Can any one define Leadership & Is there any type of leadership?

Situational Approaches to Leadership - Fiedler’s

• Position of Power – power arising from the organizational authority.
• Task structure – group members definitely responsible for performance.
• Leader- member relation – group embers like, trust, and are willing to follow a leader.

Path Goal Approach to Leadership Effectiveness: Robert House

• Supportive: creates a pleasant organizational climate.
• Participative : allows subordinates to influence the decision
• Instrumental : give subordinates to specific guidance(POCC)
• Achievement oriented: setting challenges goals for subordinates

 Authority Based

• Autocratic: dogmatic- ability to give rewards and punishment

-          Hard boiled autocrat: Use fear, force, and punishment toward subordinates

-          Benevolent autocrat: Use reward and incentives toward subordinates

-          Manipulative autocrat: Participative in decision making

• Democratic: consult with subordinates and encourage participation

-          Higher motivation and improved morale

-          Increased cooperation with the management

-          Improved job performance

-          Reduction of grievances

-          Reduction of absenteeism and employee turnover

• Free – rein: giving subordinates a degree of independence in their operations

-          Allowing his subordinates a great deal of freedom

-          Leader acts as a umpire but control is absent

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