...enrollment, policy integration to the culture of the students and the likes. Thus, it is therefore necessary for these academic leaders to re visit existing system that somehow affects to the grueling problems of schools and universities. Educational leaders must look into consideration the styles they are using if it helps to the success of the management. Educational leaders are important to the accomplishment of the school and universities. Were they were the one who make decisions in enhancing and improving the organization. A lot of author said that, in educational organizations there is an assumption that leaders of educational change should be both leaders and managers. Guthrie and Reed (1991) observed the following about superintendents and principals that as managers they must ensure that fiscal and human resources are used effectively in attaining organizational goals. As leaders they must display the vision and skills necessary to create and maintain a suitable teaching and learning environment, to develop school goals, and to inspire others to achieve these goals. On the other hand, the change of management is also important in the context of the educational system. Change management aims to improve the performance of the schools, achieving quality education, and enhancing customer satisfaction. Hanson (2003) defines management that involves decisions about how things should be done; that is, the role is directed toward controlling and using resources to achieve...
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...Leadership, I believe, is the crux of any organisation. Leaders provide the direction and set the standards. In general, most people do not embrace change. With change comes uncertainty and fear of the unknown. Motivation-what is it? “The willingness to exert high levels of effort to reach goals”. Everyone needs to be motivated, regardless of their positon. Poorly motivated staff transcends into an underperforming department. The three main leadership styles are Autocratic, Democratic and Laissez-Faire. Autocratic leaders make decisions on their own-they do not consult their team members. This can be appropriate when decisions need to be made quickly and when teams are unable to come to agreement. This creates high dependency on the leader and can be problematic should the leader be unexpectedly absent. This style would be found in such organisations like the army. However, this style can be demoralising for staff and create de-motivation and alienation especially during periods of change as people like to be fully informed of what is happening. Often high levels of absenteeism and staff turnover come as a result of this. Democratic leaders. These types of leaders make the final decisions. However, they do include the team members in the decision making process. Often team members are encouraged to engage in the decision making. As a result of this teams are considered to have high job satisfaction and productivity leading on to motivation. On the contrary, when teams...
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...Situational Leadership GCU: LDR 802 8/7/12 Abstract Two situational leadership self assessments were completed to determine the authors situational leadership style. The discovered leadership style will be applied to a scenario in which a change to curriculum is being implemented in a school. Situational Leadership According to Northouse (2010) situational leadership calls for different types of leadership depending on the situation the leader finds themselves in. Northouse (2010) also states that “the essence of situational leadership demands that leaders match their style to the competence and commitment of the subordinates.” The idea is that leaders must be able to adapt depending on the situation and their subordinates. The purpose of this paper, in part, is to analyze the results of two situational leadership assessments to determine the author’s leadership style. The leadership style determined will be used within a scenario that involves changes to a course’s curriculum. The implementation of the changes will be hypothesized using the author’s determined leadership style. The author’s discovery of their situational leadership style is very important. It will enable the author to have a better understanding of how to lead in different situations. The author will also be implementing changes within courses at their school so the scenario will also provide some insight for those changes. Summary of Self Assessments The first assessment...
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...A1. Leadership Style: My leadership style evolved from an autocratic style while serving in the military to a situational style in my current career as a therapy supervisor. My staff consists of sixteen occupational therapists, three occupational therapy assistants, one speech-language pathologist, and ten physical therapists. The staff members are unique individuals with high level of education and various skill levels. Together, they are a highly engaged team. The most senior staff member has thirty-nine years of clinical experience with twenty years as the department supervisor. The most junior staff member has ten months of clinical experience and a strong focus on research. Majority of the staff have over fifteen years of clinical experience and mentor the less experienced staff members. Therefore, I must identify the priorities of the department and the larger organization, the technical and clinical skills of the staff, the engagement of the staff, and adjust my leadership from directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating depending on my staff’s needs and the situation. This style allows me to be flexible in my approach depended on the tasks and actions that I am requesting from them. This style also allows me to support my staff in their professional and technical development. This style resulted in the development of a clinical education program, preschool-aged therapy group, teaching opportunities both in the community and overseas, and home-based therapy...
