Understanding Leadership styles and Its impact on organization Leadership skills are one of the important criteria for

every single person who wants to develop his or her career. Leadership can be described as a process on social influence in which one person can manage and enlist aid and support of others in order to accomplish tasks. In my opinion, everyone in this world have their own leadership skill but different in the level of leadership skill for each person. Thats why different type of person have their own way to handle and manage the organization. There are some criteria that should be fulfill by someone who want to be as a leader, especially in the organization. Leadership style can be describe as the the way of the leader to handle and manage the organization. . A leader must critically think how to achieve some goals in completing a task. Organisation is a group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. An organization must have a potential leader as an anchor to lead the organization path to success. Leader plays a crucial role in the development of an organization which impacting the management of an organization. There is some leadership styles found in the Internet that has been discussed thoroughly. Below are the leadership styles.

1. Autocratic or authoritarian style Autocratic leadership, also known as authoritarian leadership, is a leadership style characterized by individual control over all decisions and little input from group members. Autocratic leaders typically make choices based on their own ideas and judgments and rarely accept advice from followers. Autocratic leadership involves absolute, authoritarian control over a group. There are some benefits of the autocratic leadership style such as when decisions need to be made quickly without consulting with a large group of people. Some projects require strong leadership in order to get things accomplished quickly and efficiently. In contras, the autocratic leadership style also have their own disadvantage such as while autocratic leadership can be beneficial at times, there

are also many instances where this leadership style can be problematic. People who abuse an autocratic leadership style are often viewed as bossy, controlling and dictatorial, which can lead to resentment among group members. Because autocratic leaders make decisions without consulting the group, people in the group may dislike that they are unable to contribute ideas. Researchers have also found that autocratic leadership leads to a lack of creative solutions to problems, which can ultimately hurt the performance of the group.

2. Narcissistic leadership The narcissism may be healthy or destructive although there is a continuum between the two. To critics, "narcissistic leadership is driven by unyielding arrogance, self-absorption, and a personal egotistic need for power and admiration.

Leaders play great influence and possess a power by the position of he or she holds appointed by heads or chief in the organization. They influence on the organization route to achieve some common goal to success. Influence is the ability of a person to gain co-operation from others by means of persuasion or control over rewards. Power is a stronger form of influence because it reflects a person's ability to enforce action through the control of a means of punishment. An individual who is appointed to a managerial position has the right to command and enforce obedience by virtue of the authority of his position. However, she or he must possess adequate personal attributes to match this authority, because authority is only potentially available to him/her. In the absence of sufficient personal competence, a manager may be confronted by an emergent leader who can challenge her/his role in the organization and reduce it to that of a figurehead. However, only authority of position has the backing of formal sanctions. It follows

that whoever wields personal influence and power can legitimize this only by gaining a formal position in the hierarchy, with commensurate authority.

3. Participative or democratic style

This style involves the leader including one or more employees in the decision making process (determining what to do and how to do it). However, the leader maintains the final decision making authority. Using this style is not a sign of weakness, rather it is a sign of strength that your employees will respect. This is normally used when you have part of the information, and your employees have other parts. Note that a leader is not expected to know everything this is why you employ knowledgeable and skillful employees. Using this style is of mutual benefit it allows them to become part of the team and allows you to make better decisions. The democratic leadership style favors decision-making by the group. Such a leader gives instructions after consulting the group.They can win the cooperation of their group and can motivate them effectively and positively. The decisions of the democratic leader are not unilateral as with the autocrat because they arise from consultation with the group members and participation by them.

4. Laissez-faire or free rein style A free-rein leader does not lead, but leaves the group entirely to itself. Such a leader allows maximum freedom to subordinates; they are given a free hand in deciding their own policies and methods. Different situations call for different leadership styles. In an emergency when there is little time to converge on an agreement and where a designated authority has significantly more experience or expertise than the rest of the team, an autocratic leadership style may be most effective; however, in a highly motivated and aligned team with a homogeneous level of

expertise, a more democratic or laissez-faire style may be more effective. The style adopted should be the one that most effectively achieves the objectives of the group while balancing the interests of its individual members.