Essays on Style Of Leadership

Different situations demand different types of leadership. The two most widely used leadership styles include directing leadership and supporting leadership. Directing leadership refers to a leading style in which leader assigns tasks to all the group members or followers. Furthermore, the leader shows them the direction and informs them what they need to achieve at the end (Browning, 2007). The directive way of leadership refers to one-way communication. The leader delegate task gives directions and conveys his messages throughout the period from starting the task until the time of achieving the desired goals. A leader communicates to his followers ...

The kind of leadership that a leader adopts influences the levels of motivation in the people that he or she leads. Similarly, the kind of motivation that one feels will determine the kind of leadership that they would most likely take. In other words, leadership and motivation are related, and one influences the outcome of the other (Buble, Juras, & Matić, 2014). For instance, when one’s motivation is to stay in the leadership position for the longest time possible without facing any rivalry, the individual is likely to exercise authoritarian leadership. On the other hand, when one adopts a ...

(Doctoral students must include the following on the title page instead: 1. Compliments today are somewhat of a taboo. In the younger generation, especially among college students, many suffer from low self-esteem, which could easily be solved by providing positive comments. The problem many people face when deciding whether or not to give compliments is the fear of being misunderstood. When talking about someone’s appearance, they might take it the wrong way. In other cases, when a man comments a woman, they might believe that to be a sexually motivated compliment. This is the reason why I am ...

The Contingency Theory of Leadership was developed by the psychologist Fred Fiedler in the 1950s initially as a series of measurements and then formalized as a theory in the late 1960s (Fiedler, 1967). The essential tenet of the Contingency Theory of Leadership is that there is no one single best model of leadership, but the situation will dictate the method and leadership style (Mills & McKimm, 2016). The focus tends to be on the leader being able to correctly read the situation and adapt the style of leadership accordingly. The theory states that the effectiveness of a leader is dependent ...

The Three Basic Functions of Leadership

There is no consensus of view on the functions of leadership. This is due to the fact that description of functions depends on the general concept of leadership. Leadership roles are related to goal accomplishment and to the maintenance and reinforcement of a group. Functions in a given category are instrumental in achieving a given goal or goals of the group (Kekomuller, 2012). The three basic functions of leadership, therefore, are: setting goals, organizing and initiating appropriate actions. In setting goals, a leader is supposed to carry out a creative role of coming up with goals and policies to ...

Introduction

In the recent times, the concepts of transactional and transformational leadership have been considered as the orders of a day. The concept of transformational leadership was introduced by James McGregor in the year 1978. The belief and argument behind the introduction were that transformational leadership is a process in which the followers and the leaders coexist and mutually help each other rise at moral and motivational levels. Further explanation on the same was given in 1985 by Bernard M Bass through his book, “Leadership and performance Beyond Expectations.” There was the development of criteria that must be fulfilled by ...

Managing Organizations & Leading People

Introduction In the current business environment, leadership is considered to go beyond the “manager” title. Leadership is seen to be about whom the employees ate following. Today’s leaders highly influence the behavior of others hence the leaders must be able to show a good example and must have the ability of effectively motivation others to follow them and work harder for the fulfillment of organizational goals (Warner, 2012). This is because human resource is considered as the most vital asset currently and their management is what determines the success of a firm. Effective management of human resource requires ...

Introduction

Conflict between employees happens from time to time. This especially happens during a collaborated project or task, wherein the cooperation among employees are required. However, there are times when the roles and responsibilities assigned to each member do not suit with the preference of an employee. The reason might come from the deviation of the tasks from their skills, or if one of the employees sensed unfair designation to all of them, or if one member is not willing to cooperate. It is the latter two reasons wherein conflict mostly enters (Verma, 1998). As a team supervisor, it is ...

Dead Poets Society

In the movie, Mr. Gale Nolan was using “Coercive Leadership Style” to gain control over students. In this leadership style, employees are enforced by manager to follow orders and threatened if non-compliance is demonstrated against order (Grimsley, 2016). In the clip, students were trying to defend position of John Keating since he supported students to live according to their own consent. On contrary, Mr. Keating was following relations-oriented leadership to influence his students and gain their respect (CineGraf, 2014). This leadership style is people-oriented, which was appropriate according to the situation.

