Noki Values, And Decision Making

Foundational theories are the backbone of today’s application of leadership in all aspects of business in a global society. Understanding the characteristics that define successful leadership is not feasible due to application of leadership principles in diverse circumstances. This does not defray the premise that effective leadership cannot be learned. In fact, learning and understanding the many approaches to leadership allows an individual to internalize and effectively develop a leader’s mentality (Derecskei, 2016).

The most communicated organizational need in the global business environment is organizational leadership. Today, more than nine hundred universities and colleges exist to train, teach, and educate those who wish to become leaders in the specific topics of organizational leadership. Moreover, publications that inform benchmarks, best practices, and basic leadership concepts are becoming must read material in the global organization. Even though leadership may be defined in many different ways, the substance of the definition is similar. Leadership has been said to be a trait, an ability, skill, behavior, and relationship (Leadership & New Leadership Styles, 2016). No matter what leadership is to the individual, leadership is needed and

Every organization is at risk for financial hardship. It takes a strong, dedicated leader to bring a company out of loss and turn it around. This is what happened at Western Insurance Agency from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Stu Henderson, the newly hired CEO at the time, brought the organization back to success by supporting and engaging stakeholders. This research will highlight all stakeholders described in the case study Western National Insurance, the actions taken by Henderson to support and engage Western National Insurance stakeholders, and an evaluation of these actions using leadership theories. The assessment will consider how successful leaders excel at understanding themselves and others, at motivating group members to excel, and at facilitating group members to learn and perform their work more effectively, with the overall effect of enhancing organizational capacity.

House et al. (2007) discovers that leadership and Organisational culture are closely linked together as leaders influence the culture of their organisations. Researches talk about a range of leadership definitions but it is not easy to define. (E.g. Western, 2008; Yukl, 2010). However, Cohen (2009) critically analyses definitions from Dracker (1996), Eisenhower (1969), Northouse (2004) and finally summarised the definition of leadership constitutes five elements. First of all, ask question to set direction, which means effective leaders need to listen to followers’ voice respectfully and then share the common goals and ideas with them. In addition, leaders need to seek insights and allocate resources optimally; act ethically; allow their

This book also describes that a good leader should not just impose the change on its employees by words. He should imply the change by its actions and make its employees comfortable to adapt that change. He should confuse the vision of the change and neither confuses its employees. As John Kotter says that often the most powerful way to communicate a new direction is through behavior. The leaders and the top management should live within the vision of the change and shows that change by their behaviors too. By doing this, the lower level employees will automatically grasp the vision of the change.

Organizations are continually faced with a changing environment, therefore a need for a shift in strategic direction, must be implemented. The successes of major organizational change initiatives are almost always dependent on the incorporation of its workers and employees to help implement these changes.

A company must have sound leadership to be successful in today’s global market. There are many types of leadership styles that one can perform such as transformational and visionary. However, there is not any one style of leadership that is greater than the other. True leaders, no matter what style they choose, have the initiative and drive to out-perform the competition. Today’s business market has forced leaders to become change agents that can effectively formulate and implement a strategic vision and mission.

A strong leader should be good communicator, an effective communication is the key factor associated with the success rate of the strategic initiatives. A successful company faces their share of highs and lows; a leader must believe in his work and motivate the others to make a company a success. A company should remain loyal to its core values. It was interesting to see how Starbucks extended their values by becoming first company to provide the health benefits and equity in the form of stocks to their part-time workers (Schultz, 2011). With this the company invested in people and in their enterprises at the same time. Such values build trust in the employees and they stick to their leader in times of hardship.

As with advances in technology, economic, political, and socio-cultural environments are also faced with swift changes. Unfortunately, such a rapid rate of change can turn an organization’s strengths into its weaknesses. Leaders must now think like change agents, because the issue is not only how new concepts and skills are acquired, but also how to unlearn things that are no longer serving the organization. This means that leaders must carefully examine organizational cultures and then reinvent them to promote and maintain success.

This will incorporate the coursework we have studied within the paradigms of this course to the max and will elaborate the entire method that I’ll be using to conduct my research regarding leadership styles practiced in the Multinational Companies like Toyota and Honda whilst simultaneously analyzing different factors that lead to success of these companies. For this I’ll be using the following methods as listed below as well as I’ll be making a two day trip to their outlets and workplaces here in Pakistan for one-to-one interviews and observations.

Leadership is “a practical skill encompassing the ability of an individual to 'lead' or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.“1

The article talks about “how the world has become complex by the day, command and control is out and employee engagement is in”. Where there is no larger-than-life personality is allowed to steamroller over the rest of the company.”

Studying these approaches help us to develop research proposals to the following research question: to what extent the organizational culture of a company influence the way leadership is implemented?

Globalization is forcing organizations to operate in a dynamic fast changing environment that need well rounded leadership traits for an organisation to survive.

Change in a business can be uncomfortable since it requires surrendering a certain way of thinking and performing processes and implementing a novel way to accomplish a business goal. Encouraging employees to participate in the alteration can be one of the utmost ways to reduce the resistance to change. An employee who participates in the process of the conversion is further likely to embrace the change. Therefore, one way is to encompass groups that will be affected by innovative procedures in the development of fresh ideas. In other words, ask workers for their opinions and suggestions and integrate their solutions. If people are given the opportunity to seize responsibility for specific parts of a program their sense of ownership will craft stronger advocates. Also valuable input can be gained from employees who really perform the day to day work as management may not have the information needed to change the design. Before making slight adjustments anyone who will be affected or who opposes the transformation should be brought into the decision making process, provided they