What are leadership styles? How is it important?

Introduction 

Leadership is crucial for a body or an organisation, things need to be in order in order to be in structure and neatness. The organisation or a body can be run more smoothly. There tends to be more communication flow. Leadership is the most influential and vital element of all body. 

Are leaders born or made? -Influence 


Leadership styles can be good or bad depending on the type of organisation/company you are in. If your organisation or company requires different sets of skills there are different types of management and leadership skills the leader has to acquire, to handle the lot of people. Leadership skills can be acquired and be learnt. People who have the will power and determination to control a body and create wonders out of teamwork are leaders. 

I think leaders are made out of their environment. Based on observation on Chairman Mao, he was born from a peasant family and died as the god of China, he was definitely not born a bright child. He learnt many political theories and leadership skills, slowly ranked up the Chinese Communist party, i think his childhood environment plays a huge role on shaping him, his thought into who he was. He wanted equality and satisfaction for himself, as a person, I believe there is a reason and cause that made him who he was. 

Traits of Effective leaders?

• Leaders need to have the necessary tools and skills to inspire and impact their people, making the team more competent and effective, thus an optimum work condition in their team. 

• Have an objective, goals and plans for his company, able to lead their people into realising them.

• “A business short on capital can borrow money and one with poor location can move but a business short on leadership has little chance of survival” Achieving success, most of the success of a team always reflects on the leadership in directing the team. 

• An effective leader has to influence, motivate, communicate and energise their followers to bring the best out of them for the betterment of what they are doing. 

• Systemise your operations 
  
  
• Prioritise your task
  
  

As a leader, you determine the directions your team is going to take. 

You are the goal setter as well as the goal getter. This in mind, you have to position yourself in such a way that the team will work together with you from moving the company where it is to where it ought to be. 

As a leader, you are also a revolutionary in your business. You face the reality and have to mobilise the necessary resources to achieve the objectives and goals of the company. 

You also have to encourage your team to mobilise the resources that they are endowed with towards achieving a common goal. 

You must possess the necessary skills and competence to leave a footprint in the minds of your workforce that cannot be erased. This way you will be ensured that even in your business the operations of your business will not be thwarted but there will be a continued smooth flow of operations.

Benefits of leadership?

Leaders have the ability to share their vision and have their own vision. 
Leaders are organised, they give us clarity.
Leaders have the ability to make their people think.
Leaders have the skill to support his people and manage everyone, keep things in order. 
Leaders know how to make hard decisions. 

References: 

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