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Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management
8/19/2020
MANAGEMENT
ASSIGNMENT
Abstract:
The purpose of writing this assignment is to differentiate between the concepts of management
whose responsibility is to accomplish task through the work of others to leadership whose job is
to organize other people to reach a common goal. Even the managers already can also be
developed and converted into leaders by organizing appropriate training and mentoring for them.
Introduction:
leadership are two vital concepts in the world of business. Is there any difference between
leadership and management? Or leadership and management are the same? However these two
concepts are separated due to the fact that managers used to follow orders, assign people their
duties and organize work while leaders influence people within the organization towards their
goal. From this observation we can say that many managers are not leaders, although they’re
successful in their field. They are not the same thing, but they are linked to one another. Leaders
lead from the front and managers control and plan things for better results of the organization. A
manager makes the staff to work, a leader work with the people. Some leaders show
management skills and some mangers show leadership qualities. It is now well established that
there is difference between a manager and a leader. For any organization to be successful, it
needs management that can plan, organize and coordinate with its people, while also need
inspiration and motivation to perform to the best of their ability. In this assignment we will
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identify the difference between management and leadership in order to provide the understanding
People often think that leadership and management as the same thing but in actual, they are very
different. The main difference between the two is that leaders have people that follow them,
while managers have people who work for them. A difference between leadership and
management is that leadership involves leading a group of people towards common goal whereas
Leadership is about engaging people and inspire them to turn their vision into reality. They are
transparent and realistic. They have people who help them build their brand and achieve their
goals. They are comfortable in their own shoes and willing to stand out. They are willing to try
out new things even if they fail miserably because they know failure is often a step on the path to
success.
On the other hand managers have people who work for them. Management is for formal and
organized group of people. It is the art of getting the work done through and with others. It can
be found in all the fields, like education, hospitality, sports, offices etc. Managers focus on
achieving goals. They control situations to exceed their objectives and work to minimize risk.
They seek to avoid or control problems rather than embracing them. Managers assign tasks and
Leaders influence people to attain the required objective while managers discipline things in
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Leaders motivate others to act on their vision and encourage them to overcome obstacles in
pursuit of their vision. Mangers mostly plan, organize and coordinate things and make sure
Leadership is more about creating new visions and aims while management is about
implementing actions.
Leadership is about making new rules and policy while management is about applying them.
Leadership is about developing the organization while management is about developing the
people.
Leaders always have proactive strategy while managers show response to stimulus.
Leadership is about inspiring and empowering other while management is about motivating
Leaders don’t necessarily hold the management position. He doesn’t have to be an authority
and behaviors they learn from others and adopt their leadership style rather than defining it.
Most managers also tend to be leaders, if they carry out leadership responsibilities of
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Leaders inspire and engage their people in turning that vision into reality. They think beyond
what individuals do. They influence people to be part of something bigger. They know that
teams can accomplish a lot more working together than individuals working.
Managers focus on, planning and achieving goals. They control situations to reach their
objectives.
Leaders like to bring new innovation. They know that even if things are working, there could
be a better way of doing it to bring out the best. They understand fact that make changes to
Leaders believe in themselves. They work passionately to build their own brand and always
come up with creative and unique ideas. They have visionary mindset which helps them
think broad. They are comfortable in their own shoes rather than relying on others.
Managers implement the behaviors they learn from others and adopt their leadership style
Leaders try out new things even if they may fail badly. They know that failure is often a step
Managers work to minimize risk. They seek to control problems rather than embracing them.
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Leaders have intention to do something and they are always highly motivated and bring
inspiration with them. They focus on long terms because they have very distant goals.
Leaders always remain curious to seek for knowledge because they believe if know if they
aren’t learning something new every day, they’re falling behind. They seek out for
Managers often focus on already existing skills and adopting methods which will make them
successful.
Leaders talk with all the stakeholders in order to realize their vision. They spend most of
their time with them. They build loyalty and trust by delivering on their promise.
Managers rely to build structure and achieve goals. They focus on the methodology to get the
desired outcomes. They work with individuals and their goals and objectives.
Leaders focus on personal development of individual, they see their people as competent and
are optimistic about their potential. They always boost and encourage to face the challenges.
build their brand and achieve their goals. Their fans help them increase their credibility.
Managers have staff who follow directions and seek to please the boss.
Vision Establishment:
Leader takes a passionate view towards the vision and develops strategic plans and achieve
the vision.
Manager is in charge of details; creating budgets, plans and process and shows impersonal
Vision Execution:
Leaders work on a broader role. Motivation and inspiration is their key responsibility, and
Managers on the other hand are the people involved with execution. They control processes,
Vision Outcome:
Leaders promote new ideas and dramatic changes. In this sense, leader role is more
progressive.
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Leader leads from front, managers have subordinates:
A leader leads from the front. He uses management techniques to manage others. Followers
voluntarily follow the leader. A leader has his interest common to the follower and they just
On the other hand a manager believes in planning and coordinating the work. Subordinates
has been asked to obey the instruction of the manager. The subordinates obeying the manager
A leader attracts the people with his charismatic personality. He has an upper hand in
technological knowledge than the workers. A leader set his vision and the followers follow
On the other hand the management is different in its way of functioning. He has to do certain
tasks as per the guidelines set by the organization. He then plans to achieve this by his people
Aspects of Leadership:
Leaders give confidence to the people to achieve their goals in respective field or with in
organization.
Leaders set example before followers and be their ideal. People follow them for who they are
Leaders develop commitment, loyalty and dedication among their followers for productive
development.
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They have inspiring vision and set direction to achieve something big. They have dynamic
They develop enthusiasm and confidence in their followers for their personal growth and
development.
Leaders motivate their followers to take up challenge and develop team spirit. They have
They look ahead and if they don’t get satisfied with things as they, they do brain storming for
better outcome.
Leaders develop strategic plan to achieve the vision and shows passionate attitude about the
Leaders take high risk approach. They are not afraid of failures as they know that any failure
Leaders are constantly learning something new. They always aim at changing the system to
Aspects of Management:
Managers build a strategic vision and break it down into a roadmap for their team to follow.
