...Uniformed Public Services A leadership style is how the task is approached while motivating and instructing a team. Without an effective leader the completion of the goal is reduced. Leadership Styles The authoritarian leader tells people how they want things done without discussing it with others. This style is commonly seen used in services such as the Army, where a strict role of discipline is expected from soldiers under higher commands. In war, there is no time to think so a set task can help prevent deaths and mistakes. It also helps newer recruits know what to do when they need to. Authoritarian leadership is useful when working with time restraints and deadlines. These leaders often keep their team motivated which allows jobs to be finished quickly and effectively and allows the best equipped to be making decisions. However, it may lead staff to feel unappreciated and angry. This style can also prevent staff from developing their own initiative. Communications can break down and in the long run the employees can lose their drive for the job. The democratic leader encourages people to be part of the decision making process. The leader is still in control, however, this leadership style allows others to use their personal experiences and expertise to help the team. An example of this style could be at a community meeting with the public; they bring forth their suggestions but in the end it is the leader that has the final say. Democratic leadership is...
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...Becoming a leader Professional Development Abstract Nowadays, the business segment in society is growing quickly, and along with this growth comes the need for more leaders to manage and lead the developing companies. Effective leadership is the foundation for any business. Developing behaviors, forming strategic planning, overcoming difficulties, and motivating and inspiring employees are main components of effective leadership. This paper demonstrates the aspect of effective leadership and how to become a great leader for a successful company. Since the beginning of time, leadership has been a requirement of society. Effective leadership is necessary, a main component for the success of a company. Leadership is a vital process of relationship building between individuals. Effective leaders develop performance by assuming capability and constructing upon existing strengths. If a company's objective is to improvement, effective leader is undeniable necessity. A good team leader is someone that can take responsibility for his or her own decision and subordinates’ actions. In order to be an effective team leader, one must have the abilities of having a vision, responsibility, and interpersonal communication skills. Good leaders should be able to communicate as well as motivate employees effectively. There are believes that great leaders are made, not born. The fact is that some people already possess talent naturally in leadership skill. However, without training,...
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...my assignment I will be writing about all of the different styles of leadership, what is good about them and what is bad about them, I will be comparing them with each other and I will be evaluating how effective they are for a leader in the public services. P1: Authoritarian: It is a direct style where the leader tells the team members what they need to do. This is a task orientated style of leadership, it is a good style of leadership because it gets the job done quickly, this is good because it gets the job done quickly and effectively, it allows members of the group to focus on performing specific tasks without worrying about making complex decisions, this allows the team members to become good at a certain role and they can then specialize in that role all the way through their service. The downsides to this style of leadership is that people can abuse this leadership style and become dictatorial and this can lead to dis-agreements within the team and sometimes it can lead to team members resenting the leader and not following his/hers instructions, this is bad because it means that the team wont work efficiently together meaning that they wont get the job done as quickly or at all, another downside is that the leader wont be able to find a very creative or effective way of completing a task, this is bad because the task might require an obscure way of completing it but the leader may not be able to think of a way to complete it. An example of this leadership style in...
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...can produce incredible results. However, working successfully as a team is not as easy as it may seem. Effective teamwork certainly does not just happen automatically; it takes a great deal of hard work and compromise. There are a number of factors that must be in place to cohere together as a team and work seamlessly. • Good leadership: Effective leadership is one of the most important components of good teamwork. The team’s leader should possess the skills to create and maintain a positive working environment and motivate and inspire the team members to take a positive approach to work and be highly committed. An effective team leader will promote a high level of morale and make them feel supported and valued. • Clear communication: Communication is a vital factor of all interpersonal interaction and especially that of a team. Team members must be able to articulate their feelings, express plans and goals, share ideas and see each other’s viewpoints. • Establishing roles: It is absolutely necessary for team members to understand what their role on the team is, what he/she is responsible for. The team leader can enable this by defining the purpose in a clear-cut manner in the beginning of the formation of the team. • Conflict Resolution: Conflicts will arise no matter how well a team functions together. The best way to counter conflict is to have structured methods of conflict resolution. Team members should be able to voice their concerns without fear of offending...
