...Leadership Concepts Joy Daniels MMPBL 520 – Transformational Leadership January 10, 2011 Instructor – Rick Johnson Leadership Concepts Google Inc. is an American corporation that offers internet search engines, public media, and advertising. Google brings in its revenue mainly from its advertising online and in emails. Google has made most of it money in recent years with revenues reaching up to $23 billion in 2009 (Google Inc., 2010). “Knowledge management is any structured activity that improves an organization’s capacity to acquire, share, and use knowledge in ways that improve its survival and success. The knowledge that resides in an organization is called its intellectual capital, which is the sum of everything that an organization knows that gives it competitive advantage—including its human capital, structural capital, and relationship capital” (McShane & Von Glinow, 2005, p. 23). Eric Schmidt is the company’s chairman and CEO who has been a key figure to the company’s success by capturing the knowledge management into his leadership style. The leadership at Google is responsible for the innovation seen within its employees. Eric Schmidt feels that the future of this company can be dictated by its culture. There is not really a five year plan as stated by Mr. Schmidt (Carlson, 2009). Employees are given the opportunity for a more flexible schedule being that they are able to choose the projects that best interest them. As a result this increases...
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...Christian Concept of Leadership Christian concept of leadership adds wide range of moral values to the basic characteristics of every leader. The main dilemma is whether it is possible to be a committed Christian and a committed leader. The leadership is an art and it requires communication skills in order to reach mutual respect and understanding with your employees or team members. Committed Christians are successful leaders as they are concerned about others’ well – being and they strike to reach fairness and peace in the workplace. There are several responsibilities that are important for Christian leaders. It includes moral behavior, carrying the vision for the organization, open communication, team building and encouraging growth and creativity. Leader should be able to keep the balance and make those decisions that suit particular situation the best. Moreover, good leader is the one who first learned to be a good follower. This chapter basically explores the characteristics that every good leader should have. Christian leader is viewed as a model, as an example of moral behavior at workplace. However, not every committed Christian has those moral values as in this chapter is described. It is idealized more. On the other hand, moral values and mutual respect at a workplace has always been valued between employees and a leader. Mostly Christian leaders are opened and seek to relate people with gentleness, show forgiveness and respect. However, it is not...
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...Leadership Concepts Worksheet Donna A. Ray University of Phoenix December 14, 2009 Leadership Concepts Worksheet |Concept |Application of Concept in the Scenario or Simulation |Reference to Concept in Reading | | |GeneOne leadership team developed a technology that kills diseases found in |Performance is the acceptability of | |Performance |tomatoes and potatoes. With this new technology farmers will no longer have |output of output to customers within | | |to use pesticides that will taint their crops. This technology helped GeneOne|or outside the organization who | | |to mature into a multi-million dollar business within a short period. |receive team products, services, | | | |information, decisions, or | | |Performance relates to satisfying the needs and expectations of outsiders |performance events (Kreitner & | | |such as clients, customers, and fans (Kreitner-Kinicki, 2003, p. 451). |Kinicki, 2003, p. 451). | | |GeneOne’s leadership team lacks a sense of togetherness. A lack of |Cohesiveness is a process whereby “a | |Cohesiveness |cohesiveness among the team was displayed in the...
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...Leadership Concepts Worksheet Sherri Vicario MMPBL 520 Transformational Leadership Steven Williams May 31, 2010 University of Phoenix Leadership Concepts Worksheet |Concept |Application of Concept in the Scenario or Simulation |Reference to Concept in Reading | | |Chief Executive Officer, Chief financial Officer, Marketing Officer, Chief |”Katzenbach and Smith define a team | |Work |Technology Officer, and Chief Human Resources Officer must work together to |as, a small number of people with | |Teams |achieve the 40 % growth, new investors, and new technology. They each |complementary skills who are | | |individually need to look at whole picture and do their part to contribute to|committed to a common purpose, | | |the success of their goals. |performance goals, and for which they| | | |hold themselves mutually | | | |accountable.” ( Kinicki & Kreitner, | | | |2003, pg 2 | | ...
