The Influence of Organizational Culture on Leadership Development

Abstract

Effective leadership is one of the most important foundations for building a great organizational culture. Leaders can be anyone who, regardless of title, has influence or authority, and leaders set the tone for the organization's culture. A strong culture is financially rewarding: it affects the motivation of employees and in turn affects the quality and efficiency of their work, the ability to achieve objectives and the retention rate. This research aims to explore systematically how organizations and their leaders have promoted practices of leadership development, realizing the impact of the type of organization, the profile of the leader and the leadership style perceived by the leader. The results of the study show that organizations that promote leadership development are associated with the number of workers, the existence of a succession planning for leaders, the presence of coaching, the leader's preference as to the origin of the leaders and transformational leadership style.