Leadership Analysis: Mark Zuckerberg's Impact on Facebook's Success

This report provides an in-depth analysis of Mark Zuckerberg's leadership style, examining his application of autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire leadership approaches within Facebook. It explores how Zuckerberg's leadership behavior, including strong communication, emotional intelligence, and a focus on work-life balance, has impacted the company's lifecycle and fostered a productive environment. The report highlights the effectiveness of his leadership in motivating employees, promoting innovation, and managing conflicts, ultimately contributing to Facebook's success in the social media market. By comparing different leadership concepts, the report emphasizes the importance of effective leadership styles in achieving organizational goals and objectives. The analysis draws on various research sources to support its findings, providing a comprehensive overview of Zuckerberg's leadership impact.

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Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg is a well-renowned computer programmer and entrepreneur. Presently
he is the founder, CEO of the Facebook. The Facebook is the popular social media site that is
used globally. It connects people from every corner of the world. He was born on May 14, 1984,
in Dobbs ferry, New York.
Leadership style deployed by the Mark Zuckerberg
Autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire style is taken into consideration by Mark
Zuckerberg. It is a type of leadership where the leader gives full support to the subordinates and
also analyze the change where required. It creates a vision that gives guidance by inspiration and
also by executing the change with the employees of the organization. Zuckerberg helped to
enhance the operations of Facebook to a promising future. He has succeeded as a leader and also
motivated the growth in the organization. He is described as an encouraging and a person with
full aggression. He is a person who always demands the innovation and growth and also loves to
debate and accept the challenges. The autocratic leadership is adopted by him, in which the
leader has a full control on the centralization of authority. The authority is related to the leader
himself, all the decisions are taken into consideration by him in the company (Goldman, 2016).
Mark Zuckerberg assigns and designs the workload of the employees and also the control
is maintained on the employees of the organization, so that the activities can be conducted in a
smooth manner. The next leadership style that is considered by him is a democratic style in
which he delegates high authority to his subordinates. The final decision of the organization is
made by him in that he discusses all the aspects with the subordinates. The two-way
communication channel is also considered by him. At the time of making any decision mark,
Zuckerberg considers both the employees and the work. He also considered the laissez-faire style
in which the staff is also involved to make the correct decisions that are beneficial for the
organization.
So, Mark Zuckerberg adopted all the three leadership styles. He gives the command to his
employees to the task that is assigned and also asks for the correct feedback from everyone who
is there in the organization. He trusts his employees and also gives equal treatment to all of them.

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He considers all the aspects of the employees as well as enhanced the operations of the
organization so that the goals and objectives can be attained (Clinebell, 2014).
Effectiveness of the leadership behavior Displayed
The leadership behavior plays a great role to make the team productive. It is an ability that is
possessed by a leader that also enhances the productivity level of the employees working in the
organization. The leadership qualities that are related to the behavior of the mark Zuckerberg
are:
a.) Strong Communicator: He is one of the strong communicator, who shares the views and
ideas of the employees in an effective manner. The behavior of an individual depends
upon the way he reacts. He reacts in such a manner that the employees of the
organization get motivated by the words spoken by him in the meetings or personally.
The quality of the best leader is to have a communication skill and that quality is
possessed by Mark Zuckerberg.
b.) Emotional Intelligence and work-life balance: Mark Zuckerberg offers a work-life
balance atmosphere to its employees so that they can work in an effective manner and
can attain the goals. He knows how to handle the problems of the employees. He plays a
great role of the leader. As a leader, he gives support to the employees and also in some
situations reacts in a strict manner (Tucker, Theocharis, Roberts & Barberá, 2017).
He has a clear vision that helped to create an open and connected world and also the
commitment done by him is performed. He carries a fearless behavior; he has the courage to
make the right steps and also to inspire the employees with the ability. Mark Zuckerberg also
gives respect to his employees by analyzing the quality of their work and also sometimes he
wears jeans and hoodies to set an example for the employees, that the work matters, not the
dressing style. The motivation and empowerment are also offered to the employees working in
Facebook (Robinson, Harrington, Cartwright & Walsh, 2017).
The employees react in creative ways that enhance the image of the company. The working
environment and free lunch are also offered by him that enhances the motivation level of the
employees to work with full dedication so that the profitability can be increased. He also helps
the employees to remove the barriers that are related to the work and also focuses on the

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employee's relationship. He has a glass wall through which the activities that are conducted can
be easily analyzed by him. This effective behavior of leadership has given a positive impact on
the workers or the employees who are working in the organization (Northouse, 2015).
Impact of leadership behavior on the lifecycle
The leadership behavior has given a positive impact on the lifecycle of the Mark
Zuckerberg. It has given the outcome that has also enhanced the profitability. The leadership
behavior that is taken into consideration by Mark Zuckerberg has given success and also by this
the employees who are working in the Facebook enhanced their motivation level to work in an
effective manner. It is analyzed that the innovative companies give freedom to their employees
so that the interest can be developed and also the risk can be taken by the workers who are
conducting the day to day operations of the business. By having an effective leadership behavior
Mark Zuckerberg attained success and goodwill in the market. Also by this positive attitude and
behavior, the employees love to work with the boss who corporate and manage the activities
properly (Men, 2014).
The Facebook has attained success just because of the good leadership pattern adopted by
him. If the leadership style implemented by him is not effective then it can be difficult for the
Facebook to attain popularity in the market. The activities and operations are managed in a
proper manner by him and also the trust and respect is enhanced in the eyes of the employees.
Just because of the good leadership behavior he has attained the good image in the eyes of the
workers and also in the public (Livermore, 2013). He also knows how to manage the conflicts
and problems that arise in the organization. If the leader knows how to manage the conflicts in an
effective manner, then it can be analyzed that the success can easily be achieved (Eisner, 2016).
Comparison of Concepts
The leadership styles that are taken into consideration by the Mark Zuckerberg have
given success in the market and also the positive outcome is attained. The concept on which the
focus should be given is that it is essential that the leaders should adopt effective leadership
styles so that, the motivation can be enhanced of the employees who are working in the
organization (Zuckerberg, Sittig & Marlette, 2017). If the employees of the organization are
happy, then it can be very easy for an organization to attain the goals and objectives in the

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market. The role of an effective leader is played by Mark Zuckerberg in an effective manner. It
has given success in the field of social networking and also motivated the employees by having
the positive attitude towards the work. The leader is considered as an asset of the organization. If
the leaders are efficient and know how to handle the activities, then it is seen that employees also
work with full dedication towards the work (Koseoglu, Liu & Shalley, 2017).

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