Paper On Study Of Effective Leadership

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Paper On Study Of Effective Leadership

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LEADERSHIP 1Leadership Case StudiesNameCourseProfessor’s NameUniversity nameCity StateDate of Submission

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LEADERSHIP 2IntroductionLeadership could simply be defined as the ability to inspire others and be prepared to doso. This entails creating a clear vision, sharing the vision with others for them to followwillingly, providing knowledge and information to achieve the vision through coordination andbalance of conflict interest of all members and stakeholders in the organization. Most countries,businesses enterprises, companies and even families come to stand tall because of good leadersand leadership qualities. Therefore, leadership is a crucial aspect for the growth of an individual,business, state or nation.[CITATION Gal08 \p 22 \l 1033 ]. This paper utilizes several studies toexplore how effective leadership can contribute to the organization success. Case study 11. Jimmy’s Leadership CharacteristicsJimmy has been able to portray various leadership styles as exhibited in the case study.To start with, Jimmy is a responsible leader. He enjoyed being a leader and taking responsibilityfor his actions as well as those of his team. He has control of his work as the submarine officerEnsign Badger, and he is aware that mistakes in the submarine could lead to destructiveconsequences for hundreds of people. In his service as a store manager at a medium sized storein the chain, Jimmy also assures his juniors of his support and his willingness to listen to theirproblems and his work was also recommended highly by his superiors. Ideally, a leader shouldbe supportive to his team as well as providing it with the right and reliable direction for theachievement of the organizational set goals and objectives[CITATION Ros13 \p 36 \l 1033 ]. Badger is also democratic. He respects the opinions of his juniors in the home –improvement stores and even seeks to know their opinions and suggestions on how to make the

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LEADERSHIP 3store one of the highest performing units in the company. He also promises to inform them ofany troubles that he will observe, and this is evidence that he respects the opinions of hissubordinates. A good leader should involve his team in the decision making process. This helpsin arriving at decisions that all the members feel they are part of them. Question 2It is crucial for Jimmy to modify his leadership approach because even though he is agood leader, there are still complaints from the people he leads and this is not good for a leader.He has to learn that people have different abilities and everyone can do things differently.Therefore, he should lower his high expatiations on his workers, and he has to reduce hisexpectations of perfection. Even one of his workers, a senior officer once told him to be a littlemore patient with the young sailors. Based on the observation of the Jimmy’s reactions towardsthe less experienced employees in the organization it is evident that he is a bit impatient andtherefore, he should learn patience skills.Question 3a) The home- improvement store is hiring ex-military officers for management becausethese people understand the concept of responsibility, are experienced and therefore, they arelikely to perform better than others. They have gone through difficulties and trials that mostpeople have not. The exposures that ex-military officers go through prepares them on how tobecome responsible individuals who can carry out duties successfully. The former ex-militaryofficers are also people who will make sure the work done. For example, they have in-builtleadership talents, and they come from previous cultures that equips them with mission

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