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...greatest leaders. Looking further into his practices, it is evident that Gates uses effective leadership principles to be able to run his large company and its vast number of employees. To begin with, he uses an autocratic form of leadership. Control is his management practice. He is left to make the critical decisions concerning his company. His desire for control has seen him try to monopolize the worldwide web software market which at times has landed him in trouble with the department of justice. He also uses a delegating style of leadership. Since he believed that the best quality of employees would never apply directly for jobs, he had Microsoft’s human resource manager hunt for competent employees who not only grasped new knowledge fast but also had deep familiarity with programming structures. He has the managers in the Microsoft company having authority in their independent departments (Bank, 2001). In terms of leadership and communication, he knew that in order to run the business, he needed to embrace teamwork. He employed close friends who he was familiar with their strengths and weaknesses. Of all his major establishments, Bill sought to partner with someone. For example, while developing Microsoft, he chose to do it alongside Paul Allen, his childhood friend. He then established the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation alongside his wife so as to give back to the community. Upon settling on a team, he motivated them into helping him achieve his goals. As his team grew...
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...Team Dynamics and Leading the Team Good leaders are made not born. If you have the desire and will power, you can become an effective leader. Good leaders develop through an ever-constant process of self study, education, training, and experience. This comes in very handy when dealing with teams due to the fact that the leadership hat is going to change according to each member's region of proficiency. The leader isn't necessarily going to issue instructions, procedures, goals, or monitor achievement levels, but to insure that the team has the assets it needs and to remove or limit any barriers that may appear. (Thompson, et al. 8) Leadership is crucial when it comes to forming teams. You can not expect a team to function just because you put some individuals in a group. The team has to build a working relationship, a trust in one another's skills, and the confidence that when it comes their turn to lead, they can succeed. A team's success is going to come from its members having trust in the leader, the team mission, and the significance of the team itself. (Dept. of the Army 3-2) A key point is whether or not the team members will follow the team leader. A confidence will have to be built within the team in order to establish any member as an effective leader of the team. This team confidence will only be formed from a mutual respect of each other and of the abilities that each member brings to the team. It will not be formed because one member is a stronger leader...
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...I chose to Shadow a Leader project from 4 topics that were given to the student by our instructor to choose from. This project is very interesting where we have to shadow a leader for 10 hours to know about his leadership style. I shadowed Sam Shah for 10 hours. He is a realtor at RE/MAX by profession. I have seen how he led our community since last 8 years. He is a very energetic leader and always supports our community. Every year Sam and his team organises Navratri Festival in Edmonton which is generally for 5-6 nights (4-5 hours per night). Navratri is a Hindu festival of worship and dance which is generally for straight 9 nights but in Canada people only organise for 5-6 nights (Fri, Sat & Sun) for two weekends due to lack of time on weekdays. Sam is one of the senior committee member of Alberta Gujarati Association. He is very selfless and dedicate most of his time for organising this event compare to other members. Besides organising Navratri Festival, he also organises sports events and picnics. He has some sort of power in his personality which motivates others to join him. He also has his own cricket club with 35 members who plays in Edmonton District & Cricket league during spring and summer season. I have seen him leading his cricket team to the finals for straight years. So based on seeing all his work and leadership in our community I decided to shadow him for 10 hours. INTERVIEW I Interviewed Sam Shah at Tim Hortons near Millwood’s Town Centre. I asked...
