Analysis
Patrick Stroh, who is the president of the Mercury Business Advisors is a leader that sits on the Global Board of directors for the Institute of Management Accountants. (Stroh. 2015) He believes that in leadership it is more important to be that of a sailboat than that of a powerboat. His philosophy is that as a powerboat you have a big, powerful machine that can be operated by one man. Even though you have reached your destination, you look back and see the hundreds of ripples and choppy waters that you have forcefully created. This symbolizes the wreckage that you have caused behind you which down the line can “destroy a company”. Instead Stroh preaches that a leader should be the equivalent of a captain of a sailboat. According …show more content…
Thomas’ job responsibilities were that of most general managers with duties such as, managing staff, setting and developing budgets, determining salary brackets, directing daily operations, and multiple other obligations (Americas job exchange). The second leader that I worked with was Bruce. Bruce was the assistant manager of the store, whose list of responsibilities included supervision, training, and customer service. As I began working at the store I quickly learned that these mangers work well together but they do contrast from each other’s styles of leadership. Thomas, in a way saw me as a “key addition” when he hired me to work for him and the company. We related to one another being that I played high school football at the time and he was a football star back in his time. He knew that I would come in ready to work and would take well to direction and constructive criticism. Thomas would help to groom me by using the technique of the telling style. He would give myself and my other coworkers the direction we needed, even when at times we did not underside his intentions. Thomas would always say that every single person is a part of his master puzzle and without a great team you will always fail. An example of his direction displayed when a coworker arrived to work in a pair of non-ironed khaki pants. Thomas pulled the employee aside and explained to him that the way you present …show more content…
The first being task behavior; a leader shares responsibilities of the business with his team. The second unit is relationship behavior. This is a leader’s communication on multi levels with his team through interactions (Gosling. Pg.28). The perspective on teamwork viewpoints fall right in line with the participating style of the Situational Theory of Leadership. Thomas exemplified a great behavioral aspect for this style. A key influence for sales in our store was the advertising and displays for new products. As mentioned previously Thomas’ beliefs are that the first impression is everything. This more so was in reference to the moment a customer steps foot into the store. Thomas would frequently ask us as employees our opinions and input of how we think a clothing or equipment display would attract a customer’s attention. He understood that different perspectives could prove vital to sparking the interest of others. Inspirational speaker John Maxwell once said that a leader needs to “earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.”(J.D. Meier) This quote speaks to the situation where Thomas understood that we as his followers would respects his opinion if he respected ours. Now there are leaders that do not care about what others opinions are, but that’s one thing that in my opinion made him a great general
Patrick Stroh, who is the president of the Mercury Business Advisors is a leader that sits on the Global Board of directors for the Institute of Management Accountants. (Stroh. 2015) He believes that in leadership it is more important to be that of a sailboat than that of a powerboat. His philosophy is that as a powerboat you have a big, powerful machine that can be operated by one man. Even though you have reached your destination, you look back and see the hundreds of ripples and choppy waters that you have forcefully created. This symbolizes the wreckage that you have caused behind you which down the line can “destroy a company”. Instead Stroh preaches that a leader should be the equivalent of a captain of a sailboat. According …show more content…
Thomas’ job responsibilities were that of most general managers with duties such as, managing staff, setting and developing budgets, determining salary brackets, directing daily operations, and multiple other obligations (Americas job exchange). The second leader that I worked with was Bruce. Bruce was the assistant manager of the store, whose list of responsibilities included supervision, training, and customer service. As I began working at the store I quickly learned that these mangers work well together but they do contrast from each other’s styles of leadership. Thomas, in a way saw me as a “key addition” when he hired me to work for him and the company. We related to one another being that I played high school football at the time and he was a football star back in his time. He knew that I would come in ready to work and would take well to direction and constructive criticism. Thomas would help to groom me by using the technique of the telling style. He would give myself and my other coworkers the direction we needed, even when at times we did not underside his intentions. Thomas would always say that every single person is a part of his master puzzle and without a great team you will always fail. An example of his direction displayed when a coworker arrived to work in a pair of non-ironed khaki pants. Thomas pulled the employee aside and explained to him that the way you present …show more content…
The first being task behavior; a leader shares responsibilities of the business with his team. The second unit is relationship behavior. This is a leader’s communication on multi levels with his team through interactions (Gosling. Pg.28). The perspective on teamwork viewpoints fall right in line with the participating style of the Situational Theory of Leadership. Thomas exemplified a great behavioral aspect for this style. A key influence for sales in our store was the advertising and displays for new products. As mentioned previously Thomas’ beliefs are that the first impression is everything. This more so was in reference to the moment a customer steps foot into the store. Thomas would frequently ask us as employees our opinions and input of how we think a clothing or equipment display would attract a customer’s attention. He understood that different perspectives could prove vital to sparking the interest of others. Inspirational speaker John Maxwell once said that a leader needs to “earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.”(J.D. Meier) This quote speaks to the situation where Thomas understood that we as his followers would respects his opinion if he respected ours. Now there are leaders that do not care about what others opinions are, but that’s one thing that in my opinion made him a great general