LDR 531 Week 1 DQs DQ 1 1. In what specific ways may an individual influence an organization through his or her management and leadership skills? According to Yukl (2010) “ Leadership is the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it‚ and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives” ( p. 8) ; with that being said an individual can influence an organization through their skills in various
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A positive influence plan is a valuable asset for a manager to possess to be able to properly evaluate his or her employees. By simply holding team building exercises‚ handing out achievements for well-done jobs‚ employee satisfaction surveys‚ and employee reviews companies can add this information to their influence plans. The plan assists lower-level and senior-level management to increase the morale‚ motivation‚ performance and satisfaction of a company’s employees. These three factors along
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Plan for Positive Influence University of Phoenix LDR 531 The evolving nature of the 21st century organization occasioned by the emergence of viral technology and its effect on human thinking and behavior has required the alignment of applicable methods and styles that are adaptive to current reality. This reality is goals set by business organizations and the methodology for achieving them. Behavioral science prescribes several mechanisms to increase employee motivation‚ job satisfaction
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Motivation Plan HJ LDR/531 30 Oct 2014 Professor Motivation Plan In business world‚ motivation for employees in an organization is one of the facts of how effectively and efficiently tasks are accomplished. Motivation is the process that accounts for an individual’s intensity‚ direction‚ and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal (Robbins and Judge‚ 2006). Every individual is different with different personality and background and it is very important for the management to understand what
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Traditional Approaches to Leadership 1. Which conceptualization of leadership most appeals to you? Which one least appeals to you? Why? Give examples. The Group Process of leadership appeals to me the most because it focuses on the leadership role in a group. Also‚ it emphases on how a leader contributes to a group’s success. For example‚ in the Group Process‚ it shows how a leader’s work is organized to utilize personnel and resources‚ how committed members are to perform their work assignments
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management by exception 2. The concept that some people are natural (born) leaders is an attribute of which leadership approach? a. Trait approach b. Behavior approach c. Power-influence approach d. Situation approach 3. A leadership contingency theory that stresses the intelligence and experience of the leader is a. leadership substitutes theory b. cognitive resource theory c. situational leadership theory d. normative decision theory 4. Charismatic leaders add followers by a. possessing specific expertise
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Conflict Resolution Team A Rajeshwari Banda‚ Alexandria Coon‚ Maria Valles‚ Lisabeth Jeffries‚ Stephen R. Brockelman LDR/531 October 22‚ 2014 Michael Sawyer Introduction Conflict is something that is bound to happen even with groups‚ family and friends. Understanding what causes conflict and ways to resolve conflict are important for relationships‚ especially in business. Communication styles‚ barriers and the conflict and negotiation process
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Conflict Resolution LDR/531 July 20‚ 2015 Denna Atkinson Conflict Resolution Introduction The team assignment for week four challenges team members to think about the development of their respective careers. We are reminded to take notice that the responsibilities of a leader will increase. The increase could possibly entail being tasked with many different jobs‚ such as managing conflict‚ handling communication challenges among co-workers or team members‚ or addressing organizational
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Addressing Challenges of Groups and Teams University of Phoenix LDR 531 Training can provide unique opportunities for organizations to prevent fraud and improve ethical practices among employees. Training can help to educate‚ raise awareness‚ and increase short and long-term company profits. WorldCom was a classic example of failed corporate governance‚ accounting abuses‚ and plain greed that could have been prevented through appropriate management and employee training. This paper
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Professional Development Plan Justine Washington LDR-531/ Organizational Leadership September 29‚ 2014 Donald Frey Professional Development Plan The professional development plan is a blueprint for success and outlines specific information necessary to help individuals grow as leaders and individuals. The purpose of this development plan is to identify strengths‚ skills‚ and weaknesses of each team member of Learning Team D using the specific behavioral style identified in the DISC
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