research that, autocratic leadership is good
for the business in the short term as it assists the manager in completing the various tasks in the
right manner and influencing the different employees rightfully, however, in the long run, the
democratic leadership style was found to be more effective in nature. Therefore, this helps me in
understanding how my leadership style will be beneficial for the firm and my general life in the
long run and would also assist in ensuring that I will be able to assist the different employees as
well as the different colleagues who have been working with me and this will contribute towards
understanding the manner in which the organization as a whole can benefit in the long run. My
family will also be influenced by my style and hence, this article has provided me with an
overview of that The various recommendations which I can take from the different aspects can
be stated to be that while using the democratic leadership style, I should empower the different
individuals and my friends.

Puni, A., Agyemang, C. B., & Asamoah, E. S. (2016). Leadership styles, employee turnover
intentions and counterproductive work behaviours. International Journal of innovative
research and development, 5(1), 1-7.
The study is based on the primary quantitative analysis whereby the relationship between the
Leadership styles, employee turnover intentions and the counterproductive work behavior was
undertaken and this was followed by analyzing whether these three elements have a relationship
with each other or not. The results of the analysis reflected that, there exists a positive
association between the autocratic leadership, the employee turnover intentions and the
counterproductive work behavior. Additionally, it also reflected that there existed a negative
connection between the democratic leadership styles, employee turnover intentions and the
workplace behaviors. The study came up with the result that the leadership training should be
provided in team building and the participatory decision making needs to be undertaken so as to
ensure successful outcomes for the organization. Hence, from the article I was successfully able
to take an idea of the fact that I will be required to modify my leadership style and take a
collective initiative which will assist me in performing well in the long run both in my personal
and professional lives. With respect to this initiative I will also be able to ensure that, I have
adequate confidence in the employees and my friends and that through this initiative I can
achieve organizational goals. Currently, I am under the belief that my leadership style is
beneficial for the current colleagues and friends and therefore, I am required to work upon it in
the long run so that I am successfully able to engage in a better relationship and be able to bring
adequate success to the firm in the long run along with mutual benefits to my friends and family.

Odom, S. F., McKee, V., & Dunn, A. L. (2017). Measuring Significant Learning through a
Personal Leadership Transformation Assignment in an Undergraduate Leadership
Course. Journal of Leadership Education, 16(3).
This book is quite applicable to my current scenario. In this journal, the manner in which the
leadership educators would be required to strive in order to promote a deeper learning within
their students will be adequately discussed. The journal as a study is aimed towards measuring
the extent to which the undergraduate students have been undertaking the leadership skills and
how their experience has been about the course. The author has based this study on 24 different
students and their personal reflection which has been adequately used to determine the manner in
which these students have been taking adequate measures in order to make their learning and
leadership experience enjoyable. The different domains of learning which has been analyzed in
the study are the caring, human dimension, the integration, application and others. The author
could reflect from the student study that the ones with a definite context were able to apply and
define their overall goals very well as a leader and could articulate their learning in a better
manner. Hence, from this learning and findings based on the given study, it can be reflected that
as a student and in general application to my life as a student, I have grown a lot as a leader. The
courses at the university have assisted me to build my skills accordingly and it is in reverence to
this that I have been able to apply the transformational leadership styles very well in the course
of the firm. Additionally, the article also assisted me in understanding how I have a long way to
go in my leadership journey and the manner in which I should be able to build my skills so as to
assure that I am successfully able to manage all my endeavors as a leader.

Döös, M., Johansson, P., & Wilhelmson, L. (2015). Beyond being present: Learning-
oriented leadership in the daily work of middle managers. Journal of Workplace
Learning, 27(6), 408-425.
The given article tends to focus on leadership in the context of learning oriented endeavors. The
article mentions that the leader will be required to undergo considerable learning procedures in
order to be able to grow and perform well. The article has discussed the learning oriented
leadership in the context of the daily work of the different managers. This has determined how
the manager related efforts can be carried out with the assistance of outside influence. The
methodology adopted by the researcher was based on the case study approach and it was found
that, the leadership style and the manner in which the leader behaves in an organization and in
real life is largely influenced by the social structures and how they are forming an association
with their different friends, family members and colleagues. The study largely focuses on the
manner in which the influence of the social and organizational relationships has a key role to
play in a leader development. From the article I am able to gain the understanding that, my
leadership style which is focused around Democratic and Laissez Faire leadership can be result
of the social obligations which are faced by me. In association with this, it becomes integral for
me to see to it that I am able to associate myself with positive individuals who would then assist
me to gain a positive influence and help me to develop as a leader in the right manner.

