When I think of a great leader a lot of people come to
mind but currently in my life now I would say my boss is
a great leader. She always takes the time out to help everybody
in the store. A lot of times you see managers of convenience
stores just doing management stuff my boss actually gets out run
runs a register does the cleaning cooks food more need help.
She has a lot of traits that I look up to you and I am
learning from because I am taking over a new store soon as
a manager myself. One great trait I think she has passed onto
me it’s too has compassion for the employees. Understanding that
things come up in peoples lives where they’re unable to work
shows that you care. I’ve had a few bosses in the past that
were great leavers however I think the majority of the great
leaders I recognize our female. I’m not sure if that’s because
I can’t relate to them on a personal level or if it’s just
that a lot of then boxes are arrogant. Well honestly, I would
have to say my better half. Tall, dark & handsome. His
personality is calming and makes you feel secure at any moment
your in. Very smart and knows how to get things done.
Everyone else admired him for the same reasons as I admire
him for just more than that. I too of being strong & smart
he’s serious and means what he says, makes you want to excel.
Any time I have worked I didn’t get to spend time with
whomever the leaders were, as I worked in areas where you
aren’t unsupervised. The people I have met in that time who
were considered the leader embezzled and played with the time
clocks, others weren’t so friendly so I basically stayed away and
just did my job. Eventually they were found out fired and I
would believe fined for their wrong doings, I’m not exactly sure
what all happened, but some people get away with those types
of behaviors. I see narcissistic people all the time and most of
them are successful, sad to say. recently watched a documentary
about the company I work for, Abercrombie and Fitch. It talks
about the rise and fall of the company over the old CEO,
Mike Jeffries, and all of the issues that he caused with the
decisions he made. He was known for wanting the brand to
have an air of exclusivity. He wanted his brand to be worn
by the "cool" kids and they had a very all American type
look. These actions definitely were consistent with narcissism and
these helped his career at first and then later hindered his
success once people started to complain about the work environment
and the merchandising in stores. After his downfall, Fran Horowitz
took over and she has grown the company to new heights. She
has a completely different mindset and continues to grow the
company with her decisions. She carried us through the pandemic
and provided financial help during that hard time. There was
definitely a shift when the leadership came. Now it is all about
diversity and inclusion and being a team. A great leader I look
up to was my father. Even though he was stern , wanted
everything in order. He taught me the foundations on how to
run a successful business. What type of people you want to
surround yourself to be successful. Always willing to go the extra
mile and being on top and your word is all you have so
honoring your word was a very important piece.
I have been able to work with a male and female who has
great leadership and perfect traits. I cannot say personally there
was a different in how they approach thing because there precise
alone made everyone wanna give there all and be on track.
They knew how to adapt tp any situation and always tried to
plan ahead to make sure the things that needed to get done
did. Also they where always able to handle the difficult
conversation and direct the negative tension out and doing what
was best for the company.
there are four functions of management—planning, organizing, leading,
and controlling. We discussed the foundations of management. We
explored the historical perspective of how management has evolved
as well. This gives us the knowledge to continuously monitor the
organization’s external and internal environment and adjust our
management strategy to reflect new realities. Of course, it is
important to maintain an ethical, socially responsible organization. We
reflected on how managers use specific skill sets to drive the
organization towards meeting these goals and objectives.
Michelle Obama is one of the people I admire as a wonderful
leader. I believe she is intelligent, a kind person, and able to
connect with others. When I listened to some of her talks, I
could see she knew what she was talking about, and the way
she expressed her emotions made us believe in her and trust
that she wanted to help and guide us to better answers for
every topic she discussed.
I've worked under the supervision of both male and female
managers; I've been very fortunate to have worked with all of
them; I've learned a lot from each of them and admire them.
It was easier for me to connect with my female supervisors
because I could talk to them about not only work-related issues
but also personal issues; currently, I'm working under a male
supervisor whom I admire and who is very professional. I don't
talk to him much about anything other than work, but whenever
I need time off for personal reasons, he shows how much he
cares about his staff and is always supportive.
When the market for houses was high, many realtors were
working with clients , making them available to purchase even
though they couldn't afford them; I knew a realtor who was
doing it and tried to recruit my husband to join his team;
after seeing how dishonest this person was with his clients, my
husband refused his offer; this realtor was trying to do anything
to get his big bonus; I believe in Karma, not that I wish
anything bad for anyone, but when the economy crashed, he lost
his two properties, and he and his family had to change their
way of life because he could no longer afford it. I can think
of so many leaders that I've worked with. The two leaders that
come to mind first will be during my freshman year in High
School. The wonderful teacher was my physical science teacher.
Mr. Hunt never made his class boring, never gave the easy
road out and he didn't make things hard. When this teacher
notices a little struggle, he always gives encouraging words to
help motivate you to make his struggling students build more
courage to earn a good grade. I was one that didn't finish
a semester with a passing grade. The moral to that story is
he knew I was going to come back and pass his class with
my head held high.
As time passed by my very first job was a bittersweet moment.
This will be my last year in High School. I worked at Ulta
Cosmetics. The manager at the time was a female. I can't
recall her name but I learned a valuable lesson as she was
my leader she was very humble but, I was let go from my
position without any warnings. This manager wasn't a person that
was difficult to get along with but, wasn't clear about why I
had to be let go of my job. I didn't build any anger but,
this taught me a lesson on how I will want to be a better
leader to avoid leaving someone the question of why.
