...Leadership, Teambuilding, and Communication BUS 322 December 14, 2012 Abstract This paper is about how leadership, teambuilding, and communication can affect an organization. The organization that was researched for this paper is The College Board. This paper also shows how to be a good leader and implement the right leadership style for the organization. There are different types of interpersonal forms of power and it is important to outline what type to use in each organization. This also shows the conflicts that arise when being in a team setting and how to overcome them with different conflict management styles. There are communication barriers that can arise in an organization and this shows how overcome those barriers. This paper is showing the different things that come up in an organization and tries to make the best recommendations for The College Board to manage it the right way. Leadership theories and forms of power Leadership has many different theories from the traditional and contemporary to the emerging theory. According to Nelson and Quick (2013) “Leadership in organizations is the process of guiding and directing the behavior of people in the work environment.” (p. 193) The behavioral theory is a traditional theory that identifies people with leadership styles. The three behavioral styles are autocratic, democratic, and laissaz-faire. Autocratic style of leadership is when a manager has absolute power or authority over their employees. The...
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... | DEPARTMENT : MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION PROGRAMMES: Advanced Undergraduate Transfer Credit, PGE2 INSTRUCTORS : Don MINDAY, coordinator Slava DMITRIEV Jean-Bertrand LEFEBVRE Sophie HENNEKAM -TREGUIER Inju YANG-McCOURT FORMAT : 3 hours weekly: 1 ½ hr. of lecture, 1 ½ hr. tutorial 2 tutorial groups will follow a weekend seminar format CREDITS : 5 ECTS credits PRE-REQUISITE MODULES: None LEARNING OBJECTIVES : This module is designed to prepare students for their future role as business managers by giving them a conceptual framework which should help them to more effectively understand, predict, and influence behaviour in organisations. It is complementary to the 1st year module "Management relationnel" and the 2nd year module "Cross-Cultural Management" LEARNING OUTCOMES : At the end of this module, each student will be able to: 1. Assess and apply concepts, models, and tools related to the following topics... |Level |Topic | |Overall |Cause and effect relations between OB variables | |Individual |Personality, values, abilities, learning styles,...
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...A Political Perspective on Leadership Emergence, Stability, and Change in Organizational Networks Author(s): John Bryson and George Kelley Source: The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct., 1978), pp. 713-723 Published by: Academy of Management Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/257927 Accessed: 04-07-2015 06:28 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Academy of Management is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Academy of Management Review. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 204.107.115.37 on Sat, 04 Jul 2015 06:28:43 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions A Political Perspective on Leadership Emergence, Stability, and in Organizational Networks Change JOHN BRYSON University of Minnesota GEORGEKELLEY University of Wisconsin A political approach to leadership in organizational networks is presented. From a review primarilyof the political science and public administrationliteratures, a theoretical...
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...Assignment 1 Project, Proposal Book Review Book title: Leadership Author’s name: Sri Sathya Sai Baba Abstract: It is well known that in every human activity a leader is needed to guide a group of people, so leadership is very important concept in our society including daily life or even in the workplace. This book includes general ideas about leadership and how to behave toward other people to improve their leadership. The author focuses on encouraging individuals to develop their skills and self-efficacy so that they can improve their leadership to the maximum extent. In the first four chapters the writer talks about leadership in general and the process, function, foundation, essential qualities and styles of leadership. Then in the next five chapters he gradually started to explain how good leaders can deal with people and motivates individuals to the self-development to be good leaders and he concluded with the role of parent and teachers in grooming leaders. The main definition of the leadership is the capacity to frame plans that will succeed and the faculty to persuade others to carry them out in the face of all difficulties even death. The common way to measure leadership is the culture of en-during excellence that a leader leaves behind after he or she is long gone from the scene. Also, this book summarizes the characteristics of the good leader and says: ‘’ only a person whose thoughts, words and deeds are in harmony can become a good and effective leader...
