Com 530 Leadership Communication

The success of an organizational depends on functional groups powered by strong leadership. A key characteristic of effective groups includes strong communications. Communication is the exchange and flow of information and ideas from one person to another. The process entails a sender transmitting the idea, information, or feeling to the receiver. Effective communication occurs when the intended receiver understands this idea, information, or feeling in the way the sender intends.

A leadership style that is open and encourages creativity, innovation, a free flow of ideas, and information encourages and improves overall group communications. The participative leadership style ranks among the best leadership style that promotes group communications. Participative leaders facilitate sharing of information and ideas and the leader considers all inputs from the group members before making a decision. Similarly, the democratic style of leadership encourages team members to indulge in open discussions before the leader guides the decision making process.

Some leadership style can be obstructive for communication. Charismatic leadership tries to impress team members and enlist their devotion for the leader. This leadership style encourages communication that reinforces or promotes the leader’s ideas, information or feelings, but discourages communications that involve criticism or challenging the leader’s actions or decisions.

The leadership style that ignores group communication most is the autocratic leadership style. Autocratic leaders encourage only one way communication by directing or giving instructions to the group on what to do. Autocratic leadership thrives in a system with formal hierarchies, clearly defines roles and responsibilities, and a routine pattern of work. Such a system does not place a premium on group communication.