LDRCB/535 Competency 2 -Assessment and Rubric

Running head: LEADERSHIP STYLE

Leadership Style

Shemeko Hopkins

LDRCB/535

LEADERSHIP STYLE 2

Introduction

Leadership can be an essential tool for any organization that wants to succeed and meet its

goals. There is no right are the wrong type of leadership because the most successful leaders have

used varying leadership styles. A leader must act strategically by realizing the organization’s needs

and the best approach to achieving those needs (Jain & Luhar, 2021). Servant leadership is good

as well as participative and situational, depending on how the leader chooses to manage his

authority and power in leading others. Even though these three leadership styles are workable, each

has its advantages and disadvantages.

Leadership style in action

Servant leadership involves a leader’s focus on the team’s needs. Such a leader is ready to

deliver service and act as an example to the rest. It is the level of integrity and moral values that

helps such a leader command power from subordinates. This kind of leadership promotes

cooperation and hard work from a motivated workforce (Jones, 2011). In participative leadership,

the leader involves team members in planning and setting the organization’s goals and objectives

but remains with the power to make the final decision. What this style allows the workforce to do

is to build the company and make them feel part of the organization. Situational leadership

involves applying different kinds of leadership depending on the situation. Leaders may decide to

serve the team and, but in another situation, may decide to be a pacesetter among many other types

of leadership styles.

For example, Jack Stahl the President of Coca-Cola and then the CEO of Revlon, learned

that working with other people was the way to go. He had known the importance of delegation and

oversight in order to complete a project. Under his leadership, he has brought companies to higher

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profitability with his ability to work with the finest of details of any tasks, while also stepping back

when it was necessary. Innovativeness is high in the company because workers are given a chance

to offer ideas, think outside the box and develop unique ideas to help the company become

competitive. Participative leadership is reflected in the assessment as the best strategy for

embracing change. Team contribution increases motivation and promotes employee loyalty (Li,

Liu & Luo, 2018). It also allows innovativeness that leads to quality and unique products and

services that allow an organization to beat the competition. As a leader, I can fulfill this by

maintaining proper communication skills. Such skills will encourage strategic thinking, innovation,

and action among the team. To achieve this kind of leadership, I will need to be flexible, open-

minded, and creative. I will also need to be a visionary and have the power to motivate and

convince others.

High performance

There was a time when I was working with a goal-oriented team and often worked towards

meeting their deadlines. Productivity was high, and there was quality delivery of service. The team

was cooperative, and each member was accountable for their tasks. Meetings were held frequently

to have discussions about the success and challenges we faced in our operations. Our manager

acted as a great leader by giving us a chance to contribute to the decision-making process even

though he had the final say; this made us feel important to the organization. I also believe that the

team could do even better if our leader applied situational leadership to deal with a situation that

needed a different approach (Wright, 2017). I also remember an experience with a team that

performed poorly because not all the members were committed. The leader gave them too many

powers that they relaxed and worked less. The team would have been productive if the leader could

have been firm about people working towards the same goal.

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References

Jain, P., & Luhar, A. (2021). A LITERATURE REVIEW ON LEADERSHIP STYLES AND

FRAMEWORK. PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 18(08), 3111-

3115.

Jones, D. C. (2011). The role of servant leadership in establishing a participative business culture

focused on profitability, employee satisfaction, and empowerment (Doctoral dissertation,

Walden University).

Wright, E. S. (2017). Dialogic development in the situational leadership style. Performance

Improvement, 56(9), 27-31.

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