...Science Vol. 3 No. 16 [Special Issue – August 2012] Strategic Role of Leadership in Strategy Implementation in Zimbabwe's State Owned Enterprises Denver Mapetere Lecturer Department of Business Management Faculty of Commerce, Midlands State University Senga Rd Gweru, Zimbabwe Severino Mavhiki Lecturer Department of Business Management Faculty of Commerce, Midlands State University Senga Rd Gweru, Zimbabwe Tonderai Nyamwanza Chairperson Department of Entrepreneurship Faculty of Commerce, Midlands State University Senga Rd Gweru, Zimbabwe Shingirai Sikomwe Lecturer Department of Business Management Faculty of Commerce, Midlands State University Senga Rd Gweru, Zimbabwe Christopher Mhonde Lecturer Department of Business Management Faculty of Commerce, Midlands State University Senga Rd Gweru, Zimbabwe Abstract The study aimed to explore the link between active leadership involvement and strategy implementation success in State Owned Enterprises in Zimbabwe. The study was conducted between July and October 2010 with a total of 188 respondents randomly selected from four State Owned Enterprises. The data was gathered through an interview and a self-administered open ended questionnaire. The study revealed a relatively low leadership involvement in strategy implementation leading to partial strategy success. Leadership has been failing to role model the ideal behaviour necessary for successful strategy implementation. The absence of a well crafted strategic vision and the lack...
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...Promoting Leadership This assessment requires that you consider and provide evidence of your learning and personal development as well as the application of this in practice. The following document provides you with a clear structure by which to achieve this. 1. Outline the implementation of your personal action plan for improving your leadership capabilities I currently work as the Clinical Team Lead in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit for an NHS Foundation Trust. Working in restrictive, structured, secure environment can be daunting and frustrating for patients who are admitted, due to a combination of the intensity of their mental illness, behaviours derived from this level of intensity and the constraints caused by the environment. This frustration can at times be displayed in a violent manner and directed towards nursing staff and their peers. It was identified through various discussions with the patients, staff and the Manager that both patients and staff were frustrated and both parties had different views towards reasons of violent and aggressive behaviour (appendix 1 and 2). Staff believed it was the patient’s internal views and presentation that led to an aggressive outburst, while the patient reported environmental and poor communication to be the contributing factor. Whittington and Duxbury (2005, p 469) identified environmental conditions and poor communication to be at the forefront of patient aggression and violence incidents and that there is a need...
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...Citation; Kotter, J. (2011). What Leaders Really Do.? Harvard Business Review Press pp. 37-55. Annotation Kotter contends that leadership and management skills are essential. The author points out when any one of these skills is neglected or performed improperly the organization can suffer. Kotter asserts that most American corporations are over-managed and poorly led. He argues that management tries to establish security and order, whereas leadership has the goal of promoting change and fluidity within organizations. As Kotter saw it in Management and Leadership Behavior, during planning and budgeting manager establishes agendas, sets timetables and allocates resources. Manager focuses on control and the solving of issues by taking actions...
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...Leadership Practice Assignment (Unit 5013) By: Name Tutor: Name Contents Introduction 2 Task 1 1.1 Management and leadership 3 – 4 1.2 Balancing the roles of management and leadership 4 – 6 1.3 Creating organisational vision 6 – 7 1.4 Self-belief, personal energy and commitment to leadership; 7 – 8 style of leadership 1.5 Building trust, empowering others and promoting ethical 8 – 9 leadership 1.6 Transformational, transactional and situational leadership 9 – 10 and impact on organisation Task 2 – Reflective statement about learning on the course 10 References 11 Introduction In 2009 Karl Moore of Mc Gill University interviewed Henry Mintzberg on his new book Henry Mintzberg on Managing – Pure and Simple, and asked the question as to whether Mintzbergs book should not have been called Leadership. Mintzberg’s response was that management and leadership are part and parcel of the same thing and shouldn’t be seperated in practice. He expressed the belief that the seperation of leadership from managament is utterly destructive, because managers who do not lead are boring and leaders who do not manage do not know what is going on. Whilst Mintzberg seems to make a very valid point and the fusion of leading and managing appears logical, it is undeniable that cenceptual differences exist between the term management, and the term leadership. Even without an accepted or definitive distinction...
