Abstract:
The study examined the effects of effective leadership in achieving organisational objectives in some selected hospitals in the Asante Akim Central Municipality. Specifically, the study examines the effects of leadership behaviour of the Asante Akim Central Municipality hospitals’ in achieving their organisational objectives; examine the effects of leadership trait of the Asante Akim Central Municipality hospitals in achieving their organisational objectives and examine the effects of leadership style of the Asante Akim Central Municipality hospitals in achieving their objectives. The study was guided by explanatory research design, quantitative in nature with a questionnaire as its main data gathering instrument. Data gathered was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) version 20. Primary data were collected from 100 staff of hospitals in the Asante Akim Central Municipality. The major finding of the study was that effective leadership has greater importance in achieving organisational goals in hospitals. Therefore, it was recommended that Directors of Asante Akim Central Municipality hospitals should train and educate the management of the hospitals on the best leadership behaviour to practice. In addition, the Directors of the Asante Akim Central Municipality hospitals are entreated to formulate and implement policies on leadership traits as an important conduit to help their staff toward achieving their objectives. Finally, the Directors of the Asante Akim Central Municipality hospitals are required to pay attention to the influence leadership style have on organisational objectives. Although, there is a direct connection between leadership style and organisational objectives, the management of the hospitals should adopt the best leadership style such as democratic leadership and laissez faire leadership styles to enable them achieve their objectives that enable them to achieve their objectives
