Leadership Characteristics of Administrators

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This literature review takes a look at the dynamics and characteristics of outstanding leadership skills in school administrators. The paper offers a synthesis of the main findings on the leadership related to past and current trends in leadership literature and the characteristics of leadership and the relationship between power and leadership.

Outline:
Introduction
Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
Section 1: Overview of Leadership
Section 2: Characteristics of Leadership
Section 3: Power and Leadership
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"To define leadership, we first have to understand that leadership is relative i.e. everyone has a different approach to define what is good leadership. There are some who try to differentiate between the tasks and approaches of an individual in terms of being a good leader or a good manager. There are others who concentrate on the necessary characteristics of an individual that make him/her a leader like intellect, risk taking ability, determination, creativity, etc. There are many others who are more focused on the different elements of leadership and believe that these elements are far more important for any researcher to catalog if they are analyzing the dynamics and aspects of leadership especially within academic institutions."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Adler, A. (1946). Understanding human nature. New York: Permabooks.
• Ashour, A.S. (1973). The Contingency Model of Leadership Effectiveness: An Evaluation. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 9: 335-76.
• Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy. The Exercise of Control. New York: W.H. Freeman.
• Bass, B.M. 1985). Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations. New York: The Free Press.
• Bennis, W., and B. Nanus. (1985). Leaders. New York: Harper and Row.

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