style that I admire and hope to use effectively when I return to work. “Transformational leaders integrate creative insight, persistence and energy, intuition and sensitivity to the needs of others to forge the strategy-culture alloy for their organizations” (Bass & Avolio, 1993, para 3). I think that it is easier for people to follow a person that inspires them. A person with a vision and passion can achieve great things, both very valuable traits to have. If I can inject enthusiasm
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that were aimed at this development. As I reflect on them, a few have stuck out and I feel have influenced me the most: shaping organizational structure, leading teams, challenges and imperatives of organizational leaders, and motivational and performance management. There were several cases presented throughout the semester that allow us to refine and sharpen our analytical skills. The cases produce quantitative and qualitative evidence that supports and challenges arguments and recommendations
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discovered her passion for business and as a Management Trainee at General Electric. She joined DuPont as a Marketing Manager in 1988 where she quickly moved up the corporate ladder and ultimately became the first female CEO of the 210 year old organization in January 1, 2009. Away from work, she married and had three children. Ms. Kullman travels the world to promote face to face relationships with her enormous corporate team but believes her own family is the most important. She is the 19th executive
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1.0 Introduction Leadership can be defined as the process in which leaders influence their followers to achieve predefined organisational goals (Yukl, 2010). A leader is a person who the subordinates look up to for advices, guidance and also to make decisions which will benefit not only the ones directly involved, but everybody else as well. A leader is an important figure in an organisation because the way the subordinates perform will be the reflection of their leader’s calibre. Therefore, to ensure
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to my fellow students for their efforts to find companies to participate. Abstract This paper investigates which configurations of organizational climate and organisational strategy lead to strategic employee behaviour which is crucial for organizations to reach their goals. Based on literature research and empirical research in five companies in the technical sector in the area around Enschede (n = 160), this paper attempts to find out if strategic employee behaviour is related to the fit between
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Introduction (p5) Part 1: 1.1 Primary roles, functions and activities of different management levels including their interface with organisational behaviour. (p5) 1.2 Concepts of organisation and behaviour and the characteristics of organisational culture (p7) 2.1 Individual contribution and assessing alternative approaches to personality and its measurement. (p9) 2.2 Process of perception and any distortions that may arise. (p10) 2.3 The concept of attitudes and the
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emotional environment with toxins of dishonesty, anger and greed, we diminish the quality of the atmosphere in which we operate. Conversely, if we flood this space with integrity, fairness decency and enthusiasm, we are empowered to deliver our best performance and creativity. This is where leadership becomes most important; but not just leadership at the top. While we
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With an intentional focus on context, self and others, emotionally intelligent leaders facilitate the attainment of desired outcomes. The 21 capacities described by the theory equip individuals with the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics to achieve desired results. The purpose of this article is to propose an integrative, process-oriented EIL theory to provide a framework for conceptualizing and integrating future research and practice. The authors review and organize research
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section with acute problems and then to transform organization-wide. In this assignment, based on the overall situation of Walkers Engineering, specific problems in the organization, especially from manufacturing department will be discussed, and realistic solutions affecting the company will be addressed in according to the practice and management knowledge. Meanwhile, the relevant implementation would be introduced for comparison provided this organization was operating in China. Main problems in
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within an organisation. The implementation of such knowledge will eventually improve an organisation’s effectiveness. Organizational behaviour is a field of study and this study is actually concerned about three determinants of behaviour in an organization. Which are : • • • Individual Groups Structure Moreover organizational behaviour helps manager to gain knowledge about Individual, Groups and the effect of structure on behaviour and to apply that knowledge into practice. Organizational Behaviour
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