Question

Examine a famous leader here in the United States applying concepts and theories explored in a Leadership course. Follow this outline: Open with an opening paragraph describing the leader and summarizing the leadership theory that you will be addressing. (keep the background information very brief) Name three specific leadership behaviors and three specific leadership traits of this leader. Name the leadership skill and trait that you think best explains the success of this leader, and explain why. Apply this leader’s approach or style to one of the leadership theories include in this class. Explain why this leadership style or approach has been successful for this leader and make logical arguments supporting your case. Write a summarizing paragraph.

Answer 1

Answer:

Here we are in the practice of examining a famous leader in the United States applying concepts and theories explored in a Leadership course, as below.

Leader: Service Engineering leader in the ABC automobile manufacturing organization.

Leadership Theory: The leadership theories that we would like to summarize here are as below

• Participative Leadership Theory,
• Situational Leadership Theory,
• Transformational Leadership Theory,
• Behavioral Theories,
• Trait Theory.

The leader is able to demonstrate the above leadership theories in his routine managerial and leadership behavior at the workplace while dealing with his reporting team members and the employees in the organization. This demonstration of leadership theories shows the positivity of the leader in the organization.

Name three specific leadership behaviors: The three specific leadership behavior are as below for the service engineering leader for the ABC automobile manufacturing company

• Set the Aim: The leader is able to set the aim for his team so that they can focus on the target and deliver the performance for the service for the automobile organization.
• Open Communication: The service leader was able to create a good open communication environment in his department. This helped the team members to have open communication with leader as well as all other team members as and when needed.
• Coach and Guide: The service leader was able to practice a well approach on coach and guide for the team members for their performance and career development.
• Effective Listening: Service leader practices effective learning approach.

Name three specific leadership traits of this leader.

• Awareness
• Decisiveness
• Accountability
• Confidence

Leadership skill – “Set the Aim” and Trait – Accountability : are the two elements that we think best explains the success of this leader. Because the set the aim leadership skill was able to give the proper direction for the team and leader both and he is able to manage the show effectively. Accountability trait was able to own the accountability by the leader and drive the functional improvements and objectives with proper ownership and empowerment.

Leader’s approach or style to one of the leadership theories: This leader’s approach or style is applied to transformational leadership theory because the leader was able to generate the transformational changes in the department and brings the living change in the function.

This leadership style or approach has been successful for this leader because the leader was able to focus for the proper functioning of the department and he owns the accountability for the function and drive the function in appropriate direction along with suitable improvements and changes, so that the department received the major transformational changes. The department have been transformed into a new department.