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...Leadership Theories and Change 1 Running Head: Leadership Theories and Change A Review of Leadership Theories and Possible Changes to Police Leadership Randy L. Conyers University of Central Florida Leadership Theories and Change 2 Abstract Throughout the history of law enforcement, leaders have used many different styles to lead employees. From the early styles of Autocratic and Laissez-Faire to Participative (democratic), Transactional and Transformational leadership. Leadership within policing has evolved over the years in some organizations to a more participative style and yet there are still leaders who cling to an antiquated domineering style. The purpose of this paper identified trait theories, leadership theories and change strategies that have molded or are molding the policing culture. Change must occur if the culture of police organizations are going to meet the demands of the 21st century and several issues affecting this change were discussed. An in-depth review of the transactional and transformational styles of leadership was seen as being the styles that a leader in the 21st century would want to use to meet the needs of their employees and motivate them toward success and self-actualization. Although no empirical research is completed in this paper, the literature reviewed and previous research indicate that the transformational style of leadership augments the transactional...
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...Unit 1: Strategic Management and Leadership Muhammad Salman Saleem 2015 CONTENTS Acknowledgement: 1 Research Methodology: 3 Task number 01 5 1.1 5 Link between strategic management and leadership is following: 5 1.2 6 Management and leadership styles impact on the strategic management: 6 For instance there are different leadership styles useful in different situations which are following; 6 1.3 7 Evaluation of leadership styles used in different situations: 7 Task number 02 8 2.1 8 Impacts of management and leadership theories on organization strategy: 8 2.2 9 Creating the leadership strategy that will support the organization structure: 9 Task number 03 11 3.1 11 Methods to review the leadership styles: 11 3.2 12 Plan for the development of future situations requiring leadership: 12 Task number 04 13 4.1 13 Plan the development of leadership skills for a specific requirement: 13 4.2 14 Methods use to plan the development of the leadership skills and their usefulness for the organization: 14 References: 15 1.1: LINK BETWEEN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP IS FOLLOWING: Leadership is a skill which will involve motivating people towards the achievement of goals through a proper and positive way. This will involve to influence and inspire people and follow their leader so that they will act in his directions. (investopedia, n.d.). While Strategic management is concern with making, implementing and evaluating different decisions regarding...
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...Role of Leadership and Management in Organizational Change There are many roles of leadership and management within organizational change; however it is required of a leader to acquire certain skills and knowledge. A leader with the right skills, knowledge and characteristics can persuade and influence change within an organization. They can influence other employees the change that is taking place within the company and give guidance through the change that is taking place. These skills that are required of a leader must be developed and learned over time. I will be analyzing two leadership strategies that have been used to successfully motivate organizational change during the past 10 years and I will be analyzing the effectiveness of each strategy and relate how effective management strategy alone may well be challenged to achieve desired change. One type of leadership is participative that is sometimes called Democratic leadership this type of leadership focus on the participation of other; I believe participative leadership is important because it involves everyone in the team. When the team is involved it demonstrations, the usefulness of others viewpoints while creating leadership opportunities; this allows others to be a part of the decision-making process. Participative leadership can be effective if there is time to allow other in the team to brainstorm and come up with ideas to help the decision-making process. Also, participative leadership can be effective if the...
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...1. Understanding the links and differences between management and leadership 1.1 Discuss the concept of leaders as effective managers Leadership and management go hand in hand but is not the same thing, but are linked and compliment each other. There has been debate about the difference between leadership and management. With some believing there is no distinction, while others that they should be separated in two defined roles. A common definition is: Management is about the day to day running of a function and getting the right people and resources in the right place with a focus upon implementation. Leadership is about creating a vision for that function and gaining peoples commitment by strategic direction. (NHSBT 5013 Workshop booklet) Effective management deals with resources, finances, time management and the coordination and control over these elements. Managers set goals and focus on reaching their targets. Have good organizational skills and will place people in roles to get the job the task complete. Have detailed planning taking into account adverse events that could prevent them completing task or achieving target. If the outcome gives worse results than expected an effective manager will look to provide a solution. Effective leadership deals with the people their opinions, behaviour and attitude. They will inspire and engage people to follow them and vision. Focus is on building relationships with people around them, can be an effective...
