Essays on Fiedler

The Contingency Theory of Leadership was developed by the psychologist Fred Fiedler in the 1950s initially as a series of measurements and then formalized as a theory in the late 1960s (Fiedler, 1967). The essential tenet of the Contingency Theory of Leadership is that there is no one single best model of leadership, but the situation will dictate the method and leadership style (Mills & McKimm, 2016). The focus tends to be on the leader being able to correctly read the situation and adapt the style of leadership accordingly. The theory states that the effectiveness of a leader is dependent ...

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Higher education is considered the epitome of learning and research in the scholarly world. Therefore, leadership in higher education institution ought to be in maximum effectiveness at all times. Leaders at higher education institutions had better employ strategic leadership and management skills to ensure that such institutions attain the goals that define their existence. The current paper will analyze and comment on theories and research paradigms that have been presented in the integration and practice of leadership and management at higher institution centers. This section holds that although several theories, concepts and research paradigms have been presented, still there ...

In the world, about half of marriages of 25-40-year-olds end in the collapse, and in the majority of these families have children. Influence of divorce of parents on the psychological state of children of their future life cannot be overestimated. Family is the most important thing for a child. It satisfies the basic children's psychological love, communication, security needs. From the first days of birth the baby learns how to feel, to love, to trust. The child learns the example of parents to build further relationships, perceive the good, to experience crises (Pickhardt, 2011). Therefore, destruction of the family ...

Ultraviolet light (UV light) is a type of electromagnetic radiation that is located between visible light and X-rays in the electromagnetic spectrum. It is invisible to the human eye, and has a frequency greater than that of visible light but lesser than X-rays. It has a wavelength ranging from about 10 nm to 400 nm (ISO, 2007). UV light is a part of the radiation that comes from the sun. It can also be produced artificially by electric arcs, black lights, tanning lamps and mercury vapor lamps. The name Ultraviolet literally translates to “beyond violet”, as it has a ...

There are many models and approaches to leadership. Traditional approaches, such as trait, behavioral and contingency will be considered in this study. The main idea of the trait approach is that the leaders are born, not made and focuses on the leader and not on the followers or the situation. This approach is concerned with what traits leaders exhibit and who has these traits. It assumes that it is the leader and his/her personality that are central to the leadership process. For organizations it means that selecting the right people will increase organizational effectiveness. The managers can also analyze ...

The paper will present the self-assessment done based on the Fielder model and answer the required questions about his model and about the future of my leadership. Based on the self-assessment and determination of my Fiedler least preferred coworker scale – LPC the results showed high score, which means I have been determined as a relationship-oriented leader. I have a high people leadership style 7 and also scored a 7 in task leadership style. I have seen the LPC more positively. The assessment is right since in most of the times I am very good at managing conflicts and avoiding ...

A cherished dream and desirable goal for many people is to become a real leader. Leadership does not necessarily imply control of a huge company, public or political party. Leadership is an attitude and the way of thinking that allows a person to achieve success in various fields (Adair 19). The position of the leader even in a small professional group at work will definitely bring bonuses in the form of experience, new motivation, increase the credibility and, as a consequence, promotion and increasing revenue. At last, it will bring the opportunity to develop the leadership skills effectively and ...

Comparison between Leadership skills of Project Manager versus Operations Manager

Leadership qualities in a manager are essential for influencing the employees to make an effort towards realizing organizational goals. A manager must have the necessary skills to evaluate a situation, make plans to achieve predetermined targets and guide his team for achieving them. These targets may be set for a short term or for a long term; an operation manager is concerned with achieving short term targets where as a project manager takes decisions on long term issues. Both exercise leadership skills for achieving the goals, which have some common and different components which have been compared in the ...