Leadership Across Organization Report: BSBMGT605, Semester 1, College

This report delves into the multifaceted aspects of leadership within an organization, addressing critical areas such as effective communication strategies, the articulation of organizational vision, mission, and values, and the importance of business ethics. It explores how leaders should communicat...Read More

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1Q) what happens when communication fails in a work place?
A lack of communication workplaces leads to conflicts between the individuals related to
an organization. This will lead to stress in the workplaces which is a big setback for an
organization since it makes it difficult to create a productive workplace environment. When
negative communication becomes a regular thing in a workplace then it becomes difficult for the
leader of the organization to understand the problems in the workplace and will fail to identify
the reason for the decline of the organization. A gap in communication also leads in the drop of
confidence among the staffs (Abdelgawad et al.,2013).
2Q) how should you communicate the organisations vision mission and values?
Being a leader of an organization it is very important to communicate with others about
the visions of the company’s future and the presentation if the vision must be organized so that if
becomes fun and clear to the audience. The ways include:
 Using multiple forms of media gives a better chance for the organization to understand
the vision
 Telling a good story makes the vision alive
 Having one on one connection with others helps in understanding the vision better
 Identifying the key performers and stakeholders who will help in understanding the
vision to others.
3Q) what do you understand by the vision, mission and values of the organization?
Together the vision, mission and the values of an organization gives the idea of what
happens in an organization and what are its target, and the future planning. They keep the
organization in the right track and involve everyone for the achievement of the organization.

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They helps in defining the values of an organization and how the members associated with the
organization is supposed to behave (Ahn and Ettner 2014). The mission statement of an
organization states the business of the company and the different objectives of the company and
the approaches of the company towards the objectives.
4Q) when communicating the mission and goals to others in the organisation what should
you make sure you do?
Communicating the mission and goals of the organization among the people associated
with the organization is very important since it keeps everyone aware of the future vision and
keeps everyone in the same track. Some of the process by which a leader can communicate the
goals and missions are:
 Valuing the engagement of employees and make an effort to know the opinions and
different ideas of the stakeholders for driving the vision forward
 Using a variety of channels for communicating the missions and goals of the organization
with the stakeholders.
 Choosing the stories wisely
5Q) Part of your role as a manager is to investigate incidents promptly. What types of
investigations might you need to perform?
The main objective of an investigation is to prevent the occurrence of incidents which
will in turn ensure a safer environment of the workplace. The aim of a good investigation is to
create a list of the incidents which should have happened and compare that list with the list of
events which have occurred and look at the loopholes and identify the different areas where a
change is needed. The different types of investigation includes scene management, scene

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assessment and witness management. All these needs to be followed for a successful
investigation in workplace.
6Q) what can you do to influence groups and individuals in your organisation?
Gaining influence in a workplace is important for achieving success. There is a lot of
advantages of influence in a workplace but like other things it takes a lot of time to learn that
skill. The various strategies for gaining influence in workplace are:
 Building trust with the co-workers
 Cultivating reliability by being constant
 Being assertive in approach but not being too aggressive
 Being flexible
 Being personal with the co-workers and employees
 Focusing on the actions and avoiding arguments
 Listening to other employees
Influence is considered to be an extraordinary asset of the workplace.
7Q) Building and supporting teams is a major part of your role. What does this involve?
An effective working team in a workplace always outperforms the productivity of an
individual particularly in a pressurized situation or where multiple skills are needed (Aarons et
al.,2015). The five steps to build an effective and productive team includes:
 Establishing leadership
 Establishing relationship with each of the employees
 Building up an essential relationship between the employees

