Leadership Concepts

A successful leader can be comprised of a variety of traits. Throughout this paper, I will
discuss leadership traits, what makes a leader successful, and what areas a leader at my current
company can do to improve their leadership skills. I will explore both transactional and
transformational leadership and how an effective leader can hold traits of both leadership styles.
I will be touching on a leader within my current organization and how their micromanagement
impacts an organization positively and negatively, and the impacts on the leader’s team and
organization. Many successful companies create a vision and mission statement, then find
leadership that can encompass and live those to their core. Teaching the values to their teams
will make a strong leader and team. Leadership is a challenging role; you are faced with living a
balance of decision making, working with stakeholders, creating a personal plan while living the
company mission and vision for success.
Apply one of the leadership theories from the course text to the organization
Leadership styles vary from each leader across any organization. Ward 2016, discusses
conscious leadership as conscious leadership is a way to conduct the responsibilities of a leader.
There are many definitions of leadership; it is the “conscious” part that makes conscious
leadership different from other management strategies (para. 1). Conscious leadership can
complement many of the leadership styles discussed in our textbook. To be conscious means to
be aware and mindful. The trait leadership style compliments the conscious leadership traits.
“The trait leadership approach embodies the idea that leaders are exceptional individuals who
possess a combination of valuable traits” (Measom 2019). Some of the traits that make up a