Managers are responsible for everyday work while reviewing necessary resources, and
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Process Management:
Managers have the authority to establish work rules, process, and operating procedures.
People Focused:
Managers are known to look after the needs of the people they are responsible for: listening
to them, involving them in decisions, and listening to their reasonable requests to increase the
productivity.
Management is an integrating process as it organizes human resources for the efficient use of
Conclusion:
There is a difference between leadership and management. Managers are more concerned about
planning, controlling and organizing. Leaders are more concerned about leading and influencing
people. They act as representative of the followers. People follow them voluntarily because of
their charismatic personality and broader mindset. Leaders have high emotional intelligence.
Managers with good leadership skills can produce best result. Successful business people are
good leaders as well as good manager. To be successful in the long run a manager should have
leadership skills.
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Assignment 2
"Leader are born not made". Do you agree or not with this statement? Describe it.
Introduction:
I disagree with the statement “Leaders are born not made” because I believe in the theory that it
really doesn’t matter who you are but what you do. If you’re bringing any change in the
deteriorated system, if you’ve done your tasks properly and your team is happy with you only
then you can call yourself a true leader. If someone believes in this statement that leaders are
born and not made then maybe he start thinking that even I’m capable of all the qualities to lead
still I won’t become a good leader because I’m not born that way, he will have that insecurity in
his heart that what if I couldn’t do my job properly. Obviously he will think that my leadership is
not genetic and if I learn it I will lack somewhere. This thinking will lead him to nowhere and we
might lose a great leader having all the capabilities and potentials to bring up a change.
REASONS:
Leading Skills:
I believe in leadership are the skills that can be developed and improved with the passage of
time. When more organizations have better leaders in them they give better performance and
people working there enjoys work. That’s what great leaders do: they know there are still things
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to learn because the world’s evolving- it’s changing, so if you want to be a great leader stay
teachable. They have ability to teach and mentor. They build and maintain a strong and
Being Decisive:
Secondly, a great leader is all about taking right decisions for his followers. When talking about
a leader whose leadership is inherited, he may take his decisions on the basis and principles of
previous leaders. He might think that if their idea worked for this problem then the same would
work for me, and this is where he goes wrong. A great leader once said: “I don’t worry about
taking the right decisions. I take the decision and make it right.” So one shouldn’t be afraid of
taking the decisions. Instead of relying upon other people’s decisions, make your own. Being
Being Adaptable:
Thirdly, as I stated above the world is continuously evolving, everything is changing so quickly,
our economy changes on daily basis, the leader should take decisions in accordance with the
As a genetic leader, he may think that he doesn’t need to learn new things because he already
knows enough or he’s just born to rule. While a person whose learned leader will have the desire
to keep learning new things for his own betterment and the betterment of his followers. He will
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definitely have a great affection towards his followers because they will have faith in him
because of this capabilities and qualities not just because of his genes!
The best leaders never stop growing and developing using their experience and continuous
learning. Some may start of bigger than others, some may start of in a better environment than
others but none of them matters. Only those that go through the right process of growth will
actually fulfill their full potential. Remember that the best and strongest trees never stopped
All the heads, commanders and bosses in any segment of life don’t become leads by themselves.
They are:
Trained.
Guided.
Educated.
Be aware.
People can become leaders through the process of teaching, learning, training and observations.
It’s a set of skills that can be learned by training, perception, aptitude an experience over-time.
We can say that it’s a lifetime learning activity. Good leaders seek out development
opportunities that will help them learn new skills. Some people have a passion and keen desire to
lead. They’re always focused to do so even if they’re not born with a golden or silver spoon.
There are a number of aspects of leadership that requires practice. It's not all built around inborn
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personality traits. Even the best leaders we can think of didn’t have these skills honed from day
one. We know many great people who set the world on fire just because of their own
capabilities. Some of them did remarkable and sensational speeches which they wrote
Life’s experiences and circumstances make polished leaders. The experiences, happenings and
affairs of your life journey is what makes you a leader. The qualities that they gain overtime and
the events they’ve gone through is what makes a person learn new skills. I don’t think of any
other person rather than Our Prophet (PBUH) who was a born leader.
As a genetic leader, one may not have to face difficult times and hardships in life. To lead, for
him, is just a piece of cake. On the other hand, a skilled and learned leader will know what
courage it takes to face challenges of life. There will always be people on your team, in your
organization and in your working life who are difficult. Your goal, as a leader, is to handle them
with grace and kindness. Don’t feed into them. Don’t prolong your exposure to them. Above all,
Leaders know that many situations and decisions in business involve risk and there is an
opportunity cost associated with every decision you make. An opportunity cost is the cost of a
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missed opportunity. This is usually defined in terms of money, but it may also be considered in
terms of time, person-hours, or any other finite resource. Great leaders understand the
Mentoring:
All those passionate people who have a keen desire to lead someday, have a role model or a
mentor. Mentoring develops effective leadership skills. It lets you learn new affairs and educate
you in a proper manner. A good mentoring relationship is identified by the willingness and
capability of both parties to ask questions, challenge assumptions and disagree. It’s important to
note that there's no one way to mentor. Every mentoring relationship is as unique as the
individuals involved.
Inspiration:
A learned and skilled leader has an inspiration in life. It drives the integrity of a leader. He
doesn’t follow everyone blindly, he learn things himself, verifies their authenticity and then
follows. This is the ideal behavior of a true leader. He leads by an examples, and examples only
This is a skill which needs to be practiced and won’t come naturally in you. To be successful, all
leaders – whatever their leadership style, type and so on - must choose the right action at the
right time and “keep a steady eye on the ball”. They must be courageous, self-aware – and ensure
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It’s easy for someone to call themselves a leader, but to truly deserve the title, he or she needs to
not only manage a team but to manage it well. It’s also clear that the greatest leaders are prone to
seeking knowledge and committed to always learning. It’s more important than ever for a leader
to keep up to date with the changes in their field. A true leader knows that they need to be able to
convey new information, and this is best done when the leader ensures that they’re keeping
informed. A good leader is always a good listener and a quick learner, and he keep on learning
new things. He keeps himself up-to-date and doesn’t rely upon what has taught to him in the
past.
