Leadership in organizations

Abstract

The following infographic addresses the topic of leadership, highlighting its importance as an essential tool for coordinating human behavior and facilitating the achievement of goals and objectives through effective processes. Different types of leadership are presented, each with its own distinctive characteristics and particular approaches, starting with automatic leadership, in which tasks are determined without allowing discussions or initiatives; democratic leadership, which assigns tasks by encouraging discussion and participation of team members; liberal leadership, in which total freedom is granted to act according to their preferences and criteria; authoritarian leadership, characterized by giving directive orders and strict supervision of compliance; and charismatic leadership, which focuses on motivating and inspiring staff to achieve organizational goals.

In addition, various leadership models are explored. On the one hand, the trait approach focuses on the personal characteristics that define a leader, while the behavioral approach focuses on people's actions and behaviors. The contingency approach suggests that leadership is indispensable and may vary according to circumstances and situations, and the emergent approach, which addresses both transformational and transactional leadership, highlighting its goal of changing and improving the organization.