Since the Beginning of Mankind

Since the beginning of mankind, it has become imperative to have a leader who is expected to lead a group of followers. More often than not, the leader is expected to possess traits and characteristics to enable him lead effectively. However, there have been concerns that some leaders don’t exhibit the characteristics of a good leader thus resulting in the emergence of weak or ineffective leadership. The primary purpose of this review is to ascertain the importance of having an effective leadership at the helms of affairs of any organization.

What became apparent in the process of this review, however, was that several

Underlying questions must first be answered before the problem of evaluating the

Effectiveness and qualities of a leader can be approached. A leader who is personally efficient and has good time management automatically has the ability to project these skills to subordinated, a quality required to creating a more efficient organization. A leader should be able to identify problems in an organization before he can even think of proffering solutions to these problems.

According to Hagemann, Bonnie; Stroope, Saundra, leaders help organizations achieve their visions and produce meaningful results for all stakeholders. Increasingly, organizations are faced with complex challenges stemming from integrating societal change into business. These challenges create new demands for leadership. The literature review is organized according to the components of the framework identified in this paper. Specifically, in the first section we consider the relationship between societal expectations and the complex challenges organizations must increasingly face. And in the second section, we consider the definition of leadership and how it is changing in light of these challenges.

Organizations are experiencing the effects of changing societal mandates