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...retires in the coming years. I must first define the three types of leadership currently instilled at this corporation. First, I will begin by defining the current CEO’s style of leadership. While in his tenure as CEO, Executive A has brought this company through an incredible phase of growth only a “Level 5” leader could do. Executive A is a textbook cutout of the top level hierarchy of the level 5 model. He has all of the traits from the other 4 levels of leadership and he has also stepped up to the next level of leadership by his deep personal humility and his intense professional will. A “Level 5” leader always puts people first, he retains the good leaders and removes the bad managers and surrounds himself with competent, talented personnel, then no matter how painful of a task, this type of leader “takes stock” of the position of his company and deals with the ugly duty of making the big decisions to chop, cut, and rebuild. He will then set his sights on find what ignites the passion in his employees, so they are able to propel the CEO’s vision of accomplishment to the next level type who acts quietly, is calm and extremely determined. He is the type to have undeterred resolve to accomplish the results to produce the best long-term results for his company. Also, he looks outward and not in a reflective pane to credit others for their accomplishments. exhibits these transformational leadership qualities. Additionally, the transformational leader provides a vision...
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...Strategic Leadership Critically evaluate the concept of strategic leadership | Introduction Every business, especially within our current and very intricate global settings, is subject of an extremely challenging venture in terms of features which may influence the function of an organisation (Hakansson and Snehota, 1995; Yli-Renko and Autio, 1998). The achievement or an eventual fiasco of a business is ascribed to these features (Gulati et al., 2000; Möller and Rajala, 2007). Therefore, strategic leaders aptitudes ought to be advanced perpetually and accurately in order to prepare them to face todays challenges as they might be eventually harder in the forthcoming (Hitt et al., 2009). Within the context a lucrative organisation, it is clearly acknowledge that the organisation ought to attempt and reach the level of customers’ contentment in order to be on top of the industry competition as well as generating benefits. In this way, to be capable to achieve its corporate objectives, the management of actual organisation must be directed by the principle of strategic leadership. Principally, the core intention of this paper is to critically evaluate the concept of strategic leadership. In this, possible advantages and restrictions of the execution of strategic leadership will be argued by the author of this paper. Moreover, this paper will attempt to provide a number of understanding information regarding the basic features of strategic leadership for instance strategic...
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...to a common purpose, performance goals and approach for which they are mutually accountable” (SMITH,J. 1993. Teams and leadership (8th November 2011). An organization benefits from this array of minds, skills, views, tactical approaches and problem solving from a team oppose to one individual carrying out the task. A team helps productivity of the tasks completion and improves time taken to complete task aims because individuals have manageable workload. A team caries out tasks that contribute to the organisation overall purpose and aims, therefor leadership is needed to be implemented in order for the teams direction and output to be accurate towards the organisation, of standard and completed in time frame needed. “ Leadership is the art to influencing and directing people in such a way that will win their obedience, confidence, respect and loyal cooperation in achieving common objectives” JOHNSON, M. 2003 Business Dictionary (8th November 2011). Leadership is carried out by a leader who is a person that holds a dominant or superior position within their field and is able to exercise a high degree of control or influence over others, MAJOR, S. 1996. Leadership Doctrine & Policy (9th November 2011). This essay will critically evaluate my experience of working as a team member and my experience of leadership, which will be using the theories and concepts of team and...
