“Transformational leaders are able to increase follower self-efficacy, giving the group a ‘can do’ spirit. Followers are more likely to pursue ambitious goals, agree on the strategic goals of the organization, and believe the goals they are pursuing are personally important” (Robbins & Judge, 2013, p. 384). By evaluating and comparing my characteristics with my admired leader, Janet Mock, “People working for charismatic leaders are motivated to exert extra effort and, because they like and respect their leader, express greater satisfaction” (Robbins & Judge, 2013, p. 381). Developing those additional leadership skills and advancing the characteristics I currently possess, will allow me the opportunity to expand my horizon. Conclusion Understanding and evaluating leadership styles and theories can allow an individual to assess his or her capabilities.
A Leader, one who can instill passion and direction to an individual or group of individuals My idea of leadership is being able to inspire others, motivate, set a vision, communicate, respect others, and of course, lead by example. A leader must have an honest understanding of who they are, what they know, and what they are capable of. To be a successful leader, you have to be able to convince your followers, not just yourself or your superiors, that you are worthy of being followed. In my opinion, this can build confidence in their followers to have faith in you, in order to be able to lead. I strongly believe that good leaders are made rather, and not born.
While there are many qualities and benefits to leading an organization or a group of people, often time leaders fail due to the overwhelming pressures of reaching goals and making sure the complete team is satisfied with the outcomes. This failure can often time be a direct link to stress. While stress is enviable for leadership, it is essential for leaders to effectively manage stress. In the summer of 2006, the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) did a study on leadership and stress. Surprisingly, Eighty-eight percent of leaders reported that work is a primary source of stress in their lives and that having a leadership role increase the level of stress.
The management team needs to understand that “change is an ongoing and never-ending process of organizational life” (Van de Ven & Sun, 2011, p. 58). After showing the team where they are the next step would be to show them where they can go if they make the necessary changes. During the future state presentation, an outline of how business would increase and improve statistically. Companies often require visual and the future state presentation would provide several visual chart reports showing the company how they will improve their marketability by implementing project management functionality. The increase to employee morale and production would be the closer to this presentation.
I think refining is the most appropriate response in this scenario. The vision and mission have already been established for Listo sytsem. However, the lack of employee training due to the rapid growth of the company and high turnover rate has resulted in low production and poor quality. Refining the company by using the ACHIEVE model to motivate employees is one of the theories that can be used to help the Vision to Performance. Managers need to know what motivates people in their organization.
In this paper will be discussed the flexible theory of leadership and its function to the procedure in Costco Company. In addition to the role of the chief executive officer plays in flexible leadership theory. A corporation’s directorial effectiveness such as Costco has to be supported on the durable willingness to compete to succeed. In today business world the model for organizations is to become accustomed to an international globalization, diverse cultures and growth, the necessary to do better than the competition and to be able to draw attention and keep a substantial marketplace is desired to stay on the top. Marketplace frequently changes and drifts fast, for this reason leadership quality is required to guarantee the business survival and domination.
Leaders serve as role models and communicate a clear vision to their followers. A transformational leader takes on the responsibility for revitalizing an organization. They define from what is already in place the need for change, create new visions, mobilize commitment to those visions, and ultimately transform an organization. They possess the ability to dream, translate those dreams and images so that other people can share them. (Tichy & Devanna, 1990, pp.
Leadership Studies The focus of leadership studies has shifted considerably over the last century. Early studies attempted to determine inherent traits of leaders that set them apart from the general public. These attempts resulted in lists of "essential" leadership traits. However, the "essential" traits varied considerably from list to list and there were exceptions to all the essential traits. By the 1940s general dissatisfaction with the failure to isolate essential leadership traits led researchers to change their focus from the leader to the situation in which leadership occurred.
An autocratic leader will always be successful in an organisation. What is autocratic leadership? Leadership is, writes Shackleton (1995), about recognising a goal and having the motivational power to influence a group towards achieving that goal. Successful leadership therefore means that this goal is achieved by the leader and their group. There are many different means and styles of leadership, one of which is by autocratic means.
It is about getting people to move in the right direction, gaining their commitment, and motivating them to achieve their goals” (Armstrong, 2008). This implies that leadership requires the harmonization of individual needs, task needs and the needs of the group. It is about getting the job done while meeting individual and group needs and maintaining team spirit. The above definitions point to leadership as a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. There are new models of leadership, transformational and communal leadership, which define leadership as a social process in which interpersonal relationships and interaction at all levels in an organization are key to effective leadership (Carless, 1998: Fletcher, 2004).