BA Business Studies: Leadership's Role in Organizational Success

This presentation, prepared for a BA Business Studies course at the University of Suffolk, examines the pivotal role of leadership in achieving organizational success. It begins by defining leadership and its core features, emphasizing its influence on employee behavior and goal attainment. The presentation then outlines the various roles of leadership, including initiating action, providing motivation, and building effective work environments. It delves into the essential qualities of a leader, such as communication skills, decision-making abilities, and integrity. Furthermore, it explores different leadership styles, including autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire approaches, offering recommendations for effective leadership practices. The conclusion stresses the importance of implementing effective leadership for organizational success. References include academic sources that support the concepts discussed.

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THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN
ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL
SUCCESS
Task 1

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TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction.............................................................3
Leadership...............................................................4
Features of leadership..............................................5
Roles of leadership..................................................6
Qualities of leadership............................................8
Leadership style......................................................9
Conclusion............................................................10
References.............................................................11

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INTRODUCTION
An effective leader can change the image of the
organization and can achieve desired success.
This presentation reveals the role of the
leadership in the success and sustainability of
organization

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LEADERSHIP
The leadership is the process of influencing the
behaviour of the employees in a positive manner
and makes them to achieve the personal as well
as the organizational goals (Bono et al, 2018)

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FEATURES OF LEADERSHIP
 Influence the behaviour of others
 Inter personal process
 Attainment of common organizational goals
 Continuous process
 Group process
 Dependent on the situation

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ROLES OF LEADERSHIP
 Initiating Action
 Providing motivation
 Providing guidance
 Creating confidence

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ROLES OF LEADERSHIP
(CONTINUE...)
 Building effective work environment
 Coordination
 Inducing changes (Blanchard, 2018)

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QUALITIES OF LEADER
 Communication and interpersonal skills
 Knowledge and integrity
 Motivation skills
 Self confidence and will power
 Decision making skills
 Problem solving skills
 Listening skills

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LEADERSHIP STYLE
 Autocratic leadership style
 Democratic leadership style
 Laissez faire leadership style

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RECOMMENDATION
1. Being Participative as well as
bureaucratic
2. Focussing more on effective
communication

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CONCLUSION
An effective leader can change destiny of the
organization. Hence the implementing effective
leadership is essential for the success of the
organization.

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REFERENCES
Tu, M.H., Bono, J.E., Shum, C. and LaMontagne,
L., 2018. Breaking the cycle: The effects of role
model performance and ideal leadership self-
concepts on abusive supervision spillover.
Journal of Applied Psychology.
Blanchard, K., 2018. Leading at a higher level:
Blanchard on leadership and creating high
performing organizations. FT Press.