Office Space – Working Tomorrow

In this clip, Peter is an employee that ...

Leadership has numerous definitions and dimensions, but I largely view it as the ability of someone to influence other people to willfully and passionately to follow a certain course and achieve some specific objectives. There are several lessons in leadership that can influence me to become a better leader in my professional life. I learned that leaders are not born, but we do make them. To become a good leader, people need to improve themselves and become the best by increasing their ability to be the “best self” (George and Sims, 2010). In this regard, I looked at myself ...

1. Introduction This research sets out to investigate into communication practices with reference to two different age categories of leaders i.e. generation X = 25-35 years and generation Y = older than 35 years. 1.1. Research Questions 1.2. Type of Data Collected The researcher has collected qualitative type of data through the interviews and observations. Detailed responses from the leaders from both the categories of generations (explained later) were collected against ten open-ended questions devised for each of them. Apart from that, there are findings of panel discussion based on observations. These findings (both that of interview and observations) are presented ...

REFLECTION-PROBLEM-BASED ASSESMENT ON DELEGATION

Reflection-Problem-Based Assessment on Delegation Delegation, according to me, is one style of leadership that requires maximum attention. I have always thought that its pros outdo its cons but according to current issues that are arising in the management and leadership sector, I doubt what I have always thought. Organizations have benefited from this style of leadership and on the other hand, other agencies have faced challenges due to poor delegation. I have always known that delegation is in two ways between a delegator and a delegatee, but I had the wrong impression that any leader is eligible to delegate. ...

Laissez-faire is a style of leadership in which the leaders leave the workers or their subordinates to engage in their work using their own developed rules and policies. In Laissez-faire style of leadership, the leaders leave the responsibilities for their subordinates to execute them without the involvement of their seniors. Furthermore, the subordinates are left to choose the means in which to accomplish the tasks as there are strict rules, policies and regulations germinating from their superiors. The laissez-faire leadership is characterized by a deliberate abstention from interference or direction, and there is individual freedom of choice and action. ...

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Introduction

2.1. Prophet Muhammad 2.2. Self evaluation 2.3. My attitudes toward different challenges 2.4. FEWA’s desired future leadership competencies 3. Task 2 3.1. Jack Welch/former CEO of GE Company 3.1.1. Jack Welch leadership strategy 3.1.2. Jack Welch leadership style 3.1.3. Jack Welch strengths and areas of development 3.2. “Change plan” 3.2.1. Implementation plan for the change plan 3.2.2. Stakeholders’ involvement in the change. 3.2.3. Strategy for managing resistance to change 4.1. SWOT analysis. 4.2. Individual Development Plan (IDP) 5. Conclusion 6. References 7. Appendix

Introduction

Leadership is one of the significant factors ...

Abstract

This paper is a discussion of a leadership project. It examines leadership experience of leading a team at Sentara Healthcare Organization and the leadership approach employed in leading this team. It further analyzes assertiveness leadership conundrum and the insight gained from the interviews with leaders on how to acquire and rightfully apply the skill in leadership. The paper posits that assertiveness is a crucial skill that every leader should possess as it influences team success. However, leaders should know how to employ effectively the skill as extreme levels of assertiveness are detrimental to a team. Additionally, the paper provides ...

Introduction

Nurse Managers play an essential role especially in nursing care by facilitating the delivery of quality as well as safe nursing care. Essentially, the key goal of nurse managers is mainly to facilitate effective delivery of quality care especially in nursing and manage as well as coordinate various activities carried out in the care delivery environment (Huber, 2013). As such, nurse managers usually directs and guide the nursing using the relevant nursing knowledge and adopting new and innovative ideas to addressing various health problems and emerging trends aimed at realizing the key goal of providing quality, excellent and efficient ...

MANAGEMENT

We are hired by the President of McDonalds as consultants and we are required to observe the overall functioning of McDonalds as customers and then present suggestions for improvement based on a comparison and contrast analysis.

