Report on Authentic Leadership in the Context of COVID-19

This report delves into the concept of authentic leadership, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It begins by defining leadership and its crucial role in organizational performance, especially in the face of challenges like those presented by the pandemic. The report then explores various leadership styles, including democratic, transformational, and autocratic approaches, highlighting their relevance in the current business environment. The core of the report analyzes Amazon's response to the crisis, drawing lessons about adapting to remote work, prioritizing employee safety, embracing digital technologies, and fostering a strong workplace culture. It emphasizes the importance of combined efforts, personal goals, and flexibility in leadership. The report concludes by summarizing the key changes in leadership and management due to the pandemic and underscores the need for leaders to identify opportunities and adapt to overcome challenges for organizational success.

AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP

Table of content
 INTRODUCTION
 Main body
 CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION
Leadership can be define as that function in organisational which is related
to performance of business objectives and achieving business function in
accordance with needs of business firm (Chaudhary and Panda, 2018). This
is also identified that there are number of function which are performed by
leader in order to maintain working environment and achieve business
objectives. In contextual of current business environment, all business
enterprises are facing difficulties in there functioning due to changes in
business function and leads to improper functions. All business units are
suffering from impact of COVID-19. Under this report, there is discussion
about that function which is related to impact of this pandemic on
performance of organization. This also includes “what are the leadership
lessons that we can learn from the current Covid-19 crisis”. This report is
based in study of amazon. It is American multinational firm which is
performing its function in business environment.

Main body
Leadership can be define that function
which is related to performing number
of function which is related to
performing function in order to guide
other employees of that firm can achieve
business objectives and manage function
accordance with current requirement.
Leadership can be define as that function
which is related guiding, motivating and
using employees according to needs and
function where manger can perform
function and achieve business objectives
by linking personal objectives of
employees (Covelli and Mason, 2017)

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Democratic leadership theory:
This can be defined as that
leadership theory which is
related to performance of
business function and leading
different individual in
organization in accordance with
business objectives. This is that
function where manager in firm-
use to take advantage of
employee where manager has to
perform all those function in
effective way.

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Transformational
leadership: this is best
leadership approach which
can be use in current time.
This is because under this
manger in firm cover an those
function which is related to
performance of organisational
activeness in accordance with
needs and requirement. This
helps manager in achieving
business objectives and
managing function
accordance with needs.

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Autocratic Style: this is that
function which is used by
leader in order to maintain
disciple in organisation and
performing function according
to needs of business firm. This
is also identified that there are
function. Amazon in
performing business function
in current business
environment where it requires
performing activates. These
activates should be performed
in well discipline environment.

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Accepting remote working is a
new reality: It acts as first lesson
which can be learnt from the impact
of covid-19. This is because there
are a number of companies which
are performing the functions within
the area where the organisation is
working (Oh and Oh, 2017). It is
identify the companies are already
have work from home policy are
doing fine in the current pandemic
wear on the other hand the
companies which doesn't follow the
policy of work from home is
impacting from this function

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Prioritise personal safety for
employee: Safety of employee is an
essential part of every organisation
and functioning where there are a
number of safety issues which has
to be privatised in the current
situation of pandemic fall stop this
can be seen from the example of
Amazon ware organisation is using
a totally new approach. This
approach is related to adoption of
new travel restrictions for the
employee safety in order to
improve the organisation and
functioning.

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Understanding the digital is no more
crucial: It is identified that from the past
several years different organisations are
failing to move ahead with the current
environment. In context of the pandemic
covid-19 it is identified that rapid adoption
of digital technology by different
companies help them in growing their
business as well as understanding the
digital technology in according to the
needs and requirements. It is now become
an essential strategy for every organisation
as well as leader to lead the organisation
by the use of digital tools.

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Dividing authority: It is also a factor
which is understood from the impact of
covid-19 virus on the organisational
performance as well as direction of
latest. This is because it is identified the
division of security is essential in order
to make the functions of organisation in
appropriate colourful stop this is
identified from the situation where due
to impact of covid-19 virus and mass
spread of this virus in different
communities there are a number of
employees which are suffering from the
impact of virus within organisation

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Understanding the power of combined
efforts: One word change which can be
observed with the leadership and has to
be adopted by different leaders within
the organisation is related to
identification of the power related to
corporation. This is because during the
crisis the leaders of the best work have
recognised a power in order to make the
effort in a combined when a full stop
this is because it is impossible for an
individual to perform different task as
well as activities in order to save the
organisation from the impact of covid-
19 virus.