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...ORG. SYSTEMS & QUALITY LEADERSHIP TASK 1 1 Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 1 Stephanie N. Campbell 000499473 Western Governors University ORG. SYSTEMS & QUALITY LEADERSHIP TASK 1 2 Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 1 A. Nursing Sensitive Indicators In this given scenario, there are multiple nursing sensitive indicators present including pressure ulcer prevalence, restraint prevalence, and skill mix. (Montalvo, 2007) The most prevalent one for me was pressure ulcer prevalence. Yes, in this case, the pressure ulcer was likely secondary to restraint use, so these tie in together, but pressure ulcers overall are easy to prevent using proper turning and repositioning patients, even while restrained. When the patient’s daughter asked the CNA about the “red spot” on her father, the CNA shouldn’t have been lackadaisical in responding that it would “go away when he gets up”. Redness is the first sign of a pressure ulcer and can develop quickly, especially in someone who is more or less bed bound. This should be addressed as soon as possible by the CNA, either by reporting it to the RN or simply doing what is within her scope to prevent this from worsening. Regardless it needs to be documented to stay on top of the issue. As for the restraint use, the daughter being present presents a perfect opportunity for a trial release as she is at the bedside and wants safe care for her father. Instead of placing...
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...SAT2 Leadership Task 2C Evaluation of Team Performance The following report will describe the team’s goals, specific motivation strategies, influence strategies, communication plan, conflict resolution strategies and over all possible improvements. Each area will be evaluated as to effectiveness in regards to the Leadership Handbook development. The team’s goals were: • Successful completion of Task 2. o The team will create and publish a leadership handbook that meets all requirements outlined for SAT Task 2. • Adhere to set deadlines. o All individual work will be submitted to the team by Friday at 11:59 p.m. to allow the reviewer and publisher time to finalize before the Sunday due date. • Effective and efficient team communication. o All team members will check email daily for updates on the project and are expected to communicate to other members in regards to feedback, progress, and/or any potential issues at least once a week. These goals were achieved by a six step processes. 1. Write it down and look at it. The team contract and goals were developed. 2. Tell People. The contract was communicated by email to all. 3. Break it up. The tasks were broken up into weekly assignments. 4. Set Dates. Due dates were set. 5. Be Realistic. The due dates were adjusted. 6. Buy in. The team bought into the goals and completed the process on time and on target. The motivation strategies that the team agreed to use was coaching and recognition. Coaching was...
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...Rating: Not Rated Released: 1957 Studio: United Artists/MGM Genre: Drama Runtime: 95 minutes Materials: VCR or DVD, television or projection system, Wildland Fire Leadership Values and Principles handouts (single-sided), notepad, writing utensil Objective: Students will identify Wildland Fire Leadership Values and Principles illustrated within 12 Angry Men and discuss leadership lessons learned with group members or mentors. Basic Plot: The jury of twelve 'angry men,' entrusted with the power to send an uneducated, teenaged Puerto Rican, tenement-dwelling boy to the electric chair for killing his father with a switchblade knife, are literally locked into a small, claustrophobic rectangular room on a stifling hot summer day until they come up with a unanimous decision - either guilty or not guilty. The compelling, provocative film examines the twelve men's deep-seated personal prejudices, perceptual biases and weaknesses, indifference, anger, personalities, unreliable judgments, cultural differences, ignorance and fears, that threaten to taint their decision-making abilities, cause them to ignore the real issues in the case, and potentially lead them to a miscarriage of justice. (http://www.filmsite.org/twelve.html) Cast of Main Characters: Martin Balsam Juror 1 (Foreman; coach) John Fiedler Juror 2 (Bank clerk; inexperienced juror) Lee J. Cobb Juror 3 (Angry gentleman with photo of son) E. G. Marshall Juror 4 (Stock Broker) ...
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...MISS. LUVENDRAN PRIYADHARSHINE PERSONAL STATEMENT As an experienced Senior Fund Administrator, my tenacious and proactive approach resulted in numerous important contract wins. After four years in reconciling, currently seeking a new challenge which will utilize my meticulous attention to detail, and friendly, professional manner. Skills Profile Leader Ship I am currently acting as a leader for a small team which contain of seven people who newly migrated RWC funds as from April 2015. Learning from my success on the hedge fund field, I have further developed my leadership skills in this Current role. Motivation and ambition I am able to perform well in high-pressure environments as I am very competitive with a strong motivation to succeed. An example of this is the way able to balance work and study. As a full time employee I meet my targets for the week days while also meeting all assignment deadlines required motivation, prioritization and organizational skills. Communication, presentation and networking Throughout my studies I have developed my oral communication skills, contributing to seminar and debates in classes. I was accessed on my presentation skills on a number of occasions and received feedback confirming that I am a confident presenter. I experienced in communicating with a variety of people, something I do daily in my Current job in HSBC. Team Working I am an active team member and will contribute to a team’s ideas and outcomes. I recognize...