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...Director, Tara Jines. She is a very important part of Mary Kay and is in a director position for a reason. She is good at what she does. When I asked her these questions, Tara was more than happy to answer them honestly and whole heartedly. Tara was honored that I would pick her to interview for this class. When asked if it was a great compliment if someone called her a good manager or a good leader she lit up. Tara’s response was that it is a great compliment, plus an even better honor to be called a good manager or a good leader. The reason being is that you are doing your position the way that it needs to be. You are being a good manager or leader in the eyes of the employee. Tara also mentioned that stepping up to help someone else out, is what also makes you a good manager or leader. She believes that yes, you can do both. In Tara’s line of business, Mary Kay Director, she has a manager above her. With that in mind, her manager, is a great manager for Tara, but also is a leader for Tara and her team. So, she does believe that someone can be both a good manager and a good leader. As a leader, Tara interacts with them as they are no different than her. Tara does the phone calls, text messages, and also does the email. She does what is convenient for the followers or team members. She knows what it is like to be a Mary Kay Consultant. Tara, herself before becoming a leader/Director, has to start off as a consultant. Everyone starts off as a consultant, some go on to director; others...
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...project process, i.e. from initiating to conclusion. Thus, the project management domain not only needs a well-organized and competent manager, but also a good effective leader who will lead the team in most efficacious manner. The essay elaborate and addresses the importance, necessity and role of leadership, discussing how it works and ways to enhance the effectiveness of project teams. Salas, Dickinson, Converse and Tannenbaum (1992) stated a good definition of 'team' as; A distinguishable set of two or more people interact, interdependently towards the common goal and mission, and have been assigned unique and specified role to perform, and who got a limited life span of membership. This refers to a higher interdependency among team members. This interdependence needs communication and harmonization among its members to achieve team goals. Thus, the success of team requires appropriate individual member contribution and best way in which these contributions combined into team response. (Hinsz, Tindale, & Vollrath, 1997) Since, Leader is a person who laid down the directions in an effort and have an authority over people to follow that particular direction. There is an important fact that the leader must have the ability in forming, facilitating and leading the project team. Nevertheless, sound knowledge that defines how leadership connect their associates effectively and efficiently is lacking....
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...a need leader for the company. This is something that I have worked very hard for from the first day that I started working for the company. I will provide that I am ready to take on the full responsibility to lead this company in a positive way. The last leaders that was in charge did not stay around for varies of reasons. One the leader was not able to communicate with the team. Building effective relationships requires time and effort. The most effective relations take many forms and are fruitful, effective and satisfying. This only occurs when the parties involved cultivate a level of high trust in their relationships, also called inter-dependence. For this paper we will discuss the basic skills that a leader must possess in order to succeed in building effective relationships. We will also discuss some of the methods used to build effective relationships with superiors and peers. Finally we will look at the role of the leader in different participatory management methods. Basis Leadership Skills The number one basic leadership skill that is needed is to be able to communicate within the team itself. By doing this it will help to get to know each and every employee that works for the company. Communication is needed to also be able to deliver the product information in a timely manner so that everyone knows what is needed. Second knowledge I will need to make sure that I say up to on the day to day operation so that I am there to be able to help my team to do the...
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...1. We worked well as a team because we had a conflict but we resolved it really quick and no one got unhappy with the decision made, after this we had no other conflicts. Also because we all did our part to ensure that the activity we created went well and we all walked around each of the groups to make sure we had control over the class. I was the leader for preparing the activity, I had to make sure that all the teams had the equipment they needed to carry out the activity. I think I was a good leader because I got the other team members to do their jobs that I had assigned to them. I think we could have explained the activity better because we put it into a presentation and read it out but it did not explain all the rules. Also we should have asked them if they had any queries about the activity. 2. I took responsibility as a team leader because I built common purpose and I had integrity. I did this because I had consistent decision making within the team and made them quickly. Also because I managed the whole team, giving them tasks to do for the activity. I was fair to all the team members I gave them all a job and made sure that none of them did more than others. We had good communication because we all talked to each to find out who won the activity; we also had good communication with the students. We used non-verbal communication because we created a presentation to show the students what to do for their activity, but we also used verbal because we talked...