Self-motivated:
Motivation comes from the passion and longing to become better than everyone else. As an
acquired leader, he always desires to seek more knowledge. He motivates himself first to
encourage others later. This type of leader desires to achieve beyond expectations.
To succeed as a leader, you need to be motivated, and no one else can do that for you except
yourself. He set higher standards for himself to have strong values. Self-motivation can be one of
those things that you either have or don’t have, but an acquired leader will have this indulged in
Confidence:
In my perspective, confidence is something in which an innate leader can lack in. As it is built
through your experiences and dealings during your life. To build your confidence you need to be
open to new experiences and be willing to fail or you’ll never grow and find the strength needed
to push the limits of what you’re capable of. When you learn, you become well-aware of new
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things and current affairs which will automatically help you become more confident.
Passionate leaders often have a strong, uncontrollable desire that pushes them forward. The
amount of passion you have directly affects your attitude, energy and that of your followers as
well. Leadership sometimes involves making unpopular decisions which requires a certain level
of bravery. If you want to be more courageous you need to try new things, have more trust and
confidence in others, as well as be able to raise difficult issues that others would leave
unresolved.
The more you practice, the better you will be. Given are some personality traits of a learned
learner which he develops over time and become proficient at. Most of them doesn’t come in you
naturally
Patience.
Assertive.
Optimistic.
Positive.
Emotional intelligence.
Time-management.
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Social Skills.
Boldness.
Empowerment.
Ability to inspire.
Consistency.
Steve Jobs is a classic example of someone who learned to lead despite not being born a natural
leader. We all are aware of his remarkable work in the world of technology. Even after his death,
Abraham Lincoln is another example. He did not have experience leading teams and yet no one
questioned his leadership. One of his greatest leadership traits was his sense of integrity and his
Strong belief in his principles. Also, his communication skills were extraordinary.
Conclusion:
To conclude my statement, genetic factors do not define who you are. Leadership traits can be
possessed through learning, or developed though training. However, all humans born with
unique strengths and it enable to be a successful leader. Leadership is a skill, a proper leader
needs to have and can be improved with practice. As a person gain more and more practice his or
her leadership qualities improve. In my view, someone can born with some personal qualities
and characteristics that makes it easier. When the responsibility is given to a person it gives an
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opportunity to get broad skills. Hence, they can be motivated and perform on their own skills and
Assignment 3
abbreviation for portraying his rundown of the management functions. Gullick and Urwick have
used the word POSDCORB to diagram the functions of management. This depends on Henry
Fayol's work, Industrial and General Administration. POSDCORB alludes to the functional
elements of
Planning
Organizing
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Staffing
Directing
Coordinating
Reporting
Budgeting.
should have a thought regarding the term the management. A significant approach to portray
certain parts of organization is by the utilization of the term management. Each association or
business must be managed, and in the event that it is managed well, it has a superior potential for
hypothetical, and diagnostic purposes as that procedure by which managers make, direct, keep
up, and work purposive associations through methodical, coordinated, co-employable human
endeavors".
Functions of Management
Planning:
In managing procedures, planning is the essential function that goes before different exercises,
such as organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling and so on. At the end of the day, in the
nonattendance of planning, there would be nothing to sort out, no staff to manage, nobody to
guide and no compelling reason to control. It is the preliminary advance for executive function.
Henceforth, a manager must have the aptitude of deduction ahead to figure future condition
inclines that may influence the association. In the whole arranging process aside from
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contemplating the objective setting aptitudes, the instinctive capacities of the director
additionally assume a prevailing job. The manager must have vision to investigate the future and
get ready for what he/she sees. He/she should see the impacts which will influence the
Organizing:
After the goal or the objective has been resolved and important work-plan chosen, the chairman
proceeds with his work of organizing. Organizing is fundamentally concerned about the task of
work among the gathering of individuals and giving imperative position to the helping out of
A basic and compact definition as we have created expressed as: Organizing is the setting up of
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Basic factors in Organization:
1. The work:
The works or activities are determined by the objectives of the enterprise. These activities
2. The people:
The people who are to do the work constitute the next important factor.
3. The capital:
The money and machinery which the principal means provided for people to carry out
4. The workplace:
The fourth basic factor in organizing is the place where a work is to be done. Performance
standards and job satisfaction have some relation to the condition of the work environment.
Staffing:
Staffing is the entire faculty capacity of acquiring and preparing the staff and keeping up good
states of work. Staffing comprises of labor arranging, enlistment, determination, preparing, pay,
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joining, and support of workers. Staffing essentially includes coordinating occupations and
people.
Process of Staffing:
Directing:
In the management practices, directing is the administrative capacity which impels composed
Directing is the methods through which the management does it. Directing includes giving of
Techniques of Direction:
The three principle procedures of direction that the managers utilize are participative, let go, and
autocratic.
Process of Directing:
Issuing requests and guidelines that are clear, finished and inside the capacities of
subordinates.
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Continuing direction and management to guarantee that the appointed assignments are done
Inspiring the subordinates to buckle down for the accomplishment of foreordained targets.
Coordinating:
exertion, or intrigue and goes further to cultivate agreement in the working gathering.
Clear boundary of functions and the force and obligations that go with them will forestall
covering of authority.
These are control measures. The official here isn't to stay as an observer simply watching the
show; he should look at and discover how far the endeavors at coordination have succeeded.
Effective Communication:
correspondence.
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Bringing into Play Leadership Skills:
definitely".
Reporting:
Reporting functions, firmly identified with the coordinating function, comprises of keeping
those to whom you are mindful, educated concerning what is happening. It is basic that skillful
directors keep the data, streaming particularly in this age when there is so much data being
Characteristics of Reporting:
The reporting function is more than setting up a yearly report, citing measurements, and
The reporting function is right around an assessment work since it contrasts how you are
It reviews your goals and decides how much you are meeting your destinations.
It comprises of more than yearly insights, however relates program course, strategy changes,
Along these lines, records, and reports are the foundation of control. Records must be efficient
what's more, intended to encourage a speedy however exhaustive survey. Reports must be
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compact. An excessive number of reports just serve to confound. On the off chance that they are
intelligibility outlines, and tables make even genuinely long reports understandable.
