make ethical decisions with a strong bias towards their values and principles. My moral and ethical standards drive my desire to be a servant leader. I value nurturing‚ defending‚ and empowering those around me (Yukl‚ 2006). An important aspect to servant leadership is trust. Yukl (2006) states‚ “trust is established by … keeping actions consistent with values.” Therefore‚ establishing trust directly correlates to having personal integrity and ethical
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Matevž Straus University of Ljubljana‚ Slovenia Faculty of Social Sciences‚ Department of Theoretical Sociology Charismatic Leadership – Astro Airlines‚ part 1 Max Weber‚ German sociologist‚ introduced the concept of social authority into sociology and defined three main types of it: traditional‚ rational and charismatic authority. Since the first is strongly connected with (remaining of) feudal era and rational autority is predominant in capitalist society‚ charismatic authority from time
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Constructive Solutions to Workplace Disputes. New York‚ NY: American Management Association Publications‚ 1999. Stewart‚ Greg L.‚ Charles C. Manz‚ and Henry P. Sims. Team Work and Group Dynamics. New York‚ NY: John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc.‚ 1999. Yukl‚ Gary. Leadership in Organizations. Prentice Hall; New Jersey. 2010. Johnson D. W. & Johnson‚ F. P. (2009). Joining together: group theory and group skills. Upper Saddle River‚ N.J.: Pearson. Shockley-Zalabak‚ P. S. (2009). Fundamentals of Organizational
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University of Phoenix‚ Course materials‚ LDR531 – Organizational Leadership. U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (2010). Spotlight on Sarbanes-Oxley Rulemaking and Reports. Retrieved October 24‚ 2010‚ from http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/sarbanes-oxley.htm Yukl‚ G (2010)
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Leadership Styles LDR/531 December 15‚ 2014 Leadership Styles According to Robbins & Judge‚ the increasing rate of change in the external environment of organizations and the many new challenges facing leaders suggest that success as a leader in the twenty-first century will require a higher level of skill and some new competencies (2013). Effective leaders must be visionaries‚ inspirational‚ charismatic‚ strategic‚ focused‚ persuasive‚ likeable‚ decisive and open to positive and negative feedback
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within the organization needs to be implemented. Leaders need to create a network where employees can find support to develop ethical solutions to conflicts that occur within the organization‚ and leaders need to recognize and commend ethical behavior (Yukl‚ p. 425). As Executive Director of Jefferson-Clarion Even Start‚ Christine Johnson has created such an environment. In conjunction with area managers‚ a code of conduct was developed‚ modeled by management‚ and is reviewed yearly. In 2007‚ she developed
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Efficiency and Reliability Costco‚ through many years‚ has proven itself to be extremely efficient. Efficiency means to decrease costs without jeopardizing quality and safety. Key factors include productivity‚ operational costs‚ and cost of sales (Yukl‚ 2002). Costco has mastered this concept by offering bulk sizes and limiting in store products to reduce inventory costs. Managing inventory is a large concern for organizations. Walmart
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related to sharing of power and empowering the followers. This is also entailed in the behavior research. Another tactic is ‘consultation and delegation to give people a sense of ownership for decisions” (Leadership in Organizations‚ Seventh Edition‚ Yukl‚ 2010). The situational approach focuses on followers’ characteristics‚ the
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something new as well as the other end of the spectrum with some people being very resistant to change. All change will be met with some form of resistance which could stem from a lack of trust or a belief that the change is unnecessary or not feasible (Yukl‚ 2006). The issue of trust or lack there of‚ often times‚ develops due to a breakdown in communication. This can be remedied by maintaining open lines of honest communication within the organization. Additionally‚ if a process is producing the intended
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possession of some combination of traits” (Stogdill‚ 1948‚ p. 66). As Bass (1990) noted‚ after Stogdill’s (1948) review‚ “situation-specific analyses took over‚ in fact‚ dominating the field” (p. 59). Indeed‚ Hughes‚ Ginnett‚ and Curphy (1996) and Yukl and Van Fleet (1992) commented that any trait’s effect on leadership behavior will depend on the situation. Even today‚ with
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