Assignment on Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills Unit 1 Edexcel BTEC level 2 Extended Diploma in strategic Management and Leadership (QCF) Assignment Topics AC(1.1) Explain the link between strategic management and leadership. AC(1.2) Analyze the impact of management and leadership styles on strategic decision. AC(1.3) Evaluate how leadership styles can be adapted to different situations. AC(2.1) Review the impact that selected theories of management and leadership
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1.) INTRODUCTION “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it” Dwight D Eisenhower Leadership is one of those things that are often awfully hard to define but you know when you see it‚ and you definitely know when it is missing. Leadership is a process that is ultimately concerned with fostering change. In contrast to the notion of management‚ which suggests
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Leadership: Contingent‚ Dyadic‚ Power‚ and Transformational. Identify and explain elements of convergence and divergence between that classic text and the corresponding contemporary theories and make use of specific theoretical models (such as Blake & Mouton’s grid‚ the LMX model‚ etc) where necessary in order to support your arguments. Overall‚ you should provide a critical comparison in evaluating “The Prince” against the above contemporary empirically-supported theories. Student name: Marianna Oikonomidou
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of the theoretical approaches that could be brought into discussion of the differences between human relations and human resources are from well-known scholars such as Elton Mayo‚ Abraham Maslow‚ Fredrick Herzberg‚ Rensis Likert as well as Robert Blake (Miller 2009). Elton Mayo as the founder of the human relations movement in industry brought an altogether different point of view to bear upon the problem (Mukhi‚ Hampton & Barnwell 1992). Mayo has brought forward through the Hawthorne studies
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CHAPTER 8: LEADERSHIP What is leadership? Leadership may be defined as the process of guiding and directing the behavior of people in the organization in order to achieve certain objectives. Leadership is that element that convinces members of an organization to behave in such a manner that will facilitate the accomplishment of the goals of the organization. The difference between leadership and management 1. Managers are more rational problem solvers‚ while leaders are intuitive‚ more visionary
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A Drill Sergeant at First Abdullah Hani Turky Fairleigh Dickinson University A Drill Sergeant at First Mark Young is the leader of the painting division in a big hospital. He is in charge of 20 union employees and they report to him. The hospital wanted to change the painting division. Before he start managing the division Mark did an analysis‚ and found that the services were unreasonable and inefficient. Subsequently‚ Mark rearrange the section totally‚ he changed the normal standers
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References: Kinicki‚ A.‚ & Williams‚ B. K. (2011). Management: A practical introduction (5th ed.‚ pp.438-449). New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin. Leadership-central. (2013). Managerial Grid Model‚ also known as Leadership Grid. Retrieved March 21‚ 2013‚ from http://www.leadership-central.com Free Republic. (2008). Oprah Ranked Most Generous Celebrity. Retrieved March 20‚ 2013‚ from http://www.freerepublic.com Center for Consciousness Research and Transformation
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UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP 1.1 Describe the factors that will influence the choice of leadership styles or behaviours in workplace situations. In most workplace situations‚ no one style is used on its own‚ a good leader will change the style as the situation changes. The factors that determine the style are the same which ever leadership style is used whether Autocratic ‚ Democratic or Laissez-faire they are :- the situation or the task‚ the team and their readiness ‚ the behaviours of the team
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Contingency Theory Contingency Theory is a class of behavioral theory that claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation‚ to lead a company‚ or to make decisions. An organizational / leadership / decision making style that is effective in some situations‚ may be not successful in other situations. In other words: The optimal organization / leadership / decision-making style depends upon various internal and external constraints (factors). Contingency Theory factors Some examples
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brief information about the background of the companies. Further the companies are compared by applying theories such as: Continuum leadership theory of Tannenbaum and Schmidt‚ Abraham Maslow’s theory of hierarchy of needs‚ Managerial grid Leadership theory of Blake and Mouton‚ and etc. The team-work approaches in both of the companies are highly focused‚ discussed and followed by recommendations. Companies’ background. ‘A truly magical and revolutionary product. What
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