EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AT THE NATIONAL TREASURY OF KENYA
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The study sought to establish the effect of leadership styles on strategy implementation at the National Treasury (Ministry of Finance). The researcher adopted a descriptive research study as there were variables that could not be quantified. The researcher selected 210 respondents out of a total of 439. The study recommended that there was need for junior members of staff to be more trusted with decisions or important tasks given that leader in the organization dictate all the work methods and processes, the treasury needs to set out rules given that they important in the organization and tend to be clearly outlined and communicated and that there is also need to encourage more creativity and innovative thinking among the staff. The study established that autocratic leadership, leissez-faire leadership democratic leadership, transactional leadership and transformational leadership affects strategy implementation at the National Treasury (Ministry of Finance). The study also recommended that there was need for the leaders provide the tools and resources needed and ensure that power is handed over to the subordinate and encourage responsibility for the group’s decisions and actions, junior staff members were expected to solve problems on their own and that there was also need for more collaboration between the top management and the junior management and that senior management accepts opinions and suggestions from junior staff. There was need for the treasury to set goals to be achieved through various leaderships and that the treasury as part of its strategy implementation plans and assigns duties that are led by certain leaders. On the other hand all the tasks and activities in strategy implementation process needs to be evaluated after the allocated duration. The leadership style adapted by the management should contribute to the achievement of the Macro-Economic Growth projections that are the objectives of the strategy implementation by the Treasury and the leadership style adapted should be able to demonstrate how resources are mobilized and allocated by the treasury.
Key Words: Autocratic Leadership, Leissez-Faire, Democratic, Strategy Implementation, Transactional
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