Leadership Qualities, Theories, and Business Applications

This essay delves into the multifaceted concept of leadership within a business environment, emphasizing the significance of leadership in managing workflow and motivating employees. The author, drawing on personal experiences and observations, highlights crucial leadership qualities such as honesty, integrity, commitment, and adaptability. The essay explores various leadership theories, including the great man theory, trait theory, contingency theory, and transformational leadership, illustrating how these theories manifest in real-world business scenarios. It provides examples of how effective leaders navigate challenges, foster innovation, and manage teams to achieve organizational goals. Furthermore, the essay discusses the importance of communication, adaptability, and the ability to build trust within a company. The author's insights offer a comprehensive overview of leadership, making it a valuable resource for those interested in understanding and developing their leadership skills. The essay provides a practical guide to leadership, discussing how leaders can manage internal and external situations, adapt to changes, and inspire others to achieve company goals. The essay concludes by illustrating how the author applied these leadership principles in a real-world business scenario, demonstrating the impact of effective leadership during a period of economic downturn.

Running head: Leadership in business 0
Leadership in business
6/14/2019

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Essay
Leadership is the ability in the individual which helps in guiding or leading the other
individuals. In the business, leadership is very important as it helps in maintain and managing the
workflow in the working place. I have the good quality of the leader as I always know how to
manage the work and motivate the other employees to do the work on time (Mason, et al., 2014).
In the business honesty and integrity is needed so that trust can be built among the employees so
as a leader I have that quality and I always maintain the trust among the employees which also
helps me in achieving the targets of the business. Whenever any downfall in the business comes
or if any person feels demotivated then I always motivate the employees and inspires them to
stay connected and tuned with the work. In the business to follow the commitments are very
important so I also have the leadership quality that I always do what I commit and I never make
any excuse for the commitments I made (Brown and Treviño, 2014).
I always want to be the leader in the big company as I was passionate to pursue as the
leader. Whenever any confusion arises in the business I always give them the direction to do the
right things. As there were many fluctuations happens in the business so I always make the plans
to cope with the changes easily. The market is dynamic so the competition in the business is very
high so as a leader I always have seen creating something new in the business always attracts the
customers. So innovation and creativity are very much needed and I always focus on that only
and make the products and services more innovative (Derue, et al., 2011).
Whenever any situation in the business are not handles properly and when the things are
not happening in the proper manner then I always manage the work so that delivery can be done
at the proper time at the proper place. I always distribute the work in the teams so that to achieve
the objectives of the company is easy (Shamir, et al., 2015).
As per the great man theory of the leadership, the traits of the leadership are intrinsic
which means that the leaders are born. The leaders are not made they are born and they are
destined by the birth to become the leader. I have also born with some attributes such as power
and authority so it helps in accomplishing the goals and targets of the company (Meuser, et al.,
2016). I always follow Captain America as my leader as he has many leadership qualities such a
he was the superhero and has the strength to accomplish the mission. In the same way, I also

want to accomplish the goals of my life. When there is any need in the business or the
organization then I am always available as a great leader. I have the good personality and charm
which also makes me the good leader when it represents anything on the behalf of the company
as it helps in attracting the employees (Day, et al., 2014).
As per the trait theory of the leadership, the behavioral characteristics in the leaders are
identified. I have the ability as the leader to influence the people towards the achievement of the
goal and the vision of the business which also helps in increasing the performance of the
company. I have self-confidence so I know to handle the situations when things are getting worst
in the business. When any things are getting fall then I have the ability to build new ideas which
help in rebuilding the things. I also have the cognitive ability as the leader which is generally
needed in the business as I was always taking good decisions. I am capable of taking good
judgments and have the good skills of the analytical abilities. I also have great flexibility in
adjusting with any working culture which helps in adopting any working culture. As a good
leader, I also have the intelligence in taking the quick decision of the company in the emergency.
I have the good vibes and energy which not only motivates the employees of the company but
also encourage them to work harder. This theory is more systematic as it also assumes the
personal traits of the leader which I have such as self-awareness, decisiveness, working-class
affinity, etc. I always motivate people by ascertaining the need for occupational achievements
and self-actualization. I know how to increase the turnover of the company and increase the
profitability so it is also one of the best ways to lead the business (Göksoy, 2015).
As per the contingency theory, I also know how to manage internal and external
situations. In the business, I not only manage the work effectively but also the huge risk to get
success at a high level. As per this theory, the qualities of the leader should match with the
situation. So when the profitability of the business gets declines I have the ability to think
critically to increasing the profitability. I have boosted up and motivated myself so that I can
cope up with this situation easily (Kozlowski, et al., 2019). I also have good communication
skills and I know how to influence and attract the people so whenever any meetings or any
convocation happens in the business I always attract the other employees.
Dynamic changes in the environment are natural in the business so I have the good
adaptability to adopt the changes in an effective manner. I also have the collaborative skills

