Leadership and Entrepreneurship - Analysis of Leadership Concepts

This assignment analyzes various aspects of leadership and entrepreneurship based on the student's individual digital image and peer responses. The student reflects on different leadership styles, including bureaucratic, charismatic, and servant leadership. The assignment emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence, effective communication, and teamwork in leadership roles. The student also discusses the differences between management and leadership, highlighting the significance of communication skills such as effective listening, positive verbal and non-verbal communication, and understanding the audience. Furthermore, the assignment touches upon the concept of servant leadership and authentic leadership, emphasizing their core principles and differentiating factors. The student applies the learned concepts to their leadership responsibilities, highlighting how they would lead by example and apply different leadership styles in various situations. The assignment also includes a discussion on the eight steps to transform an organization and incorporates relevant bibliography.

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Institution
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Individual Digital Image
#Strength #Innovation # Leadership
Team Digital Image
#Collaboration #Unique #Team

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Peer Responses
From the discussion, there are a few points that I think need clarification though most of
the discussion is clearly constructed. One of the areas that I think needs clarification is the part
where he gives us the reason behind his choice of the article. As regards this summary that
student provides, it covers similar areas with those covered with the different materials that we
have discussed in this unit. However, the post does differ to some extent with the materials
especially on the approach that it gives on leadership behavioral and decision-making process.
Moreover, I believe that the article that the student chose on leadership needs clarification
especially on how he summarizes the author’s claims and argument. He needed to capture the
key factors that affect emotional intelligence among leaders.
I also think that he needed to clarify some of the points related to the fact that emotional
acceptance is one of the key attributes of leaders and decision-making process. The point on the
way he would also apply the leadership and decision-making process required more clarification
since form the point that he makes, it provides a shallow application of the same. Instead, he
would capture where he would be using the same to provide the significance of emotional
intelligence in leadership and decision-making process in general. He could also have clarified
the key roles that the article makes as regards management by highlighting the significant areas
through which leaders would effectively utilize the facts made in the article regarding emotional
intelligence, decision making, and leadership in general.

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Leadership Blog
Any team without a leader is just like a boat in the middle of a lake that does not know
where to float. Besides being a good leader, it is imperative to master how to be a relatively good
team member in order to achieve a well aligned team. The most motivating thing in an
occupational setting or society is to be a part of an integral team whereby one’s input is
acknowledged. I will focus on the fundamental characteristics that one should have to be a good
leader and an equally good member of a team as these are the most critical aspects of leadership
and teamwork which is the main reason as to why they are virtually hidden in the definition of a
team. One of the main reasons as to why teams are failing today is because team members
starting from the leader to the subordinates lack the insights of what it entails to be good leaders
and team members.
Being motivated and working in commitment to the set objectives of the team is one of
the most important aspects of being a good leader and team member since this helps create
synergies among all the team members. Being a good leader and team member demands the
ability of critical thinking and motivation (Ruben and Gigliotti, 2016, p.473). Excellent
leadership, team performance, and membership are sharpened by the rapid ability to evolve and
test team methods that apply to all the team members despite the differences in skill sets and
personalities. Being a good leader and team member also requires the ability to sharpen team
performance through simplification. The consistent course of action and constructive feedback is
an integral characteristic of a good leader and team member. For one to be a good leader and
team member, one has to waver and develop a healthy and ethical code of conduct.

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Excellent leadership and team membership are linked and make up one of the essential
features of any victorious believer in success. Strong team synergies start from the top of the
management since it is the leaders that set examples to be followed by other team members
(Ruben and Gigliotti, 2016, p.476). For a leader to be successful in conducting their different
responsibilities at any workplace or at a family, it is important for them to have effective
communication skills among other fundamental skills of great leadership. Most of these
communication skills can be applied in any setting as they tend to be general in nature. One of
the communication skills that every leader, either at home or in a workplace needs to apply in
order to be successful is effective listening skills (Zentner, 2016). Leaders in any given the
workplace should ensure that they listen to the message being communicated by subordinates
and team members.
In addition, great leaders should have the ability to consider any relevant questions as
regards the message. To be successful, leaders should have the ability to accurately listen to any
message being communicated without making prejudgments or being distracted by both internal
and external factors (Cho, Harrist, Steele and Murn, 2015). This skill of communication is very
important in leadership as it helps one as a leader to respond relevantly and accurately to the
message communicated (Zentner, 2016). For example, as a parent, being the head of the family,
it is through effective listening skills that you can understand problems that your children are
facing and trying to communicate and how to respond to these issues.
Management and leadership are two different things more so when viewed on the aspects
of authority and approaches they follow. Leadership is a specific virtue of encouraging people
and leading them while management is based on managing the activities that are been undertaken
by an organization (John, 1995, p. 34). In leadership however, the leader needs to have the trust

