...Bear Bryant on Leadership Leadership is one of the most underrated qualities someone can display in my opinion. I am a sport’s management major so I relate things a lot of times in terms of football, much like this book does. An average football coach can be a great football coach if he is able to exemplify a strong sense of leadership. As I thought of how powerful of a character trait leadership is, it made me think of three things: What do I know about leadership? What do I want to know about leadership? What can I learn about leadership? It honestly left me dumbfounded for quite a while. I knew that behind a successful team, business, or group there had to be great leadership. I knew leadership was easily preached, but very difficult to practice. Throughout my entire childhood and until I graduated high school, my father would consistently remind me the only thing he had ever told me about leadership. “Be a leader, not a follower.” I always took the advice as nonchalantly as possible until my senior season of football. We were successful the previous year and were expected to be a serious contender for the state championship. We were missing one key ingredient: leadership. I saw this before the season even started and I really wanted to take action and do something about it, but I felt as though I was incapable of doing so for some reason. I don’t really know what it was, but when it was obvious something needed to be said I didn’t say it. I was a leader by my actions, but...
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... 2. Vision Recognized empowerment that significantly plays role in increasing community development and learner development. To grow to be relied on with projects, campaigns that will help South Africa to engage with other countries to continuously improve the state of the disadvantaged. 3. Mission Help students develop their skills by forming arts and recreation services. Motivate and encourage youth to pursue their dreams. Provide assistance to the old age group by Ilima projects. Create an active society in sport participation. 4. Values The organization is committed to carry these values in order to achieve its vision and mission. • Serving • Responsibility • Development • Partnership • Empowering 5. Services (a) Community outreach (b) Resourcing a student (c) Sport & Art tournaments (d) iLima programs (e) Color...
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...Managers-Net Empowerment “A Japanese worker produces, on average, twenty seven improvement ideas a year. A US worker produces one idea every thirty seven years” - SUNDAY TIMES Empowerment can be summed up by this reflection: An empowered organisation is characterised by: * a strong sense of direction and purpose, shared by all staff; * well understood values and beliefs, explicitly or implicitly stated, that form the basis for management behaviour; * a focus on customers, processes and improvement techniques, so that people can concentrate on adding value and pleasing customers; * pro-activity, learning, problem solving and innovation at all levels; * a high degree of trust in each other, in management, and in other functions and departments; * people who are highly motivated, and who possess a great sense of self-worth and achievement; * managers who listen, encourage, develop and help their people. The difference between delight and disappointment can be very fine. Illustration: A woman rang a department store to ask the weight of a parcel requiring collection, because she was pregnant. The person dealing with the enquiry immediately offered to have the parcel delivered ................... resulting in a delighted customer. Clearly evidence of an empowered employee. Empowering managers: * coach their people to develop their capability; * practice good communication, both downwards, upwards and across the organisation structure, and...
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...Coach Knight vs. Coach K Case Study A leader’s greatest challenge is determining which leadership style is best suited to motivate their subordinates. The path-goal theory “emphasizes the relationship between the leader’s style and the characteristics of the subordinates and the work setting” (Northouse, p. 125). Another theory, the leader-member exchange theory, focuses on the relationship between members and their leaders, or their dyadic relationship. Path-Goal Theory In the path-goal theory, leaders help subordinates determine their goals, clarify a path, remove any obstacles, and provide support along their journey to their goal. To do this, they choose the best suited leadership behavior for the given situation. The Path-Goal Theory is very similar to the Situational Leadership II model in that it examines four similar leadership styles including directive, supportive, participative and achievement-oriented. Directive “characterizes a leader who gives subordinates instructions about their task, including what is expected of them, how it is to be done, and the time line for when it should be completed” (Northouse, p. 127). Supportive leaders “go out of their way to make work pleasant for subordinates. In addition, they treat subordinates as equals and give them respect for their status” (Northouse, p. 127). Participative leaders “consult with subordinates” and “integrates their suggestions into the decisions about how the group or organization will proceed”...
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...communicate. On the other hand I have also played for some horrible coaches that I believe have taught me an abundance amount of information on how not to carry yourself, handle certain situations, or treat players. As far as professional coaches that I have been able to read about, admire, and implement ideas from are Phil Jackson, John Wooden, and Tony Dungy. I do believe it is important to establish a unique philosophy that fits my personality and natural coaching style, while also intergrading some ideas from the great coaches mentioned before. So far in my search to create a solid philosophy the constants have been leadership, empowerment, communication, relationships, trust, motivation, and love. Coach Phil Jackson with eleven NBA titles has obviously been able to implement a coaching philosophy that best suites his coaching style and personality. Coach Jackson was the “Joe cool” of the NBA for years and I enjoyed watching him. Phil was always cool, calm and collected, nothing seemed to break him. I think that short of style displays great confidence and composure to your team, making the game less stressful and bringing out a looser team. Another thing that I specifically enjoyed...
