Applied Management Theory

Running head: APPLIED MANAGEMENT THEORY
Applied Management Theory
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A) Leadership
1. Leadership is a very important topic for the understanding the ways the managers will run the
show in the organizations (Vaccaro et al., 2012). The leaders play a huge role in the overall
success of the organizations. It has to be noted that the leaders will have to motivate the
employees so the employees can provide their best efforts for the success of the organization.
The leaders must have the proper idea about all the strengths and weaknesses of the employees.
This will help them to assign the proper tasks to the employees as per their capabilities. The
leaders will have to stand by the employees in their bad times (Bolden, 2016). Another important
role of the employees will be to guide the employees in the best ways so they can complete their
works. The leadership of the managers will build up the proper employee morale indeed. Thus
the leaders will surely be the friend and guide to the employees in a democratic leadership
environment in organizations (Finkelman & Finkelman, 2012). The way the leaders manage the
difficult situations is very much appreciable and they deal with their team members with a
helpful attitude as well. They help out the weaker members of the team and give them the needed
motivation and confidence as well. This becomes very important for team members to succeed.
2. This topic of leadership arouses in me a great sense of interest. In my professional career I
have gone through many ups and downs that have helped me to grow as a successful professional
(Northouse, 2018). At the beginning of my career I was not able to understand the things that
were expected from me. Then I began to realize that I needed the proper motivation so I could
complete the tasks assigned to me. The best fact I like is the leaders in the contemporary
organizations are not the strict dictators who will order the ways on how should we carry out our
works. They will come up to us and ask what changes must be done within the organizations for
the better productivity (Bolden, 2016). The leaders in my current organization have always asked

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me to work with the other people as a team. This will help the organizations to work even more
smoothly and the leaders should be able to handle the team in a better manner (Antonakis &
House, 2013). The team work is a very important aspect for the leaders as they will lead the team
as a group and take the decisions by judging the needs of everyone.
3. I know it will be much difficult to become a true and inspirational leader in the organizational
setting. This is why I must be able to sit down with my team mates in the organization and talk
with them on how I could improve myself as a professional organizational leader in the future
times. I believe it would be very much helpful for me to consult with all the members of my team
to gather their ideas on how to bring in the needed changes within the organizations. The
innovative ideas of all the employees will be much evident to understand how I would be able to
make the best choices (Finkelman & Finkelman, 2012). I must always respect my team
members so they can give me the respect as well. I must work in a manner that they should rely
on me. I will try to provide the team members all sorts of facilities they deserve for their hard
work. I will have to reward them for their achievements as well. Thus I will be able to become a
successful leader. As a successful leader my target will always be to inspire my team members
so they can be able to outdo their performances positively. This will surely be helpful for them to
progress in their professional career. I will show them the way of how they can overcome the
difficulties and come out with flying colors.
B) Decision Making
1. Decision making is a very important perspective for the organizational success. It has been
seen that the organizations face several difficulties in their operating environment. This aspect is
significant since the organizational managers have to take some strict decisions to make the