...Sunday, September 16, 2014 Leadership Strategies Leadership Strategies In the hospital setting many interdisciplinary teams exist to improve patient care. As a member of an interdisciplinary team the nurse is able to provide valuable insight from the nursing perspective and may lead the team to achieve goals. One leadership strategy the nurse may employ is to be a visionary presenting a plan. Enlisting the support of the team to implement a plan through motivation is one example of leadership. A leader must have excellent communication skills to engage the unit staff cooperation in initiating the plan. The unofficial leader builds on abilities to inspire, creates enthusiasm and provides support to the care team members as the plan is implemented. The role of team leader does not have to be by a person in a formal leadership position. Often it is best filled by a front line staff nurse who is able to effectively gather support from her team members on the nursing unit. The leadership strategies exhibited by the nurse are being a visionary, a motivator, a communicator, an inspiration, mentor and even a cheerleader by creating enthusiasm to plan, initiate, implement and evaluate the plan of an interdisciplinary team. Active Involvement Active involvement of a nurse in the interdisciplinary team allows a well round view of processes that closely impact patient care. By having the nurse represent the nursing unit, much information can be learned about the core...
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...Leadership Strategies Iesha Smith ORG 300 – Applying Leadership Principles Colorado State University – Global Campus Rebecca Daniels March 22, 2015 Leadership Strategies. All great leaders didn’t become great overnight. It took time and it took a lot of work and effort. It was something about the way they led that had people follow and many speaking of their great leadership long after their time. These leaders had a skillset that they used wisely and to their advantage. In this paper I will discuss some of these skillsets and how leaders strategize these skills to be the best they can. Leadership Good or bad all leaders have a way of having people buy what they are selling. For good leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela, Bad leaders include Castro and Hitler. Although what they did was terrible and many didn’t agree, these men were still able to get their countries to believe in them. Their confidence, commitment, and ability to inspire their followers are what made them great. Sadly it wasn’t for a good cause and was used to spread hate but they still had some great qualities that leaders have. I will never try to tell someone to emulate them if they want to be a great leader but they do have the qualities. These bad leaders also show how it takes more than speaking and people that will listen to be a good leader. As a leader you will need confidence, commitment, communication, relationships, and self-leadership to be effective in a positive...
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...Chapter 14 SOS Assignment 1. Adaptability culture is type of culture that adapts to other cultures around them and follows those. The employees are free to do what they like in hoping that letting them act freely will bring in better results. They are letting the employees think for themselves and do what they feel will bring in the best results. Achievement culture is a type of culture that sets a clear vision and goals. Leaders also focus on specific targets and goals of the company. This culture is all about results making sure everything is very transparent so everyone knows where they stand and what they need to do to reach weekly, monthly, and yearly goals. In this culture the top management gives anything and everything employees need to motivate them to work hard enough to make sure they get to results they need. The next one is clan culture which is a culture that looks for the internal focus on the participation and contribution of the employees to meet the changing outlooks from the external focus. These companies are more like a family and have a very friendly environment. The philosophy for companies like this are more focused on making sure the employees are happy and can bring in the results. The last one is bureaucratic culture which has an internal focus for a stable culture. Everything is very orderly and efficient in that there is a certain time for breaks, and a dress code everyone must follow. This is more of a strict business professional environment...
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...A leadership skill I will improve upon is better communication. Developing this skill is crucial to creating a more effective way of communicating with my team and creating better professional interpersonal relationships. This will also aid in cultivating constructive relationships with my team as a leader. Active listening is a skill that is required for me to understand my team as individuals and as a unit. I will complete two communication/listening training opportunities within the next two months in order to improve my delivering and receiving of messages with my team. I will also develop my negotiation skills by combining my new communication skills with my task skills to create a more productive win-win work environment. By combining...
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...Lincoln on Leadership, Executive Strategies for Tough Times Authored By Donald T. Phillips This report has been completed by Karie Jeisel and Gregory Heintschel DDS For Management 6013, October 2009 Book Overview Author, Donald T. Phillips, wrote Lincoln on Leadership after realizing that many strategies on effective leadership being taught to business leaders today are those which Abraham Lincoln so eloquently employed during his presidency. Phillip’s book points out fifteen different leadership principles that stand the test of time and can be taught and used to improve business strategic planning techniques, models for changing organizations and leadership performance and effectiveness. Abe Lincoln cultivated a deep understanding of the human nature of people. Through this concept, he practiced several principles that led him to meet his goals and his larger vision for the nation to remain united. By spending most of his time with people to understand their nature and motives, Lincoln used the knowledge he gained and his keen ability to persuade in a positive manner rather than using coercive power. His basic philosophy of persuasion, support and delegation was exactly the style of leadership needed to pull the country back to together during the Civil War. Abe appealed to his subordinates’ sense of self-efficacy. He knew the value of making requests and empowering others as opposed to issuing orders. Everyone today can improve his or her leadership and organizational...
