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| Published: September 12, 2023
Leadership: An In-depth Study of the Attributes of an Effective Leader
B.A. (H) III Psychology, Department of Psychology, Lingaya’s Vidyapeeth, Faridabad, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, Lingaya’s Vidyapeeth, Faridabad, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.302.20231103
DOI: 10.25215/1103.302
ABSTRACT
This research paper examines the various leadership characteristics valued and practiced by employees in various workplace settings. The aim of the study is to determine whether certain common characteristics are shared by successful leaders. In depth analysis of 15 case studies were done and data was gathered from different individuals by conducting unstructured interview. According to the research, certain characteristics like honesty, integrity, transparent communication, amiability, strong decision-making abilities, emotional control and ethics are considered as essential for a leader to succeed in the workplace. The case study method of research was used as it allows for a thorough investigation of common characteristics that makes up a good leader. This method facilitates a deeper comprehension of leadership phenomena while contextualizing it in a larger organizational context. The findings of the present study will be instrumental in hiring of the employees in key leadership positions. It will further aid in developing defined leadership characteristics by people tasked to work in higher hierarchies to foster productive workplace culture.
Keywords
Leadership, Decision Making, Communication, Case Study, Productive Workplace
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2023, Wesley, A. & Narayan, S.
Received: June 16, 2023; Revision Received: September 08, 2023; Accepted: September 12, 2023
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.302.20231103
10.25215/1103.302
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Published in Volume 11, Issue 3, July-September, 2023