Responsible Leadership: Traits, Effects, and Recommendations Report

This report examines responsible leadership, focusing on the traits, skills, and tasks of a responsible leader, using Telstra and its CEO, Andy Penn, as a case study. It analyzes the impact of responsible leadership on the organization and its stakeholders, including employees and the development of a positive organizational culture. The report identifies key characteristics such as accepting responsibility, confidence, clarity, and competence. It discusses how responsible leadership fosters employee development, improves morale, and attracts stakeholders. The report concludes with recommendations for fostering responsible leadership, such as strengthening connections with employees, involving them in decision-making, and establishing complaint mechanisms. The report utilizes contemporary leadership literature and concepts to support its findings.

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Executive Summary
It is the role of the leader to take the organization in the right path of the success.
However, a leader can both make as well as break the company. Therefore, it is very essential for
the leader to be responsible enough to take the responsibility of an organization and be
responsible enough towards the organization as well as of its employees so that the organization
is able to reach the goal or the aim that it tends to achieve.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Research overview...........................................................................................................................3
Analysis of research.........................................................................................................................3
Important traits/skills and tasks of a responsible leader..............................................................3
Effect of responsible leadership on the organization as well as on the other stake holders of the
company.......................................................................................................................................4
Culture that tends to lie because of responsible leadership.........................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
Recommendation.............................................................................................................................6
Reference List..................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
Leadership is considered to be an important skill which tends to helps an individual or an
organization to lead or to guide the other individuals, teams or the other organizations (Barnes,
2014). The company that is chosen for the purpose of the study is that of the Telstra Company of
the Australia. Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian Telecommunication company which
tends to build and function the networks of the telecommunication and the market voice, mobile
and access to the internet, pay television and various other products and services. Andy Penn is
the CEO and even the managing director of the Telstra company.it is his aim to deliver a positive
impact on the culture as well as on the performance in the organization. The report will be
analyzing the important traits that must be there is a responsible leader, the effect of good
leadership on the organization as well as on the other stakeholders and as well as on the culture
of the organization that tends to lie as an effect of the responsible leadership. Recommendations
for being a good responsible leadership will also be provided in the end.
Research overview
The leader tends to a play a significant role in the success of an organization. It is the
responsibility of the leader to make a clear strategy and ensure that all the employees in the
organization follow that goal in order to bring huge success for the company (Doh and Quigley,
2014). Here, in the report the leader or the Ceo of the company Telstra Andy Penn. The
characteristics that must be possessed by the leader in order to lead the company towards the
path of success is being researched and analyzed. The effect of the responsible leadership on the
organization as well on the stakeholders also tends to be analyzed. Additionally, the culture that
is being developed by the responsible leader is also be analyzed here.

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Analysis of research
Important traits/skills and tasks of a responsible leader
According to Patzer, Voegtlin and Scherer (2013), the various traits that a responsible leader
must consist of are as follows:
 Eagerness to accept responsibility - a leader who is capable must always be ready to
accept responsibility and must not turn from it.
 Physical strength and stamina- the leaders need to work under huge pressure. They
have to travel to various number of places in order to attend meetings. If the leader do
not possess physical strength and vitality, he will not be capable of dealing with the life
full of stress.
 Confidence- a leader who is confident in oneself will be able to convey to the others the
aim or the goal of the company.
 Clarity- it is the responsibility of the leader to understand the macro environment and its
influence on the organization. In this basis, it can be said that Andy Penn must be capable
of articulating a compelling narrative in order to inspire the others and even support them
to align their effort (Hymavathi, Kasarabada and Avadhanam 2015).
 Climate- it is very important for the leader to understand the conditions that are required
to drive the world class performance and take accountability in order to create an
environment for the people so that they can put on their best efforts as well.
 Competence- the leader must understand the value and the expectation that tends to lie
from him so that he can develop the talent to change Telstra into an organization with
world class standard.

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According to Shi. and Ye (2016), it is the function of the leader to lead the organization. On
the other hand, he must ensure that the long term success of the company. It is also the
responsibility of the leader to improve the organization from the day 1 (Jones 2014) He must also
ensure that all the employees in the organization are developing themselves. He must also make
arrangements easier for the other.
Effect of responsible leadership on the organization as well as on the other stake
holders of the company
According to Siegel (2014), the style of management that the leader tends to adopt have a
direct effect on the performance of the organization. Various studies that have been done in this
field tends to claim that the responsible leader tends to make arrangements easier for the other
employees working in the organization. This tends to develop the performance of the employees
and also helps in the attainment of the goals of the company. It helps in building up of good
morale in the organization as well as of the retention of the employees in the company.
Responsible leaders tends to bind all the people together and take the company in the path
towards success.
On the other hand, it is to be noted that the good leadership tends to make better plans for
the organization which ultimately attracts the stakeholders. It helps to get the support of the
stakeholders and it also enhances the quality of the operations.
Culture that tends to lie because of responsible leadership
According to Smit (2013), it is being noted that the responsible leaders tends to create a
very positive kind of leadership. They tends to create a purpose that tends to resonate with the
others. the responsible leader also tends to communicate the values of the organization and

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vision in a way that tends bring people together so that they can work together as a team and
achieve the goals of the organization. According to Stahl, Pless and Maak (2013), it is because of
the positive leadership that is being built by a responsible leader, culture full of morale is being
established. It ultimately leads to the development of the productivity and efficiency in work.
According to Witt and Stahl (2016), it is because of the good culture or environment in the
workplace that is being created by the responsible leader, the satisfaction of the workers towards
their job tends to increase. On the other hand, it is to be noted that a positive environment tends
to lessen the stress or pressure among the workers in the workplace as well.
Conclusion
The conclusion that can be derived from this report is that the leaders tends to play a
significant role in the development or in the success of the organization. Therefore, it is very
important for the leader to be responsible enough to see through the benefits of the organization
as well as the welfare of the workers in order to gain benefits and profits for the organization.
Recommendation
The recommendations for being a good leader and gain huge profits and success for the
company as are follows:
 The leader must make a strong connection with the employees of the organization
 The employees must be involved in the decision making process of the company.
 The leader must give equal importance to all its employees
 Programs must be initiated for the development of the employees of the organization
 Complain box must be there so that the employees can come up with their suggestions or
complains which the leader can correct it.

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Reference List
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Patzer, M., Voegtlin, C. and Scherer, A.G., 2013. Globally responsible leadership: Towards a
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