Organizational Goals It seems that the organizational goals of McDonalds are aimed at achieving customer satisfaction. McDonalds wishes to do so by offering high-quality food items, attractive meals, quick service and courteous and polite behavior of staff. On the other hand, the goals of the competitor restaurant also tends to promote customer loyalty and offers loyalty cards to customers to keep them coming ...

Every organization desires to make improvement on a daily basis especially when it comes to the issue of quality of services provided to their clients. The same case applies to the world of nursing where hospitals try as much as they can to give the best services to the clients. Good hospital services mean more lives are saved while at the same time it gives good business to the owners of the hospitals. Mitchell (2012), states that the barrier to effective health care depends on the culture of the organization that is in question. My current hospital has a ...

Introduction

McDonald’s has established an intricate bond with Americans and its presence is felt in almost every corner of the world owing to its being the largest food retailer in the world. It now owns 30,000 local restaurants and caters to more than 52 million people in different parts of the world each day (MacDonalds Corporation, 2008). To maintain the market position and the competency, McDonald’s has to ensure that its employees are always inclined to work for the success of organization and they practice leadership. Thus McDonald’s has to develop the right fit of programs ...

Globalization is rapidly changing the leadership dynamics today. It is considered important for leaders today to change the way they lead, organize and manage their employees. The leadership styles have changed from autocratic to democratic in recent years, and now the shift is towards level 5 leadership, transformational style of leadership and servant leadership practice.

The concept of level 5 leadership was created by Jim Collins. He established that level 5 leaders have humility, and they do not seek success for their own reputation but for their team. Level 5 leadership has changed the dynamics of how leaders deal ...

Abstract

Leadership is an important factor for the organizational success, increased productivity of employees, job satisfaction, and customer satisfaction. Leaders are the very beacon of light that direct their subordinates in the right path towards achievement and success. Two leadership styles that are mainly the topic of discussion in the literature include transactional and transformational leadership. The studies available in the literature show mixed results as regards the effectiveness of these two leaderships. Both the leaderships are associated with increased job satisfaction and performance of employees. However, transactional leadership is more suited for competition intensive industry, whereas transformational leadership is ...

Movenpick restaurant

Introduction

Movenpick restaurant is an organization offering services and products to the respective customers within the market. The technological changes and the increasing trends in the hotel industry depict the need of the organization to develop dynamic approaches that reflects such changes. This depicts the essence of having effective and efficient transformational leadership and embrace organization changes within the industry towards creating a competitive advantage. Transformational leader’s embraces unique qualities that define their leadership style as availed in the preceding analysis that incorporates the respective entities under the leadership style and the organizational change based approaches. Having worked for the ...

Introduction

Coca-Cola Company is one of the most reputable companies in the world today; however, for a company like this with respects to Boxall’s work in (2007) about the management of employment in a modest milieu, an employer has two main aspects to put to his or her consideration. Having started as a beverage, Coca-Cola has stood as the leading drink company in this century. However, there are a number of factors that have to be placed to ensure that a company can remain; not forgetting became the leading company for over 120 years. These factors may include the relationship the company has created ...

Couse

Be flexible whenever you can, be firm, whenever you must (Ventura, 2008)

It is a well-known fact that it is easier to plan changes other than to put them into practice. A good manager knows that employees usually come into conflict with any changes and transformations, and his main goal is to make the process as less painful as possible. Changes in an organization can be described as a set of measured, that can ensure a successful transition from one level of development to another, higher level. Of course, changes also occur when a company reduces production, or refocuses its activity.

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The success of military action during the war times has leadership as the main component. The leaders are therefore shaped in relation to the situations they face in their life and daily life activities. The leaders have a great effect on the outcomes during their interaction with the diverse information, people, resources and the general environment they operate in. This movie also shows the first phase relating to the Second World War. The situation exposed to General Frank Savage while leading the bomber squadron in England during the Second World War. This therefore helps in demonstrating the leadership styles of ...

