Leadership and its effects on morale

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Abstract

Since the dawn of time , human societies have been built under the guiding hand of a common leader . This leader had a vision and had a plan on how to make it happen . He affected his people so they would see the world through his eyes and function for the attainment of a goal . To make them work for the realization of this goal , he has to work on his people 's morale . Morale has been defined in so many ways in different settings

. But basically , morale entails mental conditioning of every member of the organization . This condition is at a level where they are most confident and enthusiastic to accomplish the goal that is shared by the organization . Morale is significant in ensuring the organization is moving forward as one . In maintaining the morale of the group , people look up to a leader as their source of drive and inspiration to perform to the best of their abilities . If a leader fails to uphold the morale of his comrades , it leads to the failure of the accomplishment of their goals and the failure of the organization as a whole . Even in this modern time we are living in , morale is a pressing issue in every setting that needs to be recognized and addressed . It should also be recognized by the leader that morale is also a result of his leadership

Morale Issues and the Need for Effective Leadership

Since the dawn of time , human societies have looked up to a common personality to bring about and change within the group . Empires flourished , colonies were established , countries conquered , monuments and relics were constructed all under the direction of a chosen individual whom they regard or call as the leader . The word brings to mind great personalities in history such as Julius Caesar , Alexander the Great , Napoleon , Hitler as well as a number of U .S . Presidents such as George Washington , Abraham Lincoln

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and Theodore Roosevelt . These people have single- handedly influenced the course or direction of their nation 's fate and shaped their history How did they do it

History tells us that the study of human organizations and leadership is quite young . In fact , even if during the time of the Ancient Greeks and way before that , there had already been a good number of individuals leading nations and groups of people , no serious study of human organizations and leadership was done . It is ironic because many of these societies and their leaders thrived in prosperity while the subordinates died early and in poverty . The first scientific study of human organizations and leadership did not begin until many , many centuries later during the 1900 's with the study of L .M . Terman . In 1904 , he published The Psychology of Leadership ' Prior to him , only anecdotes from historians like Xenophon or Machiavelli made direct references to leadership issues

The word leadership , in fact , lacks...