Assessment of Managerial Leadership Skills for Effective Sports Administration among Sports Administrators in Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Bayelsa State

By virtue of their formal role in sport organizations, sport administrators are responsible for empowering subordinates to establish and achieve goals. The extent of their leadership skills will largely dictate the outcome of their actions with subordinates. After nearly a century of research on leadership, the question still remains as to what makes an effective leader. There are no absolute truths and no general panaceas about effective managerial leadership. However, a careful review of the literature reveals that a lot more is known about this topic than is usually acknowledged. The purpose of this article is to (a) express a perspective regarding leadership, (b) draw lessons from the leadership literature, (c) gain insights from research about leadership effectiveness, and (d) infer from this literature prescriptions for practicing sport administrators. The article reviews the research literature that pertains to (a) leadership influence and power, (b) leadership traits and skills, (c) leadership behaviors, (d) situational leadership, and (e) charismatic and transformational leadership.

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The Student Social System Within Sport Education

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education ◽

10.1123/jtpe.16.2.176 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 176-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 70

Author(s):

Teresa B. Carlson ◽

Peter A. Hastie

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Social System ◽

Leadership Skills ◽

Study Data ◽

Sport Education ◽

Leadership Roles ◽

Managerial Leadership ◽

Student Effort ◽

Social Agenda ◽

Task Systems

This paper examines student participation in units of sport education from the perspective of those students’ social agenda. Using a combination of fieldnotes, interview, and videotape data, four major themes emerged: (a) a change in the way students socialized during class (with a particular emphasis on the development of teamwork and cooperation), (b) a change in the opportunities for personal and social development (including leadership skills and cooperation), (c) a change in the nature of competition (where winning became more important and led to greater student effort), and (d) a change in how students viewed their learning within their physical education class. While in regular physical education contexts, the student social system often conflicts with the teacher’s agenda, in this study, data suggested that because students were placed in both instructional and managerial leadership roles, these typically teacher-driven task systems became an integral part of the student social system.

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Educational leadership (II)

Univers Pedagogic ◽

10.52387/1811-5470.2021.1.01 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Dumitru Patraşcu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Organizational Culture ◽

Educational Leadership ◽

School Leadership ◽

Leadership Style ◽

Leadership Skills ◽

Managerial Leadership ◽

Leadership Models

The article reviews some conceptual delimitations, basic leadership skills, organizational culture of the school, leadership models, personal styles of leaders, exercise to determine the profile of the managerial / leadership style.

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The role of servant leadership and emotional intelligence in managerial performance in a commercial banking sector in Zimbabwe

Banks and Bank Systems ◽

10.21511/bbs.11(3).2016.10 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 94-108

Author(s):

Jeskinus Z. Mukonoweshuro ◽

Cleopas Sanangura ◽

Elias Munapo

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Servant Leadership ◽

Quantitative Data ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Banking Sector ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Leadership Skills ◽

Commercial Banking ◽

Managerial Leadership

The constructs of servant leadership (SL) and emotional intelligence (EI) have gained considerable interest in the discipline of managerial leadership, both within academic discourse and in the human capital management and development arena. However, empirical evidence showed the need for further research on both constructs using the mixed methods approach. The purpose of this research was to explore the role of an integrated servant leadership and emotional intelligence leadership skills program in enhancing leadership performance in Zimbabwe’s commercial banking sector. A mixed methods research triangulation concurrent design was adopted for the research study conducted from 2014 to 2015. A survey questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from 211 middle, senior and executive managerial staff in the commercial banking sector. SPSS version 22.0 was used to analyze the quantitative data. Qualitative data were collected from a purposive sample of eight senior to executive managers using a structured interview guide and multimedia recording equipment. The qualitative data were analyzed using NVIVO version 10 software package to create themes. The findings showed that servant leadership and emotional intelligence characteristics complement each other and both constructs can be integrated into a managerial leadership program used to develop leadership soft skills or competencies. The findings also showed that both SL and EI skills had a positive influence in enhancing the managers’ effectiveness in undertaking leadership responsibilities and on leadership qualitative performance measures such as articulating vision and strategy, building and sustaining productive organizational culture, development and retention of talent, enhancing employee engagement, improving stakeholder relationship management, retaining bank customers, promotion of diversity, value creation and community involvement. The study led to the development of an integrated SL and EI soft skills leadership program and model which, if implemented, could lead to leadership skills development and performance enhancement. Keywords: leadership, competencies, servant leadership and emotional intelligence. JEL Classification: E58, G21, M12

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Role Of Managerial Leadership Skills In Enhancing Career Commitment

Iraqi Administrative Sciences Journal ◽

10.33013/iqasj.v2n4y2018.pp348-373 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 309-334

Author(s):

Fayan Sulaiman Hama Saeed ◽

Sherwan Omar Owmar ◽

Zana Majeed Sadek

Keyword(s):

Leadership Skills ◽

Field Research ◽

Career Commitment ◽

Administrative Leadership ◽

Managerial Leadership ◽

Managerial Skills ◽

Human Skills ◽

High Level ◽

The Impact

The current research aims at identifying the role of managerial leadership skills (mental / intellectual skills, human skills, and managerial skills) in enhancing functional commitment (emotional / emotional commitment, normative commitment, continuous commitment) Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. To achieve the goal, a questionnaire was constructed consisting of (30) question distributed to a sample of (39) single and was returned (30) form were all valid for analysis. The research found a relationship between the skills of the administrative leadership and the enhancement of the functional commitment, and the impact of the skills of the administrative leadership in enhancing the functional commitment. Accordingly, the research presented a set of recommendations and proposals, the most important of which is the need to increase attention to management skills to encourage and strengthen them In particular, the results of the field research showed the high level of these skills in the organization in question

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