Developing as a leader and decision maker

Abstract: This chapter makes it clear that a significant element of both leadership and decision making is the development aspect. Leaders develop in their decision making by being confronted with difficult decision situations. However, they also develop through various forms of systemized training and education. Different leaders tend to develop in different directions. For this reason, one can identify a number of key leadership styles based on different ways of leading. These different styles are appropriate for various types of organization. Some organizations require a strict and authoritative style, while others are in greater need of a more democratic style. Senior leaders often have the capacity to switch between different leadership styles depending on how the situation develops. In addition, there are a number of key decision-making roles that leaders are expected to manage. These include the role of entrepreneur, problem-solver, resource-allocator and negotiator. Leaders must also

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 52 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Preprint ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Selart, Marcus (Hg.): A Leadership Perspective on Decision Making. 2010. S. 52. ISBN 978-82-02-25428-5

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Oslo
• (who): Cappelen Damm
• (when): 2010
• Contributor: Selart, Marcus

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53933-6
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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