Leadership is Context Specific

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Leadership is Context Specific

Leadership is context specific. There is no such thing as "universal leadership" or "global leadership". Experience of leaders in different fields has proven this.
Leadership is about clarity of purpose in a given context (business, organization building) and achieving the goal, fully involving the team in the process.
Study of different leaders and leadership styles will help in gaining insight as to how goals have been achieved and what style has helped, but individuals can innovate styles and still succeed.

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		3 Gerald C., UK
	Universal Leadership Concept I agree. Interestingly, there is a leadership theory that actually says there is no universal best leadership method or style. The best leadership approach depends on various internal and external constraints (factors) or as you call it: the context. See "Contingency Theory" for more info.

		3 Alex Lowy, Canada
	Leadership and Decision Making Contexts There is a view that still prevails in many places that effective leaders are especially capable of making tough decisions, even in the face of time pressures, little data and much ambiguity. The best leaders resist doing this however, recognizing that higher levels of complexity and uncertainty often demand patience, dialogue and sustained attention from a host of affected parties. Great leaders recognize the difference between decisions, problems and dilemmas, and treat them differently. They make decisions, solve problems and manage and exploit dilemmas. Editor: - Indeed. We might add "...and they reconcile paradoxes". - Very helpful is the Cynefin Framework, distinguishing between 5 decision-making contexts, each requiring its own decision-making style.

		1 Eddie, UK
	Leadership is Context Specific The old saying that no one size fits all, truly holds in this case - "no one leadership style fits all situation". This is the essence of the contingency theories!

		1 Souvik, India
	Leadership styles Leading from the front in different situations applying different styles that suits each situation develops a leader.