The analyst and managers were also the on-call support team in the old organization. Many of the colleagues were issued company phones to conduct business when they are called during their on-call rotation. When the merger occurred, top management decided that this cost needs to be eliminated. They had no replacement plan or process in place. The phone contracts were cancelled and colleagues had to rely on their personal phones and contract, most of them having to modify their contract to increase their data plan to support the additional data used by the e-mail service. Top management was dedicated to eliminating the company phone policy at any cost. This also created a concern of privacy and work-life balance, since colleagues were now …show more content…
During my thus far short time employment of less than 3 with this organization I have had several superiors changed. There have been multiple mid and upper management changes as well as a full reorganization, title change, pay-scale readjustment and compensation reevaluation and changes. There are plenty of topics I can cover on areas of improvements and weaknesses, however as far as strengths are concerned, there has been a shortage of that quality. The two strengths mentioned above are the only strengths I can evaluate and elaborate on. I have considered to evaluate a hypothetical strength; however, I have decided not to as this would be dishonest and quite frankly that would be giving that leader too much credit.
C. 2. Evaluate three weaknesses of the current primary leader’s leadership practices using the same scholarly leadership theory you used in part C1.
The first weaknesses this leader has is ignorance. The ignorance that there are problems within its flanks and the ignorance in addressing those problems in a timely and meaningful fashion. We can see this in the following example. When two of the previous organizations decided to merge, there was a promise which was made that the commonalities will be brought forward including in the naming of the new organization. After 3 years of being in limbo of identifying a name, the organization decided to setup a department meeting with all its employees
2.1 Assess own leadership behaviours and potential in the situation of a particular leadership model and own organisation’s working practice and culture using feedback from others (State your findings below) (28 marks)
1.2 Explain why these leadership styles or behaviours are likely to have a positive or negative effect on individual and group behaviour
This leader has 3 distinctive qualities that have given him the abilities to do magnificent things. The first quality is his ability to make decisions. “Decision-making leaders are leaders are leaders who solve problems by making good decisions that result in lasting solutions” (Borek, Lovett, & Towns, 2005). I have seen him make very hard decisions, some decisions he has made I didn’t
Select three leadership theories and explain how you will implement those theories in your leadership style. Be sure to include specific examples and articulate how the theory influences the outcome. Respond substantively to two other learners.
2. How does the leadership of each of the three supervisors affect the motivation of their respective subordinates?
1.1 Describe the factors that will influence the choice of leadership styles or behaviours in workplace situations (24 marks)
Three weaknesses of authentic leadership are: lack of trust demonstrated from top to bottom and vice versa, a lack of development due to the infancy of this theory and the pursuit with passion can lead to a blind pursuit. Trust must be given in order to receive it, if managers are not being fully authentic with their employees, the trust and level of commitment expected will never be reciprocated. Although John usually displays this trust to his team, he is only human and at times, as with any other manager or person, people are not trustworthy. For example for years, Big Hospital has preached that everyone is a family, yet, due to certain circumstances, there had to be a lot of layoffs, and whether granted or not, this is looked as being deceitful or not being honest with your employees. The second weakness of authentic leadership can be related to its infancy and its lack of leadership development. Fusco, T. (2016, p.119) argues that the next challenging frontier is to establish genuine leadership development. Often times, leadership seems to simply fit someone’s personality, however, leaders must continue to read and develop oneself to become a better leader, either through experiences or personal training. Big Hospital provides continued training for all its employees, and although some may take it more than others, employees are often encouraged to take training classes. Lastly, the third weakness of this theory is that of a “blind pursuit” or following an idea with
The essay classifies leadership into four key approaches: (1) trait approach, (2) behaviour approach, (3) the
What Leadership theories covered in class are reflected in the book? Explain how, using examples.
In my reflections as I prepared to write this paper, I came to the realization that leadership is much more complex especially since the paper requires that I focus on a few traits. In an effort to make it simple, I wrote down the traits that came to mind and in process had over 10 important traits but an even bigger challenge was on how to narrow them down to 3 or 4 and this is the place that required a good deal of reflection. Eventually, however, I had to prioritize them since in any case; it is not possible to get a leader that has all the traits. As I thought of the various leaders who have inspired me, I noticed that while they strived to provide the best leadership by focusing on their strong points, they still had their weaknesses. To me this provided a justification for at least identifying key desirable traits and thereafter working to improve them. I did manage to settle on four traits, which for me are indispensible if a leader or a leadership is to become effective.
My supervisor, who I work with directly every day, states that my best leadership strength is my ability to teach. I seem to be able to take a complicated process and turn it into an understandable concept. She also thinks that I have a creative side, with the ability to work out a convoluted problem in my head. For my third strength, she notices that I am extremely patient, but consequently it borders on slow reaction to crisis. Another leadership weakness is that I need to be liked by others and have a difficult time holding others accountable. She stated that I am at times too helpful; this can stifle the learning and ability of my
Question “3”: Behavioural theory of leadership (explain one theory by linking it with the case study):
There are many examples of poor leadership behavior in today’s workplace. Inadequate leadership can be detrimental not only to a team within an organization, but also to the entire organization itself. I believe it is vital for upper management to ensure that their leaders are properly trained and aware of how to handle certain situations and employees. When a leader’s weaknesses are overlooked, large problems occur.
What are the key strengths and weaknesses of the supportive, directive, and participative styles of leadership? Substantiate your response.