what is leadership?
At the dawn of history, leadership was based on strength, i.e. the strongest among us became village chief. Leadership through strength.
Then came the age of agriculture and trade. Leadership through wisdom of good farming practice and good merchant sense.
Following that, as the population of mankind exploded, so did conflict (wars) over abundant natural resources, ideology, religion, culture, wealth...
and even melanin concentration in the epidermal layer.
As natural resources declined, and hinterlands were \protected from exploitation by legislation, methods of recycling and more efficient use of resources had to be found to keep industries going. Hence leadership through scientific discoveries. (which can reduce material cost)
The modern society is a service and technology driven industry. Sales are performed with currency earned, usually by performing some type of service, or work. Hence the rise of transaction leadership, i.e. a worker is compensated for the service provided.
An industry leader would be a company who is able to reduce cost while increasing production (without resorting to falsifying results or maltreatment of workers). This might be classified as corporate leadership.
Another factor that makes a great industry lead is name branding. Being able to recognize brand names, the consumer would select brand names that firstly, are known for quality, Secondly, be cheaper than their competitors. This would be branding, or leadership through name recognition.
In the cutting edge driven tech-savvy world emerging today, markets are vulnerable to news media stories that could make are break a product (and a company, by association). This is unusual in that though it does not affect the overhead directly, corporations can engage in news manipulation to destroy their competitors, usually through ads. This would be an unusual form of leadership possibly coined as, "leadership through competitor removal". Incidentally, also popular in politics.
Now, for more traditional roles of leadership, we have;
Political leadership
Grass root leadership (different from political leadership in scale, but they are codependent on each other. unless you're a celebrity politician like the D.T. running for 2016)
Leadership through religion
Leadership through family (usually taken on by the parents, or in the absence, the caregiver)
Leadership through common interests (like skiing or fishing)
Leadership through circumstance by disasters (in a fright simulation, people want something to follow)
Leadership through organization (usually termed as organization leadership, popular idea taught in community colleges, liberal arts colleges and traditional universities)
Leadership through stakeholding (shared power). Ownership of a company or organization can be distributed, and successes or benefits gained would motivate the stakeholders more.
Styles of Leadership
The website below agreed with what I remember of army leadership lectures and leadership 101 in college. They can be simplified into three types;
sourced from : https://www.legacee.com/types-of-leadership-styles/
Forms of leadership
Then came the age of agriculture and trade. Leadership through wisdom of good farming practice and good merchant sense.
Following that, as the population of mankind exploded, so did conflict (wars) over abundant natural resources, ideology, religion, culture, wealth...
and even melanin concentration in the epidermal layer.
As natural resources declined, and hinterlands were \protected from exploitation by legislation, methods of recycling and more efficient use of resources had to be found to keep industries going. Hence leadership through scientific discoveries. (which can reduce material cost)
The modern society is a service and technology driven industry. Sales are performed with currency earned, usually by performing some type of service, or work. Hence the rise of transaction leadership, i.e. a worker is compensated for the service provided.
An industry leader would be a company who is able to reduce cost while increasing production (without resorting to falsifying results or maltreatment of workers). This might be classified as corporate leadership.
Another factor that makes a great industry lead is name branding. Being able to recognize brand names, the consumer would select brand names that firstly, are known for quality, Secondly, be cheaper than their competitors. This would be branding, or leadership through name recognition.
In the cutting edge driven tech-savvy world emerging today, markets are vulnerable to news media stories that could make are break a product (and a company, by association). This is unusual in that though it does not affect the overhead directly, corporations can engage in news manipulation to destroy their competitors, usually through ads. This would be an unusual form of leadership possibly coined as, "leadership through competitor removal". Incidentally, also popular in politics.
Now, for more traditional roles of leadership, we have;
Political leadership
Grass root leadership (different from political leadership in scale, but they are codependent on each other. unless you're a celebrity politician like the D.T. running for 2016)
Leadership through religion
Leadership through family (usually taken on by the parents, or in the absence, the caregiver)
Leadership through common interests (like skiing or fishing)
Leadership through circumstance by disasters (in a fright simulation, people want something to follow)
Leadership through organization (usually termed as organization leadership, popular idea taught in community colleges, liberal arts colleges and traditional universities)
Leadership through stakeholding (shared power). Ownership of a company or organization can be distributed, and successes or benefits gained would motivate the stakeholders more.
Styles of Leadership
The website below agreed with what I remember of army leadership lectures and leadership 101 in college. They can be simplified into three types;
- Autocratic leadership
- Little input from team in decision making. Can help committees who tend to get too big and/or bogged down. May cause dissatisfaction in team from lack of input (if the culture of the team is to give input, especially in the US). Could negatively affect turnover rate and cause team members to manipulate one another.
- Democratic leadership
- Team is consulted to vote on decisions. Could cause nervousness in younger or low performing teams who do not possess knowledge and motivation necessary for success.
- Popularly used by management for increasing employee satisfaction in the US, as employees feel that management cares about their opinions.
- Laissez Faire leadership
- Often called the "hands off approach".
- Good for teams who have knowledge and motivation.
- Less work for the leader,
- Less interference if the leader is less knowledgeable than team.
sourced from : https://www.legacee.com/types-of-leadership-styles/
Forms of leadership
- Leadership through Charisma
Leader is the critical factor for success or failure. This form hinges a lot on a knowledgeable, motivated AND delightful leader.
- Leadership through Strength of passion/conviction
Leaders have to be well spoken, or set a strong example, impressing their team. Usually effective use by experienced team leaders to 'wow' newer or less experienced members in what they can do.
- Leadership through Intellect or wisdom
Leaders may have a lot to say especially if nervously talking in front of a group of people, but a wise leader leads well with less words and more concise information.
- Leadership through Capability (mental dexterity to learn and adapt, aka situational leader)
Leaders that adapt well, are able to pick up the pace and handle industry changes. Being a quick learner and adapting to situations is especially necessary for critical success as the generation of baby boomers are retiring; their knowledge and experience gone along with them
- Leadership through Foresight
Such a leader is able to firstly, look at the previous similar scenarios and outcomes, consider current circumstances and home in to the key factors to predict likely opportunities and threats to the organization.
- Leading by example
This is a strong leadership tool that motivates the individuals in the team. Requires being able to efficiently finish their paper work, and the (rare) willingness to work alongside their team members. Such as leader is rare as this requires unusual levels of motivation and self sacrifice.
- Leading by following
This has a dual faucet of being able to correctly perceive what the team is doing well, and let them keep on keeping on; similar to Laissez Faire style. Does not work well if the team does not work well (i.e. not motivated, needs guidance, not knowledgeable, needs instruction, etc..). However, in a team that is experienced and well trained (in my experience), this form works best for producing results.
- Leadership through being in the middle
This form requires a knowledgeable people in 'front' guiding, while the leader can be in the middle to agree that is the right direction and keep an eye on the stragglers in the back to guide or motivate them. This form is good for mixed teams with highs and lows of experienced/motivated, or people who in a team but just very different and the leader has to be the glue to hold them together.
- Leadership through Serving (also known as the servant leader)
The servant leader idea is attributed originally to Christian leadership exemplifying the qualities of Christ in foot washing, and serving one another. Abasing oneself to be at the mercy of the team is one of the best examples to change the hearts and mold a team. Works best in situations where the team is able to 'buy in', meaning the leader also has to be morally upright and able to get along well with others.
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