Leadership Styles and Strategies for Aspiring Leaders

Leading Business
Organisations

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
1. (a) The 2 fundamental questions that leaders needs to ask themselves..............................1
(b) Two key aspect of leadership............................................................................................1
(c) Leadership theory/style.....................................................................................................1
(d) Two different leadership style that are appropriate for business environment.................2
(e) Leaders need depth understanding in the range of leadership style..................................2
2. (a) Organisational mission and vision................................................................................2
(b) Individuals contribution in order to execute mission and vision......................................2
(c) Leaders contribution to make in execute vision and mission...........................................2
(d) Stakeholders contribution.................................................................................................3
(e) Aspiring leaders needs to be able to analyse contribution of the above...........................3
3. (a) Leadership strategy.......................................................................................................3
(b) Change leadership.............................................................................................................3
(c) Organisational potential....................................................................................................3
(d) Business context...............................................................................................................3
(e) Aspiring leader require to understand leadership strategies that can be applicable at
different business context.......................................................................................................4
4. (a) Motivation theory..........................................................................................................4
(b) Two categories of motivational theories...........................................................................4
(c) Contemporary term for employee motivation...................................................................4
(d) Appreciative inquiry technique.........................................................................................4
(e) Aspiring leaders require to define a range of motivational theories within organisational
context....................................................................................................................................4
5. (a) Potential leadership style..............................................................................................5
(b) Key strengths....................................................................................................................5
(c) Key challenges..................................................................................................................5
(d) Personal development to develop leadership ability.........................................................5
PART 2............................................................................................................................................5
(a) Introduction of Starbucks..................................................................................................5

(b) Overview of “Servant” leaderhsip style and challenges associated with practising it in the
complex. Ambiguous and volatile (VUCA) environment......................................................6
(c) Critical evaluation of Kevin Johnson's leadership style...................................................8
(d) Why Johnson have personal strong brand as an effective leader...................................10
(e) Recommendations in order to build success and maintain sustainability as well as
competitive advantages towards Starbucks..........................................................................10
(f) Views on the basis of Johnson is an effective role model for aspiring leaders...............10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................13