PERSPECTIVES ON MANAGING AND ORGANIZING

Perspectives on managing and organizing

Perspectives On Managing And Organizing

Introduction

Leadership can be defined in many ways. Webster defines leadership as “a term. . . generally applied to qualities and forces existing within an organization (usually centered in the top executives) which motivate, guide and direct individuals. (“Stress“, 2001)There are numerous important leadership traits that must be part of the definition of a good leader. The most important of these are honesty, forward looking, inspirational, competency and intelligence. (Shead, 2007) Honesty, as a leader, showing people that you are honest even when it means admitting to a mistake, displays a key trait that people are looking for in their leaders. Forward looking, a good leader will have a clear vision of the future. They will formulate a plan to get from where they are to where they want to be. Inspirational, being inspirational is usually just a matter of communicating clearly and with passion.

Being inspiring can be as simple as telling people how your organization is going to change the world. Competency, a leader need not be an expert in every area but rather be able to demonstrate overall competency in their department. Intelligence, a leader must possess basic knowledge of their fields in which they work. This knowledge should be always be expanding with time. (Shead)In this paper I will be trying to evaluate and describe my personal leadership style. There are many types of leadership styles and I don't feel I fit 100% into any of them. By describing my traits and styles I hope to present a clear leadership type.

This report concerns the general framework of my professional and personal leadership development. The details I will be presenting are what I consider to be in my current or future role for my clients, my team, my organization and my self. It is followed by the narratives of what I look like at my best with the understanding of my previous experiences. Then employ literature to review why those two tasks are important for leadership development.

This report will reflect how I perform in current role with others and also the skills and strengths I have developed and discovered.

Concrete Experience

The success of an organization depends on people working together and sharing a common purpose. The leaders need to focus on the workforce to identify their individual human needs. Leaders are affected by the constantly changing environment in which globalization plays a key role. Accordingly, the workforce is in the trend of diversification. Hence, an effective leader is an individual who displays transactional and transformational leadership. To be an effective organizational leader, we must know the dimensions of two leadership styles.

In a study by Zhu, Chew and Spangler (2005) and Daft (1999), a transactional leader is an individual who clarifies subordinates role and task requirements, initiates structure, provides rewards, and displays consideration for subordinates. To meet these requirements within the business, the leader must be able to adjust the style of leadership to satisfy the ...