It is critical for leaders to be strong communicators at all times, especially during times of change. During times of change, it is most effective for new leaders to keep staff well informed and create an open environment where individuals can express questions and concerns. Major Ken Morris, a devoted leader in the Salvation Army for twenty-five years, was assigned as the new organizational leader in late 2013 in Lakeland due to his construction credentials (Pera, 2013). As a transactional leader, he leads by rules, procedures, and standards intervening only if they are not met. Major Morris was primarily passive, he focused on the efficiency of operation, and his effectiveness in getting his assigned projects carried out in a …show more content…
Major Morris puts himself in the position of responding to all questions, concerns, and complaints instead of communicating with his staff and trusting them to carry part of the load.
As a result, Mr. Turner stated, Morris was hard to reach, did not answer complaints in a timely manner, avoiding making decisions, and often failed to listen, which created tension among the Sleepy Hill Estate residents. Additionally, Jim Turner contacted Major Morris regarding several major issues; landscape trees with active root systems were planted in the wrong areas, according to the architectural plans causing encroachment into their septic tanks and pools, the retention pond drain was clogged causing flooding into the homeowner’s backyards, and the lawn behind their homes was overgrown (personal communication, April 17, 2015).
Major Morris was slow to respond to the complaints and did not come to the property to examine the damages. Major Morris told Mr. Turner that our organization does not have enough manpower or equipment to keep up with the lawn mowing at this time, you can remove the trees after final inspection, and the pumps will be repaired in the near future (Jim Turner, personal communication, April 17, 2015). The positive relationship built by Captain Colbert leadership with the neighboring community has now turned into one of doubt and distrust, that the Salvation Army will maintain the property and be good neighbors. On a positive note, the
Transformational leaders encourage group work, as they connect each follower’s identity and self to the project and collective identity of the corporation. They are role models for other staff and this inspires them and makes them
There are many components to being a leader; a strong leader has to be able to clearly communicate, to intensely inspire others to collaborate in bringing the vision to fruition. James MacGregor Burns a leadership expert introduced the transformational leadership concept he suggested that “the transforming leader as one with the ability to create visions and employ charismatic behaviors, they are purposeful and seek to understand the motivation and needs of their followers (Crowell, 2016). Not only does a transformational leader have the ability to empower and motivate others “transformational leadership emphasizes the importance of interpersonal relationships, and the goal is to generate employee’s commitment to the vision or ideal rather than to themselves” (Sullivan & Decker, 2009). According to Smith, (2011) the ultimate goal of transformational leadership is the leader and the follower to discover meaning and purpose in relation to their work, in addition to growth and maturity. There are four I's of transformational leadership " individualized influence, inspirational motivation, individualized consideration, and intellectual stimulation" (Riggio, 2014). The transformational leader causes changes in both the system and the individual. Creating positive and valuable changes in the followers with the result creating followers who will
There are several leadership styles represented in the film “Hoosiers.” This movie brings two different concepts called transactional leadership and transformational leadership. Transactional leadership styles are more concerned with maintaining the normal flow of operations, whereas a transformational leader goes beyond managing the daily tasks for leading their followers to success. Transactional leadership styles also include trying to establish direction, aligning people, they are dedicated to communication, creating teams, motivation and inspiration. A transformational leadership styles basically turn towards to creating the agenda and requests, they are dedicated to planning, policies and procedures. The leader’s job
The Salvation Army is an international organization, which spans over a hundred countries, so there is a difference between its strategic and tactical organization. Its strategic organization refers to which divisions and corps report to which territory, while its tactical organization refers to the local structure of each individual corps or social service section. As an Accounting Assistant, I am knowledgeable about the responsibilities of the local organizational structure as well as my own tasks and duties.
In taking command of an organization, the commander needs to understand how the entire organization works; the synergistic effect of all its parts. Unlike the staff officer who may focus on the part of a problem relevant to his/her function and the efficiency of his/her section, the commander must have a holistic perception of the issue. The commander’s thinking must now shift more focus to the conceptual level of
In the assigned readings there three viewpoints about leadership are presented: transformational leadership; the warrior ethic; and a blending of transformational and warrior leadership. All three bring forth a number of differing opinions and perspectives on leadership and how it pertains to the CAF.
The Salvation Army's history began in 1865 in London, England where it was founded by a minister named William Booth (Drucker, 1989). Today the Salvation Army can be found all over the world. It has provided disaster relief, spiritual support to those who ask, and also financial support for people needing the rent bank, the food bank and hydro. The Salvation Army generates its funds through donations and through their Salvation Army Thrift stores that they operate by selling used items. The money they raise is primarily used to fund their programs and services, like their summer camp and their Christmas basket program and their relief fund which helps cover the costs when a disaster strikes. The food bank is one of many additions to the Salvation
The MSARNG has proven that it has the ability and leadership to make necessary changes when issues arise. However, if they do not know how to identify and solve the issues they will become stagnate (Maxwell, 2005). This leadership development plan has shown the MSARNG their needs and gaps and provided a solution that will give them a chance to correct the issues before they get further out of hand. The revised leadership development plan will focus on the professional development of the leaders. The plan will provide valid and effective ways for measuring and refining the problems that have been identified. Leaders have to be able to teach, refine and correct with the appropriate training tools in order to correct any issues in the organization (2 Timothy, 3:16, KJV). Therefore, it is clear to see that the MSARNG can use this plan to help decrease retention, increase recruiting and improve succession planning in order to set the organization up for success in the
When an organization wants to better and improve itself the leadership is the most important resource available. They are the rock of the organization and the engine that pulls the weight of the cars. In order for the organization to help grow a comprehensive leadership development plan must be established and used. A leader can make or break the organization as they are the ones that make things happen or let things fail. This paper will discuss how the Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG) can grow their leadership by creating a new leadership development plan using new strategies and objective.
The Salvation Army is a worldwide Voluntary Welfare Organisation, providing cares to the needy in the community. The Salvation Army consists of different territories and Singapore, Malaysia and Myanmar (SMM) forms a territory. There are different centres under the SMM territory such as Child Care Centres, Nursing Home, Children Home, Youth Development Centre, Family and Prison Support Services, etc. which provides various programmes to reach out to the children, sick, elderly and those in need.
General Bernard Montgomery was born 17 November, 1887 in Kennington, London, England. After a rough childhood, Montgomery attended the Royal Military College before serving in India in 1913. He later went on to deploy to France during WW1, and became a general staff officer. He continued serving after the end of the war and was a brigadier by the time WWII began. He would eventually make General.
The American Red Cross is one of the oldest and most successful charitable organizations in America today. Since its founding in 1881, the Red Cross has helped millions of people around the globe. Recently, the Red Cross has dedicated some of its vast resources with the guidance of a new CEO refocusing the leadership and mission of this respectable company.
Bass, B. M. (1990, Winter). From transactional to transformational leadership: Learning to share the vision. Organizational Dynamics, pp. 19-31.
The following report was compiled to discuss early leadership theories relating to the case study Tents-R-Us, with citation to relevant literature throughout. The ones that are relevant
The idea of the world’s most powerful air force was almost an afterthought; an idea that got set aside, garnering no further consideration. Had it not been for the contributions of William “Billy” Mitchell, this could be the reality we live in today. The visionary, unethical leader Billy Mitchell achieved measured success on his journey to the creation of an independent air component. First his visionary traits are outlined by him recognizing the value of diversity and “transformational leadership” (Barnes Center 2012c). Next his unethical behaviors are reviewed in pursuit of realizing his vision. Finally through reflection, I am able to draw how this individuals actions and behaviors are relevant to some of my own. First, an examination of his visionary approach is required.