Budgeting:
Presently as at no other time there is developing valuation for the requirement for budgeting and
budgetary control. In straightforward terms, budgetary control implies use of control comparable
to spending plans. As indicated by Institute of Cost and Work Accountants, London, A budget
approach to be sought after for that period to accomplish a given objective." Thus, if budgeting
Purpose of budgeting:
Budgets are a basic and compelling implies that can be utilized in controlling the exercises of
the endeavor.
Budgets cultivate and advance co-appointment between various divisions and offices.
Budgetary control bears a general image of the exhibition of different capacities, and
empowers the administration to make money related courses of action in front of the
necessities.
Budget organization:
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The effective establishment of budgetary control necessitates that the obligations, authority, and
duty of every official are obviously characterized. A manual of budget system is likewise useful
Budget period:
The period for which budgets are to be readied has additionally to be chosen.
Preparation of Budgets:
The association having been set up and the spending time frame having been picked, there stay
Coordination of Budgets:
It was the obligation of an official to see that each spending plan networks with every other
Conclusion:
However, the general conclusion seems to be that the P-O-L-C functions of management still
provide a very useful way of classifying the activities managers engage in as they attempt to
Assignment 4
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Introduction:
Through the strength of their vision and personality, transformational leaders are able to inspire
their followers and motivate them to work towards common goals. They are energetic,
enthusiastic and passionate. They are concerned and involved in the process, they also focused
on helping group team and also on individual basis. They raise their followers to high level of
morality and motivation. They know that they’re role model for their followers, so they
establishes integrity in working relationship. Transformational leaders are those who encourage
and inspire followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes and develop their own leadership.
Transformational leaders help their followers to grow and develop into leaders by responding to
their needs and empower them by defining the objectives and goals of the individual followers.
satisfaction.
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The two most important characteristics of a Transformational Leader is Morality and Virtue.
Morality:
The concept of moral leadership is proposed as a means for leaders to take responsibility for
According to ‘Burns’ position is that leaders are neither born nor made; instead, leaders
The result of this leadership is a mutual relationship that converts followers to leaders and
Transforming leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with one another with
According to ‘Burns’ also contends that leadership is a moral undertaking and a response to
Virtue:
On the other hand, moral life rests upon foundations of individual virtue and that the
It is the presence of virtue in an individual that brings about personal and social
transformations. The moral person in each tradition would sacrifice anything for the sake of
virtue.
As Confucius said,
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“Wealth and honor are what every person desires. But if they have been obtained in violation of
moral principles, they must not be kept. Poverty and humble are what every person dislikes. But
if they can be avoided only in violation of moral principles, they must not be avoided. In
moments of haste, one acts according to it. In times of difficulty or confusion, one acts according
to it.”
Organizations emphasize the concept of leadership in training managers or group leaders to push
the organization forward. Within leadership, the effectiveness of the transformational versus
transactional leader is often debated. Transactional leadership relies more on a "give and take"
understanding, whereby subordinates have a sense of duty to the leader in exchange for some
reward. Transformational leadership theory, on the other hand, involves a committed relationship
between the leader and his followers. "Transformational leaders are those who stimulate and
inspire followers to both achieve extraordinary outcomes and develop their own leadership
capacity. Transformational leaders help followers grow and develop into leaders by responding
to individual followers' needs by empowering them and by aligning the objectives and goals of
Intellectual Encouragement:
Transformational leaders not only challenge the status quo; they also encourage creativity
among followers.
They encourage followers to explore new ways of doing things and new opportunities to
learn.
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Transformational leadership values creativity among their followers.
Transformational leaders ask for ideas from their followers without criticizing.
They help their followers to change the way of thinking about their problems and obstacles.
They help their followers to see at the big picture and succeed in their efforts.
Individual Attention:
The leader must be able to recognize or determine what motivates each individual.
Through coaching and mentoring, the transformational leader provides opportunities and
Transformational leaders keep friendly environment among their followers and keep
Inspiring motivation:
Transformational leader acts as a model for subordinates. They have ability to share a vision
his followers.
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Communicates a vision and uses symbols to focus efforts.
These leaders are also able to help followers experience the same passion and motivation to
They fulfil the expectations of the group and establish a commitment to the goals that have
been placed.
This aspect of transformational leadership requires superb communication skills as the leader
must convey his messages with precision, power and a sense of authority.
Other important behaviors of the leader include his continued optimism, enthusiasm and
Ideal impact:
Charisma marks one of the most easily identified transformational leadership characteristics.
Transformational leader provides vision and a sense of respect, trust and increases
confidence.
The transformational leader serve as a role model for followers. Because followers trust and
They have a charismatic personality which influences others to want to become more like the
leader.
take risks and follow a core set of values, convictions and ethical principles in the actions he
takes.
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It is through this concept of idealized influence that the leader builds trust with his followers
This quality increase the admiration and respect in heart of followers for their leader.
So what are some typical signs of a transformational leader? Groups led by this type of leader
tend to be both successful and loyal. They give a lot to the team and care deeply about the
group's ability to accomplish its goals. Turnover tends to be quite low as transformational leaders
A process that you can use to become a transformational leader. This involves you:
People need a compelling reason to follow your lead, and this is why you need to create and
Your vision sets out your team or organization's purpose – why you all get up in the morning
You develop this partly by understanding the values of the people you lead, by
analysis of your environment, and selecting the best way forward within it.
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If you're developing a vision for your team, start with the company's mission and vision, and
explore the ways in which your team can contribute directly to it.
Now, starting with your mission statement, you need to appeal to your people's values, and
inspire them with where you're going to lead them, and why.
Use business storytelling as part of your call to action: this will help people appreciate the
Then, talk about your vision often. Link it to people's goals and tasks to give it context, and
Transformational leaders also know that nothing significant happens unless they encourage
their people. So, make sure that you know about the different kinds of motivation, and use
A vision is no use on its own: it needs to become reality. However, many leaders make the
mistake of developing a vision, but of not putting in the hard and often mundane work of
delivering it.
To manage the delivery of your vision, you'll need to combine effective project management
This will help you deliver the changes you need with the full support of your people.
Communicate each person's roles and responsibilities clearly, and connect these to your
plans.
