...Test Your Leadership Style Betty Brown Axia University October 2, 2008 After tallying the results of the questionnaire, I determined that I am a Leader. This means that my main priority is to motivate and guide co-workers so that everyone can reach a common goal while working in harmony. Due to my leadership style, I found it appropriate to choose “Improving Productivity for Teams” from the final projects list in Appendix A. I chose this supervisory responsibility because I feel this is my strong area because of my leadership style. I believe by being a strong motivator I will be able to improve productivity by motivating my employees. Listed below you will find my interpretation of how I would apply my strength as a leader in situations that would arise regarding the supervisory responsibility of improving production for teams. In order to improve productivity for teams, it is necessary to motivate the team. According to Rue (2004), motivation is not what a supervisor does to an employee because it is something that the employee must bring forth from within himself or herself. The supervisor can however create a motivational environment to inspire the employees to want to be more productive. To begin this strategy I must creating a motivational environment. I would first talk to the team to find out what would motivate them to be more productive. I believe if the team feels as though their opinions matter then that will be the first step to motivation....
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...Accessing Your Leadership Styles Kaplan University To be an effective leader or a servant leader you must be motivated and have a vision as to where you see yourself and the company. Whether the goal is to double the company's annual sales, develop a product that will solve a certain problem, or start a company that can achieve the leader's dream, the leader must always have a clear target in mind. Leaders need to motivate the team so they can work together toward the same goal, and then understanding the talents and temperaments of each individual and effectively motivating each person to contribute individually their best toward achieving the group goal. To know your own leadership style you must conduct a few leadership assessment tests. The importance of these tests is to test the level of leadership skills you have. Some of these tests will test your leadership abilities, your strengths/weaknesses and how well you can they affect your leadership style, and even your personality. To test my leadership style I conducted two very common tests; the Vark Assessment and the Type A or B Personality Indicator. The Vark assessment provides insight to an individual’s predisposition toward a particular learning style (Coppola & Ledlow 2010). I notice that I am more of a kinesthetic learner My scores were: * Visual 8 * Aural 7 * Read/Write 5 * Kinesthetic 9 According to Coppola and Ledlow, this type of learner requires practical exercise, a hands-on approach...
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...determining a leadership position, where I can utilize my expertise and my knowledge of the vision and mission of the organization, daily operations and processes of almost every department and the qualities and values that I possess, and determine the best suitable position that benefits of such experience and qualities, as well as benefits the organization in whole and the department I will be working for. By knowing one’s qualities, ethics and capabilities this should enable this one to better define the responsibilities, challenges, strengths and weaknesses and the accurate leadership style that can be practiced in the best manner to benefit both the employee and the organization. So, by analyzing the Leadership and Team Skills self- assessments one can discover individual strengths and weakness that will assist in determining his or her leadership style, and abilities to lead others. Employee-oriented leaders are “described as emphasizing interpersonal relations; they took a personal interest in the needs of their employees and accepted individual differences among members. The production-oriented leaders, in contrast, tended to emphasize the technical or task aspects of the job” (Robbins & Judge, 2007 pg. 406) By taking a number of self-assessment tests provided by the University of Phoenix student’s portal, such as the Pearson Prentice Hall Self-assessment test for basic personality test, and the Williams institute for Ethics and Management Assessment test for values...
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...Personality Leadership and Learning Style Discovering what type of leader I am has required some self-assessment. I was able to glean a new perspective on my leadership abilities by taking a few surveys/tests to find out my personality, leadership, and learning style. I was surprised at the accuracy of the survey/test outcomes. One of the tests was the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI); this test defined my personality type as an ENFJ (extraversion, intuition, feeling, judgment). I identify very much with the description of ENFJ. When taking the Self-Assessment Tests: The Grossman & Valiga Leadership Characteristics and Skills Assessment I was assessed as having good perception of a good leader, but only moderate perceived leadership ability. This was confirmed when I took the Davis Plus assessment my score of 44 “suggests I am using key leadership skills well—but I ask a co-worker or partner for his or her opinions, to be more certain. These assessments are impressively accurate in my opinion. I believe that knowledge is power. By understanding my personality type, leadership, and learning style, I have clearly gained some insight into my strengths and weaknesses. It opens opportunities for growth where I am weak and builds confidence in my strengths. Finding out that the MBTI test defined my personality type, as an ENFJ was very interesting. It is easy to digest such a lovely representation of my personality...
