Leadership sometimes bring to mind a range of impressions, for example, leadership can be described as; an explorer making a path through the forest for the rest of his tribe, or a CEO developing the company strategy to get ahead of the competition. Leadership is the process of guiding people by providing them with purpose, direction and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improve the company. Leaders assist themselves and others to do what’s right. The direction is set, inspiring vision is built, and you will be able to create something new. Leadership is about outlining where you need to go to “win” as a team and also an organization. Being a leader is a lot more complex than just giving orders, anyone can tell others
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Your words and actions, the values you hold, the examples you set, and every movement you take are all part of your influence on others.
Setting the example
There is this manager who tells everyone to be at work on time and leave work late when necessary, and then leaves everyday promptly at 4:30 to go fishing. There is a supervisor who monitor all employees’ internet usage during work hours, but is discovered to go online shopping for his wife in the middle of the afternoon. Do you know any of these people? There is nothing worst for a business morale than to have leaders who practice the “Do what I say, not as I do” philosophy. When this happens, you can see the changes in the workplace, the motivation drops and enthusiasm is lost among the staff. Once employees witness …show more content…
Traditionally a team goes through four stages of development, establishment (forming), acquaintance (storming), build (norming), and performing. Each stage of team development presents its own challenges to a group of people striving to work together successfully by forming a cohesive team. In each stage, the leader behavior must be able to adapt to changes and the developments need of the employees.
Phase 1- The first phase is referred to as the “establishment phase.” During this phase the employees join the team and the leaders assesses their abilities and attributes. Based on this assessment, leaders sometimes offer employees an opportunity to further demonstrate their capabilities. Individuals focus on defining and assigning tasks where needed, establishing a schedule, and organizing the team work. In this phase, employees want to gather information and impressions about each other. Since people want to be generally accepted by other, during this phase, they tend to avoid all conflicts. The level of respect, interaction, and independence within the group is established during this
Your words and actions, the values you hold, the examples you set, and every movement you take are all part of your influence on others.
Setting the example
There is this manager who tells everyone to be at work on time and leave work late when necessary, and then leaves everyday promptly at 4:30 to go fishing. There is a supervisor who monitor all employees’ internet usage during work hours, but is discovered to go online shopping for his wife in the middle of the afternoon. Do you know any of these people? There is nothing worst for a business morale than to have leaders who practice the “Do what I say, not as I do” philosophy. When this happens, you can see the changes in the workplace, the motivation drops and enthusiasm is lost among the staff. Once employees witness …show more content…
Traditionally a team goes through four stages of development, establishment (forming), acquaintance (storming), build (norming), and performing. Each stage of team development presents its own challenges to a group of people striving to work together successfully by forming a cohesive team. In each stage, the leader behavior must be able to adapt to changes and the developments need of the employees.
Phase 1- The first phase is referred to as the “establishment phase.” During this phase the employees join the team and the leaders assesses their abilities and attributes. Based on this assessment, leaders sometimes offer employees an opportunity to further demonstrate their capabilities. Individuals focus on defining and assigning tasks where needed, establishing a schedule, and organizing the team work. In this phase, employees want to gather information and impressions about each other. Since people want to be generally accepted by other, during this phase, they tend to avoid all conflicts. The level of respect, interaction, and independence within the group is established during this