Maslow's Theory Of Effective Leadership

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Introduction

The crisis of effective leadership in our society makes the need to study the field of leadership a must. However, leading people would not be effective if we do not understand the human requirements that must be satisfied first before we can function productively. This lack of adequate leadership makes the understanding of Maslow hierarchy of needs crucial more than any time before. Therefore, the need and role of understanding the Maslow hierarchy of needs is the backbone of the research problem statement.
The ability to lead depends, to a large extent, on understanding the people’s needs including our own. The research topic is about using the role of Maslow’s theory of motivation and needs to promote effective leadership. …show more content…

Even if Maslow's concept of needs is clinically oriented, the business world widely accepts it, especially the human resource management section. Ethical and compassionate leadership fosters positive relationship at three levels of an organization. One, it improves the individual personal-welfare; where studies affirm that the internal conscious/chemistry that supports individuals’ well-being and life get molded and driven by others, in this case, leaders (Lester, 2013). Secondly, it promotes teamwork and collaboration. In fact, the modern evolutionally theory affirms that the notch/rate to which partnership increase the productivity rise to dominance. Finally, it encourages organization in business as a whole, where people work in complete cooperation and harmony as they know how to support one another to perform their duties (Lester, …show more content…

These multidisciplinary groups would include social workers, physical therapists, physicians, and nurses, which would result in holistic care to the patient. There is one of the studies conducted by Beran David about how using Maslow’s theory of needs used in identifying patients’ needs. As affirmed by Beran (2013), the objective of the research was to use the Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs concept and apply it to one of the illness; that is Type 1 diabetes. The researcher employed the qualitative techniques through the use of semi-structured interview where he cross-examined 101 individuals from thirteen nations. The researcher applied the grounded theory for successful data collection procedure and analysis, at the same time, employed the idea of thematic analysis to capture the need/necessities of the

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