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...Authentic Leaders: A Values-centric Model to understand Follower Behaviors Abstract Deriving from the literature on values, we propose a model which answers the call from scholars to examine the underlying processes through which authentic leadership impacts followers’ behavior and performance. We propose that by developing intrapersonal and interpersonal continuity in their followers’ values (value salience and person-supervisor value congruence respectively), authentic leaders could enhance followers’ task performance and organizational citizenship behavior, and reduce counterproductive work behavior. The model also contributes to research on values by examining the psychological and contextual factors, i.e. person-organization value congruence and self-concept clarity, which moderate the relationship between authentic leadership, value congruence and follower outcomes. Introduction Having witnessed several failures of corporate and economic machinery in the recent past, management scholars have been forced to look into the underlying reasons thereof from several different perspectives. As a fundamental shift in focus onto softer aspects of corporate leadership, leaders are being increasingly scrutinized for their leadership styles and moral values. Through this paper, we aim to contribute to a growing area of research in this domain by proposing a theoretical model to understand how leaders’ attitudes and values impact followers’ behavior and performance. Complex...
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...Definition of Leadership BUS3012 Fundamentals Of Leadership Daniel Byrd May 25, 2014 Introduction For this assignment, I have been asked, based on the readings for this unit, my independent research, and my own self-reflection, to write a paper that addresses what is my definition of leadership; How important is it to have a definition of leadership; How does my definition support my perspective on the concept of leadership; What is my approach to understanding leadership; Does it start with a definition, or do I simply follow my instincts; What is my definition of management; And what do I see as the differences between leadership and management. Definition of Leadership Definition of Leadership For me, leadership is defined as the ability to influence others to allow you to guide them. What this means is that although you may not have the actual authority to do so, you are put in charge of a group of others. As leader you are allowed to make decisions that affect the group. Importance of Leadership I view leadership as a very important element of any group and society as a whole. Leaders help guide others, allow society to progress in an orderly direction, and allow for speedy decision making. A leader also helps others acquire the tools they need to complete a task. Groups usually function better if there is someone in charge, and that person is usually the designated leader. Concept of Leadership The concept of leadership is a simple concept. You must...
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...CPA Program—professional level Global Strategy and Leadership Segment map and concepts Semester 1 2013 Authors: Delyth Samuel Published by Deakin University on behalf of CPA Australia Ltd, ABN 64 008 392 452 © CPA Australia Ltd February 2013 The contents are for general information only. They are not intended as professional advice, for that you should consult a suitable qualified professional. CPA Australia Ltd expressly disclaims all liability for any loss or damage arising from reliance upon any information in these papers. Contents Segment map Segment map 4 5 Segment concepts Module 1: An introduction to strategy and leadership Module 2: Understanding the external environment Module 3: Understanding the internal environment Module 4: Product and market development Module 5: Making strategic choices Module 6: Leading and implementing strategy 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 Segment map SEGMENT MAP AND CONCEPTS Segment map The following diagram shows how the study materials in Global Strategy and Leadership fit together in an overall concept map, with strategy and leadership concepts applying throughout. Strategy is an iterative process and this is reflected by the double-headed arrows. Module 1: An introduction to strategy and leadership Module 2: Understanding the external environment Defining the industry for analysis Past and future growth and profitability What’s needed to be successful Module 3: Understanding the internal environment...
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...TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP MODEL: INSPIRER Transformational Leadership Model: Inspirer December 11, 2011 Transformational leadership style is a leadership style that leads to positive changes in those that follow him or her. This style of leadership helps each member of a group or organization succeed. In 1978 James MacGregor Burns introduced the concept of the transformational leadership. According to Burns this concept is visible when leaders and followers advance to a higher level morally and through motivation. Burns introduced a concept that was further researched by Bernard M. Bass. Bass developed the Bass Transformational Leadership Theory. Bass, transformational leadership is defined based on the impact it has on followers. Transformational leaders possess certain characteristics charisma, inspirer, and intellectual stimulation, and individual consideration, high ethical and moral standards. They are role models, visionaries and most of all empowering. The transformational leaders desire to make things happen and to change the way things are. Transformational Leaders inspire a shared vision. Transformational Leadership Model: Inspirer Transformational leadership theory is about leadership that promotes positive changes. Followers take care of each other’s interest and that of the group. The leader enhances motivation, morale and performance of his followers. The original theory evolved from preceding leadership types, such as trait and behavioral theories...
