Authors

1. Dr. R. Ganapathi

Affiliation

• Assistant Professor Directorate of Distance Education Alagappa University Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

“A great leader is one who has vision, perseverance and the capacity to inspire others” -Cynthia Tredell, President Brunswick Corpn’s Sea Ray Group.
Leadership styles can be defined as a constant pattern of behaviour applied by the leader for his / her followers in the direction he / she wants. Indeed, the leadership style is a way for the leader to validate his / her vision among his / her followers and motivate them to achieve a specific goal. A leader has several styles of leadership at his / her disposal depending on the situations he / she encounters according to society values, the culture of organizations, nature of the task and the characteristics of followers. The managerial grid of Blake and Mouton is based on two behavioural dimensions. One can identify them as the two major types of leadership that are addressed as recurrent and used as a basis for other leadership styles: “task oriented” and “people-oriented”. The “task oriented” leadership concerns the degree to which a leader emphasizes concrete objectives, organizational efficiency and high productivity when deciding how best to accomplish a task. The “people-oriented” means the degree to which a leader considers the needs of the team members, their interests and areas of personal development when deciding how best to accomplish a task.
Using several recent researches on leadership styles, one could infer three essential points. The best or more effective style of leadership is the transformational leadership where women manager’s effective style depends on the interaction between the leader, the followers and the situation. The second point resides in that transformational leadership in which single style leaders adapt to the situation. The third and final point is a combination between the facts that leadership styles can be learned. Leaders are born with a certain style, but they follow specific kind to transform the situation

Keywords

Leadership styles , transformation , Null hypothesis

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