Leadership Traits, Styles and Application of Leadership Theory

Leadership is something that inspires or motivates. It is having wisdom as to what must be done and what can be delegated to management. However leadership and management should work together in order to achieve good results. Leaders are made in the course of time. It is possible to make leaders. Leadership is a process in which a person can motivate and influence others to do intended work. A leader should have knowledge and skills in order to be in the position. Leadership makes innovation. Leadership traits play vital role in providing leadership. Leader is one who leads while the follower is one who follows. There are different leadership styles that can be followed by leaders. However, the best leadership style can make a leader great. There are many things to be learnt with respect to leadership. This is because the old style of leadership does not work now. It needs more careful thought and the method of influencing others should be based on ideal practices but not by force. Therefore it is essential to understand the different types of leadership or styles of leadership and acquire skills in order to be a better leader who can influence his followers without using force. Another focus of this paper is applying leadership theory. The remainder of this paper throws more light on leadership and reflection of the author on leadership.