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How important do you believe it is to be task-oriented and relationship-orientated? How would you describe Musk?

I believe that task-orientated and relationship-orientated are very important factors that a leader needs, like Musk. The task side is the ability to get things done, while the relationship side is the business relationships needed for the company to be successful. Each situation will be a little different and it is up to the leader to be able play the balancing act between the two. They have to have the flexibility to become more task orientated or more relationship orientated. Musk, was a leader that was able to accomplish these traits and cares for his company enough to know that every member of the team is equally helpful in the success of the company.

Why do you think Musk is successful in overcoming obstacles and handling conflict? How do you overcome obstacles in influencing individuals in your life?

Musk is successful in overcoming obstacles and handling conflicts because he believes in the company and creates a constructive climate for the employees working for him. Even at his all-time low, Musk continued to keep the company going and negotiations with investors going because he believed the company would be successful. He did not want to let anyone down and wanted to show that this was the best company of its time. Dealing with personal life and his business life was probably the most stressful time he has faced, and yet, he pursued his goal and stayed focused on it. Influencing individuals in my life to overcome obstacles has been rough. I managed a young security team, and in times of short staffing, not everyone was interested in working overtime. This creates many issues with covering open shifts, even with the reward of time and a half. I would work to try and accommodate them when they needed it, such as a day off or leave early, in hopes that they would help me out when I needed it. A lot of times, they did.

Besides the personality traits given in chapter 2, what other traits attribute to a great leader?

Besides the personality traits given in chapter 2, there are other attributes that a great leader should have such as goal-orientated, conscientiousness, enthusiasm, and Intuitiveness, just to name a few. These are all traits that help an effective leader gain that trust, respect, and responsibility. They believe in more than just themselves and put others first. Having goals gives leaders and their teams something to work towards. Conscientiousness is having high standards and always wanting to do your best. Enthusiasm that is active, energetic, and often optimistic and open to change. Finally, we have Intuitiveness, which can be described as using your gut when making decisions instead of trying to overload with a lot of changing information in the business world. These are all great traits that a successful leader can use.

How important do you believe it is to be task-oriented and relationship-orientated? How would you describe Musk?
I believe that task-orientated and relationship-orientated are very important factors that a leader needs, like Musk. The task side is the ability to get things done, while the relationship side is the business relationships needed for the company to be successful. Each situation will be a little different and it is up to the leader to be able play the balancing act between the two. They have to have the flexibility to become more task orientated or more relationship orientated. Musk, was a leader that was able to accomplish these traits and cares for his company enough to know that every member of the team is equally helpful in the success of the company.
Why do you think Musk is successful in overcoming obstacles and handling conflict? How do you overcome obstacles in influencing individuals in your life?
Musk is successful in overcoming obstacles and handling conflicts because he believes in the company and creates a constructive climate for the employees working for him. Even at his all-time low, Musk continued to keep the company going and negotiations with investors going because he believed the company would be successful. He did not want to let anyone down and wanted to show that this was the best company of its time. Dealing with personal life and his business life was probably the most stressful time he has faced, and yet, he pursued his goal and stayed focused on it. Influencing individuals in my life to overcome obstacles has been rough. I managed a young security team, and in times of short staffing, not everyone was interested in working overtime. This creates many issues with covering open shifts, even with the reward of time and a half. I would work to try and accommodate them when they needed it, such as a day off or leave early, in hopes that they would help me out when I needed it. A lot of times, they did.
Besides the personality traits given in chapter 2, what other traits attribute to a great leader?
Besides the personality traits given in chapter 2, there are other attributes that a great leader should have such as goal-orientated, conscientiousness, enthusiasm, and Intuitiveness, just to name a few. These are all traits that help an effective leader gain that trust, respect, and responsibility. They believe in more than just themselves and put others first. Having goals gives leaders and their teams something to work towards. Conscientiousness is having high standards and always wanting to do your best. Enthusiasm that is active, energetic, and often optimistic and open to change. Finally, we have Intuitiveness, which can be described as using your gut when making decisions instead of trying to overload with a lot of changing information in the business world. These are all great traits that a successful leader can use.

Answer 1

How important do you believe it is to be task-oriented and relationship-orientated? How would you describe Musk?

While important strategic decision making in businesses both these thinkings are very important, choosing approriate option among these two is skill of great leader. task oriented decision making is ones strategy to complete perticular task it may be short term or long term, most of the time to complete long term tasks and for its sustainability relationship oriented approach is must along with only task oriaented approach, hence during majority of cases both these approaches works side by side to achieve organizational targets. Its skill of leader to choose correct proportion of both these approaches and its balance for best and sustaining results. Musk is ideal example in this regards. Musk has ability to set tasks and targets by keeping future prospects in mind and he has shown great example of balancing task oriented and relationship oriented approach in his highly innovative projects like electric cars and hyperloop.

Why do you think Musk is successful in overcoming obstacles and handling conflict? How do you overcome obstacles in influencing individuals in your life?

Musk has faced various obstacles in during his professional journey, he faced financial crises, failures and criticism with great self belief and courage. Most impressive leadership quality he shown during downtime is his self belief. He has shown confidence in his dreams and abilities. Even during criticism he knew what he has done and what goals he set for himself. He has taken insane risks put himself through the mill and just about come out the other side more times than most of us could take and yet he kept putting his hands on fire. He does human races and takes steps towards better, brighter and cleaner future for human being.

Every person with revolutionary thoughts has faced criticism in this world so as Elon Musk but his contributions towards innovations in society will be remembered by future generations.

Besides the personality traits given in chapter 2, what other traits attribute to a great leader?

Following personality traits attribute to great leaders:

1) Decision Making Ability: Ability to take proper decision under pressure in adverse conditions is most important quality great leaders have. Decision making under normal circumstances is quite simple but decisions taken under pressure in adverse condition shall be more sensible as impact of decision last longer and any wrong decision may have long term adverse impact on strategic planning.

2) Motivation of Team: Building similar approach among team, developing their abilities to perform assigned tasks by proper training and motivation helps to achieve goals faster.

3) Great Listener and Open to Change: Leader should great listener to gather thoughts on development of best road map to achieve targets. Leader should have approach to adopt changes in technology and working methodology time to time.

4) Customer Feedback & Market Survey: Great leaders keep taking feedbacks from customers in order to understand expectations of customers and continual improvement requirements if any. Market survey helps to know latest trends in market and plans can be revised as per demands in market.

5) Selection of Right Person for Right Job: Recruiting right person for right job, providing them clarity of expectations of organizations, giving them authority to perform and periodic review of their performance and providing specific trainings in weaker areas helps to achieve desired organizational goals in shorter time.

Self confidence, realistic approach, team building and leading from front with setting up example are qualities leader should have to become successful...