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...Team Leadership MGT 521 Trella Price 8/7/2014 Jeremy Whaley Team Leadership One of manager’s main characteristics of successfully managing people is achieving the ability to join individuals with various personalities together and forming him and her in to a team of hardworking individuals. As a part of the company’s new strategic plan management is adding a new department to enter a particular market segment. To successful manage the new market division and efficiently accomplish organizational goals, a successful leader must develop a leadership approach for each team member based on the theories of leadership and each member’s individual personalities. As a new manager, this paper will consist of a strategic plan that will lead the team in meeting organizational goals and expectations successfully as a team as well as evaluating each team member, including management. The paper will also assess the position in regard to urgency and culture, and determine the leadership approaches, based on the team, and the situation as well as highlight the principle applied from various leadership theories. Evaluating Personality Traits The first step in the plan is to analyzing each team member’s, including myself, on the 16-Type Personality test. The 16 personality types described with Myers-Brigg Type Indicator (MBTI). Extroversion verses Introversion, Sensing verses Intuition, Thinking verses Feeling, and Perceiving verses...
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...American University of Humanitarian Course: Leadership Timeline 09 October * Introduction 16 October * Explaining and understanding the nature of good leadership * Who are the good Leaders? 23 October * Traditional Concepts of Leadership * Leader’s Attitude and Behavior 30 October * Team presentation (mini) 3 groups with different assignments * Leader’s Attitude and Behavior 06 November * Leadership Qualities * The Psychological contact 13 November * Video assignment and Team presentation * Selection of the presentation topic for Mid Term Exam (November 27th, 2011); The presentation is individual, 10 minutes, 5 minutes for Q&A. The Mid Term Exam value is 20 points Suggested topics: * Leadership qualities - Lead more effectively and Inspire your team * My favorite Leader – qualities, skills and legacy – why he/she became a leader, advantages and obstacles; why he/she became successful, etc. * Right Time – Right Place – Leaders by chance? * Ethical Leadership * Character and Leadership Fundamentals * Leader and the followers vs. Manager and Employees * Team Building – is it so important? * Autocratic Leadership vs. Democratic Leadership * Inspiring Others: Change Yourself, Change the World * In the Service of Others The evaluation (assessment) of the Individual presentation is based on: * Visual Presentation (quality and vision) as well as contact with auditorium (presentation skills) ...
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...Analyze Weick's Argument Leadership as the Legitimization of Doubt Think about what Weick says about leadership and doubt. Do you agree or disagree? I fully endorse with Weick’s assertion in "Leadership as the Legitimation of Doubt”. Doubts and Uncertainty exist in a project in various forms and to varying degrees. Foreseen unknowns can be handled with contingency and risk mitigation plans. A response mechanism would have been logically thought out for such scenarios. The unexpected unknowns pose a bigger challenge in terms of detection and redressal. Doubts help raise factual questions and find answers in project environments. The attempt to clarify doubtful situations helps provide a sense of direction in what would otherwise be an unpredictable and perhaps an uncharted environment. Sense making is the effort to grasp the unknowns lurking in the environment. It facilitates an individual in leadership role to adapt, innovate and be fluidic to a shifting project world. Weick’s statement urges leaders to use the instrument of “doubt” to unlearn what they think they know, to question the status quo, and use creative ways for problem solution. By leveraging animation, improvisation, lightness, authentication, and learning, a leader can comprehend and make sense of what is going on. In other words, they would be able to map out a model that would help describe the unknown. This map could be tested using data gathered from various sources including information garnered...
