Leadership Strategies
For this essay (entry) it is required to maintain a weekly journal, documenting important aspects of
leadership they encounter over the duration of the module. Entries into the journal may include examples
of leadership personally witnessed or insights gained through readings or class discussions.
1)I want 2 entries each one is around 100 words, and each entry is in separate word document.
2)Entries should be placed in a journal.
3)Entries should be based on your learning experience after reading the attached files.
4)You are free to follow your own format as long as it is logically structured.
Journal Entry Number One
Running Head; LEADERSHIP
Description
This model focused and zeroed in on the styles of leadership that are presently practiced. After
the readings, the styles of leadership were categorized as relational, or task motivated. The
contingency model is therefore analyzed. This approach of leadership is based on certain key
contingency factors that include a follower development, situational urgency and task structures
geared towards finding appropriate leadership styles that befit a situation.
Analysis
The central purpose of this style of leadership dwells on contingency factors that dictate which
among several leadership styles should be applied in a situation. Each particular leadership
method results in certain outcomes (Lang, & Rybnikova, p 45). Another factor that stands out in
this approach of leadership is that it is transformational, transactional and directive
Interpretation
This approach clearly intersects how a leader can perform effectively in certain roles and exhibit
a series of weaknesses in different situations based on the task structure, position power, and
leader-member relations (Lang, & Rybnikova, p 45). For example, a nurse may function
effectively as a head of a department in a nursing association but may be unable to make timely
and critical decisions when given the role of a surgeon. When this approach is applied, resources
in the form of time and lives are saved.
Journal Entry Number 2
Running Head; LEADERSHIP
Description
The central concept of this theory is that employees are motivated by that which they perceive
their situation. This theory contends that employee motivation develops from their ability to
complete given tasks, the support they receive in completing the tasks, the barriers and the
rewards they receive.
Analysis
A leader is an important variable in this model since he is held accountable for determining
extrinsic rewards for goal completion (Wang, p 95). The support given by a leader increases the
chances of work accomplishments, reduces the frustrations caused by barriers, and the intrinsic
valences for goal attainment through task assignments.
Interpretation
This approach also gives a leader the task of choosing the best environment for followers that
match the situations. An instance of this is shown in a hospital setting where the Manager has the
task of running the activities of the organization. When he applies this theory, he matches the
individual needs of the workers to that of the organization. He then adjusts his leadership style to
match the tasks of junior officers.
References
Running Head; LEADERSHIP
Lang, R, & Rybnikova, I. (2012). Leadership is Going Global.
Wang, V. C. X. (2012). Closing the Leadership Gaps between Theory and Practice.
