Question

Approach this response as if you are an organizational development consultant who has been asked by the CEO to recommend the key elements of an effective leadership and governance system appropriate for a global organization entering a new market. 

 

Your recommendations should address the type of organization, and the leadership and managerial theories, styles, and skills needed to develop the organization's human capital. Substantiate your recommendations from This https://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/how-leadership-has-changed/

Answer 1

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is an agency that aims at eradicating hunger internationally, ensure food security and enhancing nutrition. The specialized agency has its headquarters stationed in Rome, Italy and offices stationed in more than a hundred and thirty world nations. The aims of the agency were greatly affected by the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic, hence facilitating the need to innovate more effective leadership and governance systems.  The administration should adopt more effective leadership and the management theories like behavioural, situational and influence theories. 

The situational theories are adopted by the leaders who adopt the changes that occur with time, they also incorporate the development of the members and the whole team. The theory enhances the balanced benefits of all whole members of the institution. The situational theory incorporates several leadership styles like telling; directing, participation, delegation, empowering and monitoring these enhance the achievement of the set targets since all people feel part of the winning team Liu, Wei, et al. (137,144). The incorporation of the influence theory which has six vital aspects with unique applications in incorporating new ideas would significant progress.

 The application of the essential principles like authority, social proof, consistency and scarcity are adopted and critically applied, FAO has the opportunity to overcome the challenges that resulted from the experience of the pandemic. The application of the two theories discussed in detail would significantly help in recollecting the agendas of the organization. The affected population due to the health and containment measures in the diverse parts of the world resulted in negative impacts on the society Subramony & Mahesh, et al. (125). Therefore the adoption of the theories and the effective leadership styles enhance the rapid revival of the agricultural sector. The strategies of participation, collaboration and monitoring would also attract the non-member nations to undertaking the FAO policies and in return gain with the member countries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is an agency that aims at eradicating hunger internationally, ensuring food security and enhancing nutrition.