HSC3067 OUTCOME 1 Theories of management and leadership Trait theory : People are born with inherited traits‚ some of which are suited to leadership‚ people who make good leaders have the right or sufficient number of traits. Command and control theory: Only leader knows best – context‚ issues‚ solutions. Leader is expert and is the only person with the complete overview. Others follow willingly‚ or through power and pressure. Characterised by status‚ sought control‚ hierarchy and power differentials
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Leadership Paper: Richard Branson Richard Branson has been practically a household name in the U.K. for the past 20 years and is also well respected in the business world. He is the founder of the Virgin Group‚ known for record labels‚ cellular phones‚ airlines‚ and many other business ventures. He is responsible for a $5 billion empire consisting of over 200 different companies around the world. (ICFAI‚ 2002) Branson is also known for his unique character and leadership styles‚ one who is
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Implicit Leadership Theories Since the beginning of leadership literature‚ many researchers and studies tried to explain effective leadership from different perspectives. Early studies focused on the identification of traits that distinguished leaders from followers. Despite many studies have been carried out in the field‚ there was no universal list of traits presented containing characteristics that would guarantee success of leaders (Lussier & Achua‚ 2004). This failure led to the shift of
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GROUP PAPER/LEADERSHIP GLADIATOR‚ by Ridley Scott (2004) 1. INTRODUCTION Acting as observers in this case‚ we are reviewing the leadership from the perspective of the son of Caesar‚ Commodus. A man‚ with love lost. A man‚ without the desired virtues set by his Father. A man‚ without morals‚ as stated by his Father. A man‚ who competes for favor‚ trust‚ honor and value with an authentic leader like Maximus‚ someone whom has also had the love of Commodus Father and fails to connect with his followers
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Contingency Theories of Leadership Nelson Mandela‚ Margaret Thatcher‚ Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa are just few of the names that come to mind whenever we think of great leaders. They have a vision of what they want and have the ability to communicate their vision in order to gain the support and cooperation of their followers. Often we find it easy to identify great leaders yet it is difficult to explain the qualities that make them great. In comparison‚ Nelson Mandela and Margaret Thatcher
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his nation as well as across the world; this leader was Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was a rebel‚ who successfully gained a large following and much support without formulating any violent war plans‚ or issuing violent attacks on the opposition. According to many of his writings‚ nonviolence and morality are the keys to achieving unity. Various peoples‚ such as Muslims and Jews‚ have encountered various situations throughout history where Gandhi felt as if using tactics other than war would be considerably
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Morality in Transformational Leadership Style I. Leadership This article aims to discuss the weakness of transformational leadership style. As we know there are two kinds of leadership styles namely the transformational and transactional leadership. Leadership occupies a strategic position and is absolutely necessary in an organization‚ where relationships happen between two people or more in achieving organizational goals. So that the position of a leader in the organization has a very important
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some of the traits that he mentions are not good descriptions of a leader‚ including delivering results‚ acting strategically‚ driving excellence‚ and excelling in customer service. I think these traits are more ideal for a manager to possess. Home Depot is in the business of customer service‚ so I think the leadership style Home Depot is looking for revolves around a participative leadership style. The military is in the business of defending the nation‚ so the leadership style that the military
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Developing my Leadership Style Outcomes of Effective Leadership Pressures on organizations are increasing; even in the Students’ Union where I work. There are growing needs to become more efficient‚ and to deliver success against strategic goals with shrinking resources. Quantitative analysis can measure performance outputs‚ and managers can make judgments using business information by qualitatively analyzing. Employees often represent the largest expense for organizations; therefore
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My Personal Leadership Style Western Governors University My Personal Leadership Style I am a person that will utilize a systematic approach to fix an issue. I attempt to figure out the specific cause and find viable solutions to resolve it. I will diagram a plan of attack and set a predetermined objective to labor towards to eliminate the issue. I pursue and receive input from all affected by the issue and contemplate how my decisions will impact others. This type of leadership falls under
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