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Achieving Growth and Success through Effective Leadership

   

Added on  2019-09-26

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Leadership Management
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LEADERSHIP ANDMANAGEMENTDEVELOPMENTJeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon
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1Table of ContentsIntroduction.................................................................................................................................................2Leadership style of Jeff Bezos.....................................................................................................................2Problems with his leadership style...............................................................................................................3Areas requiring improvements for effective leadership...............................................................................4Suggestions to improve the problems related to leadership.........................................................................8Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................9References.................................................................................................................................................10
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2IntroductionHere in this paper, we are going to analyze the leadership style of a very famous personality Mr. Jeff Bezos who is the CEO of Amazon. We are also going to analyze the problems that are probably a challenge for his leadership and also the areas which need improvements. Lastly, we are going to give a few suggestions as to how these problems can be worked upon.Leadership style of Jeff BezosIt has been observed that Bezos is a task oriented, transactional and transformational leader. The various leadership styles followed by him are discussed below:Bezos as a transactional leaderIt has been observed that Bezos is a task-oriented leader and follows a transactional style of leadership. A transactional leader is generally the one who has set rigorous benchmarks and is usually not affected by what others think about it. He doesn't take into consideration other people's opinion. This style of leadership is generally considered as the best style to achieve the set organizational goals as here subordinates do exactly what their leader wants them to do as their opinion is not considered. Through this style Bezos is able to create more business opportunities that are essential to survive in the world of global competition (Hansen, 2013). Bezos as a transformational leaderBesides being a transactional leader, Bezos is also considered to be a transformational leader as he gives great output and seeks innovation. As a transactional leader, he has created a fascinatingvision of future for Amazon and which has resulted in the enormous success of Amazon.com.
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3This success and had shown his ability to create a vision, inspire and innovate, even when peopledid not believe in his vision.Problems with his leadership styleUnder the leadership of Jeff Bezos, Amazon has shown tremendous growth in terms of revenue, price analysis, sales, and stock. But besides the growth and success that Amazon has achieved due to the leadership style adopted by Jeff Bezos, still, the employees of the company have been reported to be not unhappy. This is because there are certain problems with the kind of leadership style adopted by Bezos which have made him an ineffective leader. The major part where Bezos needs to work upon is creating a healthy work environment and listening to other's opinion. Thus, it can be said that in order to become an effective leader, he needs to co-ordinate both of styles of leadership in order to get the best results.It has been observed, that Bezos, in order to achieve the organization's goal, puts his employees through fire drills especially when he takes a personal interest in addressing the issues which are being raised by its customers. He, in order to get the desired results, doesn’t show any empathy towards its employees and thus makes work difficult for them. Bezos justifies his style of leadership on the grounds of frequency, reach and monetary results. Thus, all he believes in is achieving the desired results (Stone, 2013). It has been reported that due to this authoritative style of leadership by Bezos, Amazon has bruised the work culture in the company, and it has cleared that only the fittest will be surviving and rest would be eliminated considering as a collateral damage. Bezos demand hours and grueling pace from the employees in order to achieve the results and where there is no room allowed for mistakes. Employees are given deadlines which seem to be
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