Leadership Theories for Competencies in Political, Organizational, and Team Building

Question:

Discuss about the Transformational and Servant Leadership for Youth.

This project focuses on the empowerment of the minority youth in Pakistan. It emphasis on the leadership theories which can bring a social change and which will transform the minority Christian community in Pakistan. In Pakistan, the Christian minority community is excluded since they have low self esteem and they do not have enough resources to grow themselves in the society. A detailed analysis of the leadership qualities have been discussed in this project. It has been discussed that how the leadership theories can be utilized for the political competencies, organizational competencies and team building competencies in order to build up a strong team which will help in the growth of oneself and thereby help in the growth of the society. These theories can be applied to empower the minority Christian youth to grow in the society of Pakistan (Arnold, Beauchamp & Bowie, 2013).

To be an efficient leader, one has to imbibe certain skills and qualities, so that they can help in the contribution of the society at large. A leader is able to motivate the people and make them move in a positive direction. These leadership theories focus on how to form a strong bond with the people who will develop a quality in their way of thinking and how they will live. A great leader is someone who is able to influence the people all over and change their perspective for the betterment (Boatright,  2012).

There are many leadership theories and models on Leadership. These are as follows:

• Trait Theory

This type of leadership theory is based on the characteristics which relates to the individual behavior. The behaviors which are in relation to leader are intellectual, open for changes attention and the sincerity (Brooks & Dunn,2012).

• Transactional Theory

According to this theory the leader should set the goals for the individual so that it is possible to assess their performances and thereby reward or punish them according to their performance

• Transformational Theory

This type of theory helps the leaders to look upon the ultimate goal and try to motivate their followers through motivation so that their vision could be achieved.

• Environmental Theory

In this theory the leaders help the members or the group to coordinate with each other to achieve the goal. This helps the individual to achieve the required goal for the benefit of the group (Christensen, Mackey & Whetten, 2014).

• Great Man Theory

Characteristics Required to be an Effective Leader

This theory helps the people who have the qualities of being born as a leader and those inherent qualities help them to achieve something in life (Collins, 2012).

The transformational leadership theory helps in making a strong relationship between the leader and his followers. The basic elements of this theory help in empowering the minority Christian people mainly the youth in Pakistan. The minority Christian people are neglected in the society and therefore they are de motivated to stand for themselves in the society. Thus this theory helps to empower the minority Christian youth are as follows:

This transformational leadership theory helps the leader to act as a role model and therefore it influences the mass to behave like a leader. This theory influences the minority youth to come out of the discrimination that is social as well as economical in the society of Pakistan. This theory helps the youth section to behave in an idealized way and therefore it sets the values, ethical principles and convictions in the actions they take. This concept helps the leader to build trust with the followers; therefore it helps the youth to come out of the myth that minority youth are backward and so that they can improve their self esteem and build confidence to be another individual just like the youth of the other community (Du, Swaen Lindgreen & Sen, 2013).

This theory of transformational leadership helps the leader to imbibe the quality of confidence and to motivate the followers to grow. This theory helps the minority youth of Christian community to have a clear vision for the future and to communicate the expectation so as to demonstrate a commitment of goals for the future. This theory requires the communication skills of the leader to convey the message with a sense of authority .The leader is positive and optimistic to make the followers lead a better life (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell ,2013).

This value of leadership helps in the creativity and autonomy among all the followers. The leaders help the minority youth of the Christian community in Pakistan to improve their decision making skills and stimulate the followers to be more creative and innovate as much as possible. The transformational leader challenges the assumption that people follow without criticism. The leaders convey the vision which helps the followers to see the actual picture and therefore succeed in their effort.

This theory considers that the group members or the followers in the group have specific desires and some is motivated by money and the rest by some other things such as excitement. This theory recognizes the needs of the people especially focusing on the minority left out Christian youth in Pakistan. The leader is able to determine what exactly motivate those people to unite with the rest of the World. It is through proper mentoring, the transformational leader provides opportunity to each of the leader. Thus the team members can fulfill their activities (Paharia &Singh, 2016).

Different Leadership Theories and Models

It is a very effective part of communication. Any person who is not a good listener won’t be able to communicate effectively. For being a good communicator it is important to listen what the other person is trying to articulate. As we mention listening it also includes things such as gesture, voice, expression. This non-verbal gestures or signs are something which is very important details that is needed to be understood while communicating with a person. When we mention listening it also includes this gestures or signs. As a person communicates he does not only communicate with only voice but also with his gesture and signals. It is very needed to be understood in order to understand what the person is trying to convey. A good listener has a habit of understanding these tiny details so that they can understand what the other person is trying to communicate and thereby reply accordingly (McWilliams, 2014).

Empathy is one of the most important characteristic amongst several other characteristics that a good communicator posses. When we mention that someone is empathetic, we mean that the person understands the situation of the other person. To understand a person fully or what the person is trying to convey, it is very important to put yourself in the situation of that person, to understand the point of view of the person. Communication is a tricky thing and something which may be conveyed by Mr. X can be inappropriate for Mr. Y where Mr. X thinks it to be appropriate. So it is very important to understand the point of view of a person or the situation through which a person is communicating. A empathetic person understands the problem and situation and tries to put himself or herself in the situation of the other person and then judge or communicate with the person. This makes the communication more effective and makes the person a better communicator (Collins, 2012).

A leader should understands the difficulties and problems that other are facing and support them accordingly so that it helps them to heal. A supportive leader is been seek by all and it is one of the rarest characteristics that a person posses and this characteristic differentiate the normal person from a leader. Each and every person seeks someone who can offer support and comfort so that it make a situation easier for the followers. It is one of the characteristic of leader to create an environment which is supportive and healing in nature.

Impact of Transformational Leadership on Empowering Minority Christian Youth in Pakistan

It is the duty of a leader to understand the details of their follower. They understand what a person is capable of doing or achieve and what kind of values that a person has and according support that person so that the goals can be achieved.

A leader carries the characteristic of persuasive in nature. There power to convince and influence is one of the most important characteristics that differentiate them from a general person. They have an assertiveness in their voice and there nature that they can easily persuade and convince people (Shaw, Barry & Sainsbury , 2013).

Conclusion

The great leaders have motivated many people and they have played the role of changing the life of many people, even though they applied different strategy but their goal was same. They did well for the society, which was a common cause. The ethical behavior of the leaders can contribute in the development of the society. A leader helps the society to have people of like mentality or make them positive. The environment helps in maintaining a strong relation and formation of a strong bond between the leaders and its members. The relationship can help to develop the quality of the individual. A great leader can influence people up to such an extent that he may change the people and the minority Christian youth in Pakistan for the betterment of the society.

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