The Effect of Leadership Style on Organizational Growth And Development. (Beta Glass

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

          An essential part of assignment is co-coordinating the activities of people and directing their efforts towards the goods and objective of the organization. This involves the process of leadership and choice of an appropriate form of behaviors of employee in a work place.

          Leadership is a relationship through which person influence the behavior or action of other people. This means that leadership cannot be separated from the activities of groups employee will effective team building leadership is related to the motivation of interpersonal behavior and the process of communication. Good leadership also involves the effective passed of delegation. The leadership relationship is not limited to leader’s behavior resulting in the sub – ordinate and employee’s behavior. Leadership is a dynamic process.

          Good management leadership helps the top to develop team work and integration of individual and group goal. It  aids intrinsic motivation by emphasizing the importance of the people  to do management leadership may also be base on organizational power derived from status or position within the hierarchical structures and the use of formal authority or personal power derive from competence and expertise respect and urging encouraging people in the performance of their task.

          The philosophy of golden rule management leadership is applied in such a way that employees are dedicatedly committed to their task in the organization

          For example treat people fairly but according to their merit. In order to balance responsibilities to the company, the employee must be able to say “no” but employee should be encouraged to turn “no” into motivation to accomplish more:

1       Motivate people through giving vote of thanks. A good leader or manager must understand the value of praising people to success.

2       Make the other person feel important and let people know you appreciate them.

3       Encourage feedback and don’t value ability to listen.

4       Sandwich every bit of criticism between hot layers and heavy praise.

          The above are choices of the managerial style which is not far from leadership. Therefore, style adopted inflated in employee commitment and performance.

          Leadership style is a way in which the functions of leadership are carried out on which the manager typically behaves towards members of the organization or group. The development of behavioral science has drawn attention to the process of inter – personal behavior in the work situation and to the effect of leadership on those being lead. The attention giving to leadership style is more likely to work effectively for manager who adopts alternative style.

          Effective leadership behavior is based, there on both on the willingness of the manager to help employees and the needs of employee for help. Leadership behavior will be motivational to the extent that it provides necessary direction, guidance and support. It helps clarify path goal relationship and removes any obstacles which binders attainment of goals a major variable in style of leadership adopted by managers is the nature of employees.