Leadership

Every organization has their own business interests such as profit maximization increasing their market share, cost reduction and introduce innovative products into the market. But in order to achieve any of those targets, a leader should possess the ability to promote creativity and innovation, stimulate the subordinates to challenge their own value systems and improve their individual performance (Karamat, 2013)

WCH Prentice defined leadership as “the accomplishment of a goal through the direction of human assistants” Real effective leader should be able to motivate, engaged and Aline their employees to achieve organizations goals whist giving opportunity for employees to lean and grow. By way of giving the opportunity for employees to participate with creative and innovative ideas to growth of the organization leader can improve his democratic leadership qualities. By being a democratic leader, leader can make his followers to feel that they are valued asset of the organization, and which will motivate employees to deliver quality outcome (Prentice, 2004). 

However, in most of the organizations of leadership rely solely on single sources of satisfaction such as monetary rewards or the fear about losing job. Followers reluctantly compel to adhere the task assigned by the leader. Since following orders will lead to a paycheck unless follower will end up unemployment. Monitory reward and fear of losing job can be used as a tool to drive employees/ followers up to some extend. But it will not the best approach as human being is much more complex than machines . When it come to humans work force, leader should handle them in a more sensitive manner as there are complex with care , prestige , loyalty , love and etc, . Leader should have a proper understanding about human emotions . Failing which they will not be able to utilize their employees capabilities up to the potential as this is no longer feudal time or rather slavery era (Prentice, 2004). 

But leader should be flexible on his approach depending on the situation . Because democratic leadership is always not the best approach . some time there can be times that leader should show some autocratic leadership qualities in order to handle the situation . Specially when prompt action needed to rectify a issue (Prentice, 2004). 

Conclusion

A leader should have diversified qualities and he or she should have to be flexible enough to use his approach depending on the scenario or rather case by case

 

References

Prentice, W., 2004. Harvard Business Review Home. [Online]
Available at: https://hbr.org/2004/01/understanding-leadership
[Accessed 30 July 2021].

Karamat, A. U., 2013. Impact of Leadership on Organizational Performance. Business Economics and Tourism , 5(3), pp. 195-197.