KEY CONCEPTS
Leadership Styles
T.J. Rodgers exhibited servant leadership when he showed concern to Cypress employees who were laid off. According to Beerel, “Servant leadership has some similarities with transformational leadership in that the servant leader exhibits emotional and moral concern for followers.” His leadership to his followers did not end when they were laid-off, rather it extended even further.
Swanson on his part showed the systemic leadership approach when acknowledging that he does not have all the answers to meet the demands of Honda for solar panels for its solar-powered race car, he sought and followed the advice of T.J. Rodgers – of hiring Rodger’s former VP for Operations. These actions demonstrate Beerel’s description …show more content…
1. Mobilize commitment to change through diagnosis of business problem
SunPower’s problem is how the company can compete with much larger competitors in the market and how current technology or the combination of new technology and right pricing sustain its competitive advantage. This requires a formation of a task force with representatives from the company’s leadership team as well employees at all level – those who have plenty of connections, widely respected and sensitive to the culture of the organization – to evaluate the business and gain a unified understanding of any problem. The task force will also identify opportunities, areas for improvement as well as solutions. As this process happens, the commitment to change deepens.
2. Develop a shared vision of how to organize for …show more content…
. . . “A student once asked a martial arts master how long would take him to master the martial arts he was learning. The master replied, “How long do you expect to live?” Mastering leadership, too, is a lifelong process. All of us can learn to lead better; none of us ever truly masters leadership. When it comes to leadership, were all WIPs – works in progress.” (Sanborn, 2006)
Mastering leadership just like martial arts is a lifelong commitment. While we can learn to lead effectively, nobody can truly say that he has mastered leadership. Hence, when asked to write what we want to get from this class, I wrote that I want to learn to be a change agent since nothing is permanent except change. This class is a step closer to mastering leadership.
Undergoing the process of analyzing the case study enabled me to apply the different change management principles. It made me better understand the process management has to go through to implement a successful change. It is not just putting the mechanics of change in place, but also involves self-reflection and
Leadership Styles
T.J. Rodgers exhibited servant leadership when he showed concern to Cypress employees who were laid off. According to Beerel, “Servant leadership has some similarities with transformational leadership in that the servant leader exhibits emotional and moral concern for followers.” His leadership to his followers did not end when they were laid-off, rather it extended even further.
Swanson on his part showed the systemic leadership approach when acknowledging that he does not have all the answers to meet the demands of Honda for solar panels for its solar-powered race car, he sought and followed the advice of T.J. Rodgers – of hiring Rodger’s former VP for Operations. These actions demonstrate Beerel’s description …show more content…
1. Mobilize commitment to change through diagnosis of business problem
SunPower’s problem is how the company can compete with much larger competitors in the market and how current technology or the combination of new technology and right pricing sustain its competitive advantage. This requires a formation of a task force with representatives from the company’s leadership team as well employees at all level – those who have plenty of connections, widely respected and sensitive to the culture of the organization – to evaluate the business and gain a unified understanding of any problem. The task force will also identify opportunities, areas for improvement as well as solutions. As this process happens, the commitment to change deepens.
2. Develop a shared vision of how to organize for …show more content…
. . . “A student once asked a martial arts master how long would take him to master the martial arts he was learning. The master replied, “How long do you expect to live?” Mastering leadership, too, is a lifelong process. All of us can learn to lead better; none of us ever truly masters leadership. When it comes to leadership, were all WIPs – works in progress.” (Sanborn, 2006)
Mastering leadership just like martial arts is a lifelong commitment. While we can learn to lead effectively, nobody can truly say that he has mastered leadership. Hence, when asked to write what we want to get from this class, I wrote that I want to learn to be a change agent since nothing is permanent except change. This class is a step closer to mastering leadership.
Undergoing the process of analyzing the case study enabled me to apply the different change management principles. It made me better understand the process management has to go through to implement a successful change. It is not just putting the mechanics of change in place, but also involves self-reflection and