large role in how people see another in this day and age, so it is important to dress and act appropriately for the occasion. “When image management is particularly successful, the leader may be described as charismatic. Inferences of competence and trustworthiness are taken to an extraordinary level” (1997: 154)Another aspect Chemers cites as being a necessary achievement along the road to becoming an effective leader is relationship development. It is utterly vital that a leader possesses the ability to establish and uphold a sense of motivation, as well as draw and embrace competent followers. Another aspect of relationship development is that it is impossible to effectively lead anyone to do anything if you are unaware of who they are, where they are coming from, what they are capable of, and what their limitations are, in no particular order. “[Effective leaders] are able to build meaningful relationships when their behaviors match followers’ needs and expectations” (1997: 27). Chemers defines relationship development as being categorized into three main styles; coaching and guidance, attribution and judgment, and transactional exchange. First, coaching and guidance are a leader’s means to get followers off and running in the right direction. The title is self-explanatory in and of itself: first, you coach the followers as to how to best achieve the common goal, and, if for whatever reason they stray from that path, guidance then becomes necessary to get them to refocus on the common goal. “One of a leader’s most important responsibilities is the development and direction of subordinates’ goal-oriented capabilities and activities” (1997: 155).Secondly, attribution and judgment are the tools used by a leader to determine when and if a follower is worthy of a task that inherently carries with it more responsibility. Therefore, it is a leader’s responsibility...
