Leadership & General Management

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4. Transactional leadership

Transactional leadership styles use “transactions” between a leader and his or her followers – rewards, punishments and other exchanges – to get the job done. The leader sets clear goals, and team members know how they’ll be rewarded for their compliance. This “give and take” leadership style is more concerned with following established routines and procedures in an efficient manner, than with making any transformational changes to an organization.

Advantages:

• Leaders create specific, measurable and time-bound goals that are achievable for employees.
• Employee motivation and productivity is increased.
• Transactional leadership eliminates or minimizes confusion in the chain of command.
• It creates a system that is easy to implement for leaders and easy to follow by employees.
• Employees can choose reward systems.

Disadvantages:

• Innovation & creativity is minimized.
• Empathy is not valued.
• Transactional leadership creates more followers than leaders among employees.

5. Transformational Leadership

In transformational leadership styles, the leader inspires his or her followers with a vision and then encourages and empowers them to achieve it. The leader also serves as a role model for the vision.

Advantages:

• It leads to a lower employee turnover rate.
• Transformational leadership places high value on corporate vision.
• High morale of employees is often experienced.
• It uses motivation and inspiration to gain the support of employees.
• It is not a coercive approach to leadership.
• It places high value on relationships.

Disadvantages:

• Leaders can deceive employees.
• Consistent motivation and constant feedback may be required.
• Tasks can’t be pushed through without the agreement of employees.
• Transformational leadership can sometimes lead to the deviation of protocols and regulations.

Leadership & General Management

| 8 minutes read | Last update: November 2021

Throughout history, great leaders have emerged with particular leadership styles in providing direction, implementing plans and motivating people. These can be broadly grouped into 5 different categories:

• Authoritarian Leadership
• Participative Leadership
• Delegative Leadership
• Transactional Leadership
• Transformational Leadership

Despite these definitions, questions still remain.

• What is the meaning of each leadership style mentioned above?
• What is the difference between the different leadership approaches?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of using each of the leadership styles?

By reading this article, you will discover more about the 5 leadership styles, along with their definitions, advantages and disadvantages. Each of the leadership styles will also be differentiated.

1. Authoritarian Leadership

Authoritarian leadership styles allow a leader to impose expectations and define outcomes. A one-person show can turn out to be successful in situations when a leader is the most knowledgeable in the team. Although this is an efficient strategy in time-constrained periods, creativity will be sacrificed since input from the team is limited.  The authoritarian leadership style is also used when team members need clear guidelines.

Advantages:

• Time spent on making crucial decisions can be reduced.
• Chain of command can be clearly emphasized.
• Mistakes in the implementation of plans can be reduced.
• Using authoritarian leadership style creates consistent results.

Disadvantages:

• A very strict leadership style can sometimes lead to employee rebellion.
• It kills employee creativity and innovation.
• It reduces group synergy & collaboration.
• Group input is reduced dramatically.
• Authoritarian leadership increases employee turnover rate.

2. Participative Leadership 

Participative leadership styles are rooted in democratic theory. The essence is to involve team members in the decision making process. Team members thus feel included, engaged and motivated to contribute. The leader will normally have the last word in the decision-making processes. However, if there are disagreements within a group, it can be a time-consuming process to reach a consensus.

Advantages:

• It increases employee motivation and job satisfaction.
• It encourages use of employee creativity.
• A participative leadership style helps in the creation of a strong team.
• High level of productivity can be achieved.

Disadvantages:

• Decision-making processes become time-consuming.
• Leaders have a high probability of being apologetic to employees.
• Communication failures can sometimes happen.
• Security issues can arise because of transparency in information sharing.
• Poor decisions can be made if the employees are unskilled.

3. Delegative leadership

Also known as “laissez-faire leadership”, a delegative leadership style focuses on delegating initiative to team members. This can be a successful strategy if team members are competent, take responsibility and prefer engaging in individual work. However, disagreements among the members may split and divide a group, leading to poor motivation and low morale.

Advantages:

• Experienced employees can take advantage of their competence and experience.
• Innovation & creativity is highly valued.
• Delegative leadership creates a positive work environment.

Disadvantages:

• Command responsibility is not properly defined.
• Delegative leadership creates difficulty in adapting to change.

By Hafizan Hamzah / March 30, 2022 / 3 minutes of reading

RESIDENSI UTMKL – A CAMPUS LIFESTYLE LIKE NO OTHER

KUALA LUMPUR, 30 March – UTMKL Residence – Gurney Mall Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has been named the winner of the Malaysian Property Award 2021 in the Public Sector category, making history as the first public university to win the category.

Malaysia Property Award is a gold standard for developers in the real estate industry, it is a platform for them to showcase their best creations.

The property complements the university in many aspects, not the least of which is realising UTM’s vision to be a world-class institution that provides top-notch facilities consistent with its city campus lifestyle and academic excellence.

Thus, it was hardly surprising when Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s Residensi UTMKL – Gurney Mall was named the Malaysia Property Award 2021 winner in the Public Sector category.

UTM Vice-Chancellor Prof Datuk Ts Dr Ahmad Fauzi said, UTM is very proud to have won this prestigious award, especially since the university is the first public university to receive such honour.

Our aim has always been to provide a conducive learning environment along with international standards facilities while connecting with our surrounding society,” he said.

Residensi UTMKL, managed by UTM’s wholly-owned subsidiary UTM Holdings Sdn Bhd (UTMH), is an initiative that creates sustainable income and value to the university’s assets via smart investments and creative solutions.

According to UTMH Chairman Tan Sri Mohd Ramli, “We strive to ensure that the property yields continuous targeted income and meets the high expectations of our customers and stakeholders.”

Located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, the self-funded RM171.5 million complex comprises, among others, first-rate accommodation by way of UTM Hotel & Residence and various events venue including a Grand Banquet Hall, which is a popular venue for all manner of events, including corporate functions, seminars and weddings and a mall which houses local and international brand outlets.

The property also has one of the best rooftop swimming pools with a stunning view of KLCC and a 10-lane bowling alley.

UTMH CEO, Ahmad Kamil Ahmad Kushairi stated, “We work hard to maintain high service standards whilst providing effective facilities management. They are our main priority.” Residensi UTMKL has set the milestone and aspired UTM to pursue its vision to become one of the best universities in the region, and was recently awarded top 200 world universities.

UTM Vice Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Ts Dr Ahmad Fauzi Ismail (two from right) during the trophy award giving ceremony from the Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang, TYT Tun Dato’ Seri Utama Ahmad Fuzi Haji Abdul Razak (two from left). UTMKL Residence was announced as the winner of Malaysia Property Award 2021 (Public Sector) thus making it the first public university to win the category.

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