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...Identification and of leadership styles | Identification and analysis of the each nurse’s leadership style is complete and considers both employee and environmental contingencies. Great use of examples to support your analysis. | Identification and analysis of each nurse’s leadership style is relatively complete, but missing some key elements as it relates to key leadership characteristics. | The analysis is weak, if not incomplete, missing critical elements of the leadership characteristics. Little to no examples provided. | 2 x | Identification and discussion of appropriate leadership styles | Appropriate leadership style identified with key environmental and employee contingencies taken into consideration. Argument is well laid out for the style you chose. | Leadership style chosen is sufficient but some key environmental and employee contingencies were missed. | Leadership style identified, but no real discussion or argument used for the basis of your decision. | 2 x | Modification to leadership styles | In depth explanation of why you would or would not modify the leadership style of each nurse when the changes occurred. | Adequate explanation of why you would or would not modify the leadership style of each nurse when the changes occurred. | Inadequate explanation of why you would or would not modify the leadership style of each nurse when the changes occurred. | 2 x | Discussion of the differences or similarities between the current and suggested leadership styles | In depth...
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...and of leadership styles | Identification and analysis of the each nurse’s leadership style is complete and considers both employee and environmental contingencies. Great use of examples to support your analysis. | Identification and analysis of each nurse’s leadership style is relatively complete, but missing some key elements as it relates to key leadership characteristics. | The analysis is weak, if not incomplete, missing critical elements of the leadership characteristics. Little to no examples provided. | 2 x | Identification and discussion of appropriate leadership styles | Appropriate leadership style identified with key environmental and employee contingencies taken into consideration. Argument is well laid out for the style you chose. | Leadership style chosen is sufficient but some key environmental and employee contingencies were missed. | Leadership style identified, but no real discussion or argument used for the basis of your decision. | 2 x | Modification to leadership styles | In depth explanation of why you would or would not modify the leadership style of each nurse when the changes occurred. | Adequate explanation of why you would or would not modify the leadership style of each nurse when the changes occurred. | Inadequate explanation of why you would or would not modify the leadership style of each nurse when the changes occurred. | 2 x | Discussion of the differences or similarities between the current and suggested leadership styles | In...
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...Organizations & Leading People BIP2 Task 1 This paper will evaluate the fundamental strengths and weaknesses pertaining to the leadership styles exhibited within Altamaha Federal Credit Union. Altamaha Federal Credit Union has been operating since 1955. Our motto is, “People helping people…It’s what we are all about”. The Credit Union serves the financial needs of two communities. This organization has been working very diligently in recent years to offer services that are better suited for today’s customer; while still maintaining the services that tenured generations have become accustom to. The executive team is made up of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Vice President of Operations (VP). Middle management is made up of the Accounting Manager, Member Services Manager, and Special Services Manager. There are additional leadership roles which include: Lead Member Services Representative, Loan Under-Writer, and my current role as Senior Accounting Clerk. As within any organization there are multiple leadership styles utilized by each leader. Each style will be dissected and their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and any potential threats thereof will be isolated for evaluation. Our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) inter-mingles her leadership styles. She often transitions between Affiliated, Laissez-Faire, and Pacesetting leadership styles. She tends to be an affiliated leader during times in which there is a lack of synergy within team. She is always looking for...
