Strategic Leadership

This study material provides an in-depth analysis of strategic leadership, including the characteristics of a good leader, analysis of own leadership, and a leadership development plan. It covers the importance of clear vision, setting organizational goals, leadership style, developing methods, monitoring progress, gaining feedback, continuance, and identification of new challenges. Suitable for students studying leadership or management courses.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Characteristics of a good leader.......................................................................................................2
Analysis of Own Leadership...........................................................................................................3
Leadership Development Plan.........................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
An individual can be a virtuous supervisor but it is not inevitable a decent leader, whereas
other individual can be a decent frontrunner but valor not be a virtuous supervisor. The main
variance between them is that the supervisor is devoted to making the order as well as constancy,
while the frontrunners are embracing as well as procedure variation (Antonakis & Day, 2017).
Leadership is the concept of creating the prophecy for other to follow traditional organizational
standards as well as morals and can able to discover some technique to enhance efficiency and
value of other individuals (Grint, Jones & Holt, 2016). The leadership is useful for the success of
the individual as well as for the organization. It is defined as the process by which an individual
influence other accomplishes an objective as well as directs the company in a manner that makes
it more coherent as well as cohesive (Northouse, 2017). It plays a vital role in the life of the
individual as well as in the business or any organization. The leadership is seen as the capability
of a leader to organize and form a group of people that can support them to work together in such
a manner that can help in achieving a shared vision and goal of the individual or any company
(Covin& Slevin, 2017).
In the following part, there will be a detailed analysis of leadership characteristics that
should be available in the personality of individual and way to enhance the leadership quality
among the individual.
Characteristics of a good leader
There are certain qualities that deprive the personality of leadership among the
individual. There are many things that can help in determining a leader whether good or bad. The
most essential thing is the features and characteristics of the leaders as it is explained in the
below points to understand more efficiently:
Honest: it is required for the leader, to be honest towards its work, towards others as well
as themselves. Such a leader will able to grow more efficiently and efficiently. A display
sincerity, integrity as well as candor in all the actions will able to make the leader more effective
in their work and can able to gain the trust of another individual that make them unique from
other (Amanchukwu, Stanley & Ololube, 2015).

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Motive and Inspire Other: the most difficult job for the leader is to persuade others to
follow; it can only be possible if the leader can able to inspire its followers by setting a good
example. It is one of the essential traits that are required in the leader. To lead others, it is
required for the leader to motivate its subordinate towards the targeted goal. If the leader is self-
motivated, he can able to motivate others that made the lead in a more effective and efficient
manner.
Confidence: the leader is required to be confident to ensure re that others follow its
commands. If the leader is unsure about his own decision as well as qualities then the
subordinates will never follow the leader. Therefore, as a leader, it is required for them to be
oozing with confidence that represents some swagger as well as assertiveness to gain the respect
of the subordinates (Herman, 2016).
Commitment as well as Passion: to gain the trust of subordinates, it is required for the
leader to fulfill its commitment and promises. It will not only increase represent in the eyes of
subordinates but also will enhance the trust among them efficiently. It is also required for the
leader to be passionate towards the work, it will motivate others to follow the leader and give
their best if they see that their leader also make its hands dirty (Hallinger & Chen, 2015).
Good Communicator: until the leader clearly communicates its vision to its teammates as
well as tell them the strategy to achieve the goal, it will difficult for the leader to get the results
he wants. Therefore, the leader is required to be a good communicator that can able to pass its
message efficiently that can able to understand by its teammates. A good communicator can be a
good leader. Words have the power to motivate the individual as well as make them do the
unthinkable. If a leader uses them efficiently then he can able to achieve better results that will
make them successful (Donate & de Pablo, 2015).
Analysis of Own Leadership
A few years ago, a coworker of mine who has meanwhile emeritus shared his opinions
with me on the specific senior director. He used a locution which however meant in a pejorative
sense that I have never forgotten. He whispered,” As a frontrunner of men, I would only follow
him out of snooping”. He had, consequently, some of the substantial involvement of dissimilar

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organization as well as leadership styles. Therefore, using such time-honored model I frequently
analyze my own fortes as well as weakness in the area of management and administration.
Fayol has emphasized five common segments of the supervision that is important to the
role. Such segment involves the capability to look to the forthcoming that is required to be
organized as well as coordinate the organizational objective, leading as well as finally regulate
the above section using all the revenues at his or her discarding (Fowler, 2018). Therefore, with
the help of such theory and model, I was able to analyze my leadership quality while I was
managing stakeholders. In the organization, I managed the issues of my employees more
effectively. I have effectively managed coordination between stakeholders and goals of the
company that supports the company to achieve the targeted goal. However, sometimes I faced
issue in controlling external stakeholders that created the biggest challenge for me. I am not able
to control the temperaments that increase the issue of anger in me. I have a propensity to evade
clashes yet can be persistent where my personal beliefs come into the clashes with the idea of a
company in which I run the peril of deteriorating in impartiality. Such are the adverse characters
that I have been deliberately employed over the former few years as well as aid to remind me
that although partaking a evasion panache (Hackmann, 2016).
The Humanist Approach describes by McGregor looked at how the attitude of people can
affect the behavior according to which there is two sorts of the frontrunner (by means of an X
and Y range ranging from a destructive to a optimistic view of underlings correspondingly)
(Good et al., 2017). While analyzing and adopting such an approach in my life I have realized
that there is a distinctive panache for each discrete executive, however, even the furthermost
open, as well as support one, can also relapse on the instances to X typical approaches as well as
rejoinders, it can rather confuse and requiring in steadiness for the employees as well as
potentially unsettling (Ugaddan & Park, 2017).
Therefore, after analyzing the above assessments, I was capable to regulate that my
individual leadership style is majorly participative. A participative leader is one of the leaders in
change who shares decision making with the group members. Therefore, as a participative
frontrunner my leadership style advocate as cooperation. Encouraging cooperation is majorly
deliberated as the strength of my leadership style. This is the forte for my leadership style is due

