leaders in the workplace. This essay will describe the specific ways that power and influence and gender issues affect on leadership and how I will apply them in my life. Power and influence behavior jointly determine leadership effectiveness (Yukl‚ 2010). Power is what is used to influence people. There are a number of types of power and the type of power used depends on many variables and situations. The French and Raven classified types of power are Legitimate Power‚ Reward Power‚ Coercive
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and Bass wrote about Transformational Leadership‚ and pointing out its differences from transactional leadership. Continuing by defining transformational leadership and analysing its components‚ as well as a demonstration of how authors like Bass and Yukl contributed to the idea‚ followed by a critical analysis to the topic. In the second part of the paper‚ there is a brief explanation of Inspirational Leadership‚ comparing it with transformational leadership‚ trying to identify the reasons that
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article by Gary Yukl came up in a search query entitled; how leaders influence organizational effectiveness‚ from the Leadership Quarterly magazine. In this article he really breaks down into separate sections what his flexible leadership theory is really all about. While reading this article and relating back to the Costco case study‚ one can see a correlation between the way Jim Sinegal manages/leads and how Yukl describes his flexible leadership theory. In this article Gary Yukl (2008) outlines
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organization is going through a process of merger‚ should the leader keep using the same style as the one he used before the merger? I would agree with what Gary Yukl says: "Effective leaders use a pattern of behavior that is appropriate for the situation and reflects a high concern for task objectives and a high concern for relationships" (Yukl‚ 2009). An effective leader should be able to react and interact with the environment surrounding him. As the popular wisdom says‚ what is permanent in this
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Implementing Leadership Change Learning Team B: Rhona Bravo‚ Shameka Decuir‚ Tonya Gordon‚ and William Walton LDR/531 Organizational Leadership Lynette Grizelle September 17‚ 2012 Gene One is a private biotech company‚ founded by Don Ruiz (CEO) eight years ago with four colleagues Michelle Houghton‚ Chief Financial Officer‚ Charles Jones‚ Marketing Officer‚ Teri Robertson‚ Chief Technology Officer‚ and Greg Thoman‚ Chief Human Resources Officer (Gene One
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(3rd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Schein‚ E Scott‚ G. (1999). Change matters: making a difference in education and training. Sydney: Allen and Unwin. Stoll‚ L Williams‚ J. (2002). Professional leadership in schools. London: Kogan Page Limited. Yukl‚ G
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Leadership in Action Josh Nessa LDR/531 January 14‚ 2011 Dr. Taylor Leadership in Action As a new employee for Smith and Facmouth‚ a teleshopping and mail order company‚ my job is to help eliminate the cliques and implement a restructuring strategy that can improve the employee’s culture and empower them. The company’s main figureheads are the Logistics Manager‚ Project Manager‚ and Marketing Manager. These three individuals have different initial emotions towards me and both
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Managers: (a) Focus on things‚ (b) Do things correctly‚ (c) Make a plan‚ (d) Organize‚ (e) Direct‚ (f) Control‚ and (g) Follows the rules. Leaders: (a) Focus on people‚ (b) Do the right things‚ (c) Inspire others‚ (d) Influence‚ and (e) Motivate (Yukl‚ 2010). Some managers are not leaders and have not the ability to guide employees. Different companies fail at the beginning‚ as a result of the poor leadership of the managers. According to dictionary.com (2011)‚ “leadership‚ is ability to lead
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letting them secede from the Union (Phillips‚ 2009). Lincoln‚ on the other hand‚ had a clear and inspiring vision of a unified United States of America. His ability to persuade others to realize that vision is a trait worth developing and employing. Yukl (2010) said‚ “vision can provide a sense of continuity for followers by linking past events and present strategies to a vivid image of a better future for the organization” (loc. 7845). As the second in command of a large company in a mostly administrative
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definition when it comes to leadership‚ words that are often associated with leadership include guidance‚ facilitator‚ and structure (Yukl‚ 2010). “After a comprehensive review of the leadership literature‚ Stogdill (1974‚ p. 259) concluded that ‘there are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define the concept.’” (Yukl‚ 2010‚ p. 2). As convoluted as this concept may be‚ it is undeniable that such a complex behavior is not an easy task. Thus‚ there are
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