What are Different Types of Leadership Styles?
Since development of the hierarchy and infrastructure associated with modern corporations, the concept of the supervisor, or boss or direct superior, has been perceived in a number of dubious and satirical ways in both social circles and the media. The frequent image of a self-aggrandizing individual satisfied with his or her ability to manipulate and control subordinates is a common staple of entertainment, conversation and complications in what is now termed “work-life.” These negative and sometimes humorous attributes, though represented in hyperbole, when described out of context, are a reflection of how those who are managed often feel about the interpersonal dynamics that occur in the workplace. Viewed from the point of view of a manager’s role, however, complaints about such behaviors on the part of subordinates are, in fact, an expression of dissatisfaction not with the job or with the manner in which a project is managed, but with a manager’s or supervisor’s predominant leader
