Leadership in the different growth phases of an organisation

Leadership is the purposeful influencing of people to achieve a previously agreed goal through clearly defined measures. However there is no such thing as the ideal leadership style! When a company adapts to new challenges its managers must also develop so that the change is rewarded with success. Leadership should always be viewed as situational and variable not least because a company is in a constant process of change and development from the very beginning. Sustainable and successful leadership means fostering understanding and commitment to common goals creating a trusting environment and cultivating mutual respect. A good flexible manager is therefore a very important factor in a company's success. It is the task of senior management to focus the personal strengths of employees on shared successes and to create a balance between the company and its environment between internal and external complexity and between common goals and individual needs.