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Running Head : Leadership Framework

Leadership Framework

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Leadership holds a very prominent place in academic literature and has attracted academicians ' attention over the years . Many researchers have worked on identifying various characteristics of leaders and have developed leadership frameworks (Chiapetta , 2004 . This will seek to form a new framework which draws upon the research that has already been done . There are four components to the framework presented here- personal qualities , a clear vision , change management , and decision-making ability

Personal Qualities : A leader

needs to demonstrate some key personal characteristics and these characteristics are common to almost every leader (Steven , 2003 . Firstly , a leader needs to have a strong self-belief he /she should have strong confidence in his abilities to lead a group of people . If he /she does not have the confidence in his /her own abilities , that person would not be an effective leader Second , a leader has to demonstrate emotional stability which refers to a leader bearing frustration and stress with a calm attitude . This implies that a leader shows psychological maturity which is instrumental in dealing with difficult situations effectively . This personal characteristic is also important because if a leader gets disturbed in times of difficulties , how he would encourage and inspire his followers to overcome the difficult and uncomfortable situations . Personal integrity which refers to a person having a strong sense of truthfulness and honesty is yet another important characteristic that every leader needs to possess . This quality ensures...