1. What are the attributes of having an unique culture Vs. a common culture? Organizational culture can be understood as a set of values and basic assumptions‚ developed collectively and that guide organizational behavior. Directs the way to perceive‚ think and feel the reality within the organization‚ as it serves as a model for dealing with the problems of adaptation and interaction. Organizational culture can be understood through: Observable artifacts (manifestations of an organization’s
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Leadership styles play a huge part in the success of a leader. Understanding what brings an employee satisfaction‚ what major motivations they have‚ and what is interesting to the subordinate lays the foundation for organizations leaders (Prentice‚ 2004). Understanding these factors can enable a leader to use custom applications and methods for each employee based on those characteristics. One thing I have learned over the years is to be a great leader‚ you must have followers. Prentice describes
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Leadership By: SSG Member-Meneh‚ Sylvanus 88M SLC Class #003-2013 What is Leadership? Leadership is the art of influencing and directing people in such a way that will win their obedience‚ confidence‚ respect and loyal cooperation in achieving common objectives. To become an effective Leader‚ there are certain traits and characteristics that must be present in an individual. No one is born a Leader; certain individuals are born
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Leadership has been an integral virtue of an individual to be successful and effective in business‚ politics‚ sports or the military. It is stated by Howard (2005) that leadership can be regarded as an ability of an individual to influence a group of people to respond to organisational goals and as a means to enhance others’ performance by forming operative groups‚ motivating and giving a right direction to them. It means that‚ as far as a business is concerned‚ achieving an organisational objective
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What is the Difference Between Leadership and Management? The discussion between the differences of leadership and management has fuelled an ongoing heated debate. In acknowledging the vast differences between leadership and management‚ the aim of this essay is thus to illustrate these differences whilst displaying that they overlap. I will also explore the effects of their functions on organizations and explain that a combination of elements from both leadership and management is the most productive
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Grint‚ K. (1997) ‘Leadership: A contested Construct’‚ in Grint‚ K. (ed.) Leadership: Classical‚ Contemporary‚ and Critical Approaches‚ Oxford‚ Oxford University Press‚ pp. 27-36 Leadership: A Constested Consruct – Keith Grint Grint’s divisions of leadership theories: The first division concerns attributed to the individual or to the situation or context that the individual id in. Some leadership theories seem to centre solely on the characteristic of leaders regardless of the situation
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successful. Victor Vroom and Fred Fiedler introduced leadership models that could assist leaders in taking the most effective action in any given situation. This is referred to as a Situational Approach to Leadership. According to (Bateman‚ 2011) “The leader should first analyze the situation and then decide what to do”. Although very similar in what these models try to accomplish‚ they achieve it in different ways. The Vroom Model of Leadership focuses on how well‚ or poorly the team participates
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Definitions of leadership: * capacity to lead * the act or an instance of leading * "My definition of a leader . . . is a man who can persuade people to do what they don’t want to do‚ or do what they’re too lazy to do‚ and like it." — Harry S. Truman‚ 1884-1972‚ Thirty-third President of the United States In today’s world leadership is playing a very distinguished role. Leadership word itself describes its value and gives its importance. Some important features are as follows:
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Leadership Assessment Two Personal Development Plan Introduction The aim of this assessment is to build a Personal Development Plan and evaluate my current skills and knowledge. The primary objective of PDP is to improve my knowledge and plan my educational development according to my background and personal experience so far. In this assessment I try to evaluate approaches to leadership relevant within diverse cultural‚ leadership knowledge and skills to the management of change. I also
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success of an organization is leadership. There are a few ways to describe leadership but it’s simply the process by which an individual influences a group of individuals to work toward a shared goal. A leader possesses the skills to influence the group and maximize the skill set of each individual within the group. The four factors of leadership are leader‚ follower‚ communication‚ and situation. It’s also important to note that there are several distinct styles of leadership. Each style has its own set
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