Leadership Challenge
Trust and Employee Empowerment My Personal Leadership Challenge
Prepared For: Dr. Carolin Rekar Munro, CHRP, CTDP TRMN 501- Individual Assignment #1 Prepared by: Ivan Mansanet Date: February 10, 2013
Table of Contents
Table of contents………………………………………………………………………………….2
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………….3
The band aid effect: background of Rockwater Resort…………………………………...............4
Lead by example & Employee Empowerment: my personal challenge ...……....……………….4
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………….……………..6
References…………………………………….…………………………………………………..7
Introduction
The dictionary definition of ‘Leadership’ describes as a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. A ‘challenge’ is a general term referring to things that are imbued with a sense of difficulty and victory. Kouzes and Posner (2006) stated in their book ‘Leadership Challenge’, that the first place to look for leadership is in yourself, and to consider the difference you want to make and legacy you want to leave (p.1/2). Leaders take on their roles because they want to make a difference to people and their lives and learning.
According to Blayney (2010) the resort/hotel industry relies greatly on its employees to remain successful, the leadership style thought to be most effective is the empowering style where employees are given a large amount of control over their situations, creating an environment of freedom at the time to act when situations occur. This is a great tool for employees and management; however personally, the idea of passing on power to employees is not easy on my end, when that empowerment becomes taking advantage. Is it trust the
Prepared For: Dr. Carolin Rekar Munro, CHRP, CTDP TRMN 501- Individual Assignment #1 Prepared by: Ivan Mansanet Date: February 10, 2013
Table of Contents
Table of contents………………………………………………………………………………….2
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………….3
The band aid effect: background of Rockwater Resort…………………………………...............4
Lead by example & Employee Empowerment: my personal challenge ...……....……………….4
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………….……………..6
References…………………………………….…………………………………………………..7
Introduction
The dictionary definition of ‘Leadership’ describes as a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. A ‘challenge’ is a general term referring to things that are imbued with a sense of difficulty and victory. Kouzes and Posner (2006) stated in their book ‘Leadership Challenge’, that the first place to look for leadership is in yourself, and to consider the difference you want to make and legacy you want to leave (p.1/2). Leaders take on their roles because they want to make a difference to people and their lives and learning.
According to Blayney (2010) the resort/hotel industry relies greatly on its employees to remain successful, the leadership style thought to be most effective is the empowering style where employees are given a large amount of control over their situations, creating an environment of freedom at the time to act when situations occur. This is a great tool for employees and management; however personally, the idea of passing on power to employees is not easy on my end, when that empowerment becomes taking advantage. Is it trust the
References: Baldoni, J., & Books24x7, I. (2009). Lead by example: 50 ways great leaders inspire results. York: AMACOM. Blanchard, K. H., Carlos, J. P., & Randolph, W. A. (2001). Empowerment takes more than a minute Blayney, Candace & Blotnicky, K., Leadership in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Canada (2010) Building Trust (March 2013). The Ken Blanchard Companies– Retrieved from http://www.kenblanchard.com/img/pub/Blanchard-Building-Trust.pdf Kaplan, R. S. (2007). What to ask the person in the mirror. Harvard Business Review, 85(1), 86. Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2002). The leadership challenge. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.