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...college hockey team, with a coach that uses an unconventional coaching style, had only seven months to train before the Olympics. Moreover, deliver that omen - a gold medal. Vision Coach Brooks' vision was to pull twenty young men from varying backgrounds and colleges together to stand as one team. He instilled in these young men a confidence that they could accomplish anything if they set their mind to it, and were willing to work hard for it. From the life lessons learned those twenty young men went on to become successful business men, doctors, and college coaches. The team gave the nation something to believe in, something to dream about, and unify around. Loyalty Brooks' coaching style was unconventional, but never the less it instilled a strong loyalty to the U.S. Olympic team in each player. One example was the lack of loyalty when the team could not get past old rivalries, which distracted the players due to the fact they were more concerned about settling the score with another player or college. The coach kept asking each player during practice who they played for, because the coach knew that until the team could put aside their rivalries and realize that their loyalty now was with the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team they would never win gold. Consequently, during a scrimmage with the Norwegian Team, the coach observed the U.S. team not pulling together and playing as one, which resulted in the loss of the scrimmage for the U.S. The coach made the team stay on the...
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...and OSCAR in Appendix 1. There are a variety of different types of coaching available and I have identified 2 specific types, Coaching for Talent Development and Coaching through Change and explained what they are and in what type of work situation they could be used in Appendix 2 . There are also different styles to coaching. Non-directive coaching is coaching in the true sense of the word where the coach simply asks you questions to allow you to find your own solutions. A non-directive coach will certainly not offer you advice and rarely even give you suggestions, although through skillful questioning they will help you to see your situation from a different perspective, gain clarity, uncover options, challenge inconsistencies and hold you accountable to your actions. The great benefit of non-directive coaching is that an individual will take full ownership of their own solutions rather than ‘doing what you have been told to do.’ Through this approach an individual will feel a sense of empowerment to make changes. Directive coaching on the other hand is where the coach offers an individual solutions, tools and techniques for moving forward. An individual may like to be offered solutions however the danger is that the solution may not be appropriate for their situation and consequently they may not feel fully committed to the solution provided. In other learning and development methods, for example, on the job training, an individual is assigned to an experienced worker...
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...(1) The issue of empowerment in Regent Grand Hotel, and the possible solution to empower employees in Regency Grand Hotel. Issue 1) Becker said it was ok to make a mistake once, but not twice. This doesn’t motivate individuals to work outside their current boundaries and hence doesn’t empower employees. Results) Employees, especially, supervisors are worried about their job security and position rather than being empowered to be creative and innovative. Issue 2) Even though Becker was trying to implement empowerment strategy by enforcing employees to be creative and innovative when they handle the problems, there was lack of details. Soultion2) Define The Scope And Content Of Empowered Work Empowerment can make leaders and employees alike uncomfortable if the scope and duties of authority are not clearly defined. When empowering employees, leaders must be explicit about what is involved and the goals that must be reached. The scope of authority delegated also needs to be explained in detail to raise employees’ sense of responsibility. (YE Ji-Eun , 2012) Issue 3) Becker didn’t know the employees’ ability specifically. That’s why He just provides vague guidelines for employees. For example, he just stressed the more complex issues and decisions were to be referred to superiors, who were to coach and assist rather than provide direct order. Solution3) (Understand And Develop Employees’ Capabilities) Understanding the skill sets and pace of each...
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...The Employee Empowerment 1 Running head: THE EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT IN IT DEPARTMENT The Employee Empowerment in Information Technology Department Arman Kanooni Capella University COMP8004 – Managing and Organizing People Professor: Dr. Will I Reed November 7, 2005 The Employee Empowerment 2 Abstract Many Information Technology (IT) Departments in major corporations are trying to shift the management practices from a traditional style of command and control toward the participatory management style. They encourage virtual teams, global mobile telecommuting, flexible hours, and greater participation of employees in the decision-making process in work groups. In this paper, we examine an employee versus a manager conceptual model of employee empowerment program and examine this issue in light of relevant theories of leadership, motivation theories, and cognitive science. The barriers to employee involvement are reviewed and some effective methods to remove these obstacles will be explored. Finally, the notion of delegation of decision making from managers to employees will be addressed in the context of the employee empowerment program. The Employee Empowerment 3 Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 4 What is empowerment?................................................................................................................... 5 Goals and...
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...adhimu baucum 281660 QDC1 COMPLETED Study Questions Quality Management: Ch. 9, 10, Operations Management; Ch. 2, 3, 5, 7, Quality and Performance Excellence Click for Skillsoft Module: The Who, What and Why of ISO 9000:2000 Click for Skillsoft Module: Six Sigma: Reducing Variation to Improve Quality List the types of graphical charts used in operations management. Gantt Chart, PERT, P-Chart, C-Chart, Control Chart. Flowcharts Check Sheets Histograms Cause-and-effect diagrams Pareto diagrams Scatter diagrams Run charts Control Charts Which charts are important in statistical process control (SPC)? Run Chart Control Chart P-Chart C-Chart Describe the uses of functional flowcharts. Representation of a process, problem solving tool that helps investigators identify possible points where problems occur. A diagram of the step process, diamond shapes in the chart represent decision points, rectangles represent procedures and v represents the direction of the flow. Describe the uses of histograms. Getting a sense of the distribution of observed values, see distribution in symmetrical, what range of values is and if there are any unusual values-empirical frequent distribution. Describe the uses of run charts. used to track the values of a variable over time, aids in identifying trends or other patterns that may be occurring, ease of construction and ease of interpretation. Describe the uses of control charts. Used to monitor...