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...experiences anxiety and physical tension as demands are placed on them which exceed their abilities to cope, distress occurs (McShane & Von Glinow, 2008). Stress in the workplace is becoming a major concern for employees, employers, managers and government agencies. Workplace stress can be defined as the change in one’s physical or mental state in response to workplaces that pose an appraised challenge or threat to that employee (Colligan & Higgins, 2005). Stress research pioneer, Hans Selye, determined that people have a fairly consistent physiological response to stressful situations, called the general adaptation syndrome, providing an automatic defense system to help us cope with environmental demands (McShane & Von Glinow, 2008). More specifically, the three stages of the general adaptation syndrome: alarm (alerts the person to the situation and prepares for the resistance stage), resistance (shut down of the body’s immune system to focus on the source of stress), and exhaustion (when the source of stress persists and there is limited resistance capacity). With approximately 120,000 employees in over 800 stores across the US, Best Buy Co., Inc is North America's number-one specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. The key to business growth is eGO, Best...
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...Summary Appropriate and effective leadership in any organization is essential, but not adequate, for the accomplishment of the organizational goals. The configurations supporting leadership differ immensely across global organizations. Appointing of leaders depends on the identification of people who have the ability to deliver organizational goals without the constraints of undue influence. The organizational ability to define the roles of the leaders enables them to recruit and manage the leader on the foundation of the specific knowledge, competency and skill needed to successfully lead the organization. The process of electing a leader is without doubt a huge task but the organizations need democratic election processes and strong accountability mechanisms. The mechanisms ensure that the interests of the company and the executive management properly align. The influence that leaders have on particular organization in its operational and strategic matters makes it difficult to appoint leaders to spearhead the activities of a company. This research bases its argument on the Totally Tubular Technology (T3) Company. The company needs to change its operational and leadership structure to achieve maximum returns due to is expansion to reach international markets. The study depicts the process of appointing a leader concerning the skills, knowledge and experience of the person. The appointing process involves the use of existing leadership theories and information from...
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...an organization effective leadership is one of the most important factors that help to guarantee successful work of the organization, its development, and stability. It is a skill that helps managers to organize all of the processes within a company and maintain constant control over the employees. It requires great skills and a strong character and a level of charisma to influence others. While many of the world’s great leaders were not born to be leaders, several after starting with nothing went on to become great leaders because they desired it. Leadership can defined in many ways, but most commonly a leader is person who influences the thoughts and behaviors of others and a leader is one who establishes the direction for others to willingly follow. Leaders come in many styles; from the hard-nosed, strictly discipline oriented person, to the soft-spoken easygoing man, the product always seems to be a person that all subordinates can emulate. It appears as if a good leader is a person that is comprised of many principles and traits. Leaders play a vital role in standardizing performance. Leaders can influence other to perform beyond even their own expectations. Developing a sense of responsibility in your subordinates seems to play a very important role in a leader's actions. Leaders set vision, strategies, goals, and values in order to guide their followers and to set desired action and behavior. As a whole, any organization must have strong leadership as the basis for...
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...provided by Robbins and Hunsaker and by Allen and Meyer were used to measure interpersonal communication skills and organizational commitment respectively. The used tool was questionnaire. The statistical community included public organizations in Qom city among which two organizations were selected randomly. Sampling was also conducted randomly in both organizations. Finally, 106 individuals responded to questionnaire items. The findings of the research show that among existing skills in the model, just team building skill has a significant relation with organizational commitment. Keywords: Interpersonal Communication Skill, Organizational Commitment, Robbins and Hunsaker, Team building 1. Introduction The need for thoughtful, effective communication in the workplace is paramount. Seldom does an employee work in absolute isolation, instead, workers interact with consumers, peers, and management on a daily basis; this makes interpersonal communication an essential skill for today's employees. Today's employers look for quality skills in interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving, not just the ability to complete job duties (Un ange passé, 2008 :3-4)....
