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C200 - Managing Organizations and Leading People

   

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MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADING PEOPLE2Managing Organizations and Leading PeopleIntroductionLeading an organization is one of the most important tasks that an individual can carry out in organizations. Effective leadership can ensure that the organization remains among the best compared to its competitors. Effective leadership helps to maintain highly motivated employees that operate with high levels of effectiveness. This high level of effectiveness makes the organization manage to meet its set goals and targets, an aspect that is highly beneficial to how it operates. Good organizational leaders also make appropriate organizational decisions, which helps to shape the direction that the organization takes. The success of an organization is defined by the decisions that are made by its management and leadership. Good decision-making practices help to ensure that it succeeds in its operations (Dugan, 2017). Being an individual who aims to become an organizational leader, it is important to assess and determine my leadership style. This paper assesses my leadership style, strengths, and weaknesses, through the utilization of a leadership theory. Results from the seven habits profile, and their indication of my leadership style The seven habits profile helps an individual to define his or her habits and then from the combination of scores obtained manage to determine their indications. Each one of the habits that this profile provides is the normal habits that individuals involved in on a daily basis. An example of such habits, among others include aspects of showing kindness and considerations of other people and working hard among other habits. These habits have been categorized into categories. The first category is the emotional bank account category, in which I scored 14. This score is given a very good ranking. The other category is life balance,in which my score is also ranked very well. Being proactive is the other category, in which I scored 12. The other category is that of putting first things first, in which I scored 13. In the

MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADING PEOPLE3rest of the scores, I managed to secure a very good ranking for the rest of the categories, which include, think win-win, seek first to understand category, synergize and sharpen the saw. Each one of these categories is important to consider for individuals who are leaders andthose who seek to become leaders in future. From the information provided by this seven category test, I managed to understand that I am in a good position about leadership aspects. In each one of these categories, however, I did not manage to attain the total score required. With this regard, therefore the implications of my results are that I am in a good position about leadership, but I still have room to improve (Kane, Patapan, & Hart. 2011).Evaluate three strengths of your leadership practice using a scholarly leadership theory.Leadership theories help leaders to determine their type of leadership and the reasons why that type of leadership suits them most. There are a large number of these theories, which explain the logic of how many leaders lead and the reasons why their leadership style is as it is. From the consideration of the results I obtained in the seven categories leadership traits test, I consider the leadership theory of democratic leadership. A democratic leader is anindividual that involves in the activities of leading other people by allowing them to give their inputs and concerns regarding the leadership decisions that are being made. A democratic leader begins by allowing other people to give their opinions and having concernsabout them, an aspect that helps to motivate them effectively (Cismas, Dona, & Andreiasu, 2016).The first major strength of my leadership, from the results of the seven habits profile test, is the fact that I have concerns about other people. As a leader of an organization, I will be leading a group of people who are highly skilled and might have ideas that might be of benefit to the organization. When an individual has such an idea, he or she feels the need to provide it to the organization, mainly because after it helps the organization to achieve

MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADING PEOPLE4improvements, that individual is also recognized and even in some cases rewarded. Being a leader that has concerns for the welfare of other people in the organization, I would not deny such an individual the chance to give his or her opinions and ideas regarding the most appropriate action that should be taken (Linzey, & Pierce, 2015).The other major strength is the fact that through effective leadership, I have the abilityto establish a good relationship with others. As an organizational leader, it is appropriate to ensure that all the employees are in a good relationship with me. Without a good relationship,the employees may not be open to me on the different issues that occur within the organization, and thus failures may occur as a surprise and chances that would have been beneficial may be lost. The third major strength is my ability to understand my goals and targets as a leader. This aspect helps me to remain motivated and willing to carry out the needed operations to obtain organizational success. These three major strengths guarantee myability to lead an organization effectively (Ziaran, Kucerova, & Melasova, 2016).Evaluate three weaknesses of your leadership practice using the same scholarly leadership theory you used.From the perspective of a democratic leader, whose main strength is his or her relationship with others and the willingness to involve them in matters of leading the organization, I have some leadership weaknesses. The first weakness is that I am not effectivein taking responsibility for my moods and poor decisions. I instead blame other people that these moods causes and circumstances. By so doing, I do not formulate strategies and ways through which I can manage to prevent other similar occurrences from taking place in future. This weakness, therefore, has the potential of reducing the effectiveness of my leadership significantly and thus a solution is important to formulate and implement (Kane, & Patapan, 2012).

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