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Everyone should fully understand what they're responsible for, and know how you will
Next, set clear, SMART goals for everyone, including some short-term goals that will help
You may need to build your self-discipline and stamina, so that you don't let yourself down.
And, set a good example to your people – especially if they're affected by delays or
As a transformational leader, you need to focus your attention on your people, and work hard
It also underlines the fact that leadership is a long-term process, and that, as a leader, you
need to work constantly to build relationships, earn trust, and help your people grow as
individuals.
Meet your people individually to understand their developmental needs, and help them to
meet their career goals. What do they want to achieve in their role? Where do they see
themselves five years from now? How can you help them reach this goal?
You can build trust with your people by being open and honest in your interactions. Use the
Johari Window to disclose safe personal information about yourself, and to get a better
Lastly, set aside time to coach your people. When you help them find their own solutions,
you not only create a skilled team, but you also strengthen their self-confidence and their
trust in you.
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From a subordinate development point of view, the intellectual stimulation dimension of
creative, think critically and independently and find novel ways of solving problems while
Conclusion:
hence for a leader to succeed it is important that he has followers. Every leader should be able to
create a vision, inspire subordinates, communicate well with subordinates, should have the
required knowledge, should be able develop team spirit when working in teams and build trust
among members. It is well suited in organizations with instability and uncertainty today.
where by an individual is trained to deal with a more complex situation in future. They are
trained to be future leaders of the organization. Successful leaders are able to influence followers
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Assignment 5
Leadership:
a. Self- Confidence
b. Courage
c. Motivation
d. Intelligence
2. As human skills deal with people, technical skills deal with _______.
a. Ideas
b. Things
c. Goals
d. Memory
a. Integrity
b. Self- Confidence
c. Sociability
d. Communication
a. Supportive leadership
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b. Participative leadership
c. Achievement oriented
d. Transformational leadership
a. Assigned leadership
b. Improved leadership
c. Emergent leadership
d. Team- oriented
Management:
a. Disseminator
b. Negotiator
c. Leader
d. Employees
2. ______ refers to getting the most output from the least amount of inputs.
a. Efficiency
b. Leading
c. Power
d. Management
3. The field of study that researches the action (behavior) of people at work is called ______.
a. Organizational behavior
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b. Leadership
c. Quality management
d. Pedagogy
a. Control
b. Motivation
c. Empowerment
d. Information
a. Objectives
b. Activities
c. Researches
d. Behaviors
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Assignment 6
Choose a leadership theory that fits in Pakistani public schools. Support your point of view
with examples.
Abstract:
The government schools in Pakistan are showing low performance for different reasons such as
resources. This assignment clarifies the way through self-development of schools to get
effectiveness and how instructional leaders can help them in development. The purpose of this
assignment is to discuss the key role of leadership especially in facilitating school improvement
and to discuss in detail which leadership (school of thought) fits in our education system and also
explores the issue of headship in the context of public schools in Pakistan. This assignment
identifies and explores the key variables that may contribute to a sense of personal development
for these heads, such as accountabilities made by the school system in which they work, and their
Introduction:
Education is considered as the backbone of every country’s development. The future of a society
depends upon its quality of education. Every country wants social and economic development;
therefore it is expected that by promoting education and developing human capital these
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development goals can be achieved. The quality of education relies upon the educational leaders,
the heads of the schools, colleges or universities. A leader develops the effective organizational
routines, sovereignty and social interaction. In this way they make organizations such as schools
more productive.
These leaders first possess leadership skills and using these skills they develop their faculty to
Knowledge skills.
Social skills.
Problem-solving skills.
Among all high quality of leadership are most necessary for a successful education system.
Various studies have been conducted to find the real problems related to the quality of education
in Pakistan. These studies mainly highlighted leadership deficiency in schools whose qualitative
study on community schools and Government schools investigated the quality of instructional
contribution. Private schools in Pakistan deliver quality education. The\main factors behind the
private sector success are quality instruction and the monitoring system. While main problem
with leadership is that leaders in Pakistani schools are promoted on the basis of teaching
Generally, there is a wide spread perception that the quality of education is associated with
related with the effectiveness of leadership. Thus, leadership is a key factor that can make the
difference in the institution. In terms of educational institutions, head teacher occupies central
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role. His / her position in school hierarchy assigns him/her a greater role and importance. His/her
institutions, the promotion of quality of education, fair access to all the students and equal
opportunity to all the learners, school world needs change, innovation and improvement.
However, this very purpose cannot be achieved without having context based competent and
knowledgeable head teacher, because school head plays a central role in implementation and
Throughout the world, and especially in the countries that have colonial legacy, Educational
administration is governed through hierarchal system. Under this system, School head is
assigned a critical administrative role. In this role he/she shares major responsibilities.
Nonetheless, this does not mean that school head has a direct role depending everything on
him/her including change and creativity. School heads have indirect role. They only indicate to
be guide and facilitator to the teaching community. As a matter of fact, the leadership
setting. In other words, the situational factors determine the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of a
principal or head teacher. The significance of situation has been addressed by many researchers.
School heads in their leadership can be successful if behave according to situation. Similarly, the
leadership styles and behaviors have also situational effectiveness. According to Conrad and
Brown,
“The unique situation and culture of any given organization greatly influence the
leadership activities and the follower’s way of dealing with the leader”.
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Situational understanding of leadership means that no leadership behavior can be effective in all
situations and context. Nevertheless, leadership is a global phenomenon. Its practice is exercised
in varied contexts and cultures according to their ground realities. Most of the understanding and
insights about leadership theory and practice have been developed in the context of more
developed countries, especially American and European contexts, keeping in view of the ground
The leader is sometimes God gifted and may be able to see the future and plan his/her actions
accordingly. However some of the oppressive leader’s qualities are listed below.
He is primarily motivated by money and has no regard for relations with the members.