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...organization has got an important role to play in nurturing an ethical culture in an organization. This research paper discusses the level of responsibility that an individual manager has in the ethical culture of his or her organization. This is done with close attention to academic journals and research. The paper will derive its arguments from veteran theories like the Utilitarian and the Kantian theories. The paper will also relate its discussions with the case study about Enron a USA company that collapsed as a result of unethical behavior in the management. Some of the components that will be highlighted in the paper include; the importance of an ethical culture in an organization, the dangers of lack of ethics in an organization and the strategies that can be used to promote ethics in an organization. Justification of the research. The study of the role of individual managers in the ethical culture of an organization is a justified venture. This is because of the increased calls for ethical behaviors in organizations. The expectations of the staff and the society at large on ethical behaviors have increased tremendously over the past decade (Kansas & Plain 2002). Organizations also have a constitutional responsibility to perform their businesses ethically. Failure to uphold ethics in organizations results in unfavorable consequences both from within the company and from the stake holders of the company (Donaldson, Thomas and & Preston 1995). As representatives of organizations...
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...Effective Leadership Literature Review Patrick Carter Dr. Dale Mancini Solutions Leadership August 10, 2009 Effective Leadership Effective leadership is crucial to an organization’s success. There are several common characteristics that effective organizational leaders share. Without these characteristics, initiatives and change can fail. Leaders can take many different steps to help keep projects from failing. Leaders need to be self-aware of how their actions are perceived by those they manage (Moment, 2007). Employees will sometimes mirror the behavior of managers. Aghdaei (2008) talks about the philosophy of “shadow of a leader,” where the leader demonstrates the wanted behavior (p. 16). Leaders should model hard work for employees (Weiss, 2000). Aghdaei (2008) states that “when you repeatedly demonstrate meaningful, positive behavior, people are motivated to follow” (p. 16). Leaders must have enthusiasm for their work so that it spreads to those whom they supervise. That involves leaders believing in the company in which they work. “The ability to inspire loyalty and build relationships is a key component of leadership” (Newcomb, 2005, p. 35). “The CEO who wants to be a true leader must be the most vivid example of the culture at work. Only then can the CEO inspire passion in the rest of the team” (Hesselbein, Goldsmith, & Somerville, 2002, p. 124). To get the best out of workers, leaders need to be able to motivate them (Moment, 2007). Leaders should...
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...TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2 2. TOPIC 1 – UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUALS 3 2.1 PERSONAL VALUES ANALYSIS 3 2.2 ALIGNING PERSONAL VALUES WITH THE VALUES OF ACNIELSEN 4 2.3 ACNIELSEN BUSINESS EFFECTIVE SURVEY – TAKING PULSE OF OUR STAFF 5 2.4 MOTIVATION & JOB SATISFACTION 6 2.5 PROMOTING ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT 8 3. TOPIC 2 – DEVELOPING MANAGERIAL SKILLS & PRACTICES 9 3.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR 9 3.2 BUILDING A CULTURE OF TRUST 9 3.3 PROMOTING ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR – A PASSION FOR PERFORMANCE 10 3.4 CAREER DEVELOPMENT 10 3.5 ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION 11 3.6 TEAMWORK 13 4. TOPIC 3 – DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS (C.11-14) 14 4.1 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP 14 4.2 CULTURE, CREATIVITY, AND INNOVATION 14 4.3 DESIGNING EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION 14 4.4 MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 14 5. SUMMARY 14 1. INTRODUCTION Organizational Behavior has so far been among my most interesting courses during this MBA program. It has provided me with a new perspective as well as a more systematic approach in dealing with my daily managerial issues at work. For me, it is like a journey up the mountain. This course helps me realize an important wisdom that what I see at the bottom of the mountain is not what I see at the top. Without this wisdom, I could have closed my mind to all that I cannot view from my position and, therefore, limit my capacity to grow and improve. Such wisdom helps open my mind to improvement, and teaches me to respect...
