Organisational Behaviour Report: The Role of Trust in Leadership

This report critically discusses the role of trust in good leadership within an organizational context. It defines trust as essential for good relations and achieving common objectives. The report explores the qualities of good leaders, such as communication, accountability, and risk-taking, and their role in fostering trust. It delves into relevant theories and models, including Robert House's Path-Goal Theory, to explain how leaders can motivate employees and build trust. The report emphasizes the importance of trust in motivating employees, building strong relationships, and ensuring effective communication. It also evaluates the positive and negative aspects of trust in leadership, concluding that good leaders build trust to retain capable employees and achieve productive outcomes. References to academic journals and online resources are included to support the analysis.

Organisational Behaviour

Table of Contents
TOPIC:.............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Deep knowledge and critical analysis of the topic (To critically discuss the role of trust of a
good leader).................................................................................................................................1
Throw-light on application of relevant theories and models models in response to the topic
(To critically discuss the role of trust of a good leader).............................................................2
Focus on response to topic (To critically discuss the role of trust of a good leader).................3
Critical evaluation of the topic (To critically discuss the role of trust of a good leader)............3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
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TOPIC:
“ To critically discuss the role of trust of a good leader”
INTRODUCTION
Trust can be defined as an essential ingredient for developing good relations among the
people. Trust leaders use the support of their staff members in order to achieve the common
objectives as well as forms one of the most important aspect of the company. Trust is a
component of transformational leadership that includes, intellectual stimulation, individualised
consideration, idealised influence and inspirational motivation. Good leaders in an organization
possessing trust and honesty in them directly helps them to satisfy the staff members personally
and professionally (Bakotić, 2016). There are some qualities of good leaders such as, good
communicator, accountability, decision making ability in adverse conditions, integrity,creative,
risk taker etc. This report is based on critical discussion about the role of a good leader in an
organization. As well as many theories are studied in order to grow the trust and faith between
employees and employer over the years.
Deep knowledge and critical analysis of the topic (To critically discuss the role of trust of a good
leader)
Good leaders refers to as mapping out other and themselves to do right things in any
circumstances. The role of trust plays a important aspect in the business administration as
without this it is difficult to convince potential employees to be a part of their decision. Trust act
as a bridge between staff members and top level management (About Trust, 2018). In order to
achieve the set objectives and standards trust is important to be build among the team members
and have faith on each other hard work. In an organisation if trust and faith lacks among the
opposing parties then it is difficult to survive for longer timer duration in the cut throat
competitive world. In order to build strong relations over the years building trust is mandatory
aspect. Where there is no trust there is no existence of relationship in the global market. Goof
leader build trust and confidence among the team members in order to assure workers that the
act taken by them are beneficial for employees and their career. As well as good leaders trust
provide a sense of safety to the staff members in terms of emotionally and physically. By doing
so workers overall productivity ratio can be raised which is a positive sign for the enterprise.
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To become a good leader certain skills are required to be build in an individual over
the years. It is not important to become good leader in one day but with the phase of time it can
be in-build within. Active listener, risk taker, self awareness, improvise in nature etc. are certain
skills which need to be in-build over the time. Active listener is one of the most prominent skill
which a good leader need to be posse in order to build trust in the eyes of the employees. By
doing so workers are able to share their quarries without any hesitation and best solution is
provided. This directly increases the over workforce productivity and profitability ratio in the
competitive market place. Good leaders with capabilities like risk taker aid the organisation to
gain competitive advantages against rivalry. It also aid in accomplishing set goals and objectives
in the set time duration (Balwant, 2018).
Throw-light on application of relevant theories and models models in response to the topic (To
critically discuss the role of trust of a good leader)
To attain best outcomes in the global market business administration adopts certain
theories or models in their working premises. By doing so the skilled and potential staff members
of the company are encouraged to perform effectively and efficiently in order to achieve goals.
Every organisation depending upon their type of business in the international market implement
theories and model accordingly.
Robert House developed Path goal theory this great personality was a Ohio State
University graduate in the year 1971 and revised in 1996. This theory is successfully executed
by many of the organisation across the globe and are achieving productive results as per their set
standards. Path Goal Theory can be defined as no matter weather a leader adopts democratic,
