Blog Post #2 How to Lead: 6 Leadership Styles and Frameworks

 Summary 

This article talks about researchers development in the theories around leadership styles. These theories are based off behaviors involved in managing and motivating a group of people. It looks at the differences in styles and how they are used in various settings to accomplish social change and tasks. 

Psychologist Kurt Lewin developed the first three major leadership styles. His research evolved around studying school children's response to these styles. This included authoritarian, demographic and laissez-faire. It was found that demographic leadership tended to inspire performance, authoritarian leadership was more productive, but led to less creativity and laissez-faire leadership was the least productive as it lacked regulation. Through this study connections where made between the styles and behaviors. It is important to note this as it can be useful when deciding what method to use depending on an organization or situation.

The article also mentions two other styles that are later developed. They include transformational and transactional. A transformational leader requires high levels of emotional intelligence to promote motivation amongst its group. A transactional leader tends to enforce completion of tasks for compensation. This research is what allows leaders today to make the right decisions in matching a leadership style to the needs and behaviors of an organization.

Thoughts

This article is personal to me in the sense of understanding where frustration can come from as an employee in a work setting. In my work place I have a leader who uses the authoritarian style which can become frustrating as I never get input or say in decisions. Understanding this through the article makes me more aware of how a leadership styles can impact the workplace. Meaning the importance in implying the style best suited for the organization. In my future career as a leader I will highly consider leadership styles and the impacts they directly have on the overall success of the organization.

Reference

Cherry K, Morin A, Johnson A. (2023). How to Lead: 6 Leadership Styles and Frameworks. Very Well Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/leadership-styles-2795312





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