Review of AGC Scenario

The paper evaluates the different styles of leaderships of two leaders and the effects of those different leaderships. It also discusses the pros and cons of the leadership styles of John and Shawn. The strategies for the human capital management for AGC are also discussed.

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Introduction
The leadership style is important for the success of the project. There are various
leadership styles like participative leadership, autocratic leadership those can be applicable for
the organization. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the different styles of leaderships
of two leaders and the effects of those different leaderships.
Discussion
Answer to the question no 1:
Difference between leadership style of Shawn and John:
John Dawson is a reluctant risk taker. According to him the changes needed to add the
value of the organization before changing the direction. However, the strategies taken in the past
have not worked in a proper way. According to John, he has done everything to make the
optimization of the organization. In this case, the leadership style followed by John is autocratic
leadership. John take decisions and draws conclusion by him. From the working process of John
it can be assumed that he hesitates to take the risks and thus opposing to explore the growth and
opportunities for the organizations. He is not sure regarding the changes in the organization and
his leadership lacks of decision making ability.
Shawn Williams is newly recruited Vice President of Global Human Capital management
at AGC. He has the experience of managing human resource issues along with solving the global
problems. The leadership style of Shawn Williams can be described as participative leadership.
In this case, Shawn supports the changes in the company and he can motivates employees and
enhance the situation for change.

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Pros and cons of leadership style of John:
Pros:
 John is not sure about making changes in management. This will make the organization
to stay at the safe state.
 The cost for implementation of new system due to the change can be avoided.
Cons
 The organization will not get any opportunity for the further improvements.
 The employees may not get motivate for the change.
Pros and Cons of leadership style of Shawn:
Pros:
 The company will get opportunities to explore new ideas.
 The changes in the management can be implemented in a proper way.
Cons:
 The changes may become the major risk for the organization.
 The requirements for the changes may not get implemented in a proper way.
Answer to the question no 2:
My own leadership style is participative leadership style where all the members of the
team can take part in the decision making process. The participative leadership will help to

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increase the value of the human resource. In this case, the employees in the organization can feel
valued as their opinions are taken in the decision making process of the team.
Answer to the question no 3:
The strategies for the human capital management for AGC can be done in different ways.
The main objective of this organization is to bring change. In order to do this the strategy of
organization visualization can be applicable. This will help to determine the future strategy to
manage the human resources and the implementation for the changed system in the organization.
Apart from that contingent workforce management can be beneficial for the management of the
organization. This will include workforce planning that will include meeting of the goals and
objectives along with the requirements of the organization. The changes can be implemented in a
proper way through the proper visionary leadership in the organization.
Conclusion
The discussion is regarding the different styles of leaderships. From the comparative
discussion of the two different leadership styles of two different people, it can be said that the
leadership style of Shawn Williams is better than the leadership style of John Dawson as Shawn
Williams follows participative leadership which encourages employees in the organization to
take part in decision making process.

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