Introduction

Leadership refers to a course of public influence. This happens in situations where a given person may enroll the support and aid of others with the main view being the achievement of a common task. In big organizations and institutions, the leadership may entail more than one person in order to oversee the effective running of the events. Small institutions may however have one leader who oversees everything. The roles of the various leaders are often defined and each assigned a particular part in which they are best suited. However, problems may arise in instances when the roles are not well defined. If ...

Today teachers are broadly viewed as central both in the area of problems with education and as the ones who can solve it. School leaders and education researchers are facing the challenge of motivating teaching professionals for reaching high levels of performance. Only in this way the nation’s goal of teaching students to the highest standards can be achieved, closing the achievement gap at the same time.

According to the requirements of the Federal government, and the No Child Left Behind Act, all the teachers of academic subjects in schools and other educational establishments should be highly qualified. ...

Developing an Implementation Plan

Method of Obtaining Necessary Approval(s) and Securing Support from Organization’s Leadership and Staff The obtaining of the required approval or approvals and the securing of the support from the leadership and staff will be of great significance because it portrays the viability and the validity of the information being presented in the implementation plan. The healthcare industry is sensitive and critical and requires the ample attention for the addressing of the issues affecting the sector, such as the nursing leadership challenges. In addition, the importance of the healthcare industry to the health and the wellbeing of ...

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COM425 and Description

I. Background of the Research Proposal In this research proposal, the researcher investigated the key concepts for an effective and successful new communication structure in an organization. Some of the relevant concepts that were explored in depth included informal and formal communication, organizational culture, active listening, conflict resolution, leadership strategies, inter alia. In addressing the overarching research question as to what makes an effective and successful new communication structure, various related literature and peer-reviewed studies were analyzed and synthesized. Moreover, given the gaps in research and specificity of this proposal, the significance of this proposal was ...

The leadership style applied in the United States may not be successful. If the business is to venture in Australia, it needs to appreciate that Australian people will react better to another leadership style since the leadership style used in the two countries is different. However, there are similarities between the two leadership styles that enjoin business and are accepted universally. For an individual to be an effective leader in Australia, a person must be respected. In the United States, on the contrary, the position is more respected than the person who holds it. Respect for the person rather than ...

There are various leadership styles that are adopted by the leaders depending upon the type of work and nature of business. Among the different leadership style, one is coaching in which the leaders are required to improve the performance and improve the existing capabilities of workers. The leader as coach helps their subordinate to increase their skills, building strong bench mark and providing them lots of guidance throughout the task or activities. This type of leadership style is most successful when the subordinates are more agreeable, experienced and responsible. Moreover, the coaching style of leadership helps to create positive and ...

In December 2013; the Japanese parliament approved a state secrets law. The leading party, The Liberal Democratic party, tabled the law in parliament. This is the party of the ruling Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The new law was established to protect state secrets. Despite a lot of criticism and stalling attempts from the opposition, the bill was finally approved into law. The upper house, whose majority members are from the ruling party, approved the bill by 130 to 82. This law gives mandate to heads of ministries and agencies to classify 23 types of information related to diplomacy, counterintelligence, counterterrorism and ...

Introduction

There is a wide range of text on the practice and concept of leadership. Leadership as a practice and concept lends itself to various interpretations, categorizations and theories. These exist because the mystery behind why some leaders’ styles are more effective than others remains unsolved. Leadership style is the entirety of a leader’s demeanor, personality and methods of communication in guiding others towards a particular team or organizational goal. Research on leadership style is dominated by analysis of subordinates’ perceptions on their leaders’ behavioral patterns in interpersonal relations, instructional leadership, instructional leadership, planning, and management efficiency (Sheehan and Sheehan 10). The definition ...

Leadership can be perceived as the process through which an individual influences the fashion in which a group of persons is carrying out a specific task. The individual who is central to this process is known as a leader. There is a broad range of traits which a leader should bear for him or her to be effective in leadership. For the purposes of this paper, this discussion shall majorly concentrate on the trait of charisma as a leadership strategy (Elearn, 2007). All leaders ought to be charismatic, as it is a great feature in progressive leaders. This is because it is one of the most ...

