DISTINCT LEADERSHIP APPROACHES
Introduction
Leadership styles are different character traits leaders present in their leadership.
Leadership is essential since it defines the firm's plans, how they will be implemented, how
workers are motivated, or how the leader leads the followers. However, different organizations
apply different forms of leadership. Therefore, this paper explores the significance of applying a
suitable leadership style that influences employee performance and engagement and defines
different types of leadership: servant, transactional and transformational leadership while
explaining their difference. Lastly, this paper discusses the cons and pros of these leadership
approaches while exploring every situation where the leadership style works well.
The Importance Of Applying a Suitable Leadership Style
Research indicates that applying a suitable leadership style is essential and influential as
it increases workers' performance and engagement, enabling a leader to attain the organizational
goal for the set time (Gandolfi & Sone, 2018). Ariussanto et al. (2020) define worker
performance as work accomplished by groups or people by obeying their obligation and
respective rights to attain organizational objectives. Leaders are mandated to get the best from
workers through employee engagement. Employee engagement refers to personal initiative,
effort, adaptation, or tenacity in attaining a firm's objectives. Therefore, every leadership
approach ensures workers are motivated differently to attain organizational goals. However,
Sudky’s (2021) research indicates that the wrong leadership approach will likely jeopardize the
firm's overall performance. Today, the world is experiencing leadership problems or crises. This
is because leadership is significantly multi-faceted, complex, and difficult for different firms.
However, leadership enables managers to examine their worker perception and perspective.
, Defining The Servant, Transactional, And Transformational Leadership
Servant, transactional, and transformational leadership are three major leadership styles applied
globally by different organizations. Every leadership style plays a significant in influencing
worker performance and engagement. This leadership approaches help managers to address
different business challenges and motivate workers while ensuring the firm or the businesses
survive the shortcomings and risks (Sedky, 2021).
Transformational leaders refer to the leadership approach whereby the managers aim to
influence and engage workers by creating a compelling organizational culture, strategy, and
vision. This leadership style concentrates on a manager who acts with their consent without
influencing workers' or followers' perspectives. These managers have knowledge and charisma
concerning their field of interest. They can encourage workers while keeping higher levels of
energy. Transformative leaders exhibit traits like dedication, commitment, trust, and thinking
creatively. This leadership approach emphasizes idealized traits and behaviors, inspiring
motivation, and intellectual stimulation. The research by Eliyana & Ma'arif (2019) indicates that
transformational leaders also consider intellectual stimulation and first persona.
Moreover, Northouse (2022) states that transformational leaders appropriately form a
clear firm's vision while steering it toward a new direction to help it attain its goals. Workers are
motivated to strive toward the same objective under transformational leadership. It occasionally
involves going above and beyond what is required of you, but I believe every employee must
aspire to do better than they did the day before.
In transactional leadership, managers leaders their followers via contingent rewards and
punishment in motivating workers. Contingent rewards refer to compensation that the
subordinates receive from the manager for performing well. Sedky (2021) defines transaction
Introduction
Leadership styles are different character traits leaders present in their leadership.
Leadership is essential since it defines the firm's plans, how they will be implemented, how
workers are motivated, or how the leader leads the followers. However, different organizations
apply different forms of leadership. Therefore, this paper explores the significance of applying a
suitable leadership style that influences employee performance and engagement and defines
different types of leadership: servant, transactional and transformational leadership while
explaining their difference. Lastly, this paper discusses the cons and pros of these leadership
approaches while exploring every situation where the leadership style works well.
The Importance Of Applying a Suitable Leadership Style
Research indicates that applying a suitable leadership style is essential and influential as
it increases workers' performance and engagement, enabling a leader to attain the organizational
goal for the set time (Gandolfi & Sone, 2018). Ariussanto et al. (2020) define worker
performance as work accomplished by groups or people by obeying their obligation and
respective rights to attain organizational objectives. Leaders are mandated to get the best from
workers through employee engagement. Employee engagement refers to personal initiative,
effort, adaptation, or tenacity in attaining a firm's objectives. Therefore, every leadership
approach ensures workers are motivated differently to attain organizational goals. However,
Sudky’s (2021) research indicates that the wrong leadership approach will likely jeopardize the
firm's overall performance. Today, the world is experiencing leadership problems or crises. This
is because leadership is significantly multi-faceted, complex, and difficult for different firms.
However, leadership enables managers to examine their worker perception and perspective.
, Defining The Servant, Transactional, And Transformational Leadership
Servant, transactional, and transformational leadership are three major leadership styles applied
globally by different organizations. Every leadership style plays a significant in influencing
worker performance and engagement. This leadership approaches help managers to address
different business challenges and motivate workers while ensuring the firm or the businesses
survive the shortcomings and risks (Sedky, 2021).
Transformational leaders refer to the leadership approach whereby the managers aim to
influence and engage workers by creating a compelling organizational culture, strategy, and
vision. This leadership style concentrates on a manager who acts with their consent without
influencing workers' or followers' perspectives. These managers have knowledge and charisma
concerning their field of interest. They can encourage workers while keeping higher levels of
energy. Transformative leaders exhibit traits like dedication, commitment, trust, and thinking
creatively. This leadership approach emphasizes idealized traits and behaviors, inspiring
motivation, and intellectual stimulation. The research by Eliyana & Ma'arif (2019) indicates that
transformational leaders also consider intellectual stimulation and first persona.
Moreover, Northouse (2022) states that transformational leaders appropriately form a
clear firm's vision while steering it toward a new direction to help it attain its goals. Workers are
motivated to strive toward the same objective under transformational leadership. It occasionally
involves going above and beyond what is required of you, but I believe every employee must
aspire to do better than they did the day before.
In transactional leadership, managers leaders their followers via contingent rewards and
punishment in motivating workers. Contingent rewards refer to compensation that the
subordinates receive from the manager for performing well. Sedky (2021) defines transaction
