Meg Whitman - Ceo Ebay
Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay
Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Transaction Leadership
Transactional leadership involves motivating and directing followers primarily through appealing to their own self-interest (Hellriegel, D., & Slocum, J. W, Jr. 2009). In this case Meg Whitman’s leadership reflects transaction leadership through the focus on basic management process of controlling, organizing and short-term planning. Hellriegel and Slocum mentions Whitman craves for statistics and for bottom line results. Employees are cheerful and informal but are consistent in Whitman’s transactional leadership in planning, systems, numbers, and results. Whitman’s primary component of transactional leadership is viewed by prompting her employees at eBay to achieve their performance goals. Through these attributes Whitman believe this is one reason why eBay has been so successful (Hellriegel, D., & Slocum, J. W, Jr. 2009).
Authentic Leadership
Authentic leadership refers to individuals who (1) know and understand themselves (2) know what they believe and value, and (3) act on their values and beliefs through open and honest communications with subordinates and others (Hellriegel, D., & Slocum, J. W, Jr. 2009). The aspects of Whitman’s leadership that reflects authentic leadership is that she builds credibility and win the respect of her employees by encouraging and respecting diverse viewpoints. Whitman is described as a person with experience and discipline and not to be stereotype of a new economy executive. Whitman has learned that since she has been as eBay she has become a better leader, manger, and executive than when she arrived as a youngster (Hellriegel, D., & Slocum, J. W, Jr. 2009). Whitman has provided a number of insights and perspectives on her leadership. eBay’s goal is to be the world’s most compelling commerce platform on the Internet. In meeting their goals and eBay’s goals, Whitman wants her employees to continue
Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Transaction Leadership
Transactional leadership involves motivating and directing followers primarily through appealing to their own self-interest (Hellriegel, D., & Slocum, J. W, Jr. 2009). In this case Meg Whitman’s leadership reflects transaction leadership through the focus on basic management process of controlling, organizing and short-term planning. Hellriegel and Slocum mentions Whitman craves for statistics and for bottom line results. Employees are cheerful and informal but are consistent in Whitman’s transactional leadership in planning, systems, numbers, and results. Whitman’s primary component of transactional leadership is viewed by prompting her employees at eBay to achieve their performance goals. Through these attributes Whitman believe this is one reason why eBay has been so successful (Hellriegel, D., & Slocum, J. W, Jr. 2009).
Authentic Leadership
Authentic leadership refers to individuals who (1) know and understand themselves (2) know what they believe and value, and (3) act on their values and beliefs through open and honest communications with subordinates and others (Hellriegel, D., & Slocum, J. W, Jr. 2009). The aspects of Whitman’s leadership that reflects authentic leadership is that she builds credibility and win the respect of her employees by encouraging and respecting diverse viewpoints. Whitman is described as a person with experience and discipline and not to be stereotype of a new economy executive. Whitman has learned that since she has been as eBay she has become a better leader, manger, and executive than when she arrived as a youngster (Hellriegel, D., & Slocum, J. W, Jr. 2009). Whitman has provided a number of insights and perspectives on her leadership. eBay’s goal is to be the world’s most compelling commerce platform on the Internet. In meeting their goals and eBay’s goals, Whitman wants her employees to continue
References: Hellriegel, D., & Slocum, J.W. Jr. (2009). Bus 520: Organizational behavior. 2010 custom edition (12th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. Meyers, W. (2005). Keeping a gentle grip on power. USNews.com, U.S. News & World Report, L.P., Retrieved May 15, 2010 from http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/051031/31whitman.htm