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...grooming leaders in the Indian IT industry, Infosys Technologies Ltd. has emerged as the first Indian company to setup an institute exclusively for the purpose of developing leaders to sustain Infosys' legacy... Early200l saw the birth ofInfosys leadership Institute IL! with the visionto be a globally recognized institution thatnurtures leaders and advances the field ofleadership development. Over thepast decade the growth wimessed at Infosys coupled with globalization, provided Infosys the impetus to focus on developing leaders for the future. It was in keeping with thisvision that Narayana Murthy, the founder and chairman of the company, carefully put together a management council, which is an advisory body that took strategic decisions about the company. During the management council meetings Murthy noticed that young achievers in the company were hesitant to come forth with their suggestions. On encouraging them to speak, Murthy found their suggestions and thoughts had alot of substance and could help the company significantly. These people had not contributed to the discussions for the sole reason as they were afraid of transgressing hierarchy. This bothered Murthy and front this concern was born his grand plan to build a leadership institute that would groom and develop leaders from promising Irifoscions, irrespective of hierarchy and give them the opportunity to shape the future of the company they were helping to build. The institutes main objectives are jotted around the...
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...Strategies Promoting More Effective Leadership Strategies Promoting More Effective Leadership “Exercising adaptive leadership is about you (an individual system) making interventions in a social system of which you are a part” (Heifetz, Grashaw, & Lisnksy, 2009). Leadership is a complex process and may have different meanings depending who you ask. This paper discusses strategies that promote more effective organizational leadership and interventions based on my assessment of organizational culture and adaptive challenges at Chipotle. Leadership “Leadership is a process, involves influence, occurs in groups, and involves common goals” (Northouse, 2013). Over the years, there have been many studies and theories defining and conceptualizing what leadership is. The common component described by Northouse (2013), is that nearly all classifications of leadership describe leadership as an influence process toward goal attainment. Leadership is not a linear, one-way event, but rather an interactive event according to Northouse (2009). Northouse (2009) describes leadership as working with people and leaders changing the way people think about what is possible. Strategies As described by Porter (1996), “Competitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing a different set of activities to deliver a unique mix of value. Strategy renders choices about what not to do as important as choices about what to do (para. 2). Strategy involves setting...
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...Week Five: The Strategy Process, Organizational Behavior, and Leadership in Organizations Shavonne Herriot July 2, 2012 Barry Foster PhD The company that I work for, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is going through expansion and restructuring. Because of this I was given the opportunity to determine the position that best suits me. They are allowing me to define my role within the company so that I will most benefit the company and be most successful. This is going to be an exceptional experience for me. This will allow me utilize the skills that I have learned through my schooling to benefit the company. Instead of choosing one leadership model to follow, I believe it would be most beneficial to combine two different ones. The leadership models I decided to use were the Affiliative Leadership Model and the Coaching Leadership Model. By definition “the affiliative leader was one of six leadership types documented. The affiliative leader promotes harmony among followers, and helps to solve conflict. By making sure followers feel connected to each other, this leader is adept at building teams” ("Money-Zine", 2004-2012). Affiliative leaders revolve around people. They pride themselves in their ability to keep their employees happy and create a harmonious working environment. They build strong emotional bonds with their employees and foster loyalty. People work at their best when they are satisfied. If they are in an environment that fosters great relationships...
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...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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...A CRITIQUE OF PORTER’S COST LEADERSHIP AND DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Y. Datta Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo Professor Emeritus College of Business Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 41099 (USA) 7539, Tiki Av. Cincinnati, OH 45243 USA Tel: (513) 984-1032 [Home] Fax: (513) 984-1032 E-Mail: datta@nku.edu A paper accepted for presentation at the 9th Oxford Business & Economics Conference to be held in Oxford, England, June 22-24. Table of Contents A Critique of Porter’s Cost Leadership and Differentiation Strategies 4 ABSTRACT 4 Key Words 4 INTRODUCTION 5 COST LEADERSHIP STRATEGY 5 Major Reliance on Modern Capital Equipment 7 Relying on the Experience Curve to Underprice Competition Risky 7 A Cost Leader Cannot Ignore Differentiation 8 No Such Thing as a "Commodity": Everything Can Be Differentiated 9 High Market Share a Prior Condition for Cost Leadership? 10 Porter Identifies High Market Share with Cost Leadership Strategy 10 Differentiation--Not Cost Leadership Alone--Behind GM’s and Whirlpool’s Success 11 “Low-Cost” or “Low-Price” Strategy? 12 Thompson and Strickland’s Low-cost Provider Strategy 14 Internal Orientation of Cost Leadership Strategy 14 DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGY 15 Superiority of Differentiation over Cost Leadership Strategy 16 Porter: Differentiation and High Market Share Incompatible 17 Differentiation Compatible with High Market Share--and Low Cost...