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 Fostering an effective teamwork among the groups
 Setting ground rules for the team
Team building is one of the most important aspect to be looked upon as a manager of a
workplace. Building up of effective teams require an input from the manager for fostering it.
8Q) how can you demonstrate personal and professional competence?
Competency is defined as a set of specific skills and the different abilities to perform a
specific task effectively. Observing the people around is a major step in showing professional
competence. Asking for help regarding a particular task is very important for gaining
competence. Familiarity with the task also helps in gaining competence. Improvement and being
flexible is also needed for showing competency. The capability of performing a duty with a
particular acceptable skill demonstrated professional competence (Arena and Uhl-Bien 2016).
Personal competence comprises of self-awareness and self-assessment which are used for
recognizing the emotions and the effects of it on others.
9Q) what is business ethics and how can this be applied to leadership?
Business ethics comprises of important business policies and practices of controversial
subjects which includes corporate governance, insider trading of the organization, bribery, and
discrimination of policies, corporate social responsibilities, and responsibilities regarding
fiduciary (Swensen et al.,2016). The six ways to incorporate business ethics by the leader of an
organization are:
 Creating an ethical framework for the company
 Encouraging open communication among the employees
 Promote a transparent work culture

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 Developing trust in the work environment
 Rewarding good behavior
 Making sure to point out that everything which is legal is not ethical
10Q) how should the mission, vision and be described to relevant stakeholders?
The steps which needs to be followed for implementing the mission and vision to the
relevant stakeholders of the organization are:
 Creating common ground in the product description since regardless of the different
positions of stakeholders everyone has the same interest of acquiring the product.
 Being concise on the product description helps in acquiring the attention of the
stakeholders (Margolis and Ziegert 2016).
 Leaving a space for adjustments since the mission can be bigger than just the product.
Description of the product towards the stakeholders is important in the long run vision of the
organization.
11Q) why should you consider media and language when talking to groups of people?
A leader must keep in mind the different aspects while talking to groups since it directly
portrays the quality of the leader and the quality of the organization. When a leader addresses
group the whole organization is depicted through his views. The employees of the organization
look upon the leader for the vision of the company so the leader has to do the addressing in the
socially acceptable language and not come under the highlight of the media (Xu,Loi and Ngo
2016). If a leader makes a mistake in his approach then it affects the career of the leader as well
in the long run.

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12Q) Explain different leadership styles and how do they support organisation's missions,
objectives and values?
Some of the different leadership style includes the following:
 Laissez-Faire Leadership
This kind of leadership is used when the direct report has more information than a leader does.
 Autocratic Leadership
In this kind of relationship the leader imposes all his decisions without taking into account other
employees views.
 Participative Leadership
In this kind of relationship the morale of the employee is improved as they feel valued and
respected.
 Transactional Leadership
In this case an employee is rewarded as well as punished based on their performances.
 Transformational Leadership
Transformational leaders helps in creating a vision among employees by often communicating
with them.
13Q) what is the impact of legislation in providing leadership across the organisation?
The key aspects where a leadership in the organization is affected by the impact of
legislation in it are the effects in employment, fall in the number of customers, environment of
the workplace, the competition in the workplace and the health and safety of the employees.

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When a leader is forced to work in a closed environment it results in limited insights from the
leader. The regulations cannot be removed but they can be toned down since it will help in the
growth of the organization.
14Q) explain organizational objectives, plans and strategies?
The strategic planning of an organization helps in providing a blueprint for the goals of
the company which it needs to achieve. While creating different strategies the company must
keep in account the different objectives for satisfying the effective outcome of the strategy. The
initial step for planning a strategy is to set a particular goal for the organization which needs to
be accomplished. A company must develop a way to use its resources in achieving the goals
(Chhokar,Brodbeck and House 2013). When a strategic plan is implemented and completed the
results needs to be evaluated which in turn helps in improving the future plans.
15Q) explain organizational change process?
A change in the process in an organization helps to smoother the process of achieving
goals and ensures that the employees are guided through the change in the journey. The six
effective ways for bringing a change in the organizational process are:
 Clearly defining the changes by aligning to the business goals of the organization
 Determining the impacts of the change and assessing the individuals who are affected by
the change
 Developing a communicating strategy among the employees so that they can have clear
understand of the change process
 Providing effective training to the employees
 Implementing a support structure for the employees

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