Leadership in Organization: Analysis of Leader Traits and Styles

This report delves into the multifaceted aspects of leadership within organizations, addressing key questions posed in the assignment brief. It begins by examining the high compensation packages of top-level leaders, providing justifications for their substantial earnings based on their critical roles and the pressures they face. The report then explores the impact of a leader's sense of humor on organizational culture, highlighting its role in fostering creativity and reducing stress. Furthermore, it discusses the viability of pursuing a leadership career regardless of family background, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and decisiveness. The report also provides an example of a leader with strong cognitive but lacking practical intelligence and analyzes how charismatic leadership can influence entry-level workers. Finally, the report references an article discussing the cognitive-behavioral system of leadership, active and passive leadership behaviors, and its impact on employee well-being and work outcomes, including aspects of contingent reward leadership and the importance of emotional support. The report integrates these diverse perspectives to provide a comprehensive understanding of effective leadership in various organizational contexts.

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Leadership in Organization
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The top-level leaders gets the highest compensation package so that they are
motivated in delivering the excellent performance for the firm. They are offered a generous
sum as the compensation so that they would continue to work hard for the company. The
unique skills along with the abilities of the company are rewarded by providing the leaders of
the business corporations with a hefty sum. They have to withstand a large amount of
pressure and the high compensation package helps in encouraging them (DuBrin, 2015).
They can deliver the exceptional results for the corporation owing to their high salary. The
salary that is paid to business leaders can be said to be justified on account of the fact that
there rests power along with responsibility with them. They help in setting the strategy of a
company that helps in delivering the higher performance for a company.
A leader in the event of displaying the sense of humour can be instrumental in
building a stronger culture in an organization. It can help the employees in giving vent to
their creativity and in negotiating the better deals. The leaders have to face incredible amount
of pressure within the framework of an organization and sense of humour of the leader can
help in reducing the stress of the situations in the workplace (De Vries, Bakker-Pieper &
Oostenveld, 2010). The organizational culture which incorporates the element of humour
helps in making an organization more resilient. It helps in facilitating the social bonding and
increases the trust in between the employees.
A person who does not have any family members in the leadership positions can
pursue the career as a successful business leader. A person who has the self-awareness along
with the decisiveness can evolve to become a successful leader in the future. An individual
utilising his strengths can evolve to become a successful leader. A leader who acts in a fair
manner can rise over the situations along with the conflicts in an organization (DuBrin,
2015). An individual can effectively pursue a career as the business leader in the event of
being capable of winning the respect of his team that can be achieved with the help of

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element of integrity. An individual should set the precedent in the business that can help him
in rising in the leadership position.
An example of leader displaying good cognitive intelligence was the manager of
American Apparel Inc under whom I had worked. He was devoid of the practical intelligence
that can help him in looking at the future of the company in the long term. He did not know
how to implement the strategies that can help the company in rising above the competition.
He was endowed with the cognitive intelligence that helped in inspiring the sales people
within the organization. The manager knew how to utilise the capabilities of the employees
but he lacked the foresight of moving the company forward. He lacked the element of
practical intelligence that can help him in the creation of successful strategies for American
Apparel Inc that can help the company in earning profits.
A leader having the traits of the charismatic leadership can help in inspiring the entry-
level workers like the cashiers. The leader by displaying the elements of the charismatic
leadership can help in gaining admiration of the followers. A charismatic leader can
communicate in the effective manner that can help the entry-level workers in rising above in
the organizational hierarchy. The charismatic leader can pay attention to the emotional needs
of the employees that can help in engaging the employees of a company. The social cues of
the charismatic leader can make the workers feel comfortable and it can augment the
efficiency of their performance in the company.
Dóci, E., Stouten, J., & Hofmans, J. (2015). The cognitive-behavioral system of
leadership: cognitive antecedents of active and passive leadership
behaviors. Frontiers in psychology, 6, 1344.
The article talks about the positive impact of the transformational leadership on the
well-being along with the work outcome of the employees. The article has discussed that the

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promotion of the active leadership behaviour can prove to be beneficial for the individuals
along with the organization. The article talks about the various aspects of the passive
management along with the active management that can help the leader in managing the
subordinates in an organization. The leader should monitor the action of the subordinate in
the event of the subordinate not living upto the expected standards. The article talks about
contingent reward leadership that can help the leaders in setting the goals and identification
of the objectives. The leader should believe that the subordinate can be dependent upon for
the performance of the duties that can increase the efficiency of performance of employees.
The leaders should provide subordinates with the right kind of emotional support that can
help in growing an organization. The article discusses about how the positive expectations
can pave the path for the reciprocated loyalty among the employees of a company.

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References
De Vries, R. E., Bakker-Pieper, A., & Oostenveld, W. (2010). Leadership= communication?
The relations of leaders’ communication styles with leadership styles, knowledge
sharing and leadership outcomes. Journal of business and psychology, 25(3), 367-380.
Dóci, E., Stouten, J., & Hofmans, J. (2015). The cognitive-behavioral system of leadership:
cognitive antecedents of active and passive leadership behaviors. Frontiers in
psychology, 6, 1344.
DuBrin, A. J. (2015). Leadership: Research findings, practice, and skills. Nelson Education.