E. O. NWADIALOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP
Everyone has a distinct administrative style. Whether one is in charge of 100 people, 1,000,000 people, or nobody at all, the way one approaches management is based on one's personality and how one communicates with others. When some leaders falter, it is because of a lack of understanding of the relationship between themselves and their team. Familiarizing oneself with the advantages of the different administrative styles, and knowing which one is best suited to use, will make one a better leader. Administrative style used in a higher institution affects the competence-based performance of the lecturers and the administrative staff. In turn, their performance will affect the institution performance. So, administrative style influences the institution towards strengthening its strategy to sustain itself. Just like personality types, administrative styles do not fit into neat boxes. Instead, they can be broadly categorized based on a set of characteristics, including things like autonomy and flexibility. In the real world, administrative styles include aspects of these different categories and adaptation is needed to suit the business environment.
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