Leadership StrategiesWay to

Enhance Organization

Abstract
In present scenario, leadership has become indispensable. As with the change in time,
human behavior has changed. Every human being tends to make things work according
to him, which is not practically possible. Hence, it makes leadership a prerequisite. This
prerequisite is for organizations also. Prior starting an organization, the person starting
that organization needs to possess strong leadership characteristics. Leadership is
basically an ability of a person to influence other people to make them work.
Leadership style differ from person to person i.e. every person has to be tackled in a
different way. Leadership depends on circumstances of an organization, it has to be
flexible so that it can be changed when environment changes. Different leadership
strategies like strategy based on authority retained, strategy based on task versus people
emphasis, strategy based on assumptions about people and entrepreneurship leadership
strategy, can be used for smooth functioning of an organization.
This paper talks about firstly, what changes have taken place in organizational
leadership. Secondly, what were the earlier leadership strategies and what is the present
scenario. Thirdly, how leadership strategies affects the functioning of an organization.
Fourthly, the advantages of leadership strategies in an organization. Fifthly, the
different leadership strategies would be discussed followed by conclusion.

Introduction
Changes in an organization are needed and to deal with the changes an organisation must have
good organisational leadership. Organisational leadership is supported by Leadership strategies.
Success and growth can be achieved by leadership strategies. This is what leadership strategies
define itself. Vision of an organisation can also be seen through leadership strategies. Vision is
where you want your organisation to be. Vision is futuristic.
Leadership strategies like strategy based on authority retained, strategy based on task versus
people emphasis, strategy based on assumptions about people helps in enhancing the
organisation leadership. How it enhance organisation leadership? It will be discussed later.
Leadership strategies are those strategies which lead to change in organizational leadership.
Organisational leadership is leadership within in an organisation. It means how to manage the
organisation i.e. management of an organisation.
Leadership can be transfer i.e. within an organisation priorities can be shifted among employees
and according to priorities followers can be created. Organisational leadership involves three
important points which defines it which are firstly, concept of change. It means taking an
organisation from inactive to active phase organisational leadership is required. Secondly,
organisation performance i.e. for better performance organisational leadership is required. Thirdly,
how to achieve specific goal which involves strategic planning and it requires organisational
leadership.
There are different organisational leadership styles which help in achieving the growth of an
organisation. Different organisational leadership styles are classic, situational. Strategy is
basically a plan which helps an organisation to achieve the destination in any condition. So when
leadership coincide with strategy it makes the organisation more powerful to work upon its
organisational leadership. Because when leadership strategy would be there then organisation
will itself get a way to achieve the success and can easily influence the people in an organisation
as leadership define itself as influencing the people to do the work and achieve great heights in
future. Different leadership styles also help in enhancing the organisation which is as follows:
participative, authoritarian, coaching, pace setting.
What Is Leadership?
Leadership is basically an ability of a person to influence other people to make them work.
What Is Leadership Strategies?
It defines the growth and success of an organisation. It directs the organisation how to achieve
goal.
What Is Organisational Leadership?
It means how to manage the organisation i.e. management of an organisation.
Past and Present Scenario
Many modifications have taken place. Historically, leadership means the
behaviour of an individual i.e. leader. They only focus on the psychological and
physical characteristics of leader. In past scenario, leaders were not adaptable.
Basically, in past scenario leadership means to focus only on leader ignoring all other
variables and all other members of the group.
In past, leadership strategies are dependent on leader. Leadership ignores all other group
members so leader has to direct the organisation i.e. the way organisation would work.
It means growth and success of an organisation is influenced by leader.
In past, delegation of work was not there. It means more importance was given to leader
because of which leadership strategies are affected. As organisation consider leader only