Existing theories are important for shaping an individual’s critical thought process. Through a close follow-up of an individual’s responses to theoretical issues, tracking one’s changing thought process is easier. Different people understand leadership behaviour differently, and so are the theorists who come up with explanations of how people should exhibit leadership among one another (Drath, et al., 2008). Despite these, the general leadership behaviours in personal and professional environments are important for several reasons. For organizations, values and moral practices are closely tied to the organization’s vision. To achieve this vision, the organization must consistently implore ...

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Introduction

Management has been referred as a synergy of four things that particularly are planning, leading, organizing and controlling. Each of these elements has their own importance and recognition in a broad nutshell. The essence of management has been associated with everything as it relates to individuals as well; however it is also accounts for organizations as well (Ahlstrom & Bruton, 2009). Without doubt, organization is basically referred to a place that has been formed and established for the sake of economic prosperity and economic based expansion and it is highly appreciated, if the management of a company would play a definite ...

Management theory in nursing

Introduction An organization that relies on many components for the execution of a task needs the various components to work in harmony for the achievement of the main objective. Where the input to this process is composed of human capital, the process is leadership/ management. Management therefore, is the guidance of different individuals in accomplishment of individual tasks towards the accomplishment of the mains task. Nursing is human resource intensive occupation, with the nurses being an integral component towards the successful accomplishment of nursing. The manner in which the nurses, therefore, conduct their duties is important for the success ...

Leading means creating a vision for the organization and guiding, communicating, coaching, training and motivating people to work effectively in order to meet the organizations objectives and goals. The trend is to empower employees, giving them as much freedom as possible to become self-motivated and self-directed. Once it was known as directing, that is, making employees know exactly what to do. This role belongs to the managers in many smaller firms. In many modern and large firms, to the contrary, managers cannot tell people precisely what to do. This happens because employees and others always know how to fulfill ...

Introduction

There was a time in American when agents of law enforcement could only watch as a law violator walked away. A time, when the agents were unable to return fire during a gunfight. A period when there existed no means of tracking criminals. A period when a state line acted as a great and impassable wall for law enforcers. A time when one’s criminal exploits made him a legend. These men stood unopposed and took whatever they wished to take on a whim. In the year 1924, a young man started a journey to revolutionalize the modern day American law enforcement took off. This man was J. ...

Political leadership presents a puzzle difficult to unravel. Highly skillful leaders are most effective when they have an abundance of political support. Jimmy Carter is one of the successful and effective leaders of the United States who served as the President of the country. Carter made the most of his opportunities against the backdrop of historical context and available political resources. The impressive features of Carter are his management of policy development within the administration and his style as a decision maker . Carter’s effectiveness as a President matches his skills and strategies of leadership to his historical opportunities. He followed a deeply ...

Types of Leadership Styles

Prior to begin discussing and researching on analyzing leadership styles of different CEO’s in corporate finance, it would be helpful to figure out basic leadership styles which are likely to be well-known in business and management circles. The scholar D.D. Warrick distinguishes four main styles of leadership: 1) “human relations leader”; 2) “democratic leader”; 3) “laissez faire leader” and 4) “autocratic leader” (158 – 162). The researcher applies certain criteria to define the styles mentioned above: the focus has been put on the fulfillment and workers. An autocratic leader pays a great attention to fulfillment process within a company but ...

Introduction

Management is known as one of the most important things that associated with an organization, and no organization can attain effectiveness in their operational and other aspects without managing their organization in a perfect and organized manner (Burns and Peltason, p,90). Management is about managing the things in an effective manner, and it is equally applied over the management of the companies as a whole. The stance of management is totally different than that of the leadership. Leadership is all about lead the company from the front in an effective manner. Organizations are made to earn economic profit and increase the ...

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Identify a range of police leadership styles and discuss how the choice of each style influences organizational success.

Among the known police leadership styles include autocratic, bureaucratic and democratic. The autocratic style of leadership is a classic approach where the decision-making authority and power is only in the hand of the manager or the commander. Consultation among staff members is not part of this kind of leadership, while staff should follow every order from the boss without receiving any form of explanation. Leaders depend on punishments and threats to influence his staff. This style of leadership is effective especially in cases where there is new and untrained staff that ...

