**9. Conclusions**

The focus of this chapter was on leading a welfare organisation from an integrated leadership approach. As a foundation for this chapter, the discussion was kickstarted by an explanation of the meaning of leadership and leadership in the context of a

welfare organisation. The two categories of conventional leadership approaches namely, the leader-oriented approach and the relationship-oriented approaches were outlined with determination of their relevance and applicability in a welfare organisation. The chapter also demonstrated that indeed all approaches to leadership from the two categories are relevant for welfare organisations and that they can clearly be integrated and applied in a welfare organisation to the realisation of organisational mission and objectives. As a conclusion, a case study contextualised the text to a practice setting by outlining the practical application of the integrated leadership approach to a case study.
