Leadership in Organizations: Reflection and Analysis

HR6002 Leadership in
Organizations

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Critical reflection on experiences of leadership along with suggestions for improvement areas.
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Use of leadership concepts as well as theory in analysis and evaluation of leadership...............4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES:...............................................................................................................................8
APPENDICES.................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Leadership is defined to the art of directing along with influencing individuals in such
manner that they attain their respect, obedience, loyal cooperation and confidence in
accomplishing common goals. It involves set of actions that are directed towards group
objectives and it perpetually exhibit behavioural pattern with certain objectives (Bass, 2008).
Leadership in organisations is required for accepting, adopting along with executing changes
within model of business as per dynamic trends, customer preferences as well as future concerns.
This report is categorised in two tasks wherein first task is based on critical reflection on
experience of leadership as well as suggestions for development areas. The second task is based
on usage of leadership theory as well as concepts while analysing and evaluation of leadership of
Jack Ma who is Founder of Alibaba Group.
MAIN BODY
Critical reflection on experiences of leadership along with suggestions for improvement areas.
As a leader while working in a group to accomplish the project work, I experienced that I
delegates tasks in a such way that helped me in managing myriad responsibilities at workplace. I
organised and called various meetings to update the knowledge of whole team about the
workings that members have to accomplished within set time frame. My listening skills were
excellent as I never missed any point of information that were related to me. Through this, I was
able to combine and synthesis the ideas in clear manner that were presented or shared by others
to me. In addition, I also synthesis each clump of information in order to potential contributor for
the aspects that the group was trying to accomplish while working on the project. Through out
the way, I identified various problems along with challenges that were faced by the group
members and calmly analyse whole situation so to provide appropriate solutions. I did all this
working with the support and help of team that helped me in analysing that teamwork is crucial
element of leadership and is considered the most in successful leadership. One of the good
attribute that I ascertained was commendable was my potentiality to see positivity in all
situations despite of perceived griminesses in various circumstances. I followed the concept or
theory of democratic leadership wherein I held final responsibility of work accomplishment and
delegated authorities to the group members. With this leadership, my communication with all the
group members was active. In this leadership, I redistributed powers as well as authority among
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