so other group members thought that they are unserviceable which leads to conflicts
between them and leadership strategies affects the organisation in a negative way.
Diversions have been taken place between past and present scenario.
In present scenario, leadership means not only personality of leader but also behaviour of
leader while communicating with his or her group members. Leaders are adaptable.
It means leadership do not focus only on leader but also other group members who work
for organisation.
In present scenario, leadership means delegation of work.
As organisation consider leader as well other group members so growth and success of an
organisation is in the hands of leadership.
Equal importance is given to leader and other group members because of whom there is
no conflict between them and organisation achieve great heights in future.
Leadership strategies rely on leader and other group members i.e. leadership.
Leadership strategies affects whole organisation. If organisational leadership will not be
there or it is not to the point than leadership strategy will affect severely i.e. organisation
would not achieve great success in future.
Equal importance to leadership make other group members think that they are serviceable
and they work for organisation with full dedication and leadership strategies affects the
organisation leadership in a positive way i.e. achievement of growth and success
according to the plan.
How Leadership Strategies Affects The Functioning Of Organisation?
Functioning of an organisation means a structure which is designed within which all
employees work according to their work and is answerable to higher authority.
When an organisation decides to implement the strategy i.e. implement the way to achieve
goal and create valuable position in future, leadership is needed.
Without leadership strategy mission cannot be accomplished.
Achievement of success depends on the functioning of organisation and functioning of
organisation totally depends on leadership.
If there will be good leadership then accomplishment of work will be proper and
leadership strategy will affect the functioning of organisation in a positive way.
Incompatible skills, deprived asset configuration, insufficient performance are the factors
of not achieving the strategy objective. Strategy is not achieved because of bad leadership
which will affect the functioning of an organisation in a negative way.
Introducing change, change like customers demand , political changes, environmental
changes , etc. could be adapt by an organisation if there is proper functioning of an
organisation and proper functioning of an organisation will depend on leadership
strategies and if it will not adapt properly then organisation will face doom period.
Two aspects that leadership strategies have :
1) Shared values
2) Clear vision
If these two aspects are well defined in an organisation then there will be proper functioning
of an organisation because each and every person knows what their work is and how it should be
accomplished effectively and efficiently i.e. without wasting any resources and at minimum cost.
Elements of growth are new ideas, creativity, development for competition and these
elements define the function of an organisation and it can be achieved if there is proper
strategic leadership.
Functioning of organisation also depends on long term goals or short term goals. Long
term goals and short term goals are defined by leadership strategies.
In short term goals, organisation removes some new ideas which affects the whole
functioning of an organisation and with a short term goal proper leadership strategy
cannot be attained because of which functioning of an organisation will be disturbed.

 In long term goals, organisation do not remove any new ideas and ambitious
thinking rather they increase the innovation which lead to good functioning of an
organisation and leadership strategy can be attained because of which functioning of an
organisation will not get disturb.
Advantages of Leadership Strategies in an Organisation?
Every organisation has some leadership strategies and that strategies do have some advantages
because of which organisation attain its goal successfully, effectively and efficiently. Some
advantages are listed below:
a) Determining Firms Purpose Or Vision
Determining firms purpose or vision means what firms want to achieve in future.
A valuable position what firm want to achieve.
Leadership strategies define the clear vision of organisation because of which each and
every employee and manger in organisation know what their work is and how they have
to perform.
Accordingly each and every person work and attain their goal. Achieving their goal is a
big advantage.
Also, Leadership strategy define mission of an organisation. Mission is purpose of
existence. Defining purpose of existence clearly define that why organisation is existing
and it also define the work of employees for day today growth and it give advantage to
organisation.
Leadership strategy define vision so they guide and influence people accordingly to
perform work.
They guide people according to their ability and capacity. So that no overload should be
there and employees can perform their work easily and smoothly and can gain advantage
for organisation.
They guide people according to their departments so that work is delegated easily and
rapidly and advantage is gained for organisation.
b) Exploiting and Maintaining Core Competencies
Core competencies are resources and ability that give a firm competitive advantage over
its rivalries.
So, maintaining and exploiting of core competencies is regulated by leadership strategies
which give advantage to organisation.
Resources are those which are used for production in an organisation.
Maintaining resources means not to waste it. Utilising it at its best. Use when it is needed.
And when resources are used at its best then production will be at its best and profit margin
will be large and it will give advantage to organisation.
Maintaining and exploiting ability is one of the important works of leadership strategies.
Leadership strategy maintains ability that is capabilities of workers. Leadership strategy
delegates the work according to ability.
They maintain at its best and do no waste it. Whenever it is needed they exploit it i.e.
whenever new idea is needed they exploit the ability or capability of worker to achieve
the goal and can give advantage to organisation.
c) Developing Human Capital
Human capital is the knowledge and skills of a firms entire workforce or citizenry i.e.
employees in an organisation.
Strategic leaders take human capital as a resource to gain its core competencies and
competitive advantage.
Strategic leadership develop human capital by guiding them. Strategic leaders guide
employees according to their capability so that they can exploit competitive advantage
successfully.

