You were recently appointed as a new manager.  You face a number of issues in your new position.  Please address each. The previous manager used a transactional leadership approach, which has been relatively ineffective. Evaluate one leadership style and describe which you would take. An experienced executive assistant discovered that she made the same amount of money as a newly hired janitor.  Consider the role the human resources department plays in driving organization performance.  What HR strategies would you employ to address this? To keep people motivated in a tough economic environment, the company has shifted from annual to semiannual bonuses.  Do you think offering semiannual bonuses is a good way to motivate the kind of behaviors organizations need to survive the economic downturn?  What might be some potential problems associated with this approach?  What other strategies would you use? Post answers in paragraph form (minimum of 500-600 words) SCORING AND INTERPRETATION: A recent view of leadership called Level 5 leadership says that the most successful leaders have two prominent qualities: humility and will. Give 1 point for each item marked Mostly True. ·    Humility: Items 1, 2, 3, 4 ·    Will: Items 5, 6, 7, 8    “Humility” means a quiet, modest, self-effacing manner. A humble person puts group or organizational success ahead of personal success. “Will” means a quiet but fierce resolve to stay the course to achieve the group's desired outcome and to help the group succeed. The traits of humility and will are opposite the traditional idea of leadership as loud and self-centered. If you scored 3 or 4 on either humility or will, you are on track to Level 5 leadership, which says that ordinary people often make excellent leaders. Remember This · (Daft, 2012, p.493) Nature of Leadership In most situations, a team, military unit, department, or volunteer group is only as good as its leader. Yet there are as many variations among leaders as there are among other individuals, and many different styles of leadership can be effective.    So, what does it mean to be a leader? Among all the ideas and writings about leadership, three aspects stand out—people, influence, and goals. Leadership occurs among people, involves the use of influence, and is used to attain goals.2Influence means that the relationship among people is not passive. Moreover, influence is designed to achieve some end or goal. Thus, leadership as defined here is the ability to influence people toward the attainment of goals. This definition captures the idea that leaders are involved with other people in the achievement of goals. Leadership is reciprocal, occurring among people.3 Leadership is a “people” activity, distinct from administrative paperwork or problem-solving activities. Remember This · • The attitudes and behaviors of leaders shape the conditions that determine how well employees can do their jobs; thus, leaders play a tremendous role in the .

1. You were recently appointed as a new manager. You face a
number of issues in your new position. Please address each.
The previous manager used a transactional leadership approach,
which has been relatively ineffective. Evaluate one leadership
style and describe which you would take.
An experienced executive assistant discovered that she made the
same amount of money as a newly hired janitor. Consider the
role the human resources department plays in driving
organization performance. What HR strategies would you
employ to address this?
To keep people motivated in a tough economic environment, the
company has shifted from annual to semiannual bonuses. Do
you think offering semiannual bonuses is a good way to
motivate the kind of behaviors organizations need to survive the
economic downturn? What might be some potential problems
associated with this approach? What other strategies would you
use?
Post answers in paragraph form (minimum of 500-600 words)
SCORING AND INTERPRETATION: A recent view of
leadership called Level 5 leadership says that the most
successful leaders have two prominent qualities: humility and
will. Give 1 point for each item marked Mostly True.
· Humility: Items 1, 2, 3, 4
· Will: Items 5, 6, 7, 8
“Humility” means a quiet, modest, self-effacing
manner. A humble person puts group or organizational success
ahead of personal success. “Will” means a quiet but fierce
resolve to stay the course to achieve the group's desired
outcome and to help the group succeed. The traits of humility
and will are opposite the traditional idea of leadership as loud
and self-centered. If you scored 3 or 4 on either humility or
will, you are on track to Level 5 leadership, which says that

2. ordinary people often make excellent leaders.
Remember This
·
(Daft, 2012, p.493)
Nature of Leadership
In most situations, a team, military unit, department, or
volunteer group is only as good as its leader. Yet there are as
many variations among leaders as there are among other
individuals, and many different styles of leadership can be
effective.
So, what does it mean to be a leader? Among all the ideas and
writings about leadership, three aspects stand out—people,
influence, and goals. Leadership occurs among people, involves
the use of influence, and is used to attain goals.2Influence
means that the relationship among people is not passive.
Moreover, influence is designed to achieve some end or goal.
Thus, leadership as defined here is the ability to influence
people toward the attainment of goals. This definition captures
the idea that leaders are involved with other people in the
achievement of goals. Leadership is reciprocal, occurring
among people.3 Leadership is a “people” activity, distinct from
administrative paperwork or problem-solving activities.
Remember This
· • The attitudes and behaviors of leaders shape the
conditions that determine how well employees can do their jobs;
thus, leaders play a tremendous role in the organization's
success.
· • Leadership is the ability to influence people toward
the attainment of organizational goals.
• Many different styles of leadership can be effective.
· • The attitudes and behaviors of leaders shape the conditions
that determine how well employees can do their jobs; thus,
leaders play a tremendous role in the organization's success.