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...Name: Nikita Patel Course: Marketing Management DSI # 01433731 Email:niks_pat87@yahoo.com Assignment: Week # 4 Executive Summary Professor: Dena Hale Executive Summary: Kellogg's Mission Statement: Kellogg's is a global company which is committed towards long-term growth both in volume and profit. It enhances its worldwide leadership position by providing superior value nutritious food to their customers. Its organizational strategies can be classified as below. * Leadership in innovative products * Strengthening the company's seven largest cereal market. * Develops a focused organization * Strategy of continuing to reduce the costs. Introduction: Breakfast is considered as the most important meal of the day. And the best choice among all is cereal breakfast which provides essential nutrients. Many people claim that skipping breakfast is the fastest way to lose weight. As they do not realize the importance of breakfast which is most important meal of the day.( Patanathabutr, Chaiyakal) Kellogg Company is a multinational producer for breakfast foods,snack,cookies and crackers. It is famous for the production of ready to eat breakfast cereals. The company operates in the Americas Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Its headquarters is at Battle Creek Michigan and employs around 30,277 people as of December 28,2013 Rice Krispies Cereal was introduced to Kellogg's company by Eugene McKay in 1927 and was released to the public in 1928. Rice...
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...Factors That Contribute to Nurse Manager Retention Mickey L. Parsons, Jana Stonestreet Disclosures Nurs Econ. 2003;21(3) * Print * Email Introduction The purpose of this study was to describe factors that contribute to a health system's successful retention of nurse managers. This study is the first of a series that will provide the foundation for developing the nursing organization as a "health-promoting organization." The background and significance, theoretical framework, study findings, and executive strategies are discussed. The results and implications are intended to guide executive strategies, including organizational interventions, to build the nursing organization for quality patient care and positive working environments. Background and Significance The glue that holds the hospital together are the first-line managers. However, these managers are caught in a crossfire. Torn between multiple needs — patient, the staff, and the administration — nurse managers have been downsized and stretched over multiple units (Curtin, 2001). Nurse managers responsible for multiple units are severely challenged to maintain the needed blend and balance of clinical and business management, which is essential to staff nurse retention. Report after report identifies the importance of the nurse manager in retaining nursing staff (Boyle, Bott, Hansen, Woods, & Taunton, 1999; Corser, 1998; Cullen, 1999; Flannery & Grace, 1999; Fletcher, 2001; Kerfoot, 2000; Leveck...
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... Create a personalized and motivating learning environment for studentsD. Supervise instructionE. Develop assessment and accountability systems to monitor student progressF. Develop the instructional and leadership capacity of staffG. Maximize time spent on quality instructionH. Promote the use of the most effective and appropriate technologies to support teaching and learningI. Monitor and evaluate the impact of the instructional program | Knowledge | Skills | Enduring Understandings | Essential Questions | Administrators will know… | Administrators will be able to … | Administrators will understand that… | | how to create and foster student growth and achievement. (North Dakota Council of Educational Leadership, 2008) | collect data and have skills for using data to make instructional decisions (Green, 2013).(ISLLC 2008: 2E) | student learning is the primary purpose of a school and it needs to be frequently evaluated to make sure all students are getting what they need to achieve. (North Dakota Council of Educational Leadership, 2008) | How do we apply collected performance reporting to influence school culture and foster student growth? How should accountability be directed and applied? | apply learning theories. (North Dakota Council of Educational Leadership, 2008) |...
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...some. The increasing population of the city also encouraged the proponent to establish the store with the area. The mission of convenient stores in Bacolod is to make daily life easier by providing modern convenience and exercising social responsibility to those whom they serve. Statement of the problem The study aims to determine when people involve in business are willing to do the job, have the ability to do the job, neither willing nor able to do the job. The different styles depend on the situation and the relationship behaviour and task behaviour. Specifically the study seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What management style they use in terms of: a. Selling b. Promoting c. Distributing d. Employees e. Customers 2. What strategies can be...
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