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...SAT Task 2 Personality Traits and leadership styles of great leaders Each person is unique and has their own personality traits that make them different from the next person. Likewise, each leader is different and has their own methods of leading their teams. In order to be an effective leader there are certain traits that research has shown effective leaders have. They are broken down into two categories, general personality traits and task related personality traits. In the figure below you can see examples of the general personality traits of effective leaders. General Personality Traits of effective Leaders (Fig. 2-1 DuBrin, A. , 2013). A self confident leader is a good leader due to his/her self assurance. The ability and confidence to take charge and make (sometimes quick) decisions is important for leaders because it often must be done. Self confidence is also associated with being able to stay calm in stressful situations, another good trait for effective leaders. Humility is an very important trait for leaders to exhibit at the right times. No one knows everything and as a leader, they need to realize and acknowledge they too make mistakes and have room to grow in order to improve. Trustworthiness is an important trait for leaders to have so that they set a good example for their team. Also, honesty is important to be given the first and every time so that incorrect information is not communicated from employee to employee or from employee to customer...
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...Case for Critical Analysis DGL International When DGL International, a manufacturer of refinery equipment, brought in John Terrill to manage its Technical Services division, Company executives informed him of the urgent situation. Technical Services, with 20 engineers, was the highest paid, best-educated, and least-productive division in the company. The instructions to Terrill: Turn it around. Terrill called a meeting of the engineers. He showed great concern for their personal welfare and asked point blank: “What’s the problem? Why can’t we produce? Why does this division have such turnover?” Without hesitation, employees launched a hail of complaints. “I was hired as an engineer, not a pencil pusher.” “We spend over half our time writing asinine reports in triplicate for top management, and no one reads the reports.” After a two-hour discussion, Terrill concluded he had to get top management off the engineers’ backs. He promised the engineers, “My job is to stay out of your way so you can do your work, and I’ll try to keep top management off your backs too.” He called for the day’s reports and issued an order effective immediately that the originals be turned in daily to his office rather than mailed to headquarters. For three weeks, technical reports piled up on his desk. By month’s end, the stack was nearly three feet high. During that time no one called for the reports. When other managers entered his office and saw the stack, they usually...
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...(LCM) COURSE NAME: RESEARCH PROJECT 1. INTRODUCTION The importance of leadership in an organization cannot be overemphasized. Leadership is a major element that sets successful and unsuccessful organizations apart. Leadership constantly presents challenges both to the leaders’ abilities and to the individual concerned. With change, challenges and resistance among employees occur. It is how the leader handles those challenges that define an individual as a leader and shows how effective one can be in reaching a goal. This essay aims to present a detailed case study analysis on leadership issues at a Junior School level teaching institution named Dikgatlho JSS. The essay would address the following key areas: * Define key terms – leadership and leadership styles; * Give a synopsis of Dikgatlho JSS; * Discuss the major problems faced within Dikgatlho JSS; * Discuss leadership styles that can exist in an organization; * Suggest solutions to address the challenges faced in leading; * Give recommendations for the best solution to be implemented; and * Outline how the solution will be implemented. Definitions Leadership Heresy (2010) defined leadership as a manner in which a leader exerts influence over his/her subordinates and also inspires, motivates, and directs their activities to achieve group or organizational goals. Leadership styles Newstrom and Davis (1993) explained a leadership style as the manner and approach of providing...