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of the follower but in management it’s all about controlling the subordinates. Management
depends on the quality of administering rules while in leadership the skill of influencing is the
key strategy. Guidelines and principles are the specific establishments under leadership but in
management, the manager dwells on procedures and policies for implementation.
Another communication skill that leaders should apply in order to be successful is
positive non-verbal and verbal communication skills. Employees and children at home observe
and emulate their leaders. Therefore both verbal and non-verbal communication cues are
important in great leadership. As regards verbal communication, leaders should ensure that they
are clear and straight to the point (Gardner, Cogliser, Davis & Dickens, 2011, p. 1137). By so
doing, they ensure that their respondents get the message clearly hence avoiding confusion. This
skill is important as it avoids confusion while at the same time enhances clear and effective
communication (Zentner, 2016). For example, children look up to their parents as their role
models. As a result, the children emulate both non-verbal and verbal communication skills that
the parents use. When communicating with them, parents should ensure that they use clear and
effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Another fundamental communication skill that leaders should employ when
communicating is getting know-how of one’s audience. Great communication arises when one
has a clear understanding of whomever they are communicating with (Gillespie, De Jong,
Williamson and Gill, 2017). This helps one to identify the most effective communication styles,
skills and techniques they should use when communicating with specific audiences (Zentner,
2016). This helps one adapt the message they intend on sending hence increasing the odds of
achieving effective communication. It is through acquainting oneself with their audience that one
is able to know the limits and boundaries that they should not cross when communicating with

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the other party. For example, when communicating with a corporate audience, it calls for the
leader to be formal and respectful.
On the contrary, when communicating with family, friends and informal groups of
individuals, one needs to be respectful but informal so as to build a conducive environment and
build a trusting relationship with this audience (Duncan, 2018). This skill is important as it helps
one identify the most effective way to communicate with certain types of audiences (Gillespie et
al., 2017). As regards home leadership, for example, parents when communicating with their
children should strive at making a personal connection which will help them facilitate empathy.
By so doing, this will help the children feel at ease and build trust with their parents. Parents, on
the other hand, will be in a position to understand their children.
Servant leaders are different from the other type of leaders in so many ways. There
however the bigger perspectives that differentiates them from the others. The differences that
exist between the servant leaders have is the way that they decide on their business and the
employees’ personal needs (Aaron, n.d). Servant leaders focus more on the well-being and the
personal issues that affect or build their employees. On the same note, servant leaders have a
different view when it comes to the ethical implications of their organizations (Lindsey, 2017).
These leaders go beyond the level of common ethical principles and consider the various
implications that might come out of their business or engagement practices.
According to George in his authentic leadership model, passion and compassion are two
different aspects in leadership. Compassion specifically describes the acts of doing things
according to what the heart wants. It is deciding from deep down what is best for oneself on
some decisions. Passion on the other hand is the reasons for engaging in something. It is the
drive towards doing something mainly because it is good or one has some specific interests on

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the same. There are eight steps to transform an organization which are; establishment of a sense
of urgency, coalition guidance and formation, creation of a vision, communication of the same
vision, empowering others so as to act on the vision, creating and also planning short term wins,
production of change and improvement consolidation, and institutionalization of new approaches
(Leroy, Anseel, Gardner and Sels, 2015). From the posts and blogs, I was able to learn every
style of leadership and approaches that leaders use to administer their authority and develop in
their various administrations.
One of the leadership styles that I had a chance to discuss on is the bureaucratic
Leadership which involves the strict following of rules for both the leaders and the subordinates.
This is mostly applied by the leaders who lead in activities that involve tasks that have serious
safety measures. The other style that I was able to earn was charismatic Leadership which I was
told that it is almost the same as transformational style. These two styles basically involve
inspiring and motivating the members of the team for the sake of achieving the best results. I was
able to earn about the servant leadership style which I was told that the leader who relies on this
style is focused on meeting the needs of his or her team members. He or she is just a leader but
with no formal reference and they lead by been examples to their team members. Transactional
leadership was the other style that I learnt and I was told that it involves agreeing to obey the
leader before the employee takes the job such that they can be punished if they don’t. I was also
able to learn about pother styles and their significance.
In my leadership responsibilities, I can now apply what I have learned from these posts
and research in many ways. First I have learnt about been able to lead by example which is the
best style. As a result, I will apply it into my leadership such that I will motivate the employees
and get the best from them as they will be loyal. I will also apply the aspect of Bureaucratic

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Leadership in tasks that need strict command and areas that are riskier to deal with for the sake
of been successful in the same situations. I will apply everything that is positive indeed so that I
can be able to be successful in future.

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Bibliography
Aaron M. n.d. What Is the Difference Between Servant-Leadership & Relational-Leadership
Styles? Retrieved From https://smallbusiness.chron.com/difference-between-servantleadership-
relationalleadership-styles-36559.html
Cho, Y., Harrist, S., Steele, M. and Murn, L.T., 2015. College student motivation to lead in
relation to basic psychological need satisfaction and leadership self-efficacy. Journal of College
Student Development, 56(1), pp.32-44.
Duncan, T.W., 2018. Improving Intrinsic Motivation in Students: Leadership Practices and
Strategies (Doctoral dissertation, University of South Alabama).
Gardner, WL, Cogliser, CC, Davis, KM & Dickens, MP 2011, 'Authentic leadership: A review
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https://sites.psu.edu/leadership/2017/11/06/transformational-versus-servant/

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Ruben, B.D. and Gigliotti, R.A., 2016. Leadership as social influence: An expanded view of
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Effectiveness.

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Appendices
Appendix A: Differences between Transactional and Transformational Leadership
Transactional leadership Transformational leadership
Employs rewards and punishment as ways of
motivation
Employs charisma and enthusiasm as ways of
motivation
Leaders’ emphasis on their relationship with
the employees.
Emphasis on ideas and values