BUSN 130 Mastery Assignment CLO 4
Jacqueline Tinoco
BUSN130
Mr. Lewis
June 11, 2017
Memo to: Blackberry Headquarters
From: Jacqueline Tinoco
Date: June 11, 2017
Subject: Leadership After careful and lengthy observations, I have determined that a change in leadership within the Blackberry company is vital. Blackberry needs a leader who is; innovative, passionate, patient, confident, and tolerant. These are the qualities that need to be found in the company's leaders, unfortunately these requisites have yet to be met. In order to attain the perfect new leader the contingency theory needs to be put into place. By doing so, the company will have a leader that is matched perfectly to situation maximizing group performance. Achievement and goal oriented leadership is what …show more content…
This theory would fit perfectly in the company as it would encourage employees by offering extrinsic rewards and not just an intrinsic reward. Leader - member relations is what keeps an organization up and running bad communication leads to bad performance. Finding a leader with superior soft skills will help the company advance. Everyone wants to feel comfortable in their place of work providing with the leader they deserve will allow this to happen. With this said, I really hope you take my advice into consideration and I hope to hear back soon.
Sincerely,
Jacqueline Tinoco
References
M. (2015, May 26). BlackBerry blow-up: How a leadership rift ripped RIM apart. Retrieved June 14, 2017, from http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/blackberry-blow-up-how-a-leadership-rift-ripped-rim-apart/
Williams, C. (2017). MGMT 9: principles of management. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Mick's leadership blog. (n.d.). Retrieved June 14, 2017, from
Jacqueline Tinoco
BUSN130
Mr. Lewis
June 11, 2017
Memo to: Blackberry Headquarters
From: Jacqueline Tinoco
Date: June 11, 2017
Subject: Leadership After careful and lengthy observations, I have determined that a change in leadership within the Blackberry company is vital. Blackberry needs a leader who is; innovative, passionate, patient, confident, and tolerant. These are the qualities that need to be found in the company's leaders, unfortunately these requisites have yet to be met. In order to attain the perfect new leader the contingency theory needs to be put into place. By doing so, the company will have a leader that is matched perfectly to situation maximizing group performance. Achievement and goal oriented leadership is what …show more content…
This theory would fit perfectly in the company as it would encourage employees by offering extrinsic rewards and not just an intrinsic reward. Leader - member relations is what keeps an organization up and running bad communication leads to bad performance. Finding a leader with superior soft skills will help the company advance. Everyone wants to feel comfortable in their place of work providing with the leader they deserve will allow this to happen. With this said, I really hope you take my advice into consideration and I hope to hear back soon.
Sincerely,
Jacqueline Tinoco
References
M. (2015, May 26). BlackBerry blow-up: How a leadership rift ripped RIM apart. Retrieved June 14, 2017, from http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/blackberry-blow-up-how-a-leadership-rift-ripped-rim-apart/
Williams, C. (2017). MGMT 9: principles of management. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Mick's leadership blog. (n.d.). Retrieved June 14, 2017, from