He believes his order to be the best and does not take any suggestions or feedback from all
The performance of a teacher is divided into different levels. As described by Sultana N., the
performance, tendency and skill of a teacher are the vocal and non-verbal attitude/behavior of
his/her. Basically, performance is described as the outcome of his/her capabilities under a given
scenario. Next is the capacity of a teacher to do the best when trying its best. The distinctive
A teacher has to choose a path to make the learner more desirable and fascinating towards its
studies and to make transformation in his/ her attitude. The way of teaching students physically
or non-verbal is counted as his/her performance. What a teacher does, the way of her/his
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The key factor of teaching is his/her performance, its way of handling thing, his/her influence on
students and being satisfied with its occupation. Satisfaction with a profession produces the best
out of a person, because then he/she are given the favorable condition to show his/her creativity.
This creativity enhances one’s mind, both the teacher and the students. This creativity produces
quality outcome. A teacher becomes experienced when he/she has been has teaching for a long
period in his/her era and thus, makes necessary for both the experienced and the new comers to
cope up with their easily, because a new comer/faculty is updated about the current knowledge,
whereas an experienced teacher has the hold over his/her subject. Therefore, the principle has to
know about its faculty and their performance to extend their contract. Now the fashion of a
To summarize, school leadership in the Pakistan educational system is distressing; the lack of
qualification, training and experience of an educational institution leader is posing serious threats
Contingency Theory:
Moving towards the main point where my focus rely in this assignment is that which school of
thought (leadership theory) should be followed in our public school system for its betterment. All
the leadership theories I have studied in my course, I opt to go with contingency theory. In my
opinion, this model best suits our government education system. It gives us alternative strategies
to deal with events occurring and problems we are facing in our educational institutes at primary
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Hanson also gave the idea of contingency theory as a way for organizations to adapt uncertainty
by developing a strategic plan with alternative scenarios. He also urges school administrators to
join businessmen and public managers in using a technique described as "the most powerful
Hanson and Brown found that problems emerging from; a school’s turbulent environment must
proceed through a series of stages and can ’be deflected in any number of directions depending
on the set of contingencies surrounding each stage. Similar types of problems (e.g., discipline,
therefore, some degree of predictability tends to emerge once the type of problem and the nature
of the contingencies facing it have been identified. At this point it might be useful to construct a
conceptual framework that incorporates the major contingency theory ingredients discussed thus
far. This framework will be cast in an educational setting to illustrate the core elements of the
emerging perspective.
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Traditional views of organizational structure concentrate on such elements as the hierarchical
relationship of roles, centralized authority, rules and regulations, and span of control. System
theorists, however, tend to view structure more in terms of the interdependence of subunits and
the relationship of each to the whole. The school, for example, is made up of academic
departments that in turn are made up of specific classes. Central to understanding the actions of
the system as a whole is an understanding of what each subsystem is doing and the functional (or
Leavitt has categorized the key ingredients of a subsystem as the interactions of:
Task
Structure
Technology
People
Additionally, the various subsystems maintain degrees of differentiation ’and integration. The
differentiation and integration establish the condition for what Weick calls a “loosely coupled
system,” with the subunits maintaining various degrees of autonomy and decisional discretion. A
school system maintains many such subsystems: guidance, maintenance, personnel, evaluation,
learning and instruction, information management, food service, and athletics. As above figure
points out, these various subsystems interact with one another and are linked through a
Contingency theory suggests that as some aspect of the environment becomes turbulent (e.g.,
parental complaints over course content or an increase in school accidents), the appropriate
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subsystem is in place and can emerge to treat the issue. Thus, time and energy from the entire
Unfortunately, all too often educational organizations seem to prefer constraining the
differentiation and integration of the subsystems by practicing what Cyert and March earlier
called “uncertainty avoidance.” This practice tends to place tight constraints on the various
subsystems by applying standard operating procedures and by’ making traditional bureaucratic
responses that are intended to suffocate or ignore turbulent issues.40 Long-range planning efforts
are limited and energy and resources are diverted to short-term “firefighting.” All too often the
outcome is organizational survival, but at the expense of resolving, or at least treating, its major
long-run, persistent problems often the outcome is organizational survival, but at the expense of
In short, the conceptual framework of contingency theory introduced in above Figure has
emphasized the major ingredients of: internal and external environments, which range between
turbulent and placid on, specific issues; an open system, which is made up of subsystems; a
particular technology associated with each subsystem; and degrees of differentiation and
Given the diversity of problems and processes present.in a contingency theory view of
management, a significant question arises. How can an organization such as a school make
intelligent choices in what appears to be a very uncertain environment? Such choices are
essential in establishing the desired close match between the organization and its environment.
As will be pointed out in the next section of this paper, the answer is a very special set of
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Overview of Contingency Theory:
Contingency theory is perhaps the most powerful current sweeping over the public and private
organizational forces that influence the relationships between environmental, management, and
process itself.
Currently, a number of teachers still copy some old models in the teaching practice, which makes
the reform scheme lacks in flexibility and focus. That’s why the teaching quality is undesirable
and students’ initiatives cannot be invoked. Methods for the adoption of contingency theory in
the reform of teaching practices amongst which the student’s develop special characteristics.
It analyzes the internal adjustments of the educational organization (e.g., decision making
possible events that may occur by preparing alternative strategies to deal with them.
The purpose of this process as providing "a more effective match between an organization
demands (and support) and the response capabilities of the organization including its
Areas to Focus:
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A set of National Standards should have been established for head teachers where professional
leadership and management practice in these areas. These standards must be made obligatory for
Creating a shared vision and strategic plan for the school (in collaboration with governing body)
Head teachers taking responsibility for raising the quality of teaching and learning and for
students’ achievement. This implies setting high expectations and monitoring and evaluating the
effectiveness of learning outcomes. A successful learning culture will enable students to become
people and resources in order to build capacity across the workforce and deploy cost effective
resources.
Accountability:
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Head teachers are accountable to students, parents, careers, governors, the local authority and the
whole community to provide a high quality of education for promoting collective responsibility
within the whole school community and for contributing to the education service more widely.
Strengthening Community:
Creating links and collaborating with other schools, parents, careers and other agencies to share
Teachers’ professionalism is a key factor deciding the success of teaching practice. To improve
the teaching effects and students’ satisfaction, first it is necessary to improve the teachers’ basic
theories and practical competence, and minimize the phenomenon that the students are forced to
echo every word that the teacher says in class. Second, teachers are expected to consider the fact
that those majoring in industrial and commercial management have taken program of liberal arts
or science, and therefore have to make proper concessions in the teaching contents. Besides, they
are proposed to encourage the students to explore by themselves and to learn more valuable
knowledge.
