Management & Leadership
RELATION BETWEEN
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
&
LEADERSHIP
From: Owais Mateen Siddiqui
To: Director of Waka International
Date: 21st September 2012
TABLE OF CONTENT
Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION 3
2.1 LINK BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP 4
MANAGEMENT 4
LEADERSHIP 4
2.2 MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP STYLES 5
Authoritarian leadership style 5
Democratic leadership style 6
Laissez-faire style 6
2.3 EVALUATION OF LEADERSHIP STYLES 7
CONCLUSION 7
REFERENCES 9
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The way the world now developed through the industrial revolution from the twentieth century has a great background with many driving factor involved. The scheme that is cost-effective and has a good impact on social welfare of society, and those living in the society, is considerably dependent on the effective and resourceful piece of organizations of all kinds, which depends on satisfactory or excellent management and leadership potential, and which can be learnt and extended, would be acknowledged by many.
This is the reason different government and government agencies nationally or internationally, organization of all kinds, investing in their own development, behaves as the basis of this belief that they make considerable investment in management and leadership training, development and education.
There was a report in November 2006, Yahoo manager Brad Garlinghouse issued memo that directly challenge the senior management. He accused the Yahoo’s leadership lacking strategic direction. Their competitor Google had beaten Yahoo in terms of revenue, advertisement and the share price fallen nearly a third since the start of the year. He suggested to have a change in their strategy.
Off course it is very difficult to change the strategy for any organization but to survive in the competent world a change should be made when needed. It was Mr. Garlinghouse great management and leadership
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
&
LEADERSHIP
From: Owais Mateen Siddiqui
To: Director of Waka International
Date: 21st September 2012
TABLE OF CONTENT
Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION 3
2.1 LINK BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP 4
MANAGEMENT 4
LEADERSHIP 4
2.2 MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP STYLES 5
Authoritarian leadership style 5
Democratic leadership style 6
Laissez-faire style 6
2.3 EVALUATION OF LEADERSHIP STYLES 7
CONCLUSION 7
REFERENCES 9
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The way the world now developed through the industrial revolution from the twentieth century has a great background with many driving factor involved. The scheme that is cost-effective and has a good impact on social welfare of society, and those living in the society, is considerably dependent on the effective and resourceful piece of organizations of all kinds, which depends on satisfactory or excellent management and leadership potential, and which can be learnt and extended, would be acknowledged by many.
This is the reason different government and government agencies nationally or internationally, organization of all kinds, investing in their own development, behaves as the basis of this belief that they make considerable investment in management and leadership training, development and education.
There was a report in November 2006, Yahoo manager Brad Garlinghouse issued memo that directly challenge the senior management. He accused the Yahoo’s leadership lacking strategic direction. Their competitor Google had beaten Yahoo in terms of revenue, advertisement and the share price fallen nearly a third since the start of the year. He suggested to have a change in their strategy.
Off course it is very difficult to change the strategy for any organization but to survive in the competent world a change should be made when needed. It was Mr. Garlinghouse great management and leadership
References: Griffin, R. W. (1999) Management. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co. Richard L.H. 2005. Becoming a Strategic Leader, Jossy-Bass Publisher.