Learning outcome 3: understand leadership attributes and skills.
Unit 19: developing teams in business
P3: Report.
Tutor: A. Kara
Student: Arno Vollebregt
Class: IBS 3 B
Date: 23-01-2018
, Leadership
Definitions
The definition of a leader is someone who gets things done and makes change happen.
He gives directions to others and enables them to follow a chosen path. Another type of
leadership is management; this involves making sure that various tasks are carried out
well and that resources are used efficiently. A leader has more responsibilities than a
manager, because a leader also have got to make sure things are getting done in new
and different ways, and persuading others to follow your direction.
Roles of the leader, leadership styles
Leaders have different styles for leading a team. Their style is their chosen way to
approach and will determine the way others see them and react to them. There are four
different types of leadership styles:
- Autocratic; leaders with this style give instructions that they expect other people
to carry out. This may work in situations where employees need to have very
clear instructions and where the leader has a lot of knowledge.
- Democratic; leaders with this style like to listen to the points of view of those that
they work with. They tend not to make a decision until they have heard others’
ideas. They will consult rather than tell.
- Participative; leaders with this style encourage those that they work with to
participate in decision making. They will divide the responsibilities among team
members and ask them to come up with new ideas or any suggestions for making
changes and give them an input into decision making.
- Laissez-faire; leaders with this style leave the decision making and responsibility
to others. This might give employees the feeling that they have a lot of power
which motivates them to work and achieve their goal within the team.
Impact of styles on team performance
It depends on which style is being used in the team to know the impact it will have on
the team performance. There are three factors to consider, which are:
- The preferred management style of the leader
- The style of leadership that team members are used to prefer
- The situation in which the team is operating
Unit 19: developing teams in business
P3: Report.
Tutor: A. Kara
Student: Arno Vollebregt
Class: IBS 3 B
Date: 23-01-2018
, Leadership
Definitions
The definition of a leader is someone who gets things done and makes change happen.
He gives directions to others and enables them to follow a chosen path. Another type of
leadership is management; this involves making sure that various tasks are carried out
well and that resources are used efficiently. A leader has more responsibilities than a
manager, because a leader also have got to make sure things are getting done in new
and different ways, and persuading others to follow your direction.
Roles of the leader, leadership styles
Leaders have different styles for leading a team. Their style is their chosen way to
approach and will determine the way others see them and react to them. There are four
different types of leadership styles:
- Autocratic; leaders with this style give instructions that they expect other people
to carry out. This may work in situations where employees need to have very
clear instructions and where the leader has a lot of knowledge.
- Democratic; leaders with this style like to listen to the points of view of those that
they work with. They tend not to make a decision until they have heard others’
ideas. They will consult rather than tell.
- Participative; leaders with this style encourage those that they work with to
participate in decision making. They will divide the responsibilities among team
members and ask them to come up with new ideas or any suggestions for making
changes and give them an input into decision making.
- Laissez-faire; leaders with this style leave the decision making and responsibility
to others. This might give employees the feeling that they have a lot of power
which motivates them to work and achieve their goal within the team.
Impact of styles on team performance
It depends on which style is being used in the team to know the impact it will have on
the team performance. There are three factors to consider, which are:
- The preferred management style of the leader
- The style of leadership that team members are used to prefer
- The situation in which the team is operating
