A New Paradigm of Leadership?

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The paper argues that a new paradigm of leadership is not needed; effective leadership will likely continue to be based on the same balance of transformational and transactional qualities that have defined effective leaders throughout human history. The paper reviews the organizational literature on leadership with reference to historical models and explores the dominant models with reference to two articles on leadership in health care practices. The paper shows how there is no one template of effective leadership as different situations require different approaches.

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"While it may be argued that the 21st century also demands new leadership reality to meet the demands of a changing world, a review of the literature on leadership and a sense of historical scope suggests this is not the case. Indeed, throughout human history the qualities of great leaders have remained remarkably consistent. The scholarly literature on leadership indicates that the "effective leader achieves a balance between transformational and transactional behaviors" (McGuire and Kennerly 180). Transformational behaviour includes charismatic leadership and the capacity to inspire followers beyond their self-interest, while transactional leadership is an approach that manipulates followers to achieve goals based upon rewards or positive reinforcement (McGuire and Kennerly 179-180)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Haidar, Elizabeth. "Leadership and Management of Change."Journal of Community Nursing. 20.4 (2006): 13-16.
• McGuire, Elaine and Kennerly, Susan. "Nurse Managers as Transformational and Transactional Leaders." NursingEconomics. 24.4 (2006): 179-185.

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