Leadership Utilizes

Question: Discuss about the Leadership Utilizes. Answer: Leadership Leadership is the art and practice of leading a group people, who are working together as a unit in achieving a common objective or goal. By the term leadership, I get a cohesive and comprehensive understanding of the feature of a leader. A leader is supposed to look at the common goal and objective it undertakes and make sure that that the other members of the unit are aware of the goal and objective. In my view, leadership utilizes the efforts of the other members of the unit in achieving the ultimate goal. According to me, it is necessary for the leader to focus on the strengths and weakness of a member. It is important in leadership to focus on the strength of a member, which it can utilize to realize the goal of the organization. The role of a leader is not only in getting the task done but also depend on how the task is done. As a leader, I would focus on motivation and encourage the members of the unit to maximize their strength by highlighting the various strengths of the mem bers. At the same time, I would underline the necessary weakness of the member and supervise and guide them in reducing the area of deviations. Leadership involves in establishing the vision of the group and scope of activities (Anderson, 2013). I get to learn that leadership involves tackling various challenges and using creativity and innovation to come up with strategies and making effective decisions with active participation from other members of the team. It involves increasing team morale and achieving goals with team work. For example, as a part of a cricket team, I will utilise leadership qualities to arrange a probable playing squad and discuss strategies with them and explain the motive of the team, which is to win cricket matches. I will have to lead the group and guide them. I will motivate them, so that they give their best in the matches they play. Holland's Personality-Job Fit Theory John Holland derived the personality fit theory. According to this theory, I get to learn that the theory is based on the test of the personality of an individual and its effect on organization's efficiency. According to this theory, every individual has a specific personality, and the congruency of the personality with the job role of the organization establishes the success of the organization and the individual. If the individual's goals and objectives match with the goals and objectives of the organization, there is a higher chance of increasing the organization's productivity and efficiency. The congruency also reduces the level of labor turnover and absenteeism (Bush Middlewood, 2013). According to this theory, I observe that there are six distinctive features of personality. They are: Realistic: The traits of such people are shy, and they are practical and hardworking in their task. In my opinion, they value real and practical objects, and they enjoy working with tools and mechanical objects. Conventional: According to my view, people with such personality are efficient and systematic but are not innovate or flexible. They prefer to work in a systematic and planned way. They are not open to innovations and like working in a planned system. Enterprising: I view people with such personality as confident, energetic and ambitious people. They are good in unconventional approach and avoid observation and inference. They thrive in leadership, politics and enterprising roles. Social: Such people, in my opinion, are helpful, friendly, understanding and kind people. They like helping people and solving social issues. Such people like to be teachers, doctors, nurses and social servants. Investigative: According to my view, people with this trait are analytical, probing, and intellectual. They have a scientific outlook. They are good in solving scientific issues and provide solutions. They value science. Artistic: I get to learn that artistic people are imaginative, expressive and original. They value art and craft. They indulge in creative work of art like music, drama, writing and dance. If I find myself helpful and eager to help individuals in the social setting, I would be best deemed to be a teacher, if my interest is in the education sectors. Equity and Fairness Equity and fairness is an integral concept in an organization. I get to understand that the basic rule of equity and fairness. According to this rule, individuals judge equity and fairness by comparing treatment of others who are in the same situation. Individuals make comparison with other in the organization that is in the same position by evaluating and comparing the treatment they get and the treatment the other being compared get. I get to learn that equity and fairness are key elements of the motivation level of an individual. If an individual feels the treatment received is fair and equal, the motivation level is high and vice versa. If I am studying in a university and my classmate gets better responsibilities and accolades in class, I will try to evaluate and compare both of us, to find out if the treatment is just and fair. Since we both are at the same level. Personal characteristic of leadership According to this topic, I get to evaluate the personal traits that are required for a successful leader. For personal feature, a leader needs to be energetic and should be physically strong to carry out the necessary duties. A leader needs to be intelligent, strategic and be competent to take effective decisions. A leader should be independent and have self-confidence and the motivation to lead a group. A leader needs, to be honest and be genuine. In my opinion, a leader needs to be enthusiastic and optimistic to lead by example. He should be cooperative and understand the value of team work. He should be tactful and strategic in leading the group. A leader needs to be responsible for achieving goals, and be sincere in solving issues. A leader needs to have the necessary education and knowledge about management functions and leadership (Fullan, 2014). In order to lead my cricket team and make them