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...occasion, more than one strategy can be used concurrently. For example, in one organization, the spray and pray strategy, also known as the “communication clutter” strategy, was used generally in “bombarding” staff with information on organizational performance; however, when it was faced with organizational changes such as downsizing and operational changes, a “withhold and uphold” strategy was adopted specifically on these issues. Executive adopted this latter strategy to reduce exposing employees to promises about the future that they were not able to deliver. The effect of this dual approach was not well received by staff: “Providing all the information employees could possibly want while avoiding the issues they cared about most bred discontent and mistrust”. Contingency Approaches to Communication Strategies Your Communicating Strategy Depends on The Type of Change Stace and Dunphy adopt a contingency view, pointing out that the communication strategy needs to be appropriate to the particular type of organizational change: Developmental or incremental transitions aim for widespread involvement and emphasize face-to-face communication as well as the use of change teams to identify inititives and broaden commitment. Task focused transitions endeavor to align behavior with top-management initiatives and are primarily top-down in nature with greater emphasis placed on formal communication processes such as e-mail broadcasts, memos, and...
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...Leadership Meaning of Leadership Leadership is an important function of management. It is the key to effective managerial performance. Organizational performance depends on the quality of leadership. According to Stephen Robbins: “leadership is the ability to influence a group towards the achievement of goals”. According to Hersey and Blanchard: “leadership is the process of influencing the activities of an individual or a group in efforts towards goal achievement in a given situation”. Meaning of Leadership can be categorized into two categories: i. leadership as process: As a process, leadership uses its influence of position to direct, motivate and coordinate the group activities to achieve the organizational goals. ii. Leadership as a property: The property concept of leadership believes that leaders possess basic characteristics or traits. Leaders to influence the group activities successfully, use these characteristics. This view considers leadership as a part of one’s personality. Importance of leadership: The importance of leadership can be: 1.Goal Determination: leadership provides vision, mission and direction. It is concerned with establishing goals for the organization. It integrates goals of the individual and the organization 2.Environmental adaptation: leadership is innovative and change oriented. It adapts the organization to the dynamic changes in the environment. 3.Task focus: leadership gives close attention to planning and organizing of task...
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...opportunity to determine what role best suits the transformation. By determining their role each supervisor must determine what leadership style would help with the role he or she has chosen. Position Paper Introduction BNSF Railroad has decided to expand the work process at the Spokane Mechanical Department. The company has tasked the supervisors to determine what role he or she will play in this organizational change. As a senior manager in the territory, the role that best suits my leadership style will be the project manager of the expansion. This role works best with a situational leadership style. This is the style used daily during my 20 year military career. Yeakey (2002) states, “FM22100 stresses that leaders must be able to adjust their leadership style to the situation as well as to the people being led.” With a facility going through a transformation, being able to adjust to the challenges presented by the employees and the new work scope is vital for a smooth process. Task-Oriented Leadership The...
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...Task Two: Leadership Practices analysis Task Two: Leadership Practices analysis C200 Managing Organizations and Leading People C200 Managing Organizations and Leading People Table of Contents Section A1 | Leadership Style and Practices | | A1 A1a | Seven Habits Profile Seven Habits Profile and Reflection | | Section A2 | Evaluation of Leadership Practices | | A2a A2b A2c A2d | Leadership Strengths Leadership Weaknesses Theory Based Changes to Maximize Success SMART Goals | | Section B | Works Cited | | B1 | Reference Page | | February 5th 2016 Managing Organizations and Leading People TASK TWO: LEADERSHIPAND PRACTICES ANALYSIS A1. Leadership Style and Practices – Seven Habits Profile A1a. Seven Habits Profile Reflection In this paper I will reflect on my own leadership practices, starting with the results of my Seven Habits profile. Upon first viewing the results of the seven habits profile, the lowest scores caught my attention first. I saw that section 5, putting things first, was the lowest score at 10 points. I agree with the the seven habits profile, this is my biggest weakness when evaluated on the seven habits criteria. I can admit that sometimes I get lost in my work and forget about the things that really matter and the bigger picture. An article in People Management says that people who follow this habit well “recognize that not doing everything is okay. Evaluate...
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