ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
Role of Leadership in Organizational Change Most of the organizations agreed now a days that effective leadership is one of the most important contributors to the overall organizational performance and change. Intelligent leaders are those who have a store of skills and knowledge gained from experience that allows them to manage effectively and efficiently the tasks of daily life. Effective leadership is always required to bring effective changes (Kennedy, 2000). Brookfield highlight the importance of culture while addressing the issue of organizational change, he mentions some roadblocks which can affect the change management efforts, which include the secrecy culture, the individualism culture and silence culture (Brookfield, 1995). The competent leadership can handle and manage such problems. According to Gruban (2003) the competence is an ability to manage knowledge and other skills and capabilities. Cognitive competences ...