... are two types of leaders: strategic and operational. The strategic leader envisages the company's future and the resources necessary to create it. The operational leaders' role blurs with that of management in that it is responsible for implementing the vision. Both strategic and operational leaders need to undertake the following activities to build teams and to ensure organisational success. They are: selecting talent, motivating people, coaching, and building trust. (Addison - Wesley, 1997) Irwin/McGraw-Hill theorise that there are a number of styles of leadership, the authoritarian, who make all organisational decisions with little reference to their subordinates. This type of leadership is not common in today's business world as they lead to resentment and frustration in the workforce. Conversely, there are the democrats who consult with the workforce before implementing any new systems. The democrats are popular with the workforce but it is a very time consuming process in getting a ...

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