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...The biology of leadership The relation between leadership, psychopathy and hormones Master thesis Economics and Business 8th of August 2012 Name student: Ricardo Westendorp Student number: 294819rw Supervisor: Wouter van den Berg The biology of leadership PREFACE Around October, 2011, I started looking for a subject to graduate on, when a neuro-economical subject, involving the connection of leadership to psychopathy and hormones, crossed my path. I had to jump into it, because this subject matched the field I am interested in. Now, 8 months later, I present you my final work and I have enjoyed working on it. I have to be honest, this product would not have been able to be written if it wasn’t for the help of certain people. Therefore, I would like to use this section, to show my gratitude to some people, that helped me along the way. First of all, I thank the Erasmus School of Economics, for providing the financial support for this research. This research would definitely not have been possible, without the financial support of the ESE. Secondly, I would like to thank my supervisor, Wouter van den Berg, who has supported me, guided me and who has contributed intellectually. I would also like to thank Kashin Hau, who has made great contributions to the construction of the leadership questionnaire. Also, I would like to thank Sarstedt, who provided 500 saliva tubes. I am very thankful for the help of my parents. A great contribution has been made by my parents, Wim Westendorp...
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...(http://hwguiders.com/ ) The results of the test your leadership style questions do not surprised me at all. I scored 76% for leadership and 24% for supervisor. These results put me in the leader category. I am not surprised with the results because I believe in motivating people and teaching them the skills required to do their job. I have had several managers say they picked me to train or teach people how to do the job because of the way I explain the process. The managers have also said that I am very thorough and patient in how I do things and how I treat the person. I am also not surprised to see that I fit the definition or explanation of the leadership style listed in the text. I am a self-starter, I find work fulfilling, and I enjoy teaching co-workers the skills necessary when they need help with achieving their goals. It makes me happy to see people develop an understanding of the job requirements and what they need to do to meet them. MGT 210 Week 7 Assignment Exercise 15-3 Get Tutorial by Clicking on the link below or Copy Paste Link in Your Browser https://hwguiders.com/downloads/mgt-210-week-7-assignment-exercise-15-3/ For More Courses and Exams use this form ( http://hwguiders.com/contact-us/ ) Feel Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories or From Our Search Bar (http://hwguiders.com/ ) The results of the test your leadership style questions do not surprised me at all. I scored 76% for leadership and 24% for supervisor. These results...
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...Applying Leadership Theories Quentin Rogers Grand Canyon University: EDA-575 August 14, 2013 Applying Leadership Theories In today’s education system there is a demand for good leadership in schools. Leadership has been described as a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task.” ("Leadership - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia", n.d., p. 1) With all the accountability, testing, and changing laws administrators seem to have an overwhelming job, and they must realize that they cannot do it alone. Successful organizations that have influenced the world have revealed leaders with successful leadership styles as it relates to follower influence. (Harper, 2012, p. 1) It is vitally important for administrators to creatively influence their staff to assist in accomplishing the goals set for their schools. Failure to do so may cause the administrators their jobs. In this essay, we will examine the different leadership styles and how they are applied within Plymouth High School. Plymouth High School is a relatively small school. It has a principal and two assistant principals. It houses roughly five hundred students. In this school, we will explore the four mostly used leadership styles, which are directive, participative, and coaching leadership. For the sake of privacy, the administrators will be referred to as administrator 1and administrator 2. The first leadership theory that has...
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...Team Assignment BU481 Sections M - Group 9 1. Given 12 cases in the course, what industries and sizes of companies would you like to see covered in the course. Software/Hardware Industry I believe a large sized software or hardware company, founded pre 2000’s would be hugely interesting to research in a business policy course. Companies that come to mind that have also been influential during the Internet boom, and still compete in the software or hardware environment include Yahoo! Inc., Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and lastly Amazon.com Inc.. If the case was current, I believe it would give students a realistic look at the way computers can alter and disrupt the business landscape. It would include many course concepts including leader/follower dynamics, external environment analysis, as well as the different ways a company can bring new or old products and services to new or old markets. All of these companies are in a constant race with one another for market share, and while small competitive advantages can be leveraged into larger ones in a short time, they can be lost in that same time frame. The competition these companies face also exists among small firms operating in leaner capacities. Analyzing any of the above mentioned companies would allow students to be creative while providing an informative view of how these companies are hugely capable of changing the way everyone interacts with the world around us. Video Game Industry An example of a company...
