Leadership Styles LDR/531 December 15‚ 2014 Leadership Styles According to Robbins & Judge‚ the increasing rate of change in the external environment of organizations and the many new challenges facing leaders suggest that success as a leader in the twenty-first century will require a higher level of skill and some new competencies (2013). Effective leaders must be visionaries‚ inspirational‚ charismatic‚ strategic‚ focused‚ persuasive‚ likeable‚ decisive and open to positive and negative feedback
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Situational Leadership Research on leadership is a subject that has been approached in many different ways. Theories on leadership can be classified according to the type of variable that is emphasized the most. Three types of variables relevant to these theories include (1) characteristics of leaders‚ (2) characteristics of followers‚ and (3) characteristics of the situation (Yuri‚ G.‚ 2010). In the textbook Leadership in Organizations‚ Yuri‚ G. classifies these theories into the following five
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Professional Development Plan Organizational Leadership/LDR 531 November 11‚ 2013 Professional Development Plan The goal of this essay is to develop a plan that will address the characteristics of “Learning Team D” including the team member designated as manager. If the plan is effective it can be used to determine the needs of the learning team. It can also be used a as a tool for the members to assess their skills‚ strengths‚ areas needing improvement‚ and the resources needed to help them
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My Leadership style Osamede Tony Igodan LDR/531 February 24‚ 2012 Suzanne Dunham My Leadership style Leaders are some of the most influential individuals in any society. They have the ability to influence those around them with various leadership styles including coercive‚ authoritative‚ affiliative‚ democratic‚ pacesetting‚ and coaching. Effective leaders consistently adapt to the environment around them to either enhance or correct
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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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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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Characteristic of leadership style LDR-531 Leadership can be defined as process in which an individual influences a group of people to accomplish a common goal. The goal is achieved by cohesive behavior and mutual cooperation. A leader directs his or her followers to reach a specific goal and infuses sense of positivity in them (Meenakshi‚ n.d.). There are many great leaders but the leader I admire the most is Nelson Mandela. Mandela used his charismatic personality and ethical behavior
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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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Leadership Approach Michelle Robinson LDR/531 April 18‚ 2012 Tammy Duty-Segura Leadership Approach Great deals of approaches exist when a person is studying leadership; therefore‚ he or she has options to choose from. This paper will describe one of the major approaches to studying leadership along with the strengths and weaknesses of the chosen leadership approach. Furthermore‚ the paper will provide an example in which this leadership approach is used in an organization of previous employment
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Leadership Style LDR 531 January 29th‚ 2014 Allen Autrey Leadership Style Transactional leadership. Using this style is one of the most positive and productive ways a leader can create a great working environment. Employees respond is specific ways to leaders and the transactional leader is the encourager‚ positive reinforcement‚ but also the disciplinarian when the situation calls for that kind of leadership. Creating clear structure is important in any business. Using transactional leadership
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