Leadership Skills: Analysis of Amazon's Leadership and Impact

This report provides an in-depth analysis of leadership skills, focusing on their importance in organizational development and management. It examines the role of leaders and managers in achieving business goals, emphasizing the significance of effective decision-making and leadership styles. The report uses Amazon as a case study, exploring the leadership style of Jeff Bezos, specifically transformational leadership. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of this leadership style, and concludes that leadership skills are crucial for organizational success. The report highlights the importance of leadership in motivating employees and driving team efforts, while also suggesting areas for improvement, such as working environment and employee opinions.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................4
TASK 1.......................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................8
Books & Journal:....................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
In organization, leaders play important role in development managing and maintaining
work as well as employees. In this competitive era, leaders are one who makes effective
decisions making process. Leaders are only able to perform when they use appropriate type
of leadership skills. In business, without leaders and managers, work cannot be carried out.
This presentation is based on leadership and skills which is used by leader to achieve the
results or goals.
TASK 1
In organization, leaders play important role in development managing and
maintaining work as well as employees. In this competitive era, leaders are one who make
effective decisions making process. Leaders are only able to perform when they use
appropriate type of leadership skills. In business, without leaders and managers, work cannot
be carried out. This is based on leadership and skills which is used by leader to achieve the
results or goals.
Effectiveness of leadership skills & importance of good business manager
An effective leadership refers to skill in which one is able to achieve goals, carry out
organization vision. When effective leadership is being adopted, it is easier to make
decisions in management in appropriate way. In context with Amazon, leader of firm use his
leadership style in such a way that everything is done with proper consideration (Sousa,
2019). Then a business manager is one who has responsibility of accountability, increasing
productivity, manages all work criteria.
A good business manager make ensure that all resources, strength is being used in
most efficient manner. Moreover, a good manager works with mutual coordination,
cooperation with aim of accomplishing objectives in correct way. Also, to become a manager
two way communication, accessing of information and focused in weak area is required. This
has been also when manager have deep impact on organisational development & overall
achievement of management. It is duty of HR to make ensure power is given to managers
who are able to work in efficient way.
Role played by Amazon leader
Amazon is multinational corporation, is diversified company deals in varieties of
products. The leader of Amazon who is Jeff Bezos play most important role in development
of organizational vision as well as mission. He is responsible for all the processes that occur
during process of management. According to him, he believes that personnel are crucial
assets of firm which are to be properly managed at every aspect (Cain, 2019). In reference

with Amazon, they have a been always in supportive with their employees, staff which
increases their goodwill. Leaders as well as mangers both allows subordinates to enjoy
freedom of expression. They provides authority to personnel to do the work with their own
ideas and strategies. It has been also analyses that leadership is to be considered as most
crucial component without which it is difficult to motivate employees top do work.
Leadership style/ skills of Jeff Bezos
A leadership style is a leader's method of providing direction, implementing plans,
and motivating people. Various authors have proposed identifying many different leadership
styles as exhibited by leaders in the political, business.
The leader of Amazon, Jeff Bezos uses his leadership style with use of deep
understanding of management, market so that objectives are achieved properly. So, he uses
transformational leadership in which he is committed towards followers. In transformational
leadership, Jeff Bezos make ensure that all promises, goals and expectation of employees,
followers are fulfilled in appropriate manner (Griffiths, 2018).
Transformational leadership
It is a leadership style in which it encourages and motivate personnel with aim to
change & implement effective strategies for development of organization (Matthews, 2018).
With help of this style, it unpin agile environment at workplace. This leadership also includes
qualities of charisma, inspirational motivation, individualized consideration and intellectual
stimulation.
It is being examined that they Amazon is multinational corporation who work with
ethics, morale,& is focused towards their consumer & shareholders. With use of this style,
Jeff Bezos direct & guides employees to be loyal, committed towards their roles. Because it
will help in completion of work without facing any problem or issue. A transformational
leader always known for creating a fascinating vision of the future which influences the mind
and heart of people positively. So, if we observe, then we find that Bezos believes in linking
company’s long term goals to people’s values and created an interest and commitment to act
on the vision driving team efforts beyond ordinary possibilities. It can be seen from the
growth of the company- Amazon which is the result of his ability to envision, inspire and
innovate even when others didn’t believe in his vision.
Advantages of transformational leadership style
It lowers turnover costs- This form of leadership style assist in retaining employees

for longer period time due to which it leads to use of recruitment tools with limited use.
Through this, less cost is involved in recruitment of new candidates.
Create and manage change - With use of this style, it leaders are managed and
create new change easily with innovative ideas. Moreover, it is beneficial for entity as they
get ease of acceptance of new change (Garner, 2018).
Disadvantages
Leaders can develop negative outcomes- It is not necessary that all leaders provide
positive outcomes by using this style. In business, both are positive & negative aspect rely
on. So, correct measures are to be adopted when using this style.
Continuous communication- Main drawback of this style is that to carry out this
style, continuous communication is required for effective implementation.
After a brief analysis of above presentation, it has been concluded that leadership
skills are to be identified of every leader so that decision are carried out that in most efficient
way. Discussions have been made about leadership, effectiveness, characteristics of good
manager. Then, further transformational leadership style is explained with advantages &
disadvantages. Thus, a leader is incomplete without use of leadership style. The executive of
Amazon is a task oriented, transactional and transformational leader. Under his leadership,
Amazon created a success story in terms of revenue, sales and stock price analysis. But, still
need to work on major parts like working environment and listening people’s opinions too.
So, there is an area of improvement for Bezos. He needs to coordinate his two basic
leadership style to gain the best results.

CONCLUSION
After a brief analysis of above presentation, it has been concluded that leadership
skills are to be identified of every leader so that decision are carried out that in most efficient
way. Discussions have been made about leadership, effectiveness, and characteristics of good
manager. Then, further transformational leadership style is explained with advantages &
disadvantages. Thus, a leader is incomplete without use of leadership style.

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