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Understanding Leadership


Understanding Leadership.

Leadership is the art of getting people do something that you want to be accomplished because they want to do it. Leaders encourage individuals to do the right thing instead of making them do what is right or expected of them; they set the direction for themselves and others, develop a vision, identify shared goals, find a perfect fit role for every team member, build collaboration as well as innovate. Leadership shows people the map to follow to win by working toward particular organization's goals as a team.

The connection between leadership and psychology is that it teaches leaders the skills and perspectives needed to address domestic and international challenges of globalization . Psychology teaches leaders to emphasize on the understanding of group as well as individual behaviors as one complex system to accomplish change that is positive and sustainable for all. Another relationship between leadership and psychology is that it makes sure that organizations recognize the importance of training leaders who are capable of creating adaptive change instead of superficial change.

There various leadership theories. The trait theory in one of them and it assumes that individuals are born with different inherited traits, and some of them are specifically suited for leadership. According to this theory, good leaders have the right or enough combination of leadership traits. For example, according to this theory a person who naturally possesses emotional stability, composure, is quick to admit an error and has excellent interpersonal skills is most likely to be a successful leader than the one who has to teach himself or herself these traits (Leadership Central, n.d.). Another leadership theory is the behavioral theories that assume that leaders can be developed or made instead of born. According to this theory, a leader is successful when he or her behavior is learned. For instance, an organization that encourages punctuality in its leaders by scolding them when they arrive late to meetings.

 

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