Ideal Organizational Leadership

Organizations are conglomerates of different types of people with different skills, natures, styles, characteristics, likes and dislikes. Human resources in organizations are full of diversity. In such environments, it is unlikely that particular types of leaders would command the respect and admiration of all the employees. A charismatic leader is an asset to an organization in many fields but considered a liability in the matter of grooming second line of leadership. An autocratic leader is absolutely necessary for getting work done in a regimented way but may not be liked by skilled and intellectual employees. Similarly almost all types of leadership have their own advantages and disadvantages. The big question then is “What type of leadership is a real asset to an organization?"

The question is not difficult to answer if one goes by the nuances of successful human resource management. Given the diversity in human resources in the organization, a successful leader would be one who is an admixture of all types of leadership. Such leader would be autocratic where it is demanded, will be charismatic while projecting the image of the company, will be patronizing obedient and learning employees and will be intellectual while dealing with the skilled work force. In short, he gets into a suitable garb of leadership type, as demanded by the situation and circumstances.

The answer to the above question is that a leader is an asset to an organization when he is not regimented but would switch into different roles as demanded by the situations. Such leaders win the awe, respect and admiration of the employees. Employees under such leaders work not merely for their salaries, but they also work with a feeling that they are working for their leader. It is such feeling that brings the best out of an employee.

            There are different types of leaders to manage and direct the organizations.

Important among them are