Organizational studies and human resource management

General (Retired) Colin Powell has stated that he believes a good leader has the quality to make decisions that everyone can understand. This ability to make tough decisions where their intent and impact can be understood through out a command is one of the key pieces to being an effective leader. I expect for a senior Warrant Officer to articulately express their intent in a manner that can respected by the highest reaching Field Grade Officer and still understood by the lowest ranking person…

1. I strongly recommend Jennifer E Sipe of HHB, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade be awarded the Commanders Award for Public Servive. 2. Jennifer E Sipe significantly contributed to the Soldiers, Spouses, and children's quality of life for the HHB since October 2014. Her commitment to both the Joint Base Lewis McCord military community and the 1st BN 94th FAR has had a positive impact on morale. She has served as an active member of the group since…

Part A. A transactional leader would be someone who influences their followers by power and persuasion. A more “do as I say, or you are dead” leader. This style does not aim to create new leaders for the future. Instead, wants to stay in control. (i.e. Hitler, Donald Trump) A transformational leader aims to create more leaders, and has a more open mindset that looks beyond the conservative ways of old. This type of leader has a more proactive approach, and seeks to innovate. (i.e. Martin Luther…

Leadership is portrayed in The Hunger Games, Coach Carter, Remember The Titans and Avatar through different methods. But in all four films there are effective leaders that are able to overcome challenges and put themselves at risk to create change. True leaders don’t need to have a great technical or intellectual capacity, true leaders just need to have the right attitude and behaviour that relates to the people surrounding and following them. Leadership is not about being served by others but…

A peer leader to me is someone who has the ability to influence others. These people who influence us have the ability to communicate. Without this ability these people would have no way of influencing us. When someone starts to influence the good in people it's like a chain reaction. These people will start to make the right decision. These peer leaders are able to communicate with anyone. They understand when someone needs help and they go out of their way to help them. Although role models…

During our Adaptable Leader module, we covered several concepts, but I feel that the Three Elements of Adaptability are most important. I will use this concept, because it is crucial to achieving my goal of having an effective Individual Consideration Leadership Behavior. I feel I am lacking in that behavior and it is key for me the best leader, intern being able to take care of my people and accomplish the mission. This will fulfill my internal desire for personal and legitimate power. I…

What is leadership and how does it apply in our lives? First leadership is am act of leading guidance and direction. Leadership is something that can be done with the slightest of actions or emotions. It is something that people see and they feel that they can follow he or she and they can put there trust in you. It's also something that doesn't just come to people. It's a situation where you can't be a leader if you can't relate to the people you are trying to lead. You have to have that…

create and learn more profound bits of knowledge in regards to making your very own development plan. Self-awareness is characterized as, "Self-improvement covers exercises that enhance mindfulness and personality, create gifts and potential, form human capital and encourage employability, upgrade personal satisfaction and add to the acknowledgment of dreams and yearnings." Likewise, it is essentially a procedure of enhancing one's self for advancement and adequacy in the working…

Effective leadership is the backbone of every successful organization. Organizations thrive under positive leadership, and they fail under negative leadership. Effective leadership influences the morale and production of the employees within the organization. Effective leadership starts with a positive work environment. Negativity breeds more negativity. I will concentrate on building and fostering a positive workplace. This will create a trickle-down effect to lower level leaders and to…

This week’s reading are focused in on authenticity and how being authentic can lead to a successful leader and a successful workplace. In Christensen’s interview of Bill George we dive into the idea of “true north” and how finding your true north will create a foundation for trust and success. Goffee and Jones go on to explain why authenticity can help create a workplace where employees are happy and productivity is high. While reading about finding your true north will help you become the…