Leadership Theories and Organizations: Benefits for Aspiring Leaders

LEADING BUSINESS
ORGANISTAIONS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
PART 1.......................................................................................................................................................4
1) Why is a systematic understanding of leadership theories and organizations beneficial for aspiring
leaders?....................................................................................................................................................4
2) Why is an ability to evaluate the contribution that individuals, leaders and stakeholders make in
creating and executing the mission and vision.........................................................................................5
3) Why is an ability to apply appropriate leadership strategies in order to maximize organizational
potential?.................................................................................................................................................6
4) Why is an ability to critically evaluate a range of motivational theories?............................................7
5) ‘Potential Leadership Style’................................................................................................................8
PART TWO.................................................................................................................................................9
a) Introduction of report..........................................................................................................................9
b) ‘Servant’ leadership style and the challenges associated with practicing it in the volatile, uncertain,
complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environment.......................................................................................9
c) Kevin Johnson’s leadership style focusing on Starbucks improved financial performance...............10
d) Johnson have such a strong personal brand as an effective global leader..........................................11
e) Recommendations as to what you believe Johnson could do to build on his current success and
maintain Starbuck’s sustainability.........................................................................................................12
f) Conclusion expressing view as to whether Johnson is an effective role model for aspiring leaders...13
CONCLUSION.....................................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Leading a company is attained by vision casting and also motivating the teams by praise
inspiration an encouragement. Leaders mainly use vision of company or mission as starting line.
Leading is use of influence to motivate the staff members to attain goals of company (Asman,
Y., 2019). This report is divided in to two different parts one is reflection and other is related to
Starbuck’s Leadership Style. Starbucks is American multinational coffeehouse chain in
Washington. It was founded in year 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker.
There will be discussion about the servant leadership style and challenges which are related with
it. The leadership style of Kevin Johnson by focusing on Starbucks to improve the financial
performance ha been discussed.
PART 1
1) Why is a systematic understanding of leadership theories and organizations beneficial for
aspiring leaders?
a. Two fundamental questions that leaders need to ask themselves?
According to my opinion that two questions which leaders should ask from themselves
are is this best use of my time and other one is that Am I helping make the others better.
b. Two key aspects of leadership?
As per my opinion that there are different aspects of leadership but there are two main
aspects of the leadership which are trust and confidence these both are helpful in making the
leaders successful.
c. Leadership theory (style)?
Leadership style is manner of providing direction, executive plants and also motivating
people. Leadership style is helpful in providing the right direction to the team member so that
they can work effectively and focus on attaining the specific aim and objectives.
d. Different leadership styles.

There are two leadership styles leadership styles that are appropriate for the current
volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business environment. Laissez-faire and
transformational are the main leadership styles because in this leaders give the importance to its
employees.
e. Aspiring leaders need an in-depth understanding of a range of leadership styles?
Aspiring Leaders offers an experiential, realistic approach to inspiring people to
incorporate what they have learned by acting as active team leaders and putting in place tools
and requirements to help facilitate the learning process. There is a need of in-n depth
understanding of range of the leadership style to aspiring leaders because they can include the
team members so that they can feel that they are main part of company.
2) Why is an ability to evaluate the contribution that individuals, leaders and stakeholders make
in creating and executing the mission and vision
a. Organizational mission and vision?
Mission of an organization is related to business, its objectives in approaches in order to
reach to set objectives. Vision of company states about the desire position of an organization.
The components of Vision and Mission statements are combined to give statement of company
goals, values.
b. Contribution do individuals typically make in executing the mission and vision?
The main contribution that individuals typically make in implementing the vision and
mission of an organization is to understand about the strategies in also work towards it. This
developed the measurable objective through which the company can gain the success.
c. Contribution do leaders typically make in executing the mission and vision?
The leaders contribute in implementing vision and mission is to guide the employees,
communicate about the strategies so that they can focus on attaining the set vision and mission of
company. The main role of leader is to guide the employees and also motivated so that they can
work effectively.
d. Contribution do stakeholders typically make in executing the mission and vision?