The Air Force motto integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do are the words I live by. Integrity is the willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking. Having integrity shows an individual has self-control, and control impulses. A person of integrity has courage, honesty, and accountability. These traits are very important to the social work field. The second value service before self-shows that professional duties take precedence over personal desires. It…
Industry cultures are formed through a lot of different things. Multiple things affect workplace culture. A few of them are leadership, management, policies, values, vision, and work environment. The way the leaders of the company interact with the employees, how they handle things, and make their decisions. How the company is managed, goals and objectives, and how they interact and involve their employees in everything. You always want to work for a company that tries to include everyone in…
Accountability is critical in many things and places. It is always a good idea to stand by your decision and actions at all times. Accountability addresses both the organization’s expectation of the employee and the employee’s expectation of the organization. It is helps to increase performance of business as a whole and to maintain a positive and well working environment. Employee accountability is always a main factor in many things. Workplace accountability is important…
A bureaucracy is a systematic organisational structure that is hierarchical and rigid which focusses on centralised power. This centralised power provides the organisation with the authority to direct and control employees via an autocratic leadership style. Each employee specialises in an area, however, this specialisation can actually de-skill employees. In contrast, a post-bureaucracy employs a horizontal structure with decentralised power which enables employee empowerment (Clegg et al.…
The importance of motivation is in my opinion the least understood area of knowledge held by those who hold vital leadership positions in organizations. Being an excellent motivator to your employees will ultimately be the measure of your success as a leader. Along with motivation, communication is key. Every act of communication influences the organization in someway. With effective communication workers tend to perform better and are more satisfied with their job. Effective communication…
My ultimate goal is to be in Senior Management for a company and to be able to provide them with the best management and support possible. Senior management leaders have many tasks and objectives which is the reason I hope to achieve a MS in the management field. I feel as if the successful completion of this MS program will give me w wider depth of knowledge needed to pursue my ultimate goal. In the field of safety management is a huge portion of my responsibilities and I feel as if pursuing…
What makes a leader? A leader can be anyone from the President of a country, to a kid in the schoolyard, telling kids what team they will be on during recess. The Camp Sebago mission is to emphasize to the campers that a leader is not someone who bosses others around, a leader is someone who serves his people and works for them, and helps them become better versions of themselves. A French novelist by the name of Andre Malraux made this very clear in one of his most famous quotes “To…
Five Temptations of a CEO Professional Leadership Paper In the book the Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni, there are many critical points that are made about what temptations you will face when you become a CEO and the concept of reality. Assuming the responsibility of a CEO of a corporation or small business is incredibly difficult and extremely stressful. Furthermore because of this you will be put under many temptations. Some of the temptations that Lencioni discusses are…
communal set of beliefs, expectations, and values that are communicated to each member of an organization. Each of these beliefs, expectations, and values influences the behavior of members within an organization. Culture is both seen and unseen. The six rites of an organization are artifacts of an organization's culture. They are physical demonstrations of when something significant has happened within the organization. The six rites are rites of passage, enhancement, renewal, integration,…
Another reason is that narcissists have no empathy, which definitely harm their social skills, making them less competitive in a company. Narcissists are unwilling or unable to care for other people’s feelings. Therefore, they cannot build reliable interpersonal relationships with customers since no one like to work with someone who cannot identify the needs of others. People have poor social skills are less likely to be chose as leaders in a company. In the article “Empathy in intimate…