“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.
Incentive pay, (which for the scope of this paper has been designated lump sum bonuses paid annually) is a monetary gift provided to an employee based on performance. It can be used as a way to entice the employee to continue delivering positive results. (businessdictonary.com) From the employees perspective base pay offers economic security. They know the amount they will be paid and the expected hours they will work. This makes it easier for employees to budget effectively in their personal lives and provides consistency in income.
This leads to a better working environment. Example of personal skills; | Communication skills are skills that allows individuals to send or receive information which is well understood without any misinterpretations. Communication skills is important in every in Tesco. Tesco makes sure they build their communication skills on good grounds and employees use formal communication when working. good communication skills has improved their business in different ways and has made Tesco one of the successful companies | Suitable qualifications; this is the educational qualities that a person posses that makes him/her suitable for the job role available.
I believe Jacobs score is an octant of 1 because he is a relationship oriented leader who wants a relationship with his followers which is good in many ways. It helps identify the follower’s needs making it easier to motivate them, helps to build the trust amongst the group that the leader cares. This leader-member relationship will increase the situation’s favorableness. According to Fiedler’s, contingency model, and the higher the leader-member relationship the more favorable the situation is. (Hughes, Ginnett, & Curphy, 2012).
Some of the characteristics of the social type personality are convincing, friendly, cooperative, warm, generous, understanding and patient (Niles & Bowlsbey,2009). The Work Importance Locator measures how important certain work values are to me and according the Work Instrument Locator “Achievement” is my highest work value and Relationships came in as my second highest work value. The Achievement work value indicates that I should look for jobs that allow me to use my best abilities and where I can see the fruits of my labor as well as obtain a feeling of accomplishment. Personal Reactions When making career decisions it is important for me to focus on what I think is most important in the decision making
It takes but a few seconds to say, "Nice job," "Well done," "Marked improvement," "You're on the right road," or any number of other phrases that communicate to the employee that you care about the job and about them, and that you recognize an improvement in productivity. Also, employees can be given performance awards or have their name mentioned at staff meetings, posted on a bulletin boards or in employee interoffice e-mail to say that someone did a noteworthy job. All of these simple modes of pointing out individual, team or group behavior serve as very strong methods of improving productivity, self-worth and morale. Another strategy for identifying the cause of poor morale and turning it around is to determine if the work load is sufficient or too pressured, challenging or boring, professionally satisfying or not. As long as the current job isn't overly taxing, provide more challenging tasks--either in breadth or depth to spark an interest in employees.
Some of the traits were very well represented by Grace. Her high levels of energy, persistence and effort show some of the most important traits that a leader must have: Drive. Her desire to manage other people and help them to grow in the company, her honesty and integrity are some good qualities easy to see in Grace. Skills are also associated with a successful leader and Grace has some. Although I don’t believe this is her strong side, she develops some emotional and social intelligence.
Rewarding for good deeds is using reward power, and punishing for not following direction is coercive power. In the example given the marketing manager is using reward power to inspire employee 1 based on him working harder and extra hours will reflect a greater reward. Legitimate Power Legitimate power is found to be a position one holds in organization. According to Robbins & Judge, 2007) it gives the leader authority to
Organizational Behavior & Leadership Bradly Orchard LET 1 Task 2 317.1.5-03-05 Organizational Behavior & Leadership Introduction Today, leadership is considered to be one of the most important functions of management that helps in maximizing an organizations ability to achieve desired organizational goals. Organizations are built on leadership and when there is effective leadership in the organization, it attains success in all activities undertaken, experiences growth and retains efficient employees. Leaders are considered the essence of the organization because he/she is the one person who provides motivation, creates confidence in his followers, provides guidance, builds morale, coordinates effectively, and builds a smooth working environment (Kotlyar & Karakowsky, 2006). Effective organizational leaders maintain a delicate balance between understanding organizational goals and employee needs. Organizations with the right leadership skills and elements have satisfied employees that ultimately build organizations.
Leaders have strong traits to become effective. The theory of leadership, which is lead by traits, which have made them effective; This theory can be commonly referred to as the “great man” theory (Howell & Costley, 2006). The leadership effectiveness traits include physical, personality and social traits. Physical traits include energetic, education, and social status. Personality traits include assertiveness, dominance, creativity, self-confidence, administrative ability, and fluency of speech, social perceptiveness, and adaptability.