P2.1- Compare the effectiveness of the leadership styles used by the CEO in ASDA to that used by British airways CEO In different times, leadership has been defined in different ways. Some of the theorists saw leadership as motivational process, some saw it as a process to dictate subordinates in order to achieve organizational goal. According to Chester Barnard, leadership is- ‘The ability of a superior to influence the behavior of subordinates and persuade them to follow a particular course of action’ (Barnard 1938). From point of view of Harold Knootz and Cyrill O’Donnell, leadership is- ‘influencing people so that they will strive willingly towards the achievement of group goals’ (Management: A System of Contingency Analysis of Managerial Functions, 1976). In general terms, leadership is the process of motivating people to the maximum output from the subordinates which will lead in accomplishment of organizational goals. Different leaders have their own styles to lead. But there are 4 basic leadership styles which are seen in most of the leaders. These styles are- Autocratic, Bureaucratic, Laissez-faire and Democratic. The autocratic leadership style is the classical approach of leadership. Here, the leader is the center of everything. He doesn’t consult with his subordinates, and his subordinates have to obey all of his commands …show more content…
But this concept is defined in different ways by different theorists. According to Henry Fayol, ‘To manage is to forecast and to plan, to organize to command, to coordinate and to control’ (Russell C. Swansburg, 1996). James L. Lundy (1968) says- ‘Management is principally the task of planning, coordinating, motivating and controlling the efforts of others towards a specific objective’. In general terms, management is the process of designing and maintaining an environment in which individuals working together in groups efficiently accomplish organizational