autocratic, supportive, bureaucratic, coach style leadership etc. some other behaviour depends on
the critical investigation of the circumstances. By effectively adopting this theory in the business
in the short time period administration is able to flourish across the boundaries. As well as huge
revenue is gathered which is a positive sign for the company. This model is widely executed in
the working premises of the enterprise in order to motivate staff members to work hard day to
gain competitive advantages against competitors. and night In today's world good leader adopts
path goal theory so as to uplift staff members motivation level, satisfactory level and
empowerment in order to make them productive and valuable assets of the firm.
A good leader should be directive, demonstrate and supportive and rest behaviour
depends upon the complex measurement of the situations. Directive leadership is mostly
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effective when the task is complex in nature and staff members are unskilled or inexperienced. In
an organisation this provides productive and greater satisfaction level when the work is
ambiguous or complex in nature. In this particular condition it is more highly structured and
well laid out cut throat competitive world.
Supportive leadership can be explained as leadership traits refers to as personal qualities
which demonstrates effective leaders. It results in high productivity and satisfaction level when
workers are performing structured tasks.
In the ear of twenty first century, organisation are using democratic leadership style in their
working environment so as to assure the team members that they are valuable assets of the
company. By indulging all the employees in the decision making process provide best decision
in favour of both company and staff members. This act directly or indirectly helps the
organisation to bind skilled, capable and potential workers for longer time period. As they aid in
coming up with innovative idea in the world of neck to neck competitive world (Burrell and
Morgan, 2017).
Focus on response to topic (To critically discuss the role of trust of a good leader)
Trust is the core element to build good and healthy relations in the organisation. Without
trust good leader can not push the employees to achieve the desire goals and objective in the set
time duration. Trust is not build in a day or year it grows with the phase of time in the eyes of the
staff members. In any adverse conditions top level management hold the hands of trust which
assures their workers that they will be not be cheated in any terms. What the opposing party
wants to hear and told is not trust. Trust is what actually is meant to be said irrespective of what
the consequences occur. Trust can be build by good leader in certain conditions such as, be
supportive and honest, be consistent, model the behaviour seek, build accountability etc. The
role of trust of a good leader plays a significant aspect in motivating skilled and unskilled
workers to use the resources properly in achieve the desire goals and objectives. As well as trust
element aid to build healthy, strong and transparent relation that directly assist the company to
easily communicate relevant information from one place to another (Elsmore, 2017).
Critical evaluation of the topic (To critically discuss the role of trust of a good leader)
The role of the good leader is critically evaluated in order to improve the weak area
accordingly with the phase of time. By building trust it is beneficial to the firm in every aspect
as it aid in achieving the emerging needs of the customers as employees work under the guidance
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of the leader. There is less conflict and misunderstanding among the team members as trust and
faith give them the assurance that right work is carried out in the premises. As well as this helps
to have consent of each and every staff members of the change taking place for the betterment of
the company and workers.
As coin has two phase one head and other is tale same way role of trust of the good
leader has positive and negative aspects. Lacking trust among the team members directly
decreases the productivity level which results is less maximization of profits. Business
administration can not survive for longer time duration if the team members does not believe in
their decision. Along with this tough competition can not be created for the competitors to be in
the leading position (Kitchin, 2017).
CONCLUSION
From the above it can be summarized that good leaders in an administration helps to
retain capable employees in their working premises. Some qualities of leaders are god gifted
whereas, rest need to be developed with the phase of time. However, trust and faith should be
build by the good leaders in the eyes of the staff members as it become easy to divert them in
favour the decision taken by them. Path goal theory is adopted by the business associates so that
each and every employees of the gets motivated and results in productive outcomes.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Bakotić, D. (2016). Relationship between job satisfaction and organisational
performance. Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja. 29(1). 118-130.
Balwant, P. T. (2018). The meaning of student engagement and disengagement in the classroom
context: lessons from organisational behaviour. Journal of Further and Higher
Education. 42(3). 389-401.
Burrell, G., & Morgan, G. (2017). Sociological paradigms and organisational analysis: Elements
of the sociology of corporate life. Routledge
Elsmore, P. (2017). Organisational Culture: Organisational Change?: Organisational Change?.
Routledge.
Kitchin, D. (2017). An introduction to organisational behaviour for managers and engineers: A
group and multicultural approach. Routledge.
Online:
About Trust. 2018. [online]. Available through; <https://www.123helpme.com/importance-of-
trust-in-leadership-view.asp?id=240739>.