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INTRODUCTION
Whatcomestoyourmindwhenthewordleadershippasses
throughinfrontofyoureyes?Isitsomeonehigherinstatus,shout-
ingattheirstańandgettingthejobdone?Ifyouransweris“Yes”
,
youneedtorethinkandreimaginetherealdefinitionofLeadership.
Leadershipcomeswithmanydefinitionsandconcepts.Butallin
all,itmeansonething:TeArtofManagingPeopletoCreateMax-
imumOutput.Now,asshinyasitseems,thisisofennotthecasewhen
weimagineleadershiparoundus;especiallyinbusinesses.Leader-
shiphaschangeddramaticallyandtheawareorganisationsaretak-
ingbenefitfromtheiradoptionwhilethecentralizedorrigidorgani-
sationsfailtokeepupandadapttothisnewwaveofsmartleadership.
Tisnewleadershipisnolongerone-sided.Itdoesnothavealpha-male
personalitiesdictatingeachsingle-steporelseyou’refiredrules.In-
stead,thisnewleadershipisinitstrueessenceasoothingconceptthat
treatsastańaspartofateam.Nolongeristhestańcalledstań,theyare
recognisedasateam.Teirvoicesandideasareheardandjustlikea
closelyknittedfamily,themodernleadershiphasasetofjobfamilies
andtheirleadersarecaptainswhoappreciatetheirsailorsatalltimes.
Leadershipnowadaysisconcernedwithvariousapproachesregarding
themanagementofbusinessesasańectivelyaspossible.Modernbusi-
nesseshavetobeawareofalltherelatedissuestochooseleadersthatfit
inthebestpossiblewayswiththeeverchangingcharacteristicsofor-
ganisations.Andforthatreason,itiscrucialtounderstandwhatactu-
allyleadershipstyledoes.AccordingtoBusinessNewsDaily(2015),
“Terearemanydistinctleadershipstylesthathaveevolvedoverthe
last80yearsofstudy,eachembodyingadińerentsetoftraitsandskills.
Yetforallofthem,onefactholds:Aneńective,successfullead-
erisonewhohastheabilitytoinspire”
.Teearlyleadershipstylere-
searchhadbeenfirstconductedin1939byagroupofscientists
drivenbypsychologist,KurtLewin(BusinessNewsDaily.2015).
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