Leadership Styles of Australian Leaders - Desklib

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The paper outlines the leadership styles of three different leaders include Mr. Bradford Leon
Banducci, Alan Joseph Joyce and Ms. Gillard. These are the Australian leaders who are giving
contribution in success and growth of the country. The paper explains that how these leaders
attain goals and objectives with the help of leadership styles. Furthermore, leadership traits of
different leaders have been explained in the task. Further detail of the task has been detailed
below.
Mr. Bradford Leon Banducci is the Chief executive officer and managing director of
Woolworth’s limited company since 26th February 2016. He is playing an active leadership role
in Woolworth’s supermarkets. He plays a significant role in Woolworths to attain long term
goals and objective in the marketplace. Let’s talk about his background, Mr. Bradford Leon is
called as Brad also and he got a bachelor degree in commerce. He is very dedicated person who
always want to enhance and boost the capabilities of the workers in the workplace. Mr. Bradford
Leon has obtained enormous information, experience and knowledge in the field of leadership.
He has a strong and dynamic background in the liquor industry because Mr. Bradford Leon was
chief executive office at wine retail company prior to Woolworths. Along with this, he is an
effective entrepreneur and retailer measured by discipline. He focuses on the needs, demand and
requirements of the customers to increase and enhance the sale of Woolworth’s group. To
understand and analyze the needs and demand of the customers, Mr. Bradford Leon understands
the Australian market and evaluate the risks of the market. In addition, he maintains track record
for growing valuable business and developing the employees in the organization. He worked on
a large number of acquisition and improvement programs with many of the leading retailers
across the world. It shall be noted that Bradford Leon protects the interest and rights of the
stakeholders to maximize profitability and revenue of the firm. He delegates roles and
responsibilities among the workers to enhance and encourage their productivity and efficiency. It
will help to overcome the competitors in the global market. Now talks about the leadership style,
Mr. Bradford Leon uses democratic and autocratic leadership styles within the organization
(Iqbal, Anwar & Haider, 2015). The traits of Mr. Bradford Leon leadership style has been
discussed below.
 He maintains control over the employees by initiating autocratic leadership styles. It is a
leadership style in which individuals make control over the group members. Apart from
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this, Mr. Bradford Leon is very keen and enthusiastic person towards achievement of
goals and objectives.
 On the other hand, he provides training and development coaching to the workers for
motivating the workforce in the firm. By initiating directive leadership style, Mr.
Bradford Leon has been able to maintain favorable working environment within the
organization (Goleman, 2017).
 By using democratic leadership, Mr. Bradford Leon is able to offers guidance to the
workers for improving their tasks and duties in Australian market. The democratic
leadership is also known as participative leadership style. Mr. Bradford Leon has been
able to boost and develop the morale, trust and confidence of the employees by initiating
democratic leadership style (Giltinane, 2013).
 He is very motivated person and relationship builder in the marketplace.
 Emotional stability is another characteristics of Mr. Bradford Leon leadership style. By
using emotional stability, he has been able to tolerate frustration and anxiety at the
workplace (Bhatti, Maitlo, Shaikh, N., Hashmi & Shaikh, 2012).
Let’s talk about second leader Alan Joseph Joyce, he is an Australian businessman and the
chief executive officer of the airline Qantas company. He was born in 30 June 1966 in Ireland.
He became CEO and director of Qantas Company is the year 2000. He is well known as most
influential business leader across the world. Apart from this, Alan Joseph Joyce is an
Ambassador of the indigenous education formation. Various tasks and duties performed by Alan
Joseph Joyce in Qantas Airline Company. He focuses on the activities and operations of the
Qantas airline company. He provides power and authorities to workers to make effective and
unique decisions in the organization. He protects the rights of the customers by providing unique
and dynamic airline services to the customers. Three year transformation plan has been
implemented by Alan Joseph Joyce within the organization to stay in the competitive market.
This plan also helps to make a good and strong financial image in the competitive market.
Furthermore, he maintains core values including innovation, dignity, honesty and accountability
at the workplace (Osland, Bird & Mendenhall, 2012). He also focuses on the needs,
requirements, tastes and preferences of the customers to maximize the number of clients in the
Australian market. Democratic leadership style is used by the leader in the organization. Alan
Joseph Joyce has the capability and potential to work collaboratively in the company. He
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