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WuZetianleadership2.pptxWu Zetian leadership Student’s name: Institution: Date:
Life of Wu Zetien
The Wu family had its origins in Wenshui county
It is suggested that Wu Zetian was born in Wenshui and some believe was born in Liuzhou.
Wu Zetian was born during 7th year of emperor gaozu of tang.
At age of 14 she was taken to serve as an imperial concubine.
At some point she was a concubine and would impress taizong with her beauty (skrypnik, 2020).
the origins of the woo family is believed to be in Wenshui county, bingzhou which is an ancient name for the Taiyuan shanxi. she was born in the seventh year of the reign of emperor Gaozu of tang. in the same year was a total eclipse of the sun. at age of fourteen she served as a concumbine.
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Rise to power
Wu gained immesharable influence over the empire during reign of Gaozong .
she further disposed emperor Gaozhong For displaying independence.
she made her youngest song the emperor.
she would prevail over the imperial gatherings.
she would deter emperor Ruining form being active in governance.
she was regarded to be ruthless in grabbing power.
Consort Wu had been Emperor Gaozong's concubine by early 650 and she was named Zhaoyi (first) (the highest ranking concubine of the nine concubines in the second rank). Throughout Emperor Gaozong's reign Wu gradually gained immense influence over the empire. In 690 Emperor Ruizong gave her the throne and established the Zhou dynasty. It became the most significant decision taken. She was considered ruthless in trying to gain power and was believed to have killed her own kids by traditional historians.
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What was the leader known for and her inspirations
Wu Zetian was renown for being the first and only woman emperor in china.
She had various features including:
Exceptional intelligence
Extraordinary political skills
And inordinate ambition
She was the only divine emperor (hue et al., 2018)
The first and only female emperor of China, Wu Zhao (624–705) was also known as Empress Wu Detain. She ruled over 15 years as the "Holy and Divine Emperor" of the Second Zhou Dynasty (690–705) with her exceptional intelligence, exceptional competence in politics, and excessive ambition.
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Leadership theory and concepts she employed
Some of the leadership theories I believe the leader utilized include:
Behavioral theory and
Contingency theory
These theories are suitable in enabling the leader to react and make decisions based on situation at hand
She was able to force situations, people and processes to yield expected results.
Leadership concepts include different styles, characteristics and principles for the management of an employee team. Leadership concepts are essentially based on different management theories, which are used by effective managers, supervisors and other leaders. Leadership concepts also promote the development of theories of standard management styles and behavior, often involving characteristics, initiative, motivation, influence, decision making and other principles that are the basis of a wide range of integrated leadership styles.
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How the leaders style is linked to organization
The wu zetien leadership demonstrate how organizational leaders can make a firm succeed or fail including;
Inappropriate use of authority can diminish followers loyalty
A leader must be ale to influence followers decisions in the enterprise
Winning respect of subordinates is key for organizational leaders success.
Her authoritative leadership style was excellently suited for the era which was characterized by political instabilities (fang et al., 2021).
Wuhou used his authority to bring down the elder statesmen, who had served Taizong and still had a great deal of influence on the administration. These men opposed her elevation as the Empress, mainly because her family was not among the large aristocratic clans, although she was the daughter of a relatively senior officer. They also objected to the nature of her relationship with Gaozong because she was incestuous because she was a concubine of Taizong. By 660 the empress had overruled all the adversaries that were displaced, exiled, and finally executed in many cases.
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How I would use the leadership style for my benefit.
I would use her leadership style to:
Win respect and loyalty form my followers
I would become more persistent in making situation work towards firms goals.
I would embrace sound mechanisms of facing resistances.
I would be open minded to embrace new ideas and finally
Be flexible to be able to maneuver through changing situations (skrypnik, 2020).
Wu greatly strengthened the Chinese government's candidate pool for official exams and pioneered the Martial Examination to recruit guerrilla talents. She frequently organized national exams, expanded her curriculum to better identify talent, and often examined candidates personally, regardless of background[2]. Nevertheless, they demand high standards from their officials, which quickly dismissed underperforming officials.
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Group’s overall assessment of the leader
We would regard wu Zetian to be a successful leader for various reasons:
She casted her net wider to tap new talents
She nurtured multiple talents positively contributing to tang dynasty making it the china’s cultural golden age.
She understood the source of her authority and how to nature the same
She would redistribute power strategically via installation of copper boxes in towns for followers to air their concerns.
Others redistribute their power through other Strategic Moves, other than increasing the scope of civil-service reviews. This includes installing copper boxes in the capital for anyone who sends a direct petition to her, nominating for government position, policy criticism and whistleblowers. In conclusion, Empress Wu's colorful life created many legends, folk stories and inspired many TV shows and films. Under the glamor, there are many other enlightening lessons from the history of the woman who came to the height of her society.
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How was she different form others
She was rarely chosen by people but ascended to power by default.
She was able to overcome he notion that only men can lead
She was ruthless and at the same time decisive
She reestablished the tang dynasty which was seemingly crumbling.
She marked the beginning of Chinese civilization.
Wu is said to be a great empress. Every claim. For more than half a century she held power, in one way or another: first as a member of the ineffective Gaozong emperor, and then as a monarch (from 690 till shortly before her death in 705), behind the throne holding her youngest son. She stabilized and consolidated the Tang dynasty in a rough and decisive way, at a time when it seemed to crumble–a significant achievement because the Tang period is the golden age of the Chinese culture. The newest book by T.H. Barrett even states (with no clear evidence) that empress was the world's leading early promoter of printing.
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Their theory and application today
The contingency and behavioral theories are essential in making quick decisions in the time of rapid changes.
The theory is essential in matching best leadership skills and traits o specific situations
The theories are essential in determining a leaders capacity to adapt to changing scenarios such as in enterprise and nations.
Contingency theory suggests that a situation based on situational factors and the management style is aligned with the best leader. The practice of theory can be implemented in different ways. Use the model to determine the ability of a leader to adjust to a new project scenario, etc.
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conclusion
In conclusion Wu zetien would be regarded to be one of the leaders with most exceptional influence. She possessed remarkable intelligence and was determined to emerge as the first female empress in china. Attainance of the position called for wu to exercise great patience , persistence and wisdom in her moves. She demonstrates how each of us should take advantage of available opportunities to succeed such as in leadership, business warlord and other life aspects.
References
FANG, H., ZHAO, Z., WU, W., & WANG, H. (2021). undefined. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 36(2), 140. https://doi.org/10.15541/jim20200073
Hui, Y., Liu, H., Zhang, H., Wu, Y., Li, Y., Fu, Z., & Wang, D. (2018). Design and experiment of end-effector for eggplant picking robot. 2018 Detroit, Michigan July 29 - August 1, 2018. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.201800387
Skrypnik, E. (2020). Golden tablet of WU Zetian (624–705). Vostok. Afro-aziatskie obshchestva: istoriia i sovremennost, (2), 212. https://doi.org/10.31857/s086919080009105-2
