It’s a common saying that Leaders are born, while Behavioral Theories believe that people can become Leaders through the process of teaching, learning and observation. Leadership is a set of skills that can be learned by training, perception, practice and experience over time. Leadership learning is lifetime activity. Good leaders seek out development opportunities that will help them learn new skills.
The military embraces this doctrine which is evident through its leadership training program.
There are many definitions of Leadership depends on the perspective each people view it from. Leadership is the ability to inspire or influence others towards a particular goal. According to Chinese military general and Art of War author Sun Tzu "A leader is one who cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to proper methods and discipline".
Leadership is considered an art rather than a science. It is a set of innate traits, refined and perfected over time with education, training and experience.

TYPES OF LEADERSHIP
Laissez-Faire
This type of leader lacks direct supervision of employees and fails to provide regular feedback to those under his supervision. Highly experienced and trained employees requiring little supervision fall under this leadership style. However, not all employees possess those characteristics. This leadership style hinders the production of employees needing supervision. The laissez-faire style produces no leadership or supervision efforts from managers, which can lead to poor production, lack of control and increasing costs.

Autocratic
The autocratic leadership style allows managers to make decisions alone without the input of others. Managers possess total authority and impose their will on employees. No one challenges the decisions of autocratic leaders. This type of leadership fits employees who require close supervision. Creative employees who thrive in group functions detest this leadership style.
Participative
Often known as the democratic leadership style, participative leadership values the input of team members and peers, but the responsibility of making the final decision rests with the participative leader. Participative leadership boosts employee morale because employees make contributions to the decision-making process. It causes them to feel as if their opinions matter. When a company needs to make changes within the organization, the participative leadership style helps employees accept changes easily because they play a role in the process. This style meets challenges when companies need to make a decision in a short period.

Transactional
Managers using the transactional leadership style receive certain tasks to perform and provide rewards or punishments to team members based on performance results. Managers and team members set predetermined goals together, and employees agree to follow the direction and leadership of the manager to accomplish those goals. The manager possesses power to review results and train or correct employees when team members fail to meet goals. Employees receive rewards, such as bonuses, when they accomplish goals.

Transformational
The transformational leadership style depends on high levels of communication from management to meet goals. Leaders motivate employees and enhance productivity and efficiency through communication and high visibility. This style of leadership requires the involvement of management to meet goals. Leaders focus on the big picture within an organization and delegate smaller tasks to the team to accomplish goals.

We are all leaders; the question is what type of Leadership Quality do you possess?

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