Conceptualizing Leadership Leadership is different in the eyes of each and every individual. What one person considers great leadership may be viewed by another as too demanding. Ultimately, time, place, situation, and people involved are considered some of the view variables for which type of leadership will be most effective. Through taking the Gallup Strengths Finder survey, I have been able to cement some of my top strengths and see how they come into play in my daily life. Learning about strengths…

significant is the fact that the spill continued unabated for three months causing the declaration of a state of emergency across several states (Bozeman, 2011). The purpose of this study is to highlight the significant issues of management and leadership within BP and point out how the poor decisions surrounding the spill deeply hindered their corporate reputation. Additionally, the paper will offer ways in which BP and those involved could have possibly prevented this disaster or have better mitigated…

In every organization around the world there is always one constant factor that remains as a key determinant in the success of that organization, which is the organizational leadership. Without the proper leadership in place the chances of any organization being successful in the long run could become hindered. Leadership in itself is about more than just supervising a group of people, large or small, it is about being able to motivate and drive the people that comprise an organization to long-term…

Toyota: A Glimpse of Leadership, Organizational Behavior, and Organizational Structure Courtney Berry Organizational behavior is the study of application of individuals’ behaviors within structured groups within an organization (Robbins & Judge, 2007). The field of study identifies behaviors within specific groups and individuals in organizations and how the structures of organizations play a role in behaviors (Robbins & Judge, 2007). In the past several months, the leading company in the car…

Resilient Leaders that relate to Organizational Management and Leadership. The narrative concludes with three scriptures that group four feels sum up the responsibilities of a leader. Five Topics The five topics that group four chose from Resilient Leaders that relate to Organizational Management and Leadership are selfless service, integrity, leading by example, vision, and traits of wise leadership. Selfless Service. Dees (2013) stated, “resilient leadership is selfless service over time from…

The organizational leadership drivers have been historically and predominantly filled with male leaders. Determined factors, however fictitious, in writing, as well as perceived by organizational Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), shareholders, Owners, and employees, female leaders were viewed through the stereotypical categories that included limitations. Moreover, gender discriminating society professes the positions for men and women would not be compensated equally…

Leadership and organizational behavior are essential in any organization. In order to achieve goals and high performance, the two must work hand in hand. There are many types of leadership theories following different characteristics in order to create an effective organization. First, the most important item to address is the function of leadership. The next aspect is how organizational behavior relates to leadership. Last, is determining which theory has the characteristics to be particularly…

In this paper, the leadership structure at Majis Industrial Services (Majis), an Omani government-backed provider of water services is appraised against the relevant organizational leadership theory and then recommendations made on how to improve the leadership of the organization. The aim is to steer the organization towards greater success.Due to the very nature of the organization, transformational leadership and multicultural leadership came out as the most suitable leadership styles to be adopted…

advantage. Employees are one of the most important determinants and leading factors that determine the success of an organization in this competitive environment. Every organization must address its employee needs in order to maintain a productive work force. In today’s fast paced society turnover rate of the employees is quite high and employees keep switching among different jobs. One of the reason behind this that employee may not feel any sense of association with the organization and that they…

Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Leadership Various authors have been debating the issue of emotional intelligence and organizational leadership. However, the existing discourse on the matter has been hampered in terms of limited theoretical applications. Moreover, many analysts have failed to propose effective relationships among constructs, thus failing to offer any meaningful relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational leadership. Nevertheless, many authors offer…