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Varun Varma

Leader Traits and Leadership Styles

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The leaders are a vital part of the organization due to their decision-making skills and the power they have to take the organization in the right direction.  It is essential for the leaders to have the best traits that will lead to better leadership and outcomes.  The leader should have these three traits: goal-oriented, organization, and compelling communication to successfully drive an implementation (CSU Global, 2019).  When the leaders of the organization are driven towards a set goal and values the organization’s principles and culture, then they can make the best decisions for the welfare of the organization.  They must also be better at communicating their ideas and implementation plans to all the employees of the organization and their partners.

Charismatic Leadership is a leadership style where the follower believes that the leader is extraordinary in performance and ability to perform miracles.  Whereas in transformational leadership, the leader is the one who motivates the employees and provides them the necessary tools to achieve the tasks.  Charismatic leaders have a great influence on an organization, but it is not always beneficial, whereas, in transformational leadership, leaders motivate and make the followers more aware of their work to achieve greater success (Mittal, 2015).  In implementing new innovative technologies, charismatic leaders take a radical step towards implementation sometimes without prefect planning, but transformational leaders will have a vision, resources, and a perfect plan towards the implementation for success.

Upon reviewing the work characteristics of both traditional focus and high-performance focus, it can be said that both these types have leverage in organizational success.  But each focus point will be used appropriately, matching the culture of the organization and its goals.  For strategic decisions, high-performance focus is appropriate because of the decentralized control, customer-centric, no compromise on the quality, and culturally diverse.  On the other hand, for the operational decisions, the traditional focus is apt because this system is more reliable on cost, capital, and profit is the focal point.  Also, specialized individuals working in a centralized system.

References

CSU Global. (2019, November 9). Three Traits of an Effective Organizational Leader. Retrieved from: https://csuglobal.edu/blog/three-traits-of-an-effective-organizational-leader

Mittal, R. (2015). Charismatic and Transformational LeadeshipStyles: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. International Journal of Business Management. 10(3). 26-33.

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Leader traits and attributes

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 Discuss and identify leader traits and attributes that are most beneficial in implementing the best decisions in an organization. 

Great leaders are the ones who know how to find the right mixture of charisma, passion and confidence to be role models to their employees to work hard in order to achieve the company’s goals. Some of the traits and attributes that are considered beneficial for leaders to enhance the best decisions in the workplace are 1. Acting strategically; envisioning the organization’s future and achievements. 2. An open-minded leader; who welcomes and considers opinions from different employees regardless their position. 3. Positive attitude; a leader who motivates and inspires others to continue giving their best and innovating in the workplace. 4. Effective communicator; a good leader is constantly communicating with the team about the goals to achieve and aspects to improve (Patel 2017).

Explain the differences in charismatic and transformational leadership and how both leadership styles impact organizational effectiveness. Please note how these leadership styles affect implementing new innovative technologies.

Although there are some similitudes between charismatic and transformational leadership, we can also find several differences (Conger, 2015). For example, transformational leadership focuses on a common vision and helping team members to go to the next step/phase of their professional careers, while charismatic leadership centers around inspiring some team members towards a greater objective. Transformational leadership focuses on empowering individuals, while charismatic leaders lean towards listening others and giving advice (Bass, 1993). When in comes to implementing new innovative technologies, it is crucial that both leadership styles open up to consider digital transformations while mentoring and guiding their teams to achieve organizational goals.  

Review table 8.1 in the reading this week, note the work characteristics and the traditional versus high-performance focus, note which focus is best for strategic decisions and which is best for operational decisions. Please explain.

Before providing an answer about which focus is best for strategic and operational decisions, I would like to give a general overview about the meaning of these two terminologies. Strategic decisions make reference to the big picture of the company growth, and how the executive team is planning for the success of it in the long term. Contrary to this, operational decisions go to a deeper understanding about the strategy and actions plans to achieve the long term objectives of the organization.

Based on the features provided on the Table 8.1 I would consider Traditional focus as the best option for strategic decisions. The reason is because it focuses more on a general planning and vision of what the company wants to achieve. On the other hand, high performance team focus would be the best options for operational decisions as in this scenario team members start to execute the ideas and plan to make things happen.

References:

Bass, B. M., & Avolio, B. J. (1993). Transformational leadership and organizational       culture. Public administration quarterly, 112-121.

Conger, J. (2015). Charismatic leadership. Wiley encyclopedia of management, 1-2.

Patel, D. (2017). 11 Powerful Traits of Successful Leaders. Retrieved on September 2020             from https://www.forbes.com/sites/deeppatel/2017/03/22/11-powerful-traits-of-   successful-leaders/#23794468469f

Wynn, M. T., Dumas, M., Fidge, C. J., Ter Hofstede, A. H., & Van Der Aalst, W. M. (2007,    September). Business process simulation for operational decision support. In International Conference on Business Process Management (pp. 66-77). Springer,     Berlin, Heidelberg.

Xu, X., & Birge, J. R. (2008). Operational decisions, capital structure, and managerial compensation: A news vendor perspective. The Engineering Economist, 53(3), 173-196.

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