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to the reason advocating the teamwork provide the team members an prospect to contribute in
the administrative procedure of emerging the team as well as able to manage the stakeholders
more efficiently and effectively. Moreover, another forte that my leadership style has is that my
leadership style struggles for unanimity; it is reflected as the forte for my leadership style due to
the reason having such consensus empower the employees and other stakeholders as well as
provides them with a sense of belongings in an effective and efficient manner.
With the help of model I have also analyzed some of my weakness among which is one
of the weaknesses of my governance style is that if team-members do not settle on rather, a
decision cannot be made until all the team member is in the agreement with a specific decision. It
can be painstaking as my weakness due to the reason it creates the issue of delay in decision
making that sometimes result in facing some of the biggest challenges for the company. Another
weakness of my management style is asking the time. It is painstaking as my weakness for the
management style is due to the reason if groups are not able to practice a consensus for any
reason, efficiency stops an appreciated time is lost till an accord is molded. Therefore, as such
weaknesses created an issue in managing the stakeholder efficiently and efficiently (Shim, 2016).
Leadership Development Plan
What Where Why How

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Clear Vision Meetings, seminars
or by
communicating
personally with
every employees.
It will increase the
moral of the
employees and it will
create a positive
environment in the
organization. It will
multiply the power of
employees that will
help both employees
and company to grow.
It will personify the
core values of the
organization such as
knowledge, integrity
and loyalty.
By communicating
the vision with the
employees, managers
and executives of the
company and will
state that what will be
our vision.
Setting my
Organizational Goals
I must set
organizational goals
by discussing with
the employees or
executives of the
company
The goals reflect the
vision of a company
and it guides the way
to company to move
in which way. It is
necessary for any
company to have set
goals to become
successful.
I must set my goals
by proper planning
and I will set my ideal
leadership that can
help me out in
reaching that goals.
The employees and
your team is very
important for
reaching any goals. I
will first start with my
sales team talking
skills that will help
me out in generating

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more clients.
Secondly I will
maintain a strict
deadline and will
monitor the success
of my goals.
Leadership style By taking
inspiration from big
leaders of the
World.
It will generate the
leadership
characteristics for me
and moreover it will
help the company to
generate more profits.
By considering that
what will be the best
leadership style that I
can adopt which is
beneficial for my
company and that can
take my company to
success and in
reaching the set goals.
Developing my
methods
In the Training
session area
Once the core values
of the company has
been set it becomes
necessary that how
the execution should
been made and for
that it is required
proper training of
employees and
executives or
managers of the
company
The training will
develop the skills of
the employees,
managers or the
executives and will
provide them the
leadership skills. It
will develop the
capacity of employees
and will help in
reaching the goals of
the organization.
There are various

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leadership training
programs that can
help leaders in
achieving the success
of the company.
Monitor Progress In the work area It is necessary
because the
sometimes the
company face
problems and on time
if progress has not
been seen than it
becomes risk to the
organization therefore
proper monitoring by
leaders on time to
time is required
Through practicing
self-reflection that
will help the leaders
before asking the
answers they will get
the questions. It will
help them to identify
problems on time and
what solution
measures can be
taken so that it should
not become the risk
for the organization.
Gaining of Feedback Feedback form
available on the
reception
The feedback will
know the leaders that
what improvement is
required and where
and what employees
are facing the
problems
I will try to make
improvements faster
by communicating
with the employees
and what are the
problems they are
facing and how it can
be resolved and I will
take that measures as

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early as possible.
Continuance
Recruitment
Hr Department It will bring new
ideas, perspective and
diversity into the
organization and will
support the senior
employees.
Recruiting the
employees who
should have high
caliber either through
the placement
programs or through
renowned universities
students who can
bring their fresh and
new knowledge to
their workplace.
Identification of new
challenges
Through Market
Analysis
The market is
dynamic and with
every few time you
have to change your
strategies as what I
have worked before
five probably will not
work today.
Therefore for facing
challenges the
change is required
Through Market
analysis by having a
good research that
will help me out in
knowing that what are
the challenges. It will
make the company to
remove hurdles from
their way and become
successful. I will
analyze that what are
the challenges and
what can be done to
remove that
challenges.

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Conclusion
From the above analysis, it can be concluded that leadership plays a vital role in the
business. It is one of the key resources to achieve the targeted goal of the company in an
effective manner. The leadership style can be developing through different activities. Most of the
companies lead in the market through effective leadership style. The leader is required to be
passionate for their work, to motivate others. The leader can be a role model for its subordinate
by showing its work to them. The leader is also required to be confident; if he does not show
confidence in his decision then subordinates also hesitate to trust the decision of the leader.
Therefore, it is required for the leader to be confided. Moreover, the leaders are also required to
be good communicator, it will help in understanding the goal of the company in a more effective
manner among the subordinate. In the whole process, I have adopted various models to analyze
my leadership style and its impact on the business and other stakeholders. Hence, I have realized
that I am able to make coordination among the business and stakeholders efficiently but lag in
controlling any deviation arises in between such situation. I majorly try to ignore the conflicts
that further create an issue for the business. Thus, I can enhance my strength as well as can able
to cope up from the weakness by adopting effective leadership development plan. It will help in
developing an overall personality as well as can able to make me an effective leader in the
company.

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