Leadership in Apple Inc.

This presentation discusses the leadership practices in Apple Inc. marketing department and the importance of personal development plan for enhancing leadership skills. It covers the position title, job description, person specification, and leadership style. It also includes SWOT analysis, SMART objectives, and personal development plan. The presentation concludes with references from various sources.

LEADERSHIP
Leadership in Apple Inc.

INTRODUCTION
 Leadership: process to influence people and to
accomplish an objective,
 Never ending process of self-study, training,
education and experience,
 Various leadership styles i.e. autocratic leadership
style, democratic leadership, transformational
style

ANSWER 1
 Selected organization and department- Apple Inc. and
marketing department
 Position title and job description-
 responsible for collaborating with the cross-functional partners,
 To serve as the primary point of contact,
 Participating in the development and implementation of
strategic and tactical business plans,
 To manage the use experience of the website,
 Accountable for building and directing of a cohesive team

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 Person specification-
 Strong effective communicator,
 Coordinate with the large team,
 Enhance the productivity,
 Expert in the digital and social media strategy
 Ability to reach in the environment of constant change,
 Manage external PR and communication companies and contactors

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 Leadership style-
 Transformational leadership style,
 Effective to inspire and motivate the
employees,
 Steve Jobs is the perfect example of
transformational leadership,
 always motivated his staff to think beyond what
they already have done

ANSWER 2
 Important to identify the approach towards own
growth and development,
 Various techniques i.e. SWOT and self-assessment
 Identification of strength and weakness-
 Strengths- Positive attitude & Critical thinking,
 Weakness- Communication skills & Strategy
formulation

STRENGTHS
 Positive attitude-
 Effective listener having the ability to manage
interpersonal relationships,
 Ability to put new thoughts and have foresightedness
 Critical thinking-
 Critical thinking to evaluate past performances,
 Helpful for getting various approaches to problem
solving

WEAKNESS
 Communication skills-
 weakness in my non-verbal communication skills. I n
having communicated with different types of people,
my communication skills are not in intelligent
manner.
 Strategy formulation-
 weakness related to the strategy formulation of the
business as I do not have as much quick and
responsive skills to manage the problems.

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 Need of cultural sensitivity-
 Understanding various cultural aspects,
 Making department head and supervisory staff sensitive to the
needs of the employees working with them,
 Bringing about cooperation and unity among the employees,
 Making various departments sensitive for expansion strategy

ANSWER 3
 Opportunity to improve the current skills
along with the development of new traits,
 Various opportunities inside and outside of
the organization,
 Observed some future approaches and needs

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 SMART objectives-
 Specific- Enhance my communication and strategy formulation
skills by the personal development plan.
 Measurable- Attend various events and sessions within the
organization.
 Attainable- Feedbacks provided by my friends, colleagues and
family.
 Realistic- proper exercise schedule and communication with my
team members and colleagues
 Time-bounded- Short term goals for 12 months

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 Activities for implementing the plan of
development-
 Keep the development plan on track,
 Complete the task at the given time,
 Understand the scope of the development plan,
 Identify the rates of changes in the company and then
analyze the scope of personal development plan,
 Training and job experience,
 Mentoring

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 Personal Development Plan-
 Facing a bit trouble in communicating with
the employees,
 Decision making power and strategy
formulation skills are not responsive,
 Required personal development plan in order
to meet the remaining needs

CONTINUE…
Qualities Lacking Appropriate actions Required time
Decision making skills Not so quick and responsive Pre-analysis of issues and
learning previous activities
3
Enhancing employee
relations
Formal behavior Reduce flexible nature and
apply formal behavior
2
Professional knowledge Lack in perfection Use practical experience 3
Team working Identification of skills and
interest of individual
Use techniques to identify the
skill sets
4

CONCLUSION
 Leadership is ability to lead the people and
employees within the organization.
 Various analyses related to the leadership
practices,
 Process by which a person manages and motivates
the team and members of the organization,
 Crucial to develop effective leadership for
controlling the behavior of the employees

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