Leaders with Character

Term Paper # 101780

Business > Management

An analysis of what characteristics are necessary in the modern business leader in order to benefit the organization.

1,659 words () | 4 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the need for the character of leaders to include a broad range of attributes in order to serve the organization and the workers in a positive manner. The paper discusses various views on the elements of characters that leaders should possess, focusing particularly on the characteristics of modern business leaders and their organizations.

From the Paper:

"The research indicates that the character of leadership is a significant element, not only for the person that is deemed the leader, but for the entire organization. Leaders with character are servants to those around them, striving to meet the needs of people in a manner that is beneficial to all. Yet, character in leadership also requires that leaders have a strong ethical base, as a means of considering the impact of business decisions on all parties and attempting to achieve results in a manner that leads to worker and organization success. While it was once believed that leaders had to drive workers, forcing them to accomplish tasks, without concern for their personal needs, theorists such as Maslow and Marks allowed society to comprehend that these practices were detrimental to industry over the long term."

Sample of Sources Used:

Abraham Maslow. (n.d.). Personality Theories. Retrieved February 1, 2007, from http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/maslow.html
Greenleaf, R.K. (1977). Servant-Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press.
Karl Marx. (2003). Stanford University. Retrieved February 1, 2007, from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/marx/
Spears, L. (n.d.). On character and servant-leadership: ten characteristics of effective, caring leaders. Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership. Retrieved February 1, 2007, from http://www.greenleaf.org/leadership/read-about-it/articles/On-Character-and-Servant-Leadership-Ten-Characteristics.htm