The Importance of Leadership and Employee Retention

摘要

The trait leadership theory, i of the oldest attempts to describe and identify potential leaders, was described in Francis Clalton's 1869 book, Hereditary Genius, which contended that leadership ability was hereditary.' Since that time, other theories describing leadership approaches have arisen, including: ■ charismatic the leader is driven by his or her convictions and relies on charm and persuasiveness to transiorm people and organizations ■ transformational the leader works with employees to identify needed changes and gets their buy-in to make them happen ■ transactional the leader uses rewards and punishment to gain employee compliance ■ laisse-faire the leader takes a hands-ort'approach that allows employees to make decisions independently ■ servant the leader shares power with employees and focuses on their growth and well-being There is no single-best approach leaders should use to manage their teams because different industries, scenarios, and employees require different strategies. In addition, as workforce demographics change, leaders also must adapt