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...involving personal and interpersonal skills, business knowledge, and sales process and methodology. Each area has specific value and delivers different benefits to help individuals to be better. THE JOURNEY WE TOOK IN DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TRAINING MODULE. METHOD STEP 1 Our facilitator briefed us about training modules and the activity started in class. The idea was proposed by the facilitator and we were all supposed to come up with whom to impart training for and on what product as a class. As a class we came up with the idea of developing a training module for 4 northern regions Area Sales Manager working for a high-end detergent powder company with the aim of imparting them skills which will help them increase the sale of the product. STEP 2 The facilitator then divided the class in groups of four and asked the groups to develop a training module. The module is as follows – (attached in the end) This module had its own criticisms, other groups training modules were also discussed and the facilitator then asked us to combine all modules subtracting the criticisms and adding the additions and the creating a new module as a whole by the entire class. STEP 3 Meeting 1 Right after this class, decision was taken about a hypothetical situation for which the module will be prepared by the entire class. The class gathered data from their respective group modules and collated work and came up with a...
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...Learning from Poor Leadership Course Number (ORG300) – Applying Leadership Principles Colorado State University – Global Campus February 28, 2014 Learning from Poor Leadership There are many organizations and companies throughout the world that are controlled by bad or incompetent leaders. Some reasons for bad leadership are inadequate hiring practices such as hiring relatives, lack of knowledge around leadership skills, or inherit flaws of the leaders such as power trips or egotism. Whatever the reasons for the bad leadership, the results are demoralized teams and unproductive organizations (Richardson, 1994). Some of these effects are not understood until long after the damage is done or until after the leader has left the organization. In this paper I will discuss my experience with poor leadership and offer how this experience has made me a more effective leader. Joe, the Autocrat with Charisma Fifteen years ago, fresh out of the military, I started my civilian career as a technical specialist providing supervisory and maintenance services for data centers providers. Customers such as AOL, Verizon, and Sprint had a high availability requirement for their mechanical and electrical equipment and ex-military personnel were ideal for these services. The position was fast paced, required around the clock commitment, and extremely stressful. Seconds of downtime for these data centers meant millions of dollars in lost revenue for our customers. My bad leader was...
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...ILM LEVEL 5 AWARD 522 Becoming an effective leader Outcome 1 Evaluate own ability to use a range of leadership styles, in different situations and with different types of people, to fulfil the leadership role. During my first 7 months of employment with Ramsay Healthcare as a TSSU lead I have had to adapt and learn very quickly how to use different leadership styles as I have very different staff members with completely different personalities who react completely different when given tasks or instructions. With one member of staff I get results and never have to ask twice, she is always positive when at work and always willing to support me but over time I had found out she was making a lot of mistakes when packing trays. I had to be very careful how I approached her about this because I didn’t want to affect her work ethic or make her think that she wasn’t very good at her job. After observing her for a few days, I quickly identified where the mistakes were being made and decided that a bit of refresher training was the best course of action. I approached the individual and spoke to her about the mistakes she was making, but said not to worry we would work together to rectify the mistakes. We sat down and discussed a plan moving forward and we agreed that I would be working a lot more closely with the individual to assist with additional training. I found that combining leadership styles was probably the most effective way of solving this problem, using advising and...
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...[pic] What Does It Take to be a Great Leader My Journey Begins When I took the“30 Books in 30 Days Challenge”; I told myself to maximize this opportunity to learn something significant. Broadening one’s knowledge and learning from the best leadership books ever published is like a gift that landed on my lap. 1st day of my 30 day reading journey, I made a strategy with 1 end goal - to enter the minds of all the authors and get the best learnings and most importantly practice it. It wasn’t an easy task - the first few attempts on reading the summaries, I started to doze off at page 2. But I needed to finish not because of the challenge, but because it is an opportunity that should not pass me by. I decided to do it in a way which I will enjoy and love doing it. Since I liked formulas so much and doing it in excel I decided to come up with a “leadership matrix” based on the different books and from there have a formula for being a great leader. I made my summary of the summaries and counted how many times a particular quality or trait will be written by different authors. By this time I started to look forward to reading each summary. Before book # 1, I sat and looked back at the 17 years of my work life and started to ask myself what kind of a leader I am, to accept the brutal facts of how far am I from being a great leader. On the 26th book, finally came up with an equation which I felt and believed is the formula for being a great...
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