to work and service of the organisation. Diversity allows each of us to contribute in a special way, to make our special talent an art of the corporate effort. The art of leadership lies in polishing and enabling those talents. Leadership deals more with ideas, beliefs and relationships. Hence, it has to do with the “why” of institutional and corporate life, rather than the “how”. A leader listens to the ideas, needs, aspirations, and wishes of the followers and then - with in the context of
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the means by which their behaviour is influenced and shaped. Organisations are bodies or entities created for a stated purpose They may consist of one or more people. In the case of a sole trader or single operator, he needs to build relationships with suppliers, contractors, customers, clients, and the community. For those that consist of more than one person, internal as well as external relationships have to be created and maintained. Organisations therefore consist of individuals, groups, and
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Behaviour and Organizational Processes What is a Group? * Group- two or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common goal * Interacting * suggest who is in and who isn’t in the group * need not to meet face to face or verbal communication ie. Telecommute * interdependence * group members rely on each other to accomplish goals all groups have 1 or more goals * Importance of group membership * Group tremendous influence on
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situations easily. Communication Skills: A leader should be a great listener and a speaker also. A good leader can communicate with all his subordinates. Great leaders show their strengths and personal character through communication with the employees and empower them. Confidence: A leader must possess confidence, courage, tenacity and patience. Sometimes the situation becomes worse and plans do not work. Then, the leader is the one who has to organize everything back and begin from the beginning
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parking spaces, Semler gradually created an organisation where the workers recruited their own bosses, managers set their own salaries, and anyone could attend any meeting (though meetings were kept to a minimum). By the early 2000s, Semler had more or less
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BarCharts, Inc.® DEFINITION: The study of the nature, purpose, function and justification of rules of right conduct within the context of commerce; broadly conceived to include the transaction of goods and services at the individual, corporate, and international level of exchange. PRIMARY ETHICAL CONSTRUCTS 1.The Question of Generality: Can the rules of right conduct that apply to individuals be generalized to collective entities, such as corporations? 2. The Question of Responsibility:
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Prologue A Horse-Size Syringe: The surprising, baffling, mysterious case of influence You and I share a role. Maybe you never stopped to consider this role, or perhaps you think about it all the time. If you’re someone’s spouse, parent, or friend, you fulfill this role. If you’re a doctor, teacher, financial advisor, journalist, manager, or human being – you fulfill it. This duty we all share is to affect others. We teach our children, guide our patients, advise our clients, help our friends, and
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THE EFFECT OF SELF-LEADERSHIP AND LOCUS OF CONTROL ON WORK STRESS AMONGST MANAGERS IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR By Agnes Akwa Nde Student number: 2009103587 A Dissertation submitted in Accordance with the Requirements for the Award of a MAGISTER COMMERCII Degree In Industrial Psychology Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences The University of the Free State Supervisor: Prof. Ebben Van Zyl Co-Supervisors: Dr Petrus Nel & Dr Estelle Boshoff Bloemfontein, 2015
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REWARDS, RECOGNITION AND MOTIVATION AT AN INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE WESTERN CAPE by ROSHAN LEVINA ROBERTS Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MAGISTER COMMERCI in the DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY at the UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE SUPERVISOR: KARL HESLOP NOVEMBER 2005 ABSTRACT Increasingly, organisations are realising that they have to establish an equitable balance between the employee’s contribution
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communication: a. Downward Communication b. Upward Communication c. Lateral Communication d. Writing Communication 4. What are four C’s of character traits? With the help of a model, provide a brief description of each. 5. Describe techniques of motivating your audience. 6. What is the difference between thinking and structuring? What three guidelines should underline the thinking process? 7. What is feedback? What are the keys to giving and receiving the feedback effectively? 8. Analyze
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