Leadership Styles& Its Impact on Employees’ Performance & Social Life

Abstract

The ability to lead effectively includes orchestrating important change, then, will set the excellent managers apart from the average ones. Great leaders keep people focused on moving the organization toward its ideal future, motivating them to overcome whatever obstacles lie in the way. They master skills that are useful to their organizations, and they hold to performance standards that are higher than required. The essence of leadership is in the level & degree of professional planning which includes purpose, priorities, plans, listening, learning, leading, attitude, aptitude, attention, articulate, imagination, ideas, integrity, inspire & so on. In this global competitive environment, effective leadership style is necessary to reduce the attrition rate. Organization’s survival, success and profitability depend upon employee’s performance and productivity which is directly associated with leader’s approach(style). Leadership has been characterized as “activity aimed at bringing about change in an organization or social system to improve people’s lives” (Austin& Leland, 1991, p. 7). Such responsibility suggests that leaders are charged with an enormous burden to effect organizational and social change. Hence, competent, steady, and progressive leadership can be a critical factor that determines whether an organization survives and thrives or succumbs to the pressures and challenges of today’s increasingly competitive marketplace. Identifying successful leadership qualities is a challenging and dynamic task and has been a topic of decades-long debate among industrial psychologists (Termen, 1904). Researcher here wants to analyze elements present in different styles which can improve the performance of employees. So, a new leadership style can be developed which is customized form of effective factors from different styles which have influence on employee performance. This new innovation will help in reducing gap between leader’s and employee’s mentality. It has been recommended that organizations use the leadership style that enhances the capabilities and abilities of the people. Moreover, this research can be useful for the growth of employee, society, organization and economy by reducing employee turnover and improve standard of living.