Watson Duke's Leadership: Evaluation Of Leadership

2. Evaluation of leader

As John Maxwell states, ‘a great leader’s courage to fulfil his vision comes from passion, not position’. The same can be said for Watson Duke who goes beyond the call of duty to ensure that civil society has minimal labour issues. From a theoretical perspective, it is evident that Duke understands that leadership is a process and not a position as believed by the masses, because he applies both his expertise and experience to each situation and makes decisions according to the situation. Moreover, given the variability (many situational triggers) and depth of situations at the PSA, it is difficult to fully explain the effectiveness of its leadership. Thus, as previously stated, this assessment focusses primarily
Duke came under heavy heat from some of his followers, so he was coerced by his followers to explain why he made such decision. The brewing situation triggered public outcry of their dissatisfaction, so he creatively has to inform them that the global recession of 2011 left a negative impact on the economy and as such, no greater percent was probable (Connelly 2011). Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence focuses on what a leader does when solving complex mental problems. This theory proclaims that there are three types of intelligence: analytic –componential, practical- contextual and creative- experiential. Duke displayed a high level of practical intelligence, when he made the appropriate decision, based on his analytical intelligence. He however, displayed low emotional intelligence (interpersonal sensitivity and skills). In fact, he failed to influence his followers , understand their emotions and show
Further to that, a different approach (my approach) to remedy the leadership process is