adoption of an effective leadership style is necessary to achieve Organizational goals and to enhance productively. According to Riaz, & Haider, (2010), organizations are expected to carry out tasks with limited resource to the maximum level in order to maintain the competitive edge and sustain profitability position of the organization. Therefore, it is imperative for organizations to adopt leadership styles with characteristics of motivating, directing and influencing employees in desired ways to meet
Leadership Application Name Institutional Affiliation Date Executive summary This report evaluates the leader’s dynamics by evaluating the leadership qualities of Spencer’s retail limited General Manager . The report determines effectiveness of leadership by assessing the leadership of Prasad GSN. An interview with him is scheduled, and the findings of the interview analyzed. Further suggestions and recommendation for better leadership are discussed afterwards. Introduction and company
Leadership Theories Transformational v. Servant Since the beginning of recorded history, leadership has been one of, if not the most important elements in the success or failure of an endeavor. This is whether it involved a prehistoric hunting party or ruling the Roman Empire. Today, leadership is recognized as a vital factor in an organization’s quest to be productive and profitable. For an organization to be competitive and achieve optimum success in the 21st century, it is vital that they
to maintain" (Sendjaya and Sarros, 2002, p. 68). The founder of servant leadership, Robert K Greenleaf; considered that every person ought to own values that could support and guide others. Greenleaf 's philosophy was that "the servant leader is a servant first; it begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve" (Dierendonck & Patterson, 2010, p. 22). To serve, people must comprehend values, which are a person 's ethics of behavior shaping his or her vision. Moreover, values are distinctive
In order to become an effective leader, you first need to begin to lead by example. What are some of the characteristics of a good leader? Well, a good leader has essential skills that a qualified leader should portray. Interpersonal, conceptual and technical skills. These skills are very important in the strength of an organization. In essence, these skills are a way to measure one 's effectiveness in leadership. Conceptual skills “allow an individual to think creatively, while also understanding
The role of leadership is extremely vital in creating a motivated and satisfied workforce. In many cases motivation and job satisfaction are linked to salary and benefits but this paper will explore the direct relationships, both positive and negative, that different leadership styles have on minority graduates entering the workforce. The data for this research was collected from students enrolled at Savannah State University and taking business school courses. Transformational Leadership, Situational
Background Ivan Seidenberg has been in a key leadership role at Verizon since 2000 (Anonymous, 2011). While in his leadership role, Ivan Seidenberg has led Verizon into a global network and Verizon has built out their network into a nationwide industry (Anonymous, 2011). Ivan Seidenberg is sixty three years old and has a bachelor’s degree in math and a master’s degree in business administration (Anonymous, 2011). Prior to working with Verizon, Ivan Seidenberg was a chairman and chief
the parent company of the six independent business units, it still offers strategic leadership at corporate level and they operate on their own and therefore are solely responsible for their decisions and ultimate success.” According to Boundless Management, the FedEx organization operates as a functional structure. “A functional organization is a common type of organizational structure in which the organization is divided into smaller groups based on specialized functional areas, such as IT, finance
management theory, leadership theory and change management theory. The behavioral management theory suggests that managers normally consider that their workers are human beings and they use them to achieve their organizational goals. Effective management of the employees makes them feel that they belong to that institution and thus will work hard as well to accomplish the goals of the organization.
on one strategic component of the military quest—Leadership. More specifically, it will center on servant leadership and its impact on the military’s vision. This paper first explores the significance of the leadership change, followed by an examination of three notable characteristics of servant leadership and their historical influence through the eyes of a famous leader. Whether one studies Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War”, Martin Luther King Jr.’s extraordinary passion for equality, or even Vince