Situational Variables Affecting Leadership Styles

Situational Variable Affecting Leadership Styles

Introduction

Leadership

The main purpose of leadership is to attain goals by influencing people and directing them in the right direction. Organizations are made of departments and teams and require a powerful leader to guide and motivate them to meet short term and long term objectives of the department as well as organization. The main difference between management and leadership lies in the quality of leader to inspire others and provide innovation and creativity in their application of ideas and methodologies. Bennis and Nanus mark state that "Managers are people who do things right and ...