This study is a very valuable addition in the Pakistani context because very little research has
been done on finding and explaining the relationship between leadership styles and the
way teacher’s perform. The results of this study will help educational institutes in training their
teachers. The study will determine the right style to teach in Pakistan and how to be perfect
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in the role of leadership and teaching and also to determine a relationship between them.
This research will not only help at the teaching level but will also help principals understand
better ways of administrating their educational institutes and also bringing a change in their
style. It may also help in lifting the image and the standard of the administrative leadership
in all the educational institution and also in determining the various points it lacks at.
This research will help in designing different policies, in making plans and decisions
regarding education at different levels. This study can be used by the teacher training
institutions and even other secondary schools. This will also enhance the leadership styles of the
Objective of Study:
To understand and determine the different leadership styles under practice by various principals
and how way through which these styles could influence the performance of teachers teaching at
To determine the perception the principal generally have about their leadership style and
To determine the perception of the teachers regarding the leadership styles of the
To study the effect of time management upon the performance level of the teachers at the
To study the effect communication has on the performance of a teacher and three styles
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To study the effect of solving problems and making decisions on the performance of a
Validity of research:
This study is very beneficial as it will give a chance to the educational leaders to improve their
efficiency and effectiveness. As educational institutes are a service being offered, this research
will give them a chance to improve their service. This research will be most beneficial for the
head teachers as it will provide them with an opportunity to increase their abilities by eliminating
their weak points and also to reflect upon their own leadership styles and appraise them.
Eventually this will have an impact on the school. This will also help teachers understand the
role of leadership and why is it good for their institute. Also new ways can be found through
which the teaching can be enhanced. Finally the research conducted could be used as a base for
Literature Review:
It is the right of every human being to have access to the sources of education. It is one of the
procedure through which skills can be enhanced by adhering to teaching as well as training and
learning. Farooq (1994), has stated in his unique way that traditionally the purpose of education
was to preserve the past as well as the present and to also develop one’s intellect. Education
brings about a permanent change in one’s behavior through development. A child’s education
starts at home because knowledge can also be gained from parents. A person is in a continuous
process of learning. Also knowledge can be gained from a person’s colleagues and there is
another important source of education, a teacher. However not all sources of gaining knowledge
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are considered as notion of education and education is solely linked to formal and structured
Many studies have focused on the different variables that determine the improved levels of
student achievement and the performance of the school. It is generally assumed that the level of
positive school climate as well as the increase and decrease in the level leadership style of a
principal and their positive attitudes have a two dimensional impact, that is direct and indirect on
the impact on the performance of a teacher (Ibrahim,2013). Nadarasa (2014) further states that
positive role in the leadership behavior and good decision making skills can lead towards the
development of the teachers and will also provide them with job satisfaction.
Contingency theory combines the two theories, trait and situational theory. This theory suggests
that a leadership is basically a process in which when the leader exercise the leadership it mainly
depends on the task at hand in a group and whether the leader has a personality that will be fit
There are three styles of leadership identified by Wiles (1990) and Liberman et al (1994); these
are laissez-faire, autocratic and democratic. The autocratic leader considers his or her judgement
to be the best and tells how the things should be done as well as maintains a low level of
communication with their subordinates (Adeyemi, 2013). The second style of leadership the
democratic style emphasizes on the participation of a leader and group in order to design
policies. Laissez-faire is more inclined towards a group making a decision without the
involvement of the leader so the subordinates have the freedom of doing anything and deciding
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It is mentioned in the encyclopedia of education (1971) that an administrators is mainly
concerned about the direction and support given to the student body of an organization. This
incorporates the leadership required to run a school as well. It is expected from a principal that
he or she possesses the qualities such as management, coordination, scheduling, curriculum, staff
utilization and can supervise all the other activities that commonly occur in a school.
group of goals and objectives if the administration is not well coordinated. It has been stated in
Verma (2005) that education is a combination of two words and they are vise educational as well
as the administration. The meaning of the first of these two words ‘education’ is to make an
individual learn or to educate an individual whereas the second word ‘administration’ means the
act of providing a service to educate any individual. In this regard Mohanty (1990) has given a
very meaningful definition according to which it is explained that the “educational institutions
are not only concerned with management of things but also with the human relationship with
their aim towards educating the individuals.” In another study conducted by Gupta (1987)
presented a contradictory statement regarding the role of principles and divulged his views that
the principles basically has the role of designing the policies and implementing it within the
Leadership:
In order for an institute to survive, as recognized by the educational practitioners and scholars, it
is essential for them to have leadership. The literature promotes the idea that management is the
task conducted by a group of people who add value by committing to their work and by putting
their efforts to reach the same goal or objective. The definition of leadership that is most agreed
upon has been given by Javidan, Hanges, and Dorfman (2002) they stated that leadership is the
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ability to motivate as well as influence other members in order to increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of the organization. Another writer Bennis (1989) stated that leadership is a quality
that is possessed by many individuals but very few of them use it. It is also something that so
common that anyone can learn and possess it, it can also be taught and no one has a right to deny
it to anyone(Isaac, Zerbe, & Pitt, 2001;Pearee & Conger, 2003). Furthermore it is stated that it
not an individual’s property. There are various contexts in which leadership is defined, the most
common out of these is the organizational context which talks about creating circumstances in
which an individual becomes a leader and adopts certain leadership qualities and practices
(Oyetunyi, 2006).
