“A good man will obtain favor from the LORD; But He will condemn a man who devises evil” Proverbs 12:2 (Dake’s Annontated Reference Bible). This verse is the foundation of human behavior it can be either good or it can be evil it can be meant to help people or it can be meant to hurt people. Behaviors inside of organizations differ from organization to organization because people’s attitudes and faith have a lot to do with how people choose to act and perform their lives. This paper will talk about Entergy’s organizational behavior, the processes and structure of the company its effectiveness and any changes or innovations that the company is using and whether or not it honors our Lord.
Processes
For any organization to succeed it must have three processes including communication, decision-making, and leadership (Ivancevich, Konopaske, & Matteson, 2011). The communication process is very important to energy as well as other organizations because it is what links people inside of the organization and allows them to meet the demands of customers. The last 2 years Entergy has discovered that its communication process is not where it should be and they have begun issuing quarterly surveys to help them determine where the link in the communication chain is. They are doing this so that they can improve their communication and find out where the message from the CEO is being miscommunicated and how to improve it. Personal performance reviews is one of the main
The world around us is constantly progressing; meaning ethics and social responsibility will become increasingly fundamental towards long term business success. There are many different principles on which to reflect when it comes to moral reasoning from a Christian worldview as it relates to business. The three basic pairs of principles are integrity and sustainability, competence and compassion, along with unity and participation. Christians are should exhibit personal ethics that represent the image of Jesus. Personal ethics is defined as moral principles that govern a person's behavior. Living and maintaining a Christian identity in the workplace can be very challenging in today's society. Far too many Christians leave their faith and religious beliefs behind as they handle business matters. However, this is unacceptable in the eyes of God. Christianity is a lifestyle; not a piece of clothing that can be put on and taken off at any given time. Matthew 10:32 clearly states that, "Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven”. Morally Christians are held
Recommendations for managers who demand to be leaders are to appearance compassion. To be a leader a person needs to see the world as an opportunity to change. They need to accept the employees ' dilemmas. Respect the assessment of the advisers and accomplish decisions that will be acceptable not only for them but the
The article make a link between the nonspiritual and Biblical principles within which business that will be considered responsible and just should follow to. It is going to draw from principles enlisted by the Caux Round Table and those by White. (White, 1978) Caux focus mainly on the secular section of the principles without putting any emphasis on any one religion but rather as a guidance for proper business dealings for the improvement of society and not just benefit the one conducting it alone White drew his principles from teachings in the Bible therefore caters to those business with practicing Christian stakeholders. These two are drawn from what can be seen as
The group submission for this week is a summary of five topics from 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.
Leadership and management are two different concepts. Management is involved with the operational oversight of employees, departments, or processes, while leadership is involved with leading the company through organizational changes that are intended to enable the company to meet its objectives. Leaders are expected to carry themselves in a positive manner to motivate and influence the rest of the organization positively, because they act as an example to the rest of the employees in the organization. Since leadership is mainly influenced by the behavior, different leaders apply different strategies to ensure that the objectives of the company have been fully met (Sheahan, 2006). This paper analyzes the leadership theories and the methods and tools given situations while selecting the appropriate behavior of different leaders in resolving some problems in the organization.
Leadership decision making styles are based on a leaders identifying and a problem, then gathering and analyzing data and looking for a viable solution to solve a designated issue or concern. Leadership positions calls for leaders to become decision makers on a day to day basis and at times said decisions can be complicated or a leader may suffer from repercussions or blowback from their decisions. In business leaders are often placed in the position where their decisions are considered to be controversial to all concerned. This week’s homework assigned required students to identify a situation where they were forced to make a difficult decision. As part of the discussion students must also highlight how their particular decision was reached and to also identify their particular decision making style.
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The most significant major leadership behavior in leading others is task motivated. Fred Fiedler uses the least-preferred coworker (LPG) scale to determine what motivates the leader. The task that comes easier to me is relationship-motivated (high LPC). This is the motivation that is a distraction from doing the task at hand. This naturally, would be the choice that is preferred because it presents opposition to meeting the company objectives. The high (LPC) has many reasons that relationship-motivated people find most appealing.
When the term business comes into one 's mind that individual thinks about profit making. However, this is not always true. Though a business 's one motives may be to earn profit, but on the other hand their other motives may be to serve the society. Those business individuals who have enormous faith in religion try to integrate their faith and business together and express their religious beliefs through their business. Some of the examples of such business are Mary Kay, Forever 21, Chick fil A, Hobby Lobby, Interstate Batteries and so on.
Chapter sixteen discusses various leadership theories which can implemented by leaders to achieve success. The choice of leadership theory differs from leader to leader as they possess different vision and way of managing. A theory isn 't always perfect in itself, it is the endless effort of the leaders which makes the theory a perfect one. Two approaches of leadership that I prefer are Situational Leadership Theory and Servant Leadership Theory. Among many theories I prefer these two because I tend to practice those principles most of the time and I assume these are theories that I truly tend to continue in a long run.
As previously stated, the role of the principal has evolved into that of an instructional leader who
Kurt Lewin, who is also considered to be the father of social psychology, conducted a leadership study involving three styles of leadership: autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire.
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. Correlating differences in gender leadership is not as fictional as it may appear. The discovery of a biochemical distinction between the genders may bring some credibility to the historical insights. While men do have higher levels of testosterone and women have higher levels of oxytocin, men and women behaviors are directly affected in speaking up and in connectedness (Moskowitz, 2015). Merit to these perceptions may be in question.
When managing an organization and making decision, it is important to develop leadership skills. Leadership is multi-faceted and there are many different approaches that are used in leadership. What is leadership? Leadership is the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or a set of goals. (Robbins & Judge p. 385) Leaders are those who have the influence to motivate people to take a vision and put it into action. Often, people in management have assumed positions of leadership, meaning because of the nature of their position, they will have to make leadership decisions and influence those they lead toward a goal or vision.
3. The early focus of the systematic study of management was on physical working conditions, principles of administration, and principles of industrial engineering.