successful, I will have to be optimistic, energetic, fore sightedness, tactful and strategic. I need to possess all the leadership qualities to make my team achieve the epitome of success. Five leadership qualities in bring about chang According to this topic, I get to learn about the five leadership styles and qualities that can effectively bring change. One quality and style is bringing about discomfort level and initiating a change in an organization. The other style is about visioning a change and involving people and utilizing their energy to bring about necessary change. The other quality is about evaluating the need and purpose of change and connecting it with the need of the organization, which brings about the change. The other quality is about planning. The leader has to plan the projects, assign deadlines and construct the progress plan for effecting and implementing change (Anderson, 2013). The fifth quality is about designing a framework of actions and planning an effective link between strategy and concept, which would provide the necessary basis for effective change implementation. If my soccer team members get complacent and do not make any improvements and progress, then a leader I will need to make changes in the team structure and game strategies. This will force members to change their approach and move towards a change. Then I have to predict the areas that the team could work on and with team effort I will move towards achieving. Critical strategies are needed to be formed and guidelines for the strategies are needed to ensure success. Universalism and Contingency approach to leadershi Universalism includes the concepts of theology and philosophy along with universal application and ideologies in their approach. It views the organization as a closed system. It includes every people in the organization in their approach. This approach only focuses on the internal structure and elements of the company (Bush Middlewood, 2013). A contingency approach, in my opinion, tends to look at the possibility of future events with no conformed certainty. This approach involves in evaluating the internal and external environment of the organization, which could be bringing about successful implementation of the plans and activities. It involves the factors and the organization as an open system. A contingency approach is effective in enhancing the success of an organization as the strategies and activities are planned and organized according to different situations (Anderson, 2013). Two truths and a lie Two truths and a lie is a method in which two truths and a lie are provided, and people are required to identify the lie that is spoken. It is a classical game and method used in an organization. In my view, the objectives of the method are to identify how judgments are not always precise and correct and how wrong and deviated judgments can lead to adverse results (Dickinson et al. 2013). This method involves members where a speaker presents two truths and one lie. As a part of the game, when the speaker is speaking, the role of other members is to hear and observe the scope of deviation in the statement, which will help them in finding out the lie. It helps in effective evaluation of judgments and statements. For example, I have recently made errors and tactical blunders regarding operations in my shop. I am unsure as to what caused the deviations. I meet a few friends and play this game to see how people perceive and make judgements and how and what makes us make wrong judgements. Team work Team work is the process of uniting the efforts of different individuals who are formed as a group and utilizing their energy in achieving a common goal. According to me, team work is a process in which a collective unit align their objectives with the common objective of the organization to achieve it. This method utilizes the experience and skill of different people in achieving the goal and increasing efficiency (Dickinson et al. 2013). For example, the organization intends to maximise profit and the organization has a pool of talented workers. As a part of the management group, I will put the individuals together in different units based on the skills and the objectives. These unit will be teams and individuals in different teams will work together infusing team work. Change Management Change management is the approach used for bringing about a change in team, organization structure or an individual. This approach uses methodology that changes the purpose of the use of resources and business strategies. It is used to transform or change an organisations operations or approach. It considers the scope and grounds for change in an organisation. It strategically evaluates the areas that are required for change. Change management principles and approach stress on different avenues of the organization that is integral towards the success of the organization. Change Management critically analyses the effect of change in organizations on teams and individuals. It evaluates the implications of different disciplines of life on the change required in organization. For instance, if a specific department in the company is not functioning well, as a part of the management team, I will have to recognize the area of shortcoming. After observing the loopholes, I will plan the amendment and use approaches that management can implement in bringing about the change. The approach will assess the areas needed for change and the effects of the methodology and approach used on the specific area. This is how I will utilize change management. Reference List Anderson, D. L. (2013).Organization Development: The Process of Leading Organizational Change: The Process of Leading Organizational Change. Sage Publications. Benn, S., Dunphy, D., Griffiths, A. (2014).Organizational change for corporate sustainability. Routledge. Bush, T., Middlewood, D. (2013).Leading and managing people in education. Sage. Dickinson, H., Peck, E., Carey, G. (2016).Managing and leading in inter-agency settings. Policy Press. Fullan, M. 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