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...the selection process for PV Gas 5 Apply legal, regulatory and ethical considerations to the selection process 6 The mix of knowledge, skills and experience necessary for a team to fulfil its functions 8 Analyze dynamics within teams, stimulate and promote a team spirit which helps motivate and provides support to team members and also clarify expectations of relationships 9 Encourage team members to develop roles during their team assignments 11 Empower teams to develop their own ways of working independently and to rely on their own capabilities within pre-set boundaries 12 Conclusion 12 Reference 13 Introduction PETROVIETNAM, Petrovietnam Oil and Gas Group is a state-owned company. On August 29th 2006, the Prime Minister issued the Decision No. 199/QĐ-TTg accepting that PETROVIETNAM is the Holding Company-Petrovietnam Oil and Gas Group (short name is Petrovietnam Oil and Gas Group) with international transaction name is Petrovietnam, PVN for short. Petrovietnam - a strong economic corporation in Vietnam is known worldwide. This is the report to make the new process about recruitment new employees, staffs and how to work in team for PV Gas. Characteristics of the person requirements and inform potential applicants of PETROVIETNAM. The good engineers, staffs or managers are one of strategy which improves strength of company in business market. Those are some characteristics and skills of the person requirements in...
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...4. Results and Findings 1. Understand the organisational requirements for a Leader 1.1 Identify organisational requirements for respecting the cultures, values, and ethics of others Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an organisation where diversity is valued and appreciated, regardless of race, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, faith or religion, civil partnership or marriage, pregnancy or maternity. The Trust recognises that everyone is different, valuing the unique contribution that individual experience brings. Knowledge and skills can make a difference when delivering service goals. This should be visible and apparent at all levels of the organisation. Service provision and staff needs are provided regardless of diversity. The Trust’s priority is to continue to develop and change its organisational culture by showing true commitment in providing appropriate training and information for all staff, in order to raise awareness of equality and diversity. The Trust therefore expects its staff, patients and visitors to act in accordance with the principles that are embedded within the organisation values. The Trust has developed a number of other policies in support of a culture free from unfair bias, discrimination and harassment. 1.2 Describe the levels of authority and responsibility of a leader in the organisation First-line managers operate their departments. They assign tasks, manage work flow...
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...The Characteristics Of Good Efficient Leader Politics Essay Characteristics of good and efficient leader. As a leader that is the type of responsibilities that not easy to handle. In the society a person having potential, confident determination enough knowledge to take the responsibility as a leader. Now i am going to explain for what i research and learn about leader with my references. The obligation duties and responsibilities as being leader. Whether in private or public activities in individual. A good leader knows when to lead and when to follow. a leader when chosen the peoples who chose is expecting that the person the have is can accomplish the tasks and duties as stated on him or her being a leader is not only served for a man to manage and handle whoever women can be a leader also. Like the history of a women leader in the Philippines that included to this portion. Anticipate As a leader, is the One of the extraordinary characteristics by individuals admitting his/ her weaknesses and failure such of that leader said by each leader the characteristics reveal respective leader's readiness to believe in high standard accomplishment of mission achievement success and activity, improvement that earns him/her praise, appreciation and approbation or support in the future from all walks of his or her life. Visionary they develop and deploy new products quickly and can fast without all the process that A leader is a type of person that has a good brain and dare to ask...
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...of newspaper and joint together by sticky tape. We were competing against several other teams in which I believe my team was one of the most efficient out of the other four or five teams. We had forty minutes in order to complete the task so we had to use our time wisely in order to gain the highest possible marks. How can you measure its success (what is your criteria and why) I could measure the objectives success by analysing what I and the team did wrong and what we did badly as individuals or as a team. I believe I contributed on how we were going to structure this tower in order for it to be stable and match the criteria which was given i.e. - the structure had to be stable in order to gain points. At one point of the activity there was conflict between the team but me and a few other members of the group decided to be the bigger people and compromise as it would reduce conflict within the team. Advantages of Working in a Team There are many advantages of teamwork. We’ve all heard the phrase “two heads are better than one.” If you have more minds set on a specific goal, you can have access to more ideas. Looking at things from the perspective of others can increase the likelihood of quality improvement. Teams create an environment of support and push people towards performance. A team environment can boost the confidence of individuals, allowing them to do their best work. Good teams make the most of individual talents. Where one member may be weak, another might be strong...
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