Jim Davis Leadership

This paper will discuss valuable leadership elements such as the power of a leader, mistakes, and persuasion. These are all needed in becoming an effective leader. A leader should help the people under his influence and not abuse or overuse any authority a leader may possess. A leader’s job is to influence the followers in performing tasks and working toward a common goal. There are times a leader will have to make critical decisions for the good of an organization, and this can lead to conflict, and at times loss of confidence and trust with the followers. A good leader will overcome these obstacles and work to improve the organization.
The Power of a Leader The situation in the story of “Who’s In Charge” is the fact power is one thing Jim Davis has and used it. Jim Davis started out as a basic new comer to this particular organization and decided significant changes needed to be made (Mainolfi &Cohen, 2000). He wanted to exert power over colleagues that had more seniority, and they all felt threatened
Jim Davis could have successfully persuaded Patty Matthews if he would have been more able to resolve conflict in a good manner. Jim Davis in a sense demanded things from Patty Matthews and did not give her time to adjust and this led to Patty Matthews ignoring the meeting and the leadership of Jim Davis. The effective use of words when speaking to people will decide if the person receiving the conversation will accept it. There will always be some type of conflict in situations daily and the way a leader resolves these conflicts will decide if it makes a positive difference (Bethel University, 2011). Jim Davis should communicate better with Patty Matthews and try to resolve any conflict before it goes any further and one of them loses their job or it hurts the organization as a