Our leaders are our teachers and principle. Their leadership qualities are all dependent of their
capabilities. It is said that the teacher and his/her performance are main pillars of the sound and
progressive culture, because according to the National Education policy, a teacher’s performance
intellectual and personal outline affects his/her teaching and learning process beyond the shadow
of a doubt. A teacher’s attitude towards its learners is what matters, because student adopts what
it sees in their teachers. If a teacher shows the best traits he/she has they are given the title of role
model. When a teacher is awarded with the title of a role model, he/she shows more dedication,
devotion and loyalty towards his/her teaching career. To be more updated about the up-to-date
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A teacher’s training is essential both in service and preservice, because this enhances and
elevates the standards and performance of the teacher itself. This training builds a character that
makes him/her to maintain a standard and enrich the quality of education. Books are not the only
instrument used by a teacher but yet he/she uses influential methods of teaching with which a
student can easily understood what is being taught by the teacher. As Kaini (2006) says, a
teacher is not a teacher until he/she might help his/her students to have a development in their
character and behavior and to provide them full guidance of everything in everyday life. A
teacher not only makes lesson plan but teaches his/her learner too improve its skill, confidence,
helps build character and provokes them to learn their topic with interest. Moreover, in the final
analysis of Stronge & Tucker (2003), they described the teacher’s evaluation as the procedure of
The head master of the school is linked with routine processes of its institution, according to
Sally, McPherson & Bachr (1985). Head mister, head mistresses or principle are name given to
the head of owner of a secondary school, according to his/her wage. A principle is the manager
of the school, looking at the student schedule, maintaining teachers also improving them,
listening to voices of individual and resolving their problem, described by Husen (1985). As
Shukla says, the principle is not only limited to teachers and students, but parents. Principle
ensures that the school’s standard is maintained, the school is organized and the education
questioned, elaborated by Sidhu. According to Stronge, Richard and Catano (2008), the principle
is the dynamic personality that takes up the responsibility of nurturing the talent of the students
activities.
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Methodology:
The research work deals with mixed approaches which define the theoretical framework. This
study makes use of a descriptive method and for this purpose a total of 47 government secondary
schools were incorporated in this study however total 10 schools were selected for further
analysis which included 10 principals and 100 teachers in the selected sample. For the purpose of
collecting data, questionnaires as well as interviews were used as the main source. To analyze
the data, percentage method is used and the data is presented through multiple bar graphs.
Results:
The researcher has also presented the recommendations after conducting the study. There was a
structured questionnaire developed to obtain the opinion of the teachers regarding the subject
matter under study. It was developed in the light of the issues and conceptions explored in the
Questionnaire was prepared for interviewing the principals. The chart shows the statements as
per items (which were collected by interviewing the principals). The results of the interviews that
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Discussion:
It was hypothesized by the researcher that time management does not have any positive impact
on the three types of leadership styles, laissez-faire, autocratic and democratic on the
performance of the teacher but the results show that the respondents gave different responses.
The findings however suggest that time management does indeed have a positive and a
significant impact on the three styles of leadership, laissez-faire, autocratic and democratic on
the performance of the teacher therefore the null hypotheses was rejected. Another hypothesis
made by the researcher was that there is not positive or significant impact of communication on
the three styles of leadership, laissez-faire, autocratic and democratic on the performance of the
teacher however the findings show a positive as well as a significant impact of communication
on the three styles of leadership, laissez-faire, autocratic and democratic on the performance of
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the teacher therefore rejecting the null hypothesis. The researcher further hypothesized that
decision making does not have a positive as well as a significant impact on the three types of
leadership styles, laissez-faire, autocratic and democratic on the performance of the teacher but
the findings suggested otherwise rejecting the null hypothesis. The research also hypothesized
that problem solving does not have a significant as well as a positive impact on the three styles of
leadership, laissez-faire, autocratic and democratic on the performance of the teacher but the
findings suggested otherwise rejecting the null hypothesis. Another hypothesis made by the
researcher was that team building does not have a positive as well as a significant impact on the
three styles of leadership, laissez-faire, autocratic and democratic on the performance of the
teacher but the findings proved otherwise, hence rejected the null hypothesis. Another hypothesis
made suggested that there is no significant link between principals and a teacher’s favorite
leadership style but the findings showed otherwise and so the hypothesis was rejected. This
research paper concludes that secondary school’s principals failed to incorporate the factors
Conclusion:
The main purpose of conducting this research was to find out the “impact of different leadership
styles of principals on the performance of the teacher at the secondary schools based in Sadder
Town, Karachi.” It is concluded from the results obtained from the questionnaires that leadership
styles such as the democratic, laissez-faire and autocratic have a very strong impact on a
teacher’s performance. These leadership styles were then further measured on decision making,
communication, problem solving, time management and team building. In order to obtain the
objectives of the study, interview were conducted using questionnaire that was designed using
the 5 pointer Likert scale. The different parameters defined in this research work were very
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helpful in understanding, determining and as well as evaluating the leadership style possessed by
the principal. Most of the principals are following a democratic leadership style.
Recommendations:
These schools should conduct training programs in order to polish leadership qualities
The schools must follow a decentralized system in order to give some power to the staff
should take steps to improve the performance of the teachers by motivating them.
A mentoring program should be set for enhancing the performance of the new head
teacher appointed.
Other mode of teaching should be considered other than the traditional method of face to
Principals should be able to handle criticism and should focus on improving their public
relations.
A system should be established for providing teachers with continuous feedback on their
performance
Personal Opinion:
The role of school leadership should have strong policy and an increased focus on training,
qualification and professional development for school leaders within a national plan. More
important the links between leadership and teaching should have been strong and no personal
agenda should come in between that and their main aim is to focus two key items:
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Improving the quality of the Workforce;
A theme should be set with high accountability pressure and school leaders increasingly held
responsible for raising standards of achievement, leading school improvement and enhancing the
quality of teaching in schools. School leadership and its relationship to student learning should
have been monitored by inspecting agency and they should be held responsible for inspecting
schools and providing quality assurance and public accountability. This will play an influential
role in shaping public schools in Pakistan. This extract emphasizes the connection between what
Effective head teachers provide a clear vision and sense of direction for the school.
They focus the attention of staff on what is important and do not let them get diverted and
sidetracked with initiatives that will have little impact on the work of the students.
They know what is going on in their classrooms and have a clear view of the strengths
and weaknesses of their staff. They know how to build on the strengths and reduce the
weaknesses.
They can focus their programme of staff development on the real needs of their staff and
school. They gain this view through a systematic programme of monitoring and
evaluation.
They have clarity of thought, sense of purpose and knowledge of what is going on mean
that effective head teachers can get the best out of their staff, which is the key to
influencing work in the classroom and to raising the standards achieved by students.
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