7.1.1 First of all, for a successful change management training is required, but it is a delicate matter. Developing strategy is easier than implementing it. First action by the CEO of FTI is to consult a few Change Management Experts available in the city or state. An outside help by experienced consultants who have handled change management cases is needed. The employees will not be able to express the training needs in a new strategy context. 7.1.2 Process based trainings are the most suited in change management scenario. An off-site program for all the managers of the company may be held to ...

My Vision of a Nurse Leader

The healthcare environment is constantly changing becoming increasingly more complex (Marshall, 2010). Nurse leaders can play a significant role in healthcare. The role of nurse leaders in healthcare is advocated for by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in its report titled “The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health” and other organizations such as the American Nurses Association (Smith, 2011). Nurse leaders play diverse roles in organizations such as charge nurses and specialists. Previously, my vision of a nurse leader was limited to tasks performed by nurses in managerial positions. This perspective has, however, changed to include nurses in other roles ...

Leadership is perhaps the most widely investigated filed of organizational behavior. This is possibly due to the reason that leadership plays a pivotal role in influencing the dynamics of an organization. Even if an organization is bequeathed with more than adequate resources, absence of effective leadership will lead to the organization not being able to function effectively. According to many theorists of organizational behavior, leaders influence people and that leadership involves influencing people to work toward desired goals. This paper is an analysis of the leadership qualities of the Chairman and CEO of one of the world’s best known ...

Robert Green Leaf coined the phrase ‘Servant Leadership.’ Servant leadership model is something that is not really new in today’s world. The Chinese ruler Lao-Tzu was said to be one of the earliest servant leaders living between 570 and 490 B.C. Tao Te Ching says that the highest type of rulership is one whose existence is barely known to the subjects. The Indian book on political science ‘Arthashastra,’ authored by Chanakya says a king is someone who is not to please himself but his subjects, and that a king is a paid leader enjoying the resources of the state and the ...

Abstract

The outcome of any situation, incident or event depends upon how the person faces them by using experience, skill, and trouble-shooting approach. The success of any business or organization is determined by the effective leadership. Leadership is a multi-dimensional concept. The paper focuses on the thorough discussion of leadership. The paper highlights the effective leadership qualities of Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential personalities of our time. The paper starts with explaining a brief biography of Oprah Winfrey. The biography highlights Oprah's professional aspects rather than the personal aspects of her life. Among these aspects, her educational achievements, career achievement ...

Introduction

Leadership plays a critical role in influencing the achievement of any organization’s objectives. There is no one way or criteria of determining an effective leadership system. This is because many systems of leadership exist and these systems work differently but in the long run, they still manage to facilitate the realization of goal and objectives. However, there are some styles that are often preferred to others. Depending on the direction of the organization, leadership can employ or adopt the most appropriate style to drive it towards accomplishing its motive or objective. Even with the criticism being advanced towards some ...

Introduction

This essay is a case analysis of the film Office Space. The essay presents the critical factors at Initech that cause Peter and the employees to feel so frustrated in their jobs. The essay gives recommendations on how those factors have been improved or eliminated. Herzberg demonstrates that the quality of motivation, physical conditions, benefits, salaries and company policies influence the motivation of workers. Maslow explains that self-actualization is the most important need at any workplace. The company denies the employees an opportunity to achieve their needs. The management should use dialogic communication instead of top-down communication. The Core issue ...

Abstract

The present paper delineates mainly the two types of leadership styles; one the charismatic leadership style and the other situational leadership style. While the charismatic leadership style is based on the personal charisma of the leader, the situational leadership style is based on the perception of the situation. The charismatic leadership despite inspiring in its appeal is not a participatory style of leadership. This style of leadership is hard to be sustained and does not promote participation and involvement of all. A situational leader changes his style as per the demand of the situation and involves the participation of the ...

