Lieutenant Mcdonough In Platoon Leaders

Effective leadership provides strong bonds and fosters competent collaboration between members of an organization. Leaders have an obligation to take into consideration the responsibilities of all the decisions they believe necessary to make. Leaders have to be skilled and knowledgeable of the strategies that will help with knowing how to manage conflicts and finding resolutions, delegating work among members, planning and executing events, and keeping a positive and strong motivation when taking charge of organizations and effectively make them flourish. Through this analysis, I will focus on the strategies provided by Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus in Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge (1997) and how they are applied by leaders while …show more content…
McDonough, the leadership skills that was demonstrated by Lieutenant McDonough during his service in the combat with Vietnam is a perfect example of how these strategies are implemented. Effective leaders are able to react accordingly to any obstacles that may come along the way. Lieutenant McDonough was able to change the platoon’s perspective about their leaders through his actions and decisions. When Lieutenant McDonough got and met his soldiers from 2nd Platoon, the internal environment of the platoon was not very structured and it lacked motivation to accomplish the mission successfully (McDonough, 2003). . Lieutenant McDonough being new in taking charge and assigned as a platoon leader demonstrated effective leadership skills while taking charge of an organization even after being injured and having the opportunity to return home. Through his motivation and dedication as a leader, Lieutenant McDonough was able to earn the trust of his …show more content…
Like stated before, only through acceptance and collaboration of all members, the organization is capable providing an environment of growth and development to all individuals. As leaders, we have to demonstrate that we care for one another in order to foster a warm environment with everyone in the organization. Effective leadership is capable of providing a sense of family within the members of the organization. According to Bennis and Harper (1997), leaders are to approach relationships and conflicts in terms of the present rather than past. It is certain that human beings learn from their mistakes, therefore it becomes a challenge to move forward from the present. This gives the leader a chance to effectively taking charge without revisiting instants where leadership was not at its optimal. As discussed by Janie B. Butts in Ethics in Organizations and Leadership (2008) and stated earlier, trust is an important factor in which leaders and members depend on to sustain the organization. Entrusting others with tasks and responsibilities is, in some cases, a risk that leaders have to accept as it is a way to develop the trust between