Impact of Effective Leadership in Organizational Performance

Alhaji Umar Lawal Aliyu¹

Section:Review Paper, Product Type: Isroset-Journal
Vol.5 , Issue.1 , pp.15-25, Jan-2019

Online published on Jan 31, 2019

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Abstract :
A leader is a person or thing that has power and influence over others or he is higher in rank, status or quality among his counterparts or field and is able to exercise a higher degree of control or influence over others. A leader is a person who tries to balance varying interest among managers, employees and other business stakeholder. In all varying degrees of life, leadership involves establishing a clear vision, sharing that vision with others so that they follow instructions willingly. It provides the information, knowledge and methods to realize that vision. It also coordinates and balances the conflicting interests of all members and stakeholders. A good leader must take responsibility for the well-being and improvement of his followers always because as a leader, you need to think about how each individual affects the group and how all members of the group are fleering whether good or bad. Effective leadership is one key element in the success of a group and virtually anyone can learn to be an effective leader. It will be good to have in mind that we need leadership in all aspect and facets of life in order to have a truly democratic society. The thrust of the research work is to examine leadership and impact of effective leadership in organizational performance. The thesis shall take into account what is leadership, types of leaderships, and the best way to achieve best leadership results.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Control, Follower, Leadership, Management, Organisation, Performance, Society

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