which state that when the collaboration has to be taken in the business with some things I take
the effective decision in that (Dinh, et al., 2014). I have the good capacity of doing the proper
management in the business so that the goals can be set down and targets cannot be achieved. I
have the ability to take the deceive action and fast decision whenever needed so that the higher
optimum can be achieved.
I have the fighting spirit which is very helpful in competition with the competitors. In the
market there is a lot of competitors in the world so to outperform with the competitors are very
essential. As a good leader, I have a competitive spirit which helps in fighting with the
competition (Nawaz, et al., 2016). I have taken responsibility in the company to deal with any
situation and also manage the work in the proper way.
Transformational leadership is the most important theory of the leadership as it helps in
identifying the changes which have to be done and vision is created by working as the team. So
as a leader I have worked with the team as a family. All the members in the teams are treated
equal and the opinions and views of everyone are considered (Van Ees, et al., 2015). As a leader,
I also have a good sense of humor and I know to enhance the motivation of the employees which
enhances the performance of the company. As per this theory, I have the leadership traits such as
I have the positive vibes which help in the develop net of the followers. I have the good moral
standards which also help in creating the ethical environment. I always promote harmony and
cooperation and maintains the consistency and authentic in the company. In the business to be
punctual is very important so as the good leader I am always punctual which gives the direction
to the other employees to do the same (Lehmann-Willenbrock, et al., 2015).
I have majorly the five characteristics which are needed as the good personality of the
leader such as an extrovert towards the work. The inspiration is required which is usually
exhibited in the transformational leadership. I have good confidence so I know how to increase
productivity in the business. I have a good sense of direction which helps in achieving the
oriented goals easily (Sharma and Jain, 2013).
So I have certain leadership traits which are very helpful in the business venture to
achieve high success. The productivity of the workforce has increased by maintaining the
inventories of the company in an appropriate manner (Parkay, et al., 2014). The cost-

effectiveness and overhead expenses of the business are managed so that the cost of effective
products can be given. As there were many pressures in the working place of the business so as
the leader I always motivate and boost up the energy of the employees to succeed under the
pressure. I have the good power of influencing the other employees which help the business in
increasing the emotional intelligence. In the business operations not only proper management is
required but also the charisma and seriousness in the operation of the business have improved.
As a good leader working as the team brings more good results and the growth in productivity
can be seen in the business. I have one lack of leadership quality that I don’t listen properly and
it has given some bad results also. But later on when I have improved my listening quality then/ I
have also become a good listener for the other employees (Steinbauer, et al., 2014).
A behavioral theory of leadership mainly focuses on the behavior of the leader. So as per
this theory, my character towards the people or other employees will be observed as the good
leader instead of the social, physical and mental characteristics. Whole taking with any
employees I always show them respect and have some humble nature which is attracting and
easily acceptable by the employees in the business. But it showed them the attitude or some
arrogant or egoistic behavior then I will not able to maintain a good relationship with the
employee’s and it will go to affect the productivity of the business. If the employees of the
business are satisfied with the behavior of the leader then the good outcomes can be seen but of
the employees is not satisfied with the leader then some wrong results can be seen. I have the
good behavior so the employee of the business has the good relationship with me which also
helps in building the trust and the integrity in the business (Ghasabeh, et al., 2015).
Example: There was the time in the business when the inflation rate was very high and
the customers were not ready to buy the product. At that time, the turnover of the company has
also declined and the profitability of the business gets declined. So as the good leader I have we
manage the downfall very effectively. The employees are getting demoralized and they were6
leaving the business organization so at that time I motivated them to stay and try to explain to
them that it was just the bad day for the business and not the bad organization. I try to believe
them that the business will earn a profit in the upcoming months. After that to increase the profit
in the company and to improve the productivity in the business I have taken some crucial
decision in the company. I try to cut off the cost which is unnecessary happening in the company

(Amanchukwu, et al., 2015). I have reduced the overhead cost and focus more on the quality
instead of the quantity. I have also reduced the price of the product so that the customers can
easily get attracted and the advantage can have over the competitors. There was a lack of funds
in the company so I try to rise up the shares in the business so that the funds can be raised. It was
difficult to range as the investors were not investing in the company much so as the good leader I
have worked effectively in that funds only.

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