Role of leadership in organizational development
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RMIT University
Added on 2020-05-16
Role of leadership in organizational development
RMIT University
Added on 2020-05-16
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Running head: LEADERSHIPLeadershipName of the student:Name of the university:Author note
1LEADERSHIPIntroductionLeadership has an important role to play in the success of an organization. The leader ofthe organization sets a clear goal for the employees along with individual objectives. A clearobjective and potential leadership can lead the employees to work with full motivation whichadds value to the organization (Antonakis and Day 2017).This assignment will critically analyze the leadership qualities of a role model. The wayin which an individual can work on his characteristic traits to build the leadership qualitiesthrough the stages of observation, feedback and self- reflection will be focused on. A hotelmanager has been selected as the role model for this particular assignment. Stage 1: Observation For the observation stage an effective and successful leader has been selected who will beconsidered as the role model. Mr. Romeo is the general manager of a five star hotel in Myanmar.He is a native of Philippine and completed his Master degree in Business Administration fromBerkeley University. He has been working in the hotel industry for more than 20 years and hehas been in the position of a general manager for 10 years. Traits and behaviorsThe reason behind choosing him as the role model is that he is quite famous for hisleadership skills. According to Cameron et al. (2014) effective communication, motivatingquality, positive attitude and trust worthiness are some of the leadership skills which were relatedto Mr. Romeo. Moreover he knows how to act in a responsible way and has always been
2LEADERSHIPsuccessful in showing dedication towards the tasks. The acquaintance was built up when I hadworked as a part timer in the same hotel in the department of food and beverage. While workingin the hotel I got to know more about him such as his brilliant working and leading ways tomotivate the staff members. As per Boezeman and Ellemers (2014) an effective leader needs tofollow participative style where inputs from the employees are considered valuable. Mr. Romeofollowed the same and his leadership capabilities inspired me to continue in the same hotel as anintern longer than I had intended to. I saw the spark in him as a leader and his way to mould theteam by motivation in order to get back their trust and respect.Power and IntelligenceWhile working with him I had observed his leadership qualities such as being honest anddedicated towards the work and tried to imbibe those within me. Cameron et al. (2014) hadmentioned that a leader should not show false hopes or cheat on his team. He had possessed allthe traits of a leader such as intelligence, inner motivation, maturity, attitude of an HR, self-confidence, foresightedness, adaptability and open mindedness, responsibility and objectivity.Thus his leadership traits can be linked with the Trait Theory which systematically evaluates theleaders. In this theory, the personal characteristics of a leader are considered as the main factorsof leadership success. This theory takes into consideration the personality, social, physical andalso intellectual characteristics which distinguish a leader from a commoner. For instance, myrole model Mr. Romeo satisfies all the factors of Trait Theory. He is adaptable to situations,assertive, cooperative, decisive, self- confident and also possesses other qualities required from aleader (Cashman 2017). He has gained the necessary power and intelligence through years totrain and lead his team in a successful way. The role model has all the necessary traits that couldlink him with the Trait Theory.
3LEADERSHIPContingencyWhile the leader had acquired all the characteristics through years but he had a flexiblenature. Through his elastic nature he could gel easily with any one in any kind of situation. Sucha unique characteristic quality in his nature led him adapt to tough situations and change hisleadership quality accordingly. AsChemers (2014) had stated that leadership is a process bywhich an individual influence others for attaining the goals to make superior workingenvironment within the organization. There are different leadership styles such as visionary,coaching, affiliative, democratic, pacesetting and commanding and each of these have their ownfunctions. The functions are mobilizing the team towards a vision; developing them for thecoming days; creating friendly bonds; building harmony through participation; expecting selfdirection and excellence; demanding immediate compliance respectively. Mr. Romeo hadpossessed all these behavior within him and implemented them as per the requirement of thesituation. This change in leadership characteristic of Mr. Romeo can be linked with theBehavioral Theory which analyses the leader on his actions and activities. As per this theory,leadership is the outcome of effective role behavior (Collinson 2014). It is believed that theactual leadership is shown by a person’s behavior and not by his traits which is contradictory tothe Trait Theory. This theory aims to stress on the behavior of the leader and not on his traits. Effective leadership qualitiesDaft (2014) had stated that leadership qualities are either innate or acquired. All the greatleaders are not born with the leadership qualities but there are some who have possessed oracquired those in their lifetime. Mr. Romeo was one such great leader who not only bore theinborn qualities but also groomed himself to acquire those which he lacked. In order to knowmore about his leadership qualities, I wanted to talk to him so that I can gain some more
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