Many people believe that leadership is simply being

the first, biggest or most powerful. Leadership in

organizations has a different and more meaningful
definition. A leader is someone who sets direction in
an effort or task and influences or motivates people to
follow that direction. The power point presentation
explains leadership is the influence that particular
individuals exert on the goal achievement of others in
an organizational context.
hen some think of leadership the idea of the military
is taken into account while others use the term to
refer to executive management. These are few
examples of different types of leaders there are.
There are also different roles of leadership such as
senior!level executives and middle managers.
Motivated leaders who have charisma and high levels
of emotional stability will be honest and have integrity
in the manner in which they lead. An effective leader
must be respected by the members of his or her
group in order to perform effectively.
Another aspect of leadership includes leadership
traits such as being influential and inspirational. There
also different contexts of leadership, e.g, leading
oneself, leading other individuals, leading groups,
leading organizations. "ome traits that are often
associated with being an effective leader include a
measure of intelligence, high energy, self confidence,
dominance, and a need for achievement. An effective,
charismatic leader must lead by example. That leader
must be able to know what is going on, the #ob or task
that is being accomplished, and be able to lead the
group into performing the task at hand successfully.
There are many different types of theories on
leadership. There is $iedler%s contingency theory,
situational theories of leadership and &ouse%s path!
goal theory. These theories are used to make an
individual or manager a more effective leader. They
can be used as a guide for individuals and help them
achieve whatever goal is set out by their organization
or group.
$iedler%s Theory is stated in the power point
presentation as the association between leadership
orientation and group effectiveness is contingent on
how favorable the situation is for exerting influence. 'f
there is some catastrophe which will befall a group or
set of individuals if a task is not complete, then that
group will be more effective as they are motivated to
complete that task to avert that particular catastrophe.
The "ituational Theories of leadership explain how
leadership style must be tailored to the demands of
the task and the (ualities of subordinates. 'f a leader
has high caliber group members than the style of
leadership would be different than that of a leader with
a penal colony work gang. )ot only is this true, but if
the task is to build a nuclear power plant than the
leadership re(uirements would demand exactness
instead of a lackadaisical attitude.