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What is Leadership? Critically Evaluate the Various Conceptualisations of Leadership and their Relevance for Organisations Today Leadership is one of the concepts with no universal definition. As a result there are uncountable definitions but none captures all the aspects of leadership. Northouse (2007) and Rowe (2007) define leadership as a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal. Bolden (2004) states that leadership is dependent upon the process of influence. He further states that people work towards group goals through personal motivation from leaders and not through coercion. These definitions depict leadership as a complex phenomenon that involves many important social personal and organisational processes. This paper will evaluate some of the current literature and conceptualisations of leadership. The aim of this evaluation is to expound on the concept of leadership and to determine its relevance to businesses and organisations today. The recent Review March/April. Luft J. & Ingham H. 1955. The Johari window: A graphic model for interpersonal relations University of California Western Training Lab. Mintzberg H. 1973. The nature of managerial work. New York: Harper and Row. Mintzberg H. 1999. Managing quietly. Leader to Leader No. 12 Spring. Mintzberg H. 2004. Managers not MBAs. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc. Northouse G. 2007. Leadership theory and practice. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Pittinsky T. 2010. A tow-dimensional model of intergroup leadership: The case of national diversity. The American Psychologist 65(3): pp. 194-200. Rowe G. 2007. Cases of leadership. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. “The Johari Window Model in Communication Models Group Communication”. 2013. [Online] Available at <communicationtheory.org [Accessed 12 March 2017]. Wolinski S. 2010. Leadership theories. [Online] (updated 21 April 2010) Available at: <managementhelp.org [Accessed 12 March 2017]. Zaleznik A. 1977. Managers and leaders: Are they different? Harvard Business Review May-June pp. 67-78. [...]
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What is leadership? Critically evaluate the various conceptualisations of leadership and their relevance for organisations today. Investigate if there is a difference between leaders and managers and if their behaviour styles influence their followers behaviour in organisations today? Explore leadership traits and investigate if there are born with traits or developed through life experience. Talk about; Two dimensional model, The trait theory, Value-based leadership, The Johari window, Servant leaders and Transformational leaders. References and expertise in relevant key concepts and models are essential for strong marks.
