LCO_Week_15_Discussion_Reply
Post 1
Management and leadership are some of the core fields that determine the fate of any organization. This implies that the success or failure of an organization depends almost entirely on the ability of its leaders to lead and manage the always meager resources. Within an organization are key players. At the implementation, the stage is the junior employees who carry out the expected organizational activities. The junior and senior employees interact within an environment and while doing this, they use resources. These key players, together with the environment and resources, are expected to be managed in an economical manner such that the cost of production does not outdo the profits. Thus, as a leader, one is expected to have vital skills and capabilities to offer environments of support, sustainability, and lifelong learning.
Through management and leadership course that I have been taken through over weeks, there are numerous aspects of leadership and management that I have learned and found them helpful. For instance, in week two lessons, we were taken through the decision-making process. Indeed, any organization reaches a situation where issues that require solutions arise. Some of them may be difficult and call for tactful decision-making ability. The course through the topic thought us how leaders come up with helpful decisions through a recommended decision-making process. By ensuring sound decision making, I will be able to create a peaceful working environment where each individuals’ roles will be treated with respect. To ensure that I come up with sound decisions, I will incorporate other members of the organization and have them give their views with regard to the issues at hand. By doing so, I will be inculcating a sense of belonging to my organizational employees and thus harmony.
Additionally, I learned through the course the aspect of human resource management. Logically, a competent human resource results in quality output and hence, enabling an organization to gain a competitive advantage over its rivals. To ensure that human resource is competent, an organization need to invest in its people through proper staffing, training, and recognition. Employees need to be taught new and effective skills rather than leaving them to use outdated methods. Thus, as a leader and a manager, I will ensure lifelong learning among the employees by sending them for benchmarking in developed organizations and availing in-service sessions where they get an opportunity to learn new skills. Also, I can encourage a positive attitude towards work among the employees by reasonably compensating them for the effort they put during work. Doing this will create in the employees' minds a sense of worth and appreciation which will ultimately create a peaceful and conducive working environment.
In general, the course has been instrumental in shaping future leaders who will contribute immensely to economic growth. Leading effectively is one of the challenging tasks organizational leaders often face. It is through such courses that one gets useful skills to implement such a noble and tough task.
Post 2
In this leadership class, I have learned some valuable lessons. How a leader should be? What qualities make them as a leader? In an organization, if you see any changes how a leader can handle those changes? Types of leaders and what type of leadership will be more effective like these are so many different topics I have gained knowledge.
As an emerging leader, I would really like to follow Transformational leadership theory. The book I choose was defining every stage of leadership qualities to apt transformational leadership style. Creating a positive environment for the employees, encouraging them to think outside the box, helping them in their career development, influencing them to be a successful leader, solving their issues with the creative solutions will build that trust on the leader and employees will like to follow those leaders with vision.
One topic that grabbed my attention was if a new change is implemented in the organizations what are the prior things that as a leader I would make sure if they are comfortable with that change if they are not what I can do to make comfortable and how important that change would be. To make sure everyone is aligned for this change before that change is implemented I would inform my employees about the new change that’s hitting up. Employees will really like to know what the changes are and how it will benefit them, I will make sure they get their answers. Once their questions are being answered and once they trust leader they will try to align to that change. After the change implemented I would take that input from each one of them and will gather their feedback. If a leader has that integrity with their employees, then it would be more comfortable for employees to come up with their issues. Change is important for every organization that’s how the organization will update with the new ideas.