Tanesha Bloom was recently made Captain of the USS Barnes but adopted a leadership style that was overly strict and micromanaging. She penalized crew for small infractions and morale declined sharply. When the ship docked, almost half the crew requested transfers. Bloom's superiors gave her one chance to improve or face demotion and removal from command. She now seeks advice to change her leadership approach.

1. Tanesha Bloom was made Captain of the USS Barnes. She
worked hard in her new post and rank. Having served on
several ships over the last twenty-five years, Bloom was known
for being tough but fair in her approach to her subordinates.
She was civil to everyone but was considered a loner by her
fellow officers and remote in her dealings with others. Fearful
that should would not be treated with respect and determined
that she would be obeyed in her command, Bloom became
overly attentive to her officers and micromanaged everyone
from the lowest seaman to her immediate second in command.
She penalized and put on report people for the smallest
infraction. The USS Barnes serving personnel who were known
to have the best morale in the fleet became the most
demoralized and unresponsive crew. When the ship docked,
almost half the ship’s crew asked for immediate transfers.
Bloom was called to task by her superiors immediately. They
said that they would give her one more chance but if the
negative reports continued she would be demoted and removed
from the ship by the next month. Scared and worried for her
career, Bloom comes to you to ask for advice.
Assess how Bloom might go about changing her leadership
style. Take into consideration her personality traits,
organizational values, emotional intelligence and the social
leadership aspects of her role as leader. In short make her a
new woman, one that the crew would want to follow.
These are references
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2. Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
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ersonality and Leadership 9.5min
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Communication
Communication skills are the leader's great set of paint brushes
as they cover and color every aspect of a leader's job and are
essential to creating change.
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successfully
Critical Leadership Skills
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