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...------------------------------------------------- Case Assignment 2 The Regency November 7, 2015 Michelle Archibald HRES 1101 November 7, 2015 Michelle Archibald HRES 1101 Case Assignment #2 One of Bangkok Thailand’s most prestigious hotels, The Regency, was established 15 years ago and was operated by a Thai General manager for the entire time. The hotel was sold to a large American hotel chain. When this was announced the current General Manger of the hotel decided to retire early leaving an open position which was filled by an American named John Becker. John Becker believed in the empowerment of employees. He believed that all employees should be empowered to make decisions to the best of their ability to ensure the satisfaction of their guests needs. He was very successful running hotels in America this way, and expected The Regency to be just as successful. This is not however how the hotel was run by the previous management. After Becker introduced this new policy to the hotel, the management seemed to have a mixed reaction to these changes, though no one protested it. Becker also asked that the employees and managers not come to him for minor problems, and to try and resolve them on their own. This request proved to be more difficult for the staff than Becker anticipated, for they found it hard to distinguish a minor problem from a major one. Becker began to get frustrated with the staff and the amount of times they would come to him with problems. ...
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...that a company can use. There will be an analysis critiquing the strategies that Deloitte have used, whether they have adopted the correct strategies and what strategies they should implement in the future. “Leadership is the process by which a person exerts influence over other people and inspires, motivates and directs their activities to help achieve group or organisational goals” (Waddell, Jones & George, 2011, p. 172). Deloitte motivates and manages its employees through using the leadership theories of: House’s path goal theory; Vroom’s expectancy theory and transformational leaders. House’s path goal theory supports servant leadership. This means that the leader is not looked at from a position of power but rather as a life coach providing information and support to employees (House, 1996). House’s Path goal theory entails: offering rewards for the achievement of performance...
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...the continued effort toward a goal even though obstacles may exist, such as taking more psychology courses in order to earn a degree although it requires a significant investment of time, energy and resources. Finally, intensity can be seen in the concentration and vigor that goes into pursuing a goal. Different types of motivation are frequently described as being either extrinsic or intrinsic. Extrinsic motivations are those that arise from outside of the individual and often involve rewards such as trophies, money, social recognition or praise. Intrinsic motivations are those that arise from within the individual, such as doing a complicated cross-word puzzle purely for the personal gratification of solving a problem. Motivation=Empowerment Motivation in the workplace isn't about what you do for your employees; it's about the work you empower your employees to do for you. Real motivation comes from the work itself, not the rewards given for doing the work. Research shows that providing more money, less time at work and better fringe benefits in the name of motivation only motivates people to expect...
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...benefits of a successful team are many. Projects gain the benefit of expertise and strength of several instead of one. Teams can come together and offer brainstorming solutions – something a single individual cannot provide. Flaws in ideas and design are more likely to be discovered in groups. Teams can bond workers together in a common goal, thereby improving loyalty and moral for a company. According to best selling authors Peters and Waterman (2004) In Search of Excellence the true power of small groups in business lie in their flexibility. Teams can be formed for specific purposes and do not need to fit into any one specific division, and this lack of formality allows them to become an effective problem-solving tool. They have the empowerment necessary to make change and provide implementation without the bureaucratic overhead found elsewhere. Men and women come together with a common purpose, but rather than using words like “teams”, terminology changes to words such as “marriage”, “family” and “partnerships”. Bookstores line their shelves with books that show the reader ways on preserving, enhancing, even fixing a marriage. Empirical evidence gathered argues this may be a good thing. Gottman (1999) writes in The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work that it’s been found that people who remain married will...
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...CHAPTER [ 3 ] Charismatic and Transformational Leadership The purpose of this chapter is to help the reader understand the nature of charismatic and transformational leadership. Although the two forms of leadership overlap, they are treated separately here because the study of charismatic leadership focuses so heavily on personal traits. The legitimacy of either of these forms of leadership as a separate entity has been challenged. Nevertheless, studying charismatic and transformational leadership represents an important current thrust in understanding the leader’s role. CHAPTER OUTLINE AND LECTURE NOTES The study of charismatic and transformational leadership, an extension of the trait theory, has become an important way of understanding leadership Charisma facilitates leaders carrying out their roles. [ I ]. THE MEANINGS OF CHARISMA Charisma is a special quality of leaders whose purposes, powers, and extraordinary determination differentiate them from others. The various definitions of charisma have a unifying theme. Charisma is also a positive and compelling quality in a person that creates a desire in many others to be led by him or her. The attributes of charisma are important because they lead to behavioral outcomes such as commitment to the leader, self-sacrifice, and high performance. A study with law enforcement workers and business students showed that network members influence our attributions of charisma. [ A ]. Charisma: A Relationship Between the Leader...
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