INDM 4260 – Organizational Dynamics
Graduate Research Paper
Devender Reddy Mada
University of Central Missouri
Table of Contents
Abstract 03
Introduction 04
Summary of Leadership ideas and philosophies from my readings 04
Definition of Leadership 05
My Ideal Leaders 06
Leadership Traits 07
Leadership Styles 08
My Goals 09
Achieving my Goals 09
Improvements 10
Conclusion 11
References 12
Abstract
Leadership is defined as "organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal". Leadership is considered as an important aspect in many areas such as business organizations, politics, and sports and in many other fields. This research paper
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Group members will work more effectively when they have good relationship with their leaders.
In most of the cases leadership skills are acquired by experience, this experience might be one’s own or might be others. There is no example of born leaders to my knowledge. Every great and successful leader will have an ideal leader from whom they develop their ideology and philosophy of leadership. Hence I believe, to become a great leader, we must also be a great follower.
Summary of Leadership ideas and philosophies from my readings
To my knowledge there are many types of leadership styles. From my readings, according to Douglas McGregor, leadership styles are of two types based on their attitude about followers. They are Theory X or autocratic and Theory Y or participative. Theory X or Autocratic leaders are someone who use the power they have acquired by their rank, knowledge, skills to reward or punish workers. They are very commanding and they will give orders and assume that group members will respond obediently. Theory Y or participative leadership style involves sharing of group members ideas in decision making unlike the Theory X leaders. Theory Y leaders are less authoritative and commanding; they are more concerned with the group interrelationships as well as with getting the job done. But I believe leaders should not have one leadership style in particular. They should
Leadership in an organization often plays a critical role, and is frequently, though not always, one of the major drivers of the success or failure of a company. (Bass, 1990) Effective leadership helps a company through times of peril and brings a future of brightness. It makes a corporation successful. However, what is leadership? According to Kouzes and Posner, it is the art of mobilizing others to want to struggle for shared aspirations. (1995, p.30) Leaders set a clear direction for us; they help us realize what is ahead; they support us to achieve and win; they encourage and inspire us when we feel depressed. Without leadership, an organization will degenerate into chaos and unstructured because people view things in different ways.
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In this intriguing Wharton Leadership Digest interview, authors James Quigley and Mehrdad Baghai talk about eight archetypes of leadership from their new book, As One: Individual Action, Collective Power (Portfolio, 2011): • The landlord and tenants – Tenants voluntarily decide to join landlords, but once they do, the boss has the top-down power, controlling access to scarce resources, doling out rewards and sanctions, and dictating the terms of tenants’ participation. • The community organizer and volunteers – The power for setting direction comes from the bottom up, but the community organizer is the glue that holds things together. Volunteers can’t be ordered around; instead, they join on their own terms if
With that in mind, leadership theory has identified four management styles--authoritarian, democratic, participatory, and laissez-faire. There is inherently nothing wrong with any of them; all have their place at any given time. But it's the communication aspect that is important when implementing any given method of leadership that makes an organization rise or fall, and determines if respect is retained or lost within the group. Stated another way, the problem does not lie in the styles themselves, but rather in the presentation.
Robert H. Jerry, II, Leadership and Followership, 44 U. Tol. L. Rev. 345 (2013), available at http://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/facultypub/
The United States Marine corps is America’s number one force for many reasons; our ability to protect the nation, the self-sacrifice we have endured, and our integrity. The Marine Corps has always been known for its standards of self-discipline that allows us to maintain the great quality to accomplish a mission. The Corps is a symbol of honor, it demonstrates the courage we have, and the commitment we give ourselves for greater reasons. These core values are taught to us at recruit training so that we can continue the legacy of excellence and upholding the highest standards possible. Integrity it’s not just the foundation of the military but of life. One’s integrity shows character, morals, and
In today’s competitive world, leadership skills are crucial for both personal and professional development. Leadership is an important function of management which helps an individual or a business to maximize efficiency and to achieve goals. Leadership has different meanings to various authors.Most commonly, leadership is defined as influence, that is, the art of influencing people so that they will strive willingly and enthusiastically toward the achievement of group goals. (Koontz). Leadership is the process of influencing the activities of either formal or informal group in the task of goal setting and goal achievement. A leader is one whose magnetic personality innervates people for some cause. Not by words, but by their actions is
It is true that leaders are not born but are made and where one has willpower, it is possible to make a great leader out such a person. When describing oneself as and more so as a leader, the true picture is not likely to be achieved because there can be exaggerations to self description. Good leaders are always developing leadership skills through the continuous process of training, self study, practice and education. With passage of time and combination of these factors, the leader comes out seasoned and leady to face any leadership challenges (Marchiondo et al., 2015).
Authoritarian group leaders are leaders who have complete authority, they are not required to consult with other members of the group in decision-making. I believe authoritarian group leaders are most compatible with the military, an organization ruled by a single party, cults and gangs. According to Gladding (2016), authoritarian group leaders see others members of the group as not having any motivation and rather lazy. Laisser-faire is different from all three style of leadership by not having a leader/facilitator(Gladding,2016).
The firm at Hernandez and Associates are faced with a challenge to adapt to changes within their organization. The problems exist in implementing new responsibilities and expanding based on the individual client’s needs. Marco Hernandez, as a leader is faced with the responsibility to implement this change. The leader’s main job is to determine the team’s needs and take care of them (Hughes, Ginnett, & Curphy, 2012). Team effectiveness is the underlying driver for a successful organization.
In terms of leadership styles a wide variety exists for one to employ (Boykins, 2013). There isn’t firm consensus as to which styles prove to be the most effective. Different situations call for different approaches. In the article, Empirical Study of Leadership Styles, it discusses several leadership styles that I can relate to.
Leadership is one of the most important and commonly discusses issues and topic in relation to organizational success. Actually, the strength and success of an organization is directly proportional to the strength and success of its leaders. Based on a summary of all ideas regarding this topic, Daft & Marcic (2012) define leadership as the use of influence among people in order to achieve goals (p.371). Since influence is used as the means to realize certain goals, leaders work with their subordinates towards the realization of goals. Moreover, these authors state that leadership is people-centered and goes beyond administrative and problem-solving activities. The most important aspect of leadership to an organization is that it's the key to organizational success and productivity. As previously mentioned, an organization's success is dependent on its leadership.
As Northouse (2013) mentions, there are phrases as ‘he was born to be a leader’ or ‘she is a natural leader’ which suggest that people tend to think good leaders are born and not made. Can people learn how to be a leader, or they are born to be a leader? This question possessed the minds of many researchers for many years, and often asked by the top managers. Long-term studies did not give a satisfactory answer; however, teachers of management tend to believe that most of the leadership skills can be developed by people themselves. Although, it is needed to have the appropriate personality traits from the beginning. There are a lot of various leadership theories which may help to understand the characteristics of a leader and the process of a leadership.
Leadership is an approach for a leader to guide, motivate, supervise, manage, and influence others in different situation to reach a goal. According to the Pettinger (2007), the leadership can be explained in several situations. First, the leaders have the responsible to provide vision and direction to the followers. Second, the leaders shall energise and motivate the followers. Third, the leaders shall set and enforce absolute standards of behaviour, attitude, presentation and performance.
Leadership is defined as an ability to influence a group toward the achievement of goal. By this definition, we can see a lot of models, theories and issues were developed or arise. Thus, our group was given a case to solve it by relate the case with the models, theories and issues that might be similar to the case that given to us.