3. · • Leadership is the ability to influence people toward
the attainment of organizational goals.
• Many different styles of leadership can be effective.
(Daft, 2012, p. 494)
Contemporary Leadership
The concept of leadership evolves as the needs of organizations
change. That is, the environmental context in which leadership
is practiced influences which approach might be most effective,
as well as what kinds of leaders are most admired by society.
The technology, economic conditions, labor conditions, and
social and cultural mores of the times all play a role. A
significant influence on leadership styles in recent years is the
turbulence and uncertainty of the environment. Ethical and
economic difficulties, corporate governance concerns,
globalization, changes in technology, new ways of working,
shifting employee expectations, and significant social
transitions have contributed to a shift in how we think about and
practice leadership. Four approaches that are in tune with
leadership for today's turbulent times are Level 5 leadership,
servant leadership, authentic leadership, and interactive
leadership, which has been associated with women's style of
leading.
(Daft, 2012, p. 495)
Level 5 leaders
is an almost complete lack of ego (humility) coupled with a
fierce resolve to do what is best for the organization (will).
Humility means being unpretentious and modest rather than
arrogant and prideful. In contrast to the view of great leaders as
larger-than-life personalities with strong egos and big
ambitions, Level 5 leaders often seem shy and self-effacing.
Although they accept full responsibility for mistakes, poor
results, or failures, Level 5 leaders give credit for successes to

4. other people. Level 5 leaders build organizations based on solid
values that go far beyond just making money, with an
unwavering resolve to do whatever is needed to make the
company successful over the long term.5
(Daft, 2012, p. 495)
SERVANT LEADERSHIP
When Jack Welch, longtime CEO of General Electric (GE),
speaks to MBA students, he reminds them that “any time you
are managing people, your job is not about you, it's about them.
It starts out about you as … an individual in a company,” Welch
says. “But once you get a leadership job, it moves very quickly
to being about them.”8 Some leaders operate from the
assumption that work exists for the development of the worker
as much as the worker exists to do the work.9 The concept of
servant leadership, first described by Robert Greenleaf in 1970,
has gained renewed interest in recent years as companies
recover from ethical scandals and compete to attract and retain
the best human talent.
(Daft, 2012, p. 496)
AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP
Another popular concept in leadership today is the idea of
authentic leadership, which refers to individuals who know and
understand themselves, who espouse and act consistent with
higher-order ethical values, and who empower and inspire
others with their openness and authenticity.15 To be authentic
means being real, staying true to one's values and beliefs, and
acting based on one's true self rather than emulating what others
do. Authentic leaders inspire trust and commitment because
they respect diverse viewpoints, encourage collaboration, and
help others learn, grow, and develop as leaders.
· • Authentic leaders pursue their purpose with passion.
Leaders who lead without a purpose can fall prey to greed and

5. the desires of the ego. When leaders demonstrate a high level of
passion and commitment to a purpose, they inspire commitment
from followers.
· • Authentic leaders practice solid values. Authentic
leaders have values that are shaped by their personal beliefs,
and they stay true to them even under pressure. People come to
know what the leader stands for, which inspires trust.
· • Authentic leaders lead with their hearts as well as
their heads. All leaders sometimes have to make tough choices,
but authentic leaders maintain a compassion for others as well
as the courage to make difficult decisions.
· • Authentic leaders establish connected relationships.
Authentic leaders build positive and enduring relationships,
which makes followers want to do their best. In addition,
authentic leaders surround themselves with good people and
work to help others grow and develop.
· • Authentic leaders demonstrate self-discipline. A
high degree of self-control and self-discipline keeps leaders
from taking excessive or unethical risks that could harm others
and the organization. When authentic leaders make mistakes,
they openly admit them.
“ True leadership is a fire in the mind. … It is a strength of
purpose and belief in a cause that reaches out to others, touches
their hearts, and makes them eager to follow.”
· ROBERT M.GATES, FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE
• A significant influence on leadership styles in recent
years is the turbulence and uncertainty of the environment.
· • One effective approach in today's environment is
Level 5 leadership, which is characterized by an almost
complete lack of ego (humility), coupled with a fierce resolve to
do what is best for the organization (will).
· • Humility means being unpretentious and modest
rather than arrogant and prideful.
· • A servant leader is a leader who serves others by
working to fulfill followers' needs and goals, as well as to

6. achieve the organization's larger mission.
· • Authentic leadership refers to leadership by
individuals who know and understand themselves, who espouse
and act consistent with higher-order ethical values, and who
empower and inspire others with their openness and
authenticity.
· • Women leaders typically score significantly higher
than men on abilities such as motivating others, building
relationships, and developing others—skills that are based on
humility and authenticity and are particularly suited to today's
organizations.
· • Interactive leadership is a leadership style
characterized by values such as inclusion, collaboration,
relationship building, and caring.
• Although interactive leadership is associated with
women's style of leading, both men and women can be effective
interactive leaders.
(Daft, 2012, p. 499)
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