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...semester I was exposed to the concepts of leadership and the qualities that will make or break good organizational leaders. Moreover the ability to understand a person’s personality trait and how we can use to our advantage was also an important part of this course. To showcase my understanding of the subjects learned so far, I will review all the chapters done one by one and share my findings. We will start with our textbook by Lussier & Achua. Chapter 1: Who is a leader? According to Lussier and Achua (2014), in this chapter we try to understand what leadership is about, the three levels of leadership analysis, and four major leadership paradigms. In this chapter we studied why leadership is important and how companies like GE and Domino’s enhance their employees’ leadership skills set and become leaders in their industry. According to George (2015), gone are the days when managers could ensure success by relying on their knowledge of local markets, operating skills, technical understanding, and financial acumen. Today they must be skilled in aligning their multicultural organizations around the company’s mission and values. Hence this chapter helps an individual to understand the different types of leaders and their quality, and when to use them based on the situation. In this chapter we learned about the five key elements about leadership such as leader-follower, influencing, organizational objectives, change, and people. Understanding these concepts allowed me to enhance...
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...Distributed leadership is the idea that leadership development requires a focus on structure and systems as well as people and social relations. This is a shift of leadership being viewed as a whole system, instead of just an individual leader. This would mean leadership development being focused on structure and systems, as well as people and social relations (Hartley and Hinksman, 2003 in Bush 2008). This aligns with Tusting and Barton (2006 in Bush, 2008) argument that there is a movement away from the individual towards the emergent and collective as well as providing greater recognition of the significance of the context for leadership learning. This is related to interactive learning-networking and community learning, which has surfaced in recent years. This shows that good leadership is not solely based on the individual leader, but on followers, structure and system as a whole, reducing the importance of leadership being embodied. This section shows the different situations where the physical body does not play, or plays a small role in being a successful...
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...Global Strategy and Leadership is the capstone segment for the CPA Program professional level. This segment consolidates your learning in the other three compulsory segments, Ethics and Governance, Financial Reporting and Strategic Management Accounting. In the increasingly complex business environment in which organisations operate, characterised by change, uncertainty and escalating competition, the disciplines of strategy and leadership have become critical to successful organisational performance. The aim of this segment is to link the knowledge of management and financial accounting to the concepts of strategy and leadership. Accountants use a variety of technical information to make decisions for the future of the business within an ethical framework of operation. This segment shows that accounting information, ethics, strategy and leadership are applicable to accountants working throughout the world in diverse organisations. As discussed in Ethics and Governance, accounting as a profession is respected internationally and CPAs are employed worldwide. The segment materials address the needs of candidates operating in different international markets in varying roles. This segment builds upon knowledge gained in the other three compulsory segments of the professional level. The concepts of professional ethics and good governance underpin the segment. Candidates who have previously undertaken the Advanced Audit and Assurance or Strategic Management Accounting segments will...
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...Assistant prior to going to nursing school. I joined the cardiovascular team in the OR during my orientation period and absolutely loved it. Four years later I began my journey in nursing leadership. My first leadership position was the supervisor of an operating room, and was promoted to a nurse manager a few years later. Looking back, I’m not sure how I remained in management, I had little to no mentorship or guidance. Since then I have developed a passion for mentoring nurses and helping them be successful in both staff and leadership roles. Performing both inpatient and outpatient procedures, I get to be involved in the care of healthy and ill adult patients undergoing surgery, endoscopic procedures, and pain management procedures. I have a holistic approach to nursing care, and place the patient in the center of the care they receive during their stay. Of course, there are times during a patient’s stay, the focus must be placed in a particular area, such as patient safety in the operating room. Another important focus while the patient is undergoing surgery is the patient’s family and loved ones. We adopted a standardized process for keeping families informed during a patient’s stay with us. We also allow visitors in the day surgery and post anesthesia areas. My leadership style is similar to my nursing practice; I base my approach on achieving the desired results for the individual I’m working with. I believe in teaching, mentoring, and coaching nurses to provide...
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