Effective Leadership and HR Practices at Apple Inc. Analysis

This essay provides an analysis of the different leadership styles employed by Apple Inc., including authoritarian, participative, delegative, transactional, and transformational leadership. It argues that a democratic leadership style is more suitable for the current uncertain business environment due to its emphasis on employee involvement and motivation. Furthermore, the essay outlines several HR strategies, such as ensuring regular communication, investing in employee well-being, and inviting feedback, that can be implemented to improve employee engagement under various leadership styles and challenging conditions. The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of these strategies for organizational success and employee satisfaction.

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What are different types of leadership style used by Apple Inc
Leadership styles can be described as a characteristic behaviour of a leader at the time of
directing, motivating, managing and guiding a group of people. There are different types of
leadership styles used by people for purpose of motivating others to perform effectively and
creating innovation in organisation. Apple Inc is one of the large and most successful
organisations which has employed around 154,000 employees in their organisation, In order to
manage the work of these employees, managers of Apple need to adopt different types of
leadership styles. It is an organisation that is not dependent of a single leadership style instead
adopts multiple leadership styles for purpose of the success of their organisation. Explanation of
different types of leadership styles adopted by Apple Inc are mentioned below:
Authoritatian leadership styles: It is a leadership style in which expectation are imposed by
leaders over their followrs and also outcome is laso defined by them. It is a style in which only
one person has all the powers. It can be suitable only for situation where leaders are considered
as most knowledgable person. This leadership style can be adopte by Apple Inc when there is
less time is available for purpose of making decision. It allow them to make quick decision and
also to take advantage of opportunity occur at marketplace.
Participative leadership: It is a leadership style which consisit different members of company in
process of decision making and it is also known as democratic leadership. Apple Inc is taking
care of their employees and in order to provide them sense of belongingness, they includes
employees in different decision making process. It allow them to make employees more
engaged, included as well as motivated in order to contribute for purpose of the success of
organisation.
Delegative leadership: It is leadership style in which the focus on individuals is on delegation of
initiative of team members. It becomes a successful strategy when team members are ready to
take responsibility, competent and also prefer to engage in individual work. Apple Inc wants to
make their employees more competent and due to this, they are delegating initiative to team
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members. It is essential in order to improve the skills and capabilities of employees in an
organisation.
Transactional leadership style: It is a leadership style in which transactions is taking place in
between followers as well as their leaders in form of punishments, rewards as well as other
exchanges in order to complete the job. In Apple Inc, managers of the company set clear goals
for employees and team members making efforts to attain these goals. Managers offer rewards
and extra incentives to employees for their extra efforts which will motivate employees and also
transform their performance.
Transformational leadership: It is a leadership style that inspires followers with the vision and
also empowers them to attain that vision. For this, leaders need to serve as role models for
employees. It is one of the important leadership styles which is also adopted by leaders of Apple
Inc as it allows them to reduce employee turnover rate and also for improving the morale of
employees.
What leadership style would your propose as more suitable for the current business environment
and uncertainties?
Current business environment is full of uncertainties which is a result of changing technologies,
up-gradation of employees, advancement, increasing spreading of information and other things.
Due to all these things, employees are more informed and aware of their rights. There is also
increasing competition in the marketplace for skilled and talented employees, due to which
employees become more empowered. Employees can leave the organisation at any time, if they
don’t find themselves worthy at the workplace. Due to all these circumstances, a democratic
leadership style will be more suitable for purpose of any organisation.
It is one of the leadership style which is also known as participative leadership style as it consists
participation of different team members in process of decision making. It is essential for team
members to feel more motivated to contribute for the organisation, more included and also more
engaged with different activities of the business. It is one of the effective leadership styles but it
any cause delays in process of decision-making if disagreements occur among the group
members. In this, the final decision is made by the leader in that situation.
It is one of the leadership styles that has its own advantage and disadvantage for people. It is
important for purpose of increasing job satisfaction of employees and also motivating them to
give their best and also for connecting with the organisation. It promotes creativity among
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employees and also helps an organisation to build a strong team. There is some disadvantages of
this leadership style as it consumes time and also sometimes results in communication failure.
Explain the HR strategies that could be implemented to improve employee engagement under
different leadership styles and challenging environments?
HR strategy can be described as a roadmap for purpose of solving different types of challenges
that occur in an organisation and also developing people centric solutions. It is an approach that
requires the input of HR at the time of the creation of policy and also it required for purpose of
talent management, corporate culture succession planning, recruitment and other things. There
are different types of HR strategies to be adopted by managers of Apple Inc for purpose of
improving the engagement of employees under the different styles of leadership and also in a
challenging environment. Some of these HR strategies to be adopted by HR managers of Apple
Inc are mentioned below:
Ensuring regular communication: It is one of the important component for a person to ensure
free flow of communication in the organisation. It is important for leaders to communicate with
employees on regular basis. It allow them to understand problems of employees and also to take
them feedback about policies and program of organisation. On basis of it, managers of Apple Inc
can also get new ideas for purpose of development and success of organisation. This
communication helps HR managers to fulfil their duties and also to increase satisfaction among
employees.
Invest in well being of employees; In order to get success for an organisation, it is essential for
managers of the company to ensure they have a healthy and dedicated workforce in their
organisation. In order to increase the engagement of employees, HR managers of the company
also need to spend on well being of employees. It is important for them in order to increase the
satisfaction of employees. A healthy workforce can concentrate over the work of organisation
and also their productivity is higher in comparison to unhealthy employees.
Invite feedback; it is another HR strategy which can be adopted by managers of Apple Inc as it
assists them for purpose of
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