An essence of leadership, its styles

A review and personal account commentary

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.5083

Authors

  • Berhane Aradom Tedla Ohio, USA
  • Gaikar Vilas B Vice-Principal & Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Smt. CHM. College, University of Mumbai, India

Keywords:

leadership, leadership styles, leadership implementation, leadership barriers

Abstract

The paper defines leadership and highlights its essence and importance in the modern world, and also discusses the foundation, evolution and barriers of leadership from ancient times to present with relevant sources, reviews and commentaries. The main purpose of the paper is to show that leadership is a skill that can be developed and how to apply leadership styles situationally. The research also highlighted about various types of leadership, an implementation of leadership as well as various barriers of leadership. The study is based on the secondary data collected from various sources. Through discussions this study has brought about the leader should know when and how to implement various ideas.

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Published

25-03-2022

How to Cite

Tedla, B. A., & Vilas B, G. (2022). An essence of leadership, its styles: A review and personal account commentary. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S2), 175–183. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.5083

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