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...Cost Leadership Strategy Introduction The administration of cost leadership strategy has become in a strength strategy in the world of competency. It is necessary to have strategies that are good either in price as in quality. To obtain this we must optimize the maximums of the cost without affecting the quality of the product. In these days it is impossible to maintain a good image of utilities or rent abilities with all the competencies, before we use to higher the prices to be able to pay the cost of the rents. In these days we cannot even think to higher the cost of sale because of all the competencies we have around. The consumers have many options and alternatives; they have the opportunities to change the product. We can't change the quality of the product to be able to maintain the cost of ratability, because the consumers have very good knowledge of the product and they are very well informed. The only possibility available to maintain a margin of operation is a correct management and administration, that product quality is not affected. Definition One of the fallacies of the small or medium companies is exactly the cost administration. There is no background about the important of the management of cost, which is a big problem at the time of being competitive in the market. We cannot expect to survive with the increment of the sales, we must review the cost. To have a correct management of the cost that allows us to optimize we must have a good system of cost...
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...CPA PROGRAM GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP CASE ANALYSIS: NOTTING FOODS PTY LTD CASE STUDY 2 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Published by Deakin University on behalf of CPA Australia Ltd, ABN 64 008 392 452 © CPA Australia Ltd 2015 (Edition 15a) The contents and any information contained in this document (Information) are for general information only. They are not intended as professional advice. For any professional advice, please consult a suitable qualified professional. CPA Australia Ltd, Deakin University and the author(s) of the Information (Entities) make no representation about the content and suitability of this Information for any purpose. The Entities disclaim all warranties with regard to the contents and in no event will be liable for any loss and/or damage whatsoever resulting from loss of income or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising in connection with the use and performance of and/or reliance of the Information. CPA PROGRAM GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP CASE ANALYSIS: NOTTING FOODS PTY LTD CASE STUDY 2 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Contents Introduction 1 Case facts 2 June 2013 – Notting Foods Inc. board meeting December 2011 – Acquisition by Notting Foods Inc. The June 2013 board meeting 3 3 12 Tasks 13 Appendix 1: Notting Foods Inc. – Integration plan for the Chasseur Chickens acquisition 14 Appendix 2:...
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...Global Strategy Leadership Case PATTIES FOOD LTD Module 1: INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP Key questions Concepts/Models/approaches that can be used to answer the key questions: Applicability / Case facts support What are the forces behind globalisation Competitive forces 4&20 products to US and halal for Asia Technological forces Social forces AFL Sponsorship Political forces What are the challenges and benefits of globalisation Challenges (competition, distribution, macro-economic, socio-economic, financial, legal, physical, political, socio-cultural, labour, globalisation of Risk) Benefits (cost, timing, learning, arbitrage) What are the ways strategy can be developed? Processual Rational Seems to fit in this situation Evolutionary Systemic Family members on the board could influence cultural values etc. Fuzzy What’s included in a strategy development process and strategic planning? Defining organisational purpose (Where are we going?) External and internal environment analyses (What is the gap between where we are now and where we want to be?) Formulating and implementing strategy(How do we get there? And what are the financial aspects of value creation?) What are the three levels of strategy? Corporate Strategy Framework Business Functional What kinds of leadership style and approaches are there? Situational Transformational Transactional How does ethics and corporate social responsibility influence strategy? The classical view The socio-economic...
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...Strategies and applications of the dynamic cultural leadership models and the omnibus leadership model Introduction With the rapid changes in a health care system around the world, healthcare organizations need to develop strategies that will help the organization to sustain with any difficulties that may arise. Healthcare systems expand their cultural leadership strategies in order to gain a thorough understanding of situations (Johnson, 2009) that will effectively improve their operations in community. Healthcare organizations use both the dynamic culture leadership (DCL) and the omnibus leadership as a model for implementation and a strategy for their success (Johnson, 2009). This paper will compare and contrast the strategies and applications of both model in an effective healthcare facilities that is committed in improving the health of the community As traditional leadership model fails to integrate the aspects of environment, cultural distinctiveness and higher power influences, the omnibus leadership model (OLM) was created to evaluate leaders and their leadership styles (Johnson, 2009). Under the omnibus leadership model, healthcare organization mission can be clearly defined only if the healthcare organization has appropriate resources; on the other hand, under the dynamic culture leadership model, health care system need to clearly state its mission so the employees can understand and know what is expected from them in the facility in order...
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...Assignment received a 95 University of Pheonix MBA 531 Successful leaders know the direction in which they are travelling and have a planned destination, and how they will get there. I would like to take this opportunity based on my leadership abilities to define the position that best suits my qualifications and that will most benefit the company as we undergo expansion and restructuring. Based on the basic personality assessment I scored high on being goal and task-oriented. This means that I am very responsible, reliable, and achievement oriented. The task-oriented leadership style includes aspects of task management and leadership. This style includes coordinating work activities, paying attention to details, monitoring progress of assignments. The leadership style suggests that I take responsibility for decisions and setting strategic goals to perform my assigned tasks. In addition to being goal oriented, I am also very cautious. The cautious styles’ strengths include an eye for detail and accuracy, dependability, persistence, follow-through, and organization. The cautious styles behavior indicates that I like to gather all the facts before I begin to offer my opinion. People with a cautious behavioral style are comfortable when others communicate logical messages. They tend to carefully listen to others so they can sort the trivial messages from those with substance. They tend to be methodical and systematic. The cautious leader usually has high...
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