Fiedler contingency model

1. Leadership, to me, means giving people the desire, direction, and resources needed to reach an objective. Leaders should inspire others to want to work towards an end. Additionally, we should provide them with the path to reach the finish line. Finally, we must equip our people with the tools necessary to complete their mission. Throughout my career, I have experienced leaders of varying effectiveness. Everyone may be a leader, but some are more effective than others. Unfortunately, a…

1. After reflecting on who or what event provided me with leadership influence I concluded there wasn’t one person or one event that has had the most effect on me to strive to become a better leader or person for that matter. Many of my past supervisors and present alike have been good and bad with more good than bad. I attempt to take pieces from each of their leadership qualities, use things I liked and stayed away from their “bad” leadership qualities I did not believe helped me grow as a…

This kind of leadership keeps on changing over time as leaders and the people they lead keep on readjusting the situation. According to me, the Fiedler’s contingency theory is more result oriented and better to practice to many leaders therein I, therefore, support it. Idiosyncrasy is a kind of a process where an individual in question particularly a leader has a capacity to deviate acceptably from the people…

“We are only strong as we are united, as weak we are divided.” said JK Rowling's Dumbledore from Harry Potter. A single person cannot be powerful, there needs to be many working together. There are many modern and historic leaders that have power, due to who follows them. Being together as a group is a very significant way to demonstrate power. Real power is found when people unite in a common cause. Standing for something together is very powerful. Zeynep Tufekci is an assistant professor at…

In La Vida Robot and the excerpt from Steve Jobs the authors Davis and Isaacson both show how the team member’s and their different experiences help the team show what they can do and bring diversity to the project, it helps show the team new things. In La Vida Robot the story shows how the team leaders have different experiences which help contribute to the team. In Steve Jobs it also shows how Wozniak and Jobs both had some influence from their dad’s. This shows how both authors think that…

The Odyssey Leadership Essay Many people like to think of themselves as passionate, courageous, and engaged individuals. However, in many cases that is thrown out the window when they are put under pressure. According to Katherine Bryant, “As a leader your every action has a consequence, make sure it is one you intend.” This is a statement all leaders should take into consideration. Was this taken into consideration by the main character in Homer’s Odyssey? A Greek warrior named Odysseus had…

There are several approaches to manage the complicated projects. A lot of people argue that project management and system development life cycle are the same but they are not. Project management life cycle includes four major areas, initiation, planning, execution and closeout. On the other hand, system development lifecycle includes requirement, design, construction and implementation. This paper is a literature reviews of two articles which have been previously selected. This first one, is…

Transactional and Transformational Leaders Leadership is defined as the process of social influence, in which an individual can procure or seek the support or aid of others people in the accomplishment of a common goal (Tannenbaum, Weschler & Massarik, 2013). It is the character of influencing the behaviors of individuals, to attain a given objective. A leader is that person with the ability to guide, inspire, and associate with others to achieve their dream goals. Management experts and…

Definitions of Leadership The term “leadership” has an array of meanings to many researchers that has led some to distinct areas in their research. Merriam-Webster defines leadership as “capacity to lead” and “the act or an instance of leading.” Additionally, several authors have studied leadership and have defined leadership with specific meanings related to their studies. Traditional Leadership Definitions Northouse (2007) defines leadership as a process. It is not a trait or characteristic…

Madison Sauter: The thing that I remembered most about her interview was her mentioning how she was a team oriented person. I think that the inclusion of this quality helps to support her story and add diversity to her skills. Additionally, it shows the interviewer that she has a interest in the satisfaction of her co-workers. This is important because she displays a need to create the best and most efficient environment for herself and her co-workers. Therefore, I think that this inclusion…