Exemplary Leadership: The Key to Success in Dynamic Organizations

Running head: EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP
Exemplary Leadership
Name of the Student
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Part A
Kouzes and Posner were the brains behind the trait leadership theory (Dinh et al., 2014).
Latter as a development to the latter theory, they propounded the functional leadership model
(Kouzes & Posner, 2018). The model revolves around aspects five aspects. The aspects or the
practices are five in number. The five practices are;
1. Model the way
2. inspire a shared vision
3. challenge the process
4. Enabling others to act
5. Encourage the Heart
The five practices mentioned above comprise of various commitment, ten to be exact, two
commitments for each practice (Kouzes & Posner, 2014). The commitments are catered to by
exercising behaviour from the part of the leaders of the organisation.
The functional leadership theory is applicable to the top-level management of companies as
they are responsible for the culture that exists within the organisation (Antonakis & House,
2014). I can envision myself in a top position in company in the future. Thus, I would need to
ensure that I abide by the functional leadership theory. By catering to the components of the
functional leadership framework, I would be able to able to inspire the organisation that I
would be a part of, create a shared value in the operations of the organisation that I would be
a part of and, challenge the existent systems within the organisation by engaging and
encouraging the every individual in the organisation that I would be working in the future.

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Fig: Exemplary leadership
In the future, I would be catering to the needs of the organisation by carrying out the practices
in the organisation that I am a part of. The following table is used to present the future
development of my leadership skills, the practices that I would need to carry out along with
the adjudgment of the behaviours that I would need to incorporate in terms of operations in
my future organisation.
Practices Commitments Behaviour
Model the way  Commitment to clarify the
values by using my voice and
catering to the needs of
shared ideals within the
organisation (Kelly, Wicker
& Gerkin, 2014).
 Exemplary leadership in
terms of aligning the actions
with the shared values of the
organisation.
In order to showcase the commitment from
my part, I would need to ensure the
following;
 I would need to lead from the front.
 I would need to follow the
established principles of the
company. This will ensure that my
subordinates will follow the same.
 I would need to be sure about my
goals which would ensure and back
up the nature of operations that I
would carry out in the organisation
that I am a part of.
 I would need to take feedback from

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the employees of the company who
are my subordinates in the
company. This would help me in
establishing a standard of
performance in the company.
 I would have to keep the promises I
make and stick to the commitments
that I make.
Inspiring a
shared vision
 Having a clear outlook of the
operations of the company in
the future by assessing the
possibilities and possible
outcomes (Ross et al., 2014).
 Create an appeal based on a
shared vision for the
achievement of a certain
goal.
The behaviour that I would need to cater to
in order to influence a shared vision in the
company would be through the following
measures.
 I would need to discuss about the
future trends that the company can
come across and discuss the same
with my subordinates and
colleagues.
 Envision a positive position of the
company that I would be engaged
to and motivate the employees top
perform at their best to achieve the
given scenario.
 I would need to highlight the
measures that the employees of the
company can take in order to have
favourable outcomes that re related
to their interests.
 Communicate the needs of
achievement to the employees of
the company so that they are able
to carry out the objectives and
operation in order to achieve the
goals that have been established.
Challenging the
Process
 Constantly looking for
opportunities for
improvement (Hutchinson &
Jackson, 2013)
 Experimentation in terms of
the operations of the
business, hence generating
petty favourable outcomes
for the business, which
would result in achievement
of large-scale favourable
outcomes in the long-run.
In order to constantly challenge the normal
nature of operations of the company, I
would need to ensure that I abide by the
following while operating in my future
company as in a leadership position;
 I would challenge my abilities by
putting myself in positions that are
challenging for me.
 I would aim to create a climate in
my organisation that would ensure
that every individual in the
company are constantly
challenging their abilities and
seeking improvements.
 Challenge the existing systems of
the company, seek improvement in
the operations. I would try to seek