Developing Leadership and Management in SES

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Leadership and Management Development in SES
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Introduction
Professor Warren G. Bennis argues that there exists a difference between leaders and managers.
He argues that leaders are people who do the right thing while managers are the people who do
things right. I am arguing from his point of view because the main problem of the Space and
Engineering Services (SES) is the lack of distinguishing these two. Leadership is integral to the
management of any company. A leader knows what is right and therefore gets others to do that
which is correct is all what all the companies need (Bergelson, 2014, p. 18). According to
(Bergelson, 2014, p. 28), leadership is an art of getting someone else to do something you want
to be done because he wants to do it. It is crucial, therefore, as Bergelson postulates, that
leadership entails first creating a rapport with the led thus making them do what is right. All
leaders can be capable, but not all leaders are exquisite. The whole matter rotates around the
skills as a leader possesses and the type of leadership a leader exhibits to the work given to him
or her. Leadership and navigation competency is crucial (Argote and Miron-Spektor, 2011, p.
1130). It is the knowledge, abilities, and skills that a leader needs to accomplish the
organization's goals, create the vision and mission of the organization, to lead the employers to
the organization’s goals, managing initiatives and influencing the employees and the community
at large to work towards delivering the vision of the organization. The leaders are also capable of
taking care of the employees regardless of what happens including their health issues. This paper
sheds light on the recommendations to develop the leadership and management of the SES and
issues that may arise from the intervention (Caspersz and Thomas, 2015, p 70)
Recommended approaches to the development of SES managers
SES managers needed the following qualities of transformational leaders to achieve success in
the company.

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The managers should have been trained to create an inspiring vision for the future of the
company. The idea is very important in leadership. “It is the art of seeing what is invisible to
others.” A good leader should know where the company is headed to and be in a position to live
in that vision thus leading the rest to achieve it (Cseh, Davis, and Khilji, 2013, p. 490). It must be
realistic and convincing to the people the reason they are supposed to work. It provides the
direction, sets the right priorities and examines every step so that the company is moving in the
right direction as it is required to be. It is evident in the module that the managers in managerial
positions lacked the vision of the SES Company and therefore could not lead the rest in
achieving its set goals. Lack of vision made the directors not to communicate with the employees
often causing a disconnection between the employees and the managers and also among the
employees themselves (Waddock and Lozano, 2013, p. 280). There is a need to embrace
visionary leadership skills in SES.
It is important to train managers on ways of motivating and inspiring the employees. Leadership
is established on clear vision. Encouraging the employees is almost mandatory for the company
to deliver the vision. The SES started with enthusiasm and thrived. However, on the way, they
seemed to lack the vision. The initial passion that resulted in their success faded away. The
employees lacked a glimpse of the vision of my lack of clear communication from the leaders.
Good leadership should be informed about the employee’s individual needs, aspirations, and
goals (Johansson, Miller, and Hamrin, 2014, p. 160). The cognition is derived from daily
interaction. Communication provides a unique platform for the employees to air their views and
give their opinions what they think should be improved to ensure achievement of the objectives.
Allowing the employees to talk and involving them in decision making motivates them. The
managers ought to have trained on how to provide sufficient motivation and inspiration. They