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...Organizational Behavior December 2014 Q1. Understanding Human Behavior is critical to organizations. Benefits of self-evaluation/self- assessment as it relates to leaders today. Leadership is all about people. Effective leaders have strong ability to create a compelling vision and lead people to the achievements of goals. Irrespective of whether you are an experienced leader or new and feeling uneasy in a leadership role, one of the key knowledge one should possess is knowledge of self. Leaders are influential. This fact makes the understanding of how exactly the leader effects his followers a vital part for the leader’s and organization success. Knowing oneself is the first step to such understanding. Numerous studies on leadership attributes, be it personality traits, skills or knowledge provide us with a rich coverage of what makes a good leader. Leaders must be visionary, charismatic, curious, creative, competent, empathetic, courageous, have good communication skills and exhibit common sense (Lee Iacocca’s 9C’s), relentless in execution, intellectually and emotionally intelligent. There is hardly anyone that can get the highest scores in all the dimensions. That is where the self-awareness takes the prime part. Self-assessment and evaluation are the exercises that can increase leader’s self-awareness in different areas, from values and personal style to impact on others and own strengths and limitations. Let’s consider some of the areas for self-assessment...
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...CASE STUDY: PT TELKOM’S RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND TRAINING PROCESS Agung Budiman Annisa Kusumawardhani Sabran Maria Grace Imanuella Ramavito Mountaino Yohann Mayo P INTRODUCTION Managing human resources is one of the most important things to support activities in a company. To attain profit sought by the company, they have to pay attention to the human resources available in fulfilling their goal. Companies need to meticulously plan and analyze the process of recruitment, selection, and training stage, to produce high-quality workforce. PT Telkom is a company that is trying to survive the constantly changing circumstances. In the past, many people were keen to work in PT Telkom, considering it as a pride. Today, with the Y generation searching for jobs in the labour market, the interest in working in the company has slowly diminished. Moreover, the existing new employees merely utilize PT Telkom as a stepping stone. PT Telkom needs new employees to perform daily activities and regeneration. Thus a strategy in managing human resources is an important factor in order for PT Telkom to sustain its business, and this becomes an interesting point of study. Therefore, by looking at the three topics, recruitment, selection and training; a wider understanding of the real case of PT Telkom will broaden the knowledge on the issue. * 23 Oktober 1856 - layanan jasa telegraf elektromagnetik Jakarta (Batavia) – Bogor (Buitenzorg) * 1961 - Perusahaan Negara Pos dan Telekomunikasi...
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...management leadership style that is most conducive to overseeing the operation of the business growth plan. Finally, recommend three risk mitigation strategies to address project plan details that might be forgotten or overlooked. The project organization that would suit the development of the larger touring class motorcycles is the matrix organizational form. This is a “project-driven” form and the project managers reports directly to the vice president and general manager- which the power and authority comes from the general manager, however the project manager is responsible and accountable for the projects success (Kerzner, 2011, p. 125). The technical responsibility is maintained by the functional department, as well as the available information that can be exchanged for each project (p. 125). The process steps my company would take in order to develop the motorcycle are (Unknown, n.d.) : • Weigh risks of product failure against benefits of product success • Obtain short-term facilities for production of test products • Allocate temporary workers • Obtain small amounts of inventory for test production • Obtain shipping method for test product • Determine target market • Determine population to be sampled • Determine sample size • Begin negotiations with vendors to stock the test product temporarily • Determine the amount of product to be made • Begin production of test product for test market • Determine factors to be analyzed • Distribute test products ...
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...Trait Approach to Studying Leadership Angela Pierce LDR/531 – Organizational Leadership Trait Approach to Studying Leadership The trait approach was one of the earliest approaches that people have used for studying leadership. “Underlying this approach was the assumption that some people are natural leaders, endowed with certain traits not possessed by other people”(Yuki, p. 13, 2010). During this early period leadership theories suggested that managerial successes could be attributed to the natural extraordinary abilities that people possessed such as tireless energy, penetrating intuition, uncanny foresight, and irresistible persuasive powers. This process is what was used in identifying what/who makes a great leader. It was also assumed during this study that some people just were born with leadership traits, while others were not and for those who did not possess these identifiable traits were designated simply as followers. Trait Approach Weaknesses The weakness of this trait approach is that out of hundreds of trait studies conducted and despite this the massive research failed to find any traits that would guarantee leadership success (Yuki, p. 13, 2010). “One reason for the failure was a lack of attention to intervening variables in the causal chain that could explain how traits could affect a delayed outcome such as group performance or leader advancement. The predominant research method was to look for a significant correlation between individual leader...
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