Dell Management and Leadership Paper
Management and Leadership at Dell Computers Tiffany Seda November 8, 2010 Greg Flick MGT/330
“Leadership and management are two opposing styles of employee supervision actively used within today’s business world” (Kumle & Kelly, 2006, Para. 1). The basic skills in leadership and management include problem solving, decision making, planning, meeting management, delegation, and communications; balancing these skills can differentiate between a successful management and leadership team. According to Dell (2010) “Since the first Dell PC was introduced in 1986, Dell has continued to shape the industry by breaking new ground and pioneering critical developments in home, small business and enterprise computing. Dell 's research and development (R&D) efforts now span the globe, driven by some of the industry 's foremost product designers and engineers. At the core of Dell 's innovation approach, however, remains an unwavering commitment to deliver new and better solutions that directly address customer needs” (Innovation Approach, para.1 ) The basic skills of leaders and managers within a corporation include leading the company in a positive direction. At Dell computers serving customers is the core of the leadership and management styles. Dell computers leaders play roles and responsibilities to maintain a healthy organizational culture. Globally across borders Dell computers encourages a collective effort to remain successful in many countries. Strategies for guidelines used in Dell’s corporation are to create and maintain a healthy organizational culture. Management and leadership are responsible for establishing systems, which continue to make Dell computers a successful organization. Dell computers focus is on investing in their employees as both leaders and managers to learn and excel as the next generation of Dell. In combining both
“Leadership and management are two opposing styles of employee supervision actively used within today’s business world” (Kumle & Kelly, 2006, Para. 1). The basic skills in leadership and management include problem solving, decision making, planning, meeting management, delegation, and communications; balancing these skills can differentiate between a successful management and leadership team. According to Dell (2010) “Since the first Dell PC was introduced in 1986, Dell has continued to shape the industry by breaking new ground and pioneering critical developments in home, small business and enterprise computing. Dell 's research and development (R&D) efforts now span the globe, driven by some of the industry 's foremost product designers and engineers. At the core of Dell 's innovation approach, however, remains an unwavering commitment to deliver new and better solutions that directly address customer needs” (Innovation Approach, para.1 ) The basic skills of leaders and managers within a corporation include leading the company in a positive direction. At Dell computers serving customers is the core of the leadership and management styles. Dell computers leaders play roles and responsibilities to maintain a healthy organizational culture. Globally across borders Dell computers encourages a collective effort to remain successful in many countries. Strategies for guidelines used in Dell’s corporation are to create and maintain a healthy organizational culture. Management and leadership are responsible for establishing systems, which continue to make Dell computers a successful organization. Dell computers focus is on investing in their employees as both leaders and managers to learn and excel as the next generation of Dell. In combining both
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