JACK MA Yangisha K.C Westcliff University 500B: Organizational Leadership

JACK MA
Yangisha K.C
Westcliff University
500B: Organizational Leadership
Professor Rajiv Subba
July 11, 2022

JACK MA
There are numerous times where we encounter amazing individuals who have had an
impact on people's lives; one such individual is Jack Ma, one of the wealthiest and most
successful Chinese multimillionaires. Ma Yun, now known as Jack Ma, is the co-founder and
executive chairman of Alibaba Group who was also listed on Forbes “Most Powerful Person “list
on 2015.Besides this he was also listed 2nd in World’s 5o Greatest Leaders on Fortune Magazine
in 2017.[ CITATION Put22 \l 1033 ].
One of the richest people in China Jack Ma is the founder and Chairman of
Revolutionary E-commerce Business Alibaba, which has undoubtedly set an example
worldwide. Founded in 1999, the company not only grew rapidly but is able to set an exemplary
remark among the world where it connects the buyers and sellers across the world.[ CITATION
Put22 \l 1033 ]. Jack Ma born in September 10 ,1974 in China came from a household that was
lower middle class. Jack Ma had aspirations to lead the student organization throughout his time
in school and to work as an English tour guide in his free time.
Jack Ma served as an English instructor at Hangzhou Dianzi University following his
graduation from Hangzhou Normal University in 1988. During this time, Jack Ma had the chance
to go for business to the USA, where he first became aware of the existence of the internet. He
was aware that this technology will fundamentally alter the course of human history and started
thinking globally there onwards.[ CITATION Put22 \l 1033 ].

My admiration for jack ma
There are many leaders across the world who have influenced me in some manner, but
Jack Ma stands out for me. In most cases, the public only sees the successful aspects of an
individual, but in the case of Jack Ma, he told the world about his failure. Similarly, there are
various instance where Jack Ma has proved himself as an exemplary leader, one being, a
revolutionary chain Ali Baba and its world recognition.
For me personally, those who have experienced hardship and afterwards demonstrated to
the world that they are valuable and can actually follow through on their promises are true
leaders, and their credibility is far higher than that of people who have been fortunate in life,
which is the reason why I admire Jack Ma.
Aside from his financial success, Jack Ma is an excellent personality who personifies the
persona of a responsive and responsible leader. I will further examine the reasons why I admire
him as a Leader as per the five practices of successful Leaders in the paragraph below.
Jack ma leadership style with respect to five practices
The five practices of leadership are model the way, inspire the shared vision, enable
others to act, challenge the process and encourage the heart which is further explained with
respect to Jack Ma’s leadership journey.[ CITATION Nan14 \l 1033 ].
Model the way
Jack Ma used the practice like Model the Way, despite many obstacles in his domain, he
consistently followed his passion and made a way for others to follow. As he was in CEO
position, he held a lot of responsibility and had to encounter a lot of misfortune when running