 Citizens appreciate the involvement and work more to gain more advantage for
organisation.
Strategic leadership develop human capital which directly helps in long term growth and
profit earning which gives advantage to organisation.
Strategic leadership develop human capital which act as a large investment for
organisation and which give advantage to organisation.
This investment actually motivates the employees which results in innovation, well
educated workforce i.e. formation of great groups.
d) Sustaining An Effective Organisational Culture
Organisational culture refers to values and behaviours that contribute social and
psychological environment of an organisation.
It means new ideas, expectations, beliefs, experience, workings, decisions, actions, etc.
Strategic leadership sustain an effective organisational culture means shape the firm in a
positive way so that advantage is gained.
Strategic leadership sustain positive organisational culture because of which strategies are
formulated and implemented.
Leadership strategies give effective organisational culture because of which organisation
face growth and success in future.
Values, behaviours, new ideas all are sustained by leadership strategies which gives
positive strength and advantage to organisation.
e) Emphasizing Ethical Practices
Ethical means what is wrong? Or what is right?
Emphasize ethical practice means leadership strategies focus on code of conduct.
Ethical practice emphasized by leadership strategies so that each and every employee in
organisation must know how organisation should go on?
How organisation should attain growth and success in future?
Leadership strategy focuses on ethical practice so that each and every employee in
organisation should be aware of rules i.e. what is wrong or what is right?
Employees should not break any rule and should work in a proper manner and it gives
advantage to organisation.
f) Establishing Balanced Organizational Controls
Organisational controls are the procedures i.e. informal and formal which is controlled by
strategic leaders for activities in organisation.
Control is basically overviewing the work. If ay default is there then they can correct it
and should not repeat in next step.
It is basically to influence and guide the employees to achieve objectives.
It is done so that objective or goal can be achieved effectively and efficiently.
It is done so that formal and informal employees can manage with each other and there
will be no conflict between them.
There will be no conflict and will work together then new ideas, more creativity will be
there.

Different Leadership Strategies

1) Strategy Based On Authority Retained
This strategy is based on classical approach. It is difference of authority between leader and
subordinate employees. It means how much authority do leader has and how much authority is

delegated to subordinate employees. In this strategy we have three more strategy which is as
follows:
1. Authoritarian leadership strategy
2. Participative leadership strategy
3. Free-rein leadership strategy
2) Authoritarian Strategy
In this strategy full authority is in the hands of leader. All decisions are taken by leader only. No
involvement of subordinate employees. Leader takes decision and he or she passes the order to
subordinate to perform the work and achieve the goal successfully. In this strategy productivity
and morale tends to be high.
Participative Strategy
In this strategy we have three types which is as follows:
a) Consultative
In this strategy, leaders request the group members to give opinions yet leaders do not feel
obliged to take opinions. In starting itself leader declares he or she will take final decision.
b) Democratic
In this strategy final decision is taken by leader but on the opinions of group members. Before taking
decision leader do voting. They delegate full authority to group members to take decision and group
members
c) Consensual
In this strategy, full authority is delegated to group members. In this leader take less participation
then group members. In this decision making takes time.
3)

Free-Rein Strategy
In this strategy, leader gives up or passes on his or her duty to someone else in group. Leader
passes on his or duty because of fear of failure or workload etc. this strategy works good when
there is large number of people in a group.
Strategy Based On Task Versus People Emphasis
This strategy shows the relative concern on the task to be performed and people who will
perform this task
Leader who focus on task performance reveal the following behaviour:
a) Organise the task and define the part of group members.
b) Explain what work has to be done by each and every employee.
c) Propose well define path of communication and ways to achieve goal. Leader
who focus on people work reveal the following behaviour:
a) Develop path of communication
b) Give support to them so that they dont face any stress.
c) Develop trust between them so that they should believe and should be answerable to
leader.
It depends on leaders on which they will focus more on task or more on people. For this we
have four combinations which is as follows:
a) High task and low relationship
b) High task and high relationship
c) High relationship and low task
d) Low relationship and low task
Strategy Based On Assumptions About People
In this strategy it depends on leader that what he or she assume about his or her group members.
In this strategy they assume on the basis of theory X and theory Y. They take theory X as
autocratic leaders who dont allow subordinate to take decision and decisions are taken by leader

only. They take theory Y as democratic leader in which all decisions are taken by subordinates
not by the leader.
Likerts Four Strategies
This strategy contains four strategies which are as follows:
a) Exploitative authoritarian:
In this strategy leader uses penalties. In this communication takes place from upward to
downward i.e. from top management to lower level management.
b) Benevolent authoritarian:
In this strategy, communication takes place from upward to downward and from downward to
upward. But in downward to upward it is too some extent. Leader encourage by giving rewards.
c) Consultative:
Leader uses reward and incentives to encourage people. Some delegation in decision making is
allowed. Some involvement of subordinates is allowed in decision making.
d) Participative
In this any group member can give decision for any group. No restrictions. Close relation
between top management and lower level management. Leader gives economic rewards.