A study of Leadership Styles of Civil Services Aspirants in India: An Empirical Research

Abstract Effective leaders are special individuals who energize the work climate by effortlessly weaving illimitable enthusiasm and infectious commitment amongst fellow team members. They thus set the pace for enhancement in productivity of their organizations by investing intelligently in the human capital i.e. the employees . This approach paves the way for maximizing the profits while keeping the employees happily engaged for the ultimate benefit of the organization. It is a known fact that the concept of leadership and leadership training is multidirectional and non-coercive. One must remember that the people involved in this relationship relish measurable changes. Effective leadership involves creating change, not maintaining the present status quo. The change which is sought, is not really dictated, but comes from within and has some specific purpose. In such a scenario, success of the outcome depends a lot upon the leadership style of the person who is in the position of authority and takes crucial decisions. Bureaucrats, who are the future leaders in their own right and the civil services aspirants in India also espouse certain personality traits and leadership styles which also get impacted with their socio economic status and demographic profiles The present study was chosen to be undertaken to study about these variables in depth and to know more about the future civil services aspirants who are going to be the future leaders of the country. It is indubitable that their personality and leadership styles are definitely going to affect the direction of progress the country envisages..The results are interesting and discussed at length in the paper. Keywords : Leadership; Participative; Autocratic; Democratic; Employee performance