Communication: Leadership assessment

Highest: 39 Participative, Lowest 32 Authoritarian. Hence, my style of leadership according to the test is Participative. I was surely surprised by the test of the results. This is because I always considered myself as the one who exerts higher control or authority on its followers. But the test suggests that my style of leadership is not Autocratic like Napoleon or even task oriented like Florence Nightingale but Democratic like Nelson Mandela. Previously I had another perception in my mind for my style of leadership that was of an authoritarian leader.

Effective Communication

Without effective communication, it is not ...

Leadership is the ability of a person in charge of others or a specific group to provide guidance and direction to those that he or she commands. The group works with a common objective in mind. In executing leadership roles, the person in charge does not only depend on his or her ability to give direction, but also depends on social control. Social influence goes beyond individual effort to the engagement of the subjects in the accomplishment of a given task. At most times, leaders assume the support of the people they are leading. However, success in leadership depends on others, as well; ...

Introduction

One of the significant relationships in the post-bureaucratic era is that of effective communication management and leadership practices. There are several styles of leadership that is practiced in the post-bureaucratic era. This era believes in providing greater independence and having trust and reliance upon employees. Leaders believe that employees should be empowered to work and engage them in the decision-making process so as to garner optimum levels of performance that finally leads to organizational success. One of the pivotal functions played by leadership is to engage in effective communication tools so as to influence, motivate and direct followers ...

- Introduction Leadership is defined as the power of individuals to influence their followers so as to achieve a goal. The need for an effective leadership is increasingly important for organizations so as to control and lead the entire organization towards the goals and objectives effectively. Powerful leaders are successful in initiating and leading change in organizations and their role in the organization cannot be substituted. In the present case scenario, Joan Salmon needs to formulate a leadership plan so as to accommodate and decide the new leadership role of her father Garret Salmon in the organization. Garret Salmon has ...

Howard Schultz-The CEO of Starbucks

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Introduction

Starbucks was founded in 1971 and from this time it opened its first retail store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. The book Moby Dick inspired the formation of the name Starbucks attached to the romance of high seas plus the tradition of coffee traders spending their life at the sea (Schultz & Gordon, 2011). According to Starbucks Coffee Company, (2013) the company has over 18,000 stores in over 60 countries with United States having 13,279 coffee houses. The company provides varying products such as coffee and other hot and cold beverages, sandwiches, ...

Introduction

Change has become important in this highly competitive and complex business environment (Burnes, 2004). Businesses face many issues and to management these issues; it is important to implement change. Thus, it is critical and decisive for businesses to continuously evaluate the business environment and initiate change to manage the situation and changing business environment (Anderson, 2010). This report presents an analysis of one such organization, Wakewood, that is facing several issues, and the organization needs to initiate change. For this, there are a number of resistance and issues that the organization is facing including organizational culture, leadership style, organizational ...

Introduction

The purpose of this document is to analyze the influence of the leadership on the organizational behavior, development and future perspectives of the BMW Group. In the scope of this research the author will look at the general concept of leadership and its influence on organizational effectiveness based on the theoretical analysis of existing business and scholarly studies and provide share personal view on the this topic. This will outline the direction of the analysis specific for the chosen organization – BMW Japan. The choice is justified by the interesting external environment that put pressure and to some extend determines ...

According to the assessment test, my top five strengths are: Learner, Achiever, Responsibility, Input, and Developer. Being a strong learner means that the whole process of learning engages me. I strive to increase my knowledge and understanding constantly. I find fulfillment in the learning journey as well as the results. For me, learning is a passage, not simply a means to an end. During the day my students need to be engaged, to be a part of what is going on around them. That is one of my roles. To lead them on the learning and engagement journey that takes place during their day. ...

- Identify the leadership style of each of the three leaders in the given scenario (Executive A, Leader B, and Leader C) as transactional, transformational, or “level 5 Executive A practices the ‘level 5” style of leadership. Leader B’s style of leadership is the Transactional Style while Leader C practices the transformational style of leadership. - Justify your identification of Executive A’s leadership style using specific examples from the scenario Highly capable individuals characterize “Level 5” style of leadership (Robbins & Judge, 2007). Executive A showed his immense capability by improving the company’s profitability. ...