Tafvelin, S., Nielsen, K., von Thiele Schwarz, U., & Stenling, A. (2019). Leading well is a
matter of resources: Leader vigor and peer support augments the relationship between
transformational leadership and burnout. Work & Stress, 33(2), 156-172.
As the leadership style of democratic and the Laissez faire leadership is greatly familiar to the
transformational leadership style, I have undertaken this article which would throw light on the
manner in which the leadership style is generally applicable in the organization. However, I have
analyzed the article and applied it to the way in which I am bound to perform with my leadership
styles in general. The author suggests that various transformational leaders have a key role to
play in the overall health and wellbeing however, the style and employee burnout remains rather
unclear. One of the reasons for this can be largely contributed to the fact that the moderators
have a key role to play and building on the conservation is very important. Hence, it is through
this article, that it can be successfully learnt that, the person al as well as the contextual resources
have a key role to play in assisting the different leaders to perform very well. The application of
this leadership style assists in in ensuring that the different colleagues as well as the employees
who are associated with me will be able to experience minimized burn out. Therefore, through
this article I was able to understand the manner in which my leadership style can be applied in
real life scenario and how I can use this style to assist others.

Leadership development Commitment statement
Hence, from the previous analysis which has been undertaken on the topic of Leadership
skills, I was essentially able to outline and gain an understanding of the different skills as well as
capabilities which I am required to possess as a Leader. However, in regard to this, it becomes
essentially crucial to gain an understanding of the fact that, there are a few aspects whereby I
would be required to improve my skills so that I will essentially be able to portray my skills as a
Democratic and Laissez Faire leader. In reverence to this, I will also be required to undergo the
revision of certain concepts so as to reive my leadership style and to attain success in the long
run (Western, 2019). Hence, the given section will focus on the five different aspects which I am
required to develop:
1. Planning: The first aspect I will be required to work on will be the Planning aspect.
Under this domain, I would be required to build my planning skills. In reverence to this,
it is critical to understand that without planning, Leadership cannot be undertaken and
with reference to this, in order to succeed as a leader I would be essentially required to
work on my leadership skills and to build them. This would ensure that I am successfully
being able to utilise my skills well.
2. Decision making skills: The next aspect which I would be required to work on can be
mentioned to be the decision making skills. It can be considered critical for me to see to it
that I am being able to work on my Decision making skills so that I will be able to
undertake prompt decisions and that I am able to engage in better performance
(Rosenbach, 2018).

3. Flexibility: Flexibility is another critical aspect of the changing environment and as a
leader it is essential that I am comfortable with flexibility. I might be faced by various
scenarios where I would be required to remain flexible. Hence, it is critical for me to
undertake this virtue so that I am being able to take decisions and adjust well in different
scenarios.
4. Cultural Intelligence: In the age of globalisation, having cultural intelligence is very
important (Northouse, 2017). In regard to this, I would be essentially required to build
my overall cultural intelligence skills which would then make it important for me to
manage and mingle with different people from various backgrounds and get my goals
achieved and assessed with convenience.
5. Agility: The Agility can be mentioned to be the capacity to adjust in any environment.
Hence, one of the few skills which I will be required to possess can be mentioned to be
the agility skills. Under these skills, it will be crucial if I will be able to manage the
different relationship with my friends, family and colleague easily without facing any
difficulties.

References
Döös, M., Johansson, P., & Wilhelmson, L. (2015). Beyond being present: Learning-oriented
leadership in the daily work of middle managers. Journal of Workplace Learning, 27(6),
408-425.
Iqbal, N., Anwar, S., & Haider, N. (2015). Effect of leadership style on employee
performance. Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review, 5(5), 1-6.
Khan, M. S., Khan, I., Qureshi, Q. A., Ismail, H. M., Rauf, H., Latif, A., & Tahir, M. (2015). The
styles of leadership: A critical review. Public Policy and Administration Research, 5(3),
87-92.
Northouse, P. G. (2017). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice. Sage Publications.
Odom, S. F., McKee, V., & Dunn, A. L. (2017). Measuring Significant Learning through a
Personal Leadership Transformation Assignment in an Undergraduate Leadership
Course. Journal of Leadership Education, 16(3).
Puni, A., Agyemang, C. B., & Asamoah, E. S. (2016). Leadership styles, employee turnover
intentions and counterproductive work behaviours. International Journal of innovative
research and development, 5(1), 1-7.
Rosenbach, W. E. (2018). Contemporary issues in leadership. Routledge.
Tafvelin, S., Nielsen, K., von Thiele Schwarz, U., & Stenling, A. (2019). Leading well is a
matter of resources: Leader vigor and peer support augments the relationship between
transformational leadership and burnout. Work & Stress, 33(2), 156-172.

Western, S. (2019). Leadership: A critical text. SAGE Publications Limited.