TELS 4371 Research Paper Group 6
Christina Kassi, Tiffany Lam, David Zamudio
Professor Jimidene Murphey
TELS 4371
April 19, 2015
Mastering Change
There are five leadership skills that are essential to acquire as a leader. These skills can help overcome complicated problems and issues that a leader could face on a daily basis. Skills such as collaboration rather than heroics and building and mending relationships; these can help with learning different ways to approach others in the organization as well as engage and motivate. Choosing the way to manage between being heroic and being engaging will determine what type of a leader one is going to grow into. Change also involves relationships, and maintaining a good relationship with others in the workplace is not an easy task. However, the task becomes easier when one tries to learn about what others enjoy, what they strive in, and by taking this information and analyzing it, the leader can find ways to build the relationship and fuel the relationship, come up with new ideas for building relationships, etc.
Another set of skills that is equally important for a leader to acquire is participative management and management of change and adaptability. Managing with the participative style is so important for a leader and the organization. This style of management can help employees feel involved, empowered and it can also give them a reason to feel excited for analyzing and solving problems. Being flexible and adapting easily to change and environments is also a strong skill that all leaders should be interested in investing in. Initiating and implementing change that will positively impact the organization is crucial nowadays in the workplace, and very much needed. Things change rapidly especially in the technology field, leaders must be ready to adapt and encourage adaptability for employees too.
Lastly, the one skill that is the boldest is risk taking. Taking a risk is not always hard, but it is definitely not always easy. For leaders, risks are
Professor Jimidene Murphey
TELS 4371
April 19, 2015
Mastering Change
There are five leadership skills that are essential to acquire as a leader. These skills can help overcome complicated problems and issues that a leader could face on a daily basis. Skills such as collaboration rather than heroics and building and mending relationships; these can help with learning different ways to approach others in the organization as well as engage and motivate. Choosing the way to manage between being heroic and being engaging will determine what type of a leader one is going to grow into. Change also involves relationships, and maintaining a good relationship with others in the workplace is not an easy task. However, the task becomes easier when one tries to learn about what others enjoy, what they strive in, and by taking this information and analyzing it, the leader can find ways to build the relationship and fuel the relationship, come up with new ideas for building relationships, etc.
Another set of skills that is equally important for a leader to acquire is participative management and management of change and adaptability. Managing with the participative style is so important for a leader and the organization. This style of management can help employees feel involved, empowered and it can also give them a reason to feel excited for analyzing and solving problems. Being flexible and adapting easily to change and environments is also a strong skill that all leaders should be interested in investing in. Initiating and implementing change that will positively impact the organization is crucial nowadays in the workplace, and very much needed. Things change rapidly especially in the technology field, leaders must be ready to adapt and encourage adaptability for employees too.
Lastly, the one skill that is the boldest is risk taking. Taking a risk is not always hard, but it is definitely not always easy. For leaders, risks are
Cited: Nour, David. Return on Impact: Leadership Strategies for the Age of Connected Relationships. Kennett Square: Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 2012. Print.