The difference between these two leaders although one was an
academic leader was the care that Mr. Hunt had for all his
students to strive for success and there weren't any encouraging
words from the leader I had at work. The reason I brought
that particular leader into my equation is that things weren't all
bad but the professionalism wasn't there for me. To better describe
her is quiet, glamorous, and conservated not much of a people
person, and my personality was blended to all kinds of races
and nationalities. Someone I see as a great leader,is my current
boss. She is the principal of our elementary school so as we
call her, she is the top dog of the school. She not only
have all of the staff she has to be a leader for and watch
out for, but she also has three hundred plus students she has
to be a leader for. She is kind, compassionate, respectful. She
knows when she needs to be firm with an employee or student.
She also knows how to make someones day. She feels if she
is sitting her in office, she isn't doing her job. Her job is
to be around the school, interacting with the staff and students,
joining them at lunch and recess. I feel that female leaders
have more compassion towards their employees, where male leaders
are more of a lets do this and get it done kind of thing.
A time I saw the "dark side" traits in a leader was at a
previous job, one of the managers thought it was her way or
no way. Would use things against us, if something broke down,
she would blame it on the shift so she didn't have to take
responsibility for it. We would receive complements or even tips
in our tip jar, and she would take them for herself. During
our shift, she would hid out in the managers office and not
come back out until it was closing time. We were basically
on our own for our shift. She always had an excuse on why
she was in the office during our shifts so whenever we would
tell the other managers about it they wouldn't believe us. Needless
to say I did not stay there long. It is difficult to select
just one great leader out of the many that I have either met
or learned about throughout my life. I have both men and
women I look up to and respect greatly, but to narrow it
down to just one is hard. One that has always and will
always stand out to me is, as cliche as it sounds, my dad.
He was a single father of two girls from a very young age
until adulthood, he did his best to teach us to be responsible
and ethical in all out interpersonal relationships. To be women
of integrity and independence. His lessons to his daughters are
some that we will carry forever and pass on down through
generations to come.Working in both the automotive and construction
industries has given me plenty of examples of both male and
female management. One thing that is probably the most common
difference between male and female managers is the understanding
of personal problems affecting professional life. Women seem to be
more understanding where as men tend to lean more towards,
'leave your personal stuff at the door, you're here to work.'
That's not always the case however, and I've had men be more
understanding than women.
From personal experience i worked at a car detailing place where
a male owner and male manger owned the place. They were
extremely strict on their scheduling and were not very understanding
when it came to personal emergency or problems. But we had
a good success rate the way they were doing things. shortly
into me being hired they switched management to a female
manager. Although she did well with customers and making money.
she was a little too lenient when it came to understanding
peoples personal emergencies. As well as a little too lenient on
the rules that were set. There was a clear difference in
management. I also feel females are more creative when it comes
to making the work environment "fun" for everyone.I worked for
a cleaning lady who was just starting her business and she
was extremely rude and just a horrible manager/owner to work
for. In front of her workers she would talk bad about them
to the clients and if anything was to go wrong in a home
she would blame it on her workers. She was not a good
person to work for and eventually all her employees quit on
her. The great leaders that come to my mind first are the
founding fathers. I would like to think that they had all the
necessary traits needed in order to go from thirteen separate
colonies to the thriving country that we live in today. I work
in the high voltage industry and have had both female and
male leaders. I have noticed that the female leadership usually
seems to be a better boss to have when you are having
personal problems that affect your ability to do your job. As
far as working in this industry you can find several crew
members and leaders that have display dark side traits. It is
very easy to be more worried about looking better than the
rest of the crew and neglecting teaching the younger employees
because you view them as your competition. Participative leadership
styles is focused on a democratic theory. The ability to involve
team members in the decision making process. Team members will
feel included, engaged and motivated to contribute. This type of
leader will normally have the last word in the decision-making
processes. However, if there are disagreements within a group, it
can be a time-consuming process to reach a consensus. So
they are focused on the entirety of the group, yet in the end
make the final decision. Interestingly, I have worked for both
men and women leaders; and they have rotated the different types
of leadership styles. Some women are dictator-like and don’t like
other women in similar roles, so talk down to them. Some
women build other women up. This is the same for men. There
have been authoritative men, and men leading through group
discussion and respectfully communicating. It comes down to the
person, and what their personal style is.The person in my career
I had most difficulty with was a female manager. She didn’t
like my management style, which is very involved and understanding
of others. She wanted me to become an authoritative disrespectful
in management. I was unwilling to change who I was to be
a “dark” person. Ultimately, it caused me so much stress over
a year and a half that I got very sick. It was “the perfect
storm.” Due to her personality, she doesn’t have a close group
of friends nor co-workers. Looking back, maybe that is her
personality, and doesn’t mind being on the dark side. In the
end, I am very happy with where I am today. In a
management role that I can be myself, and support a good
cause. I feel that compassion, respect, humility, and optimism are
very valuable traits to have as a leader. I see a good leader
as someone that is humble and willing to take accountability for
their mistakes rather than blame others. I think a good leader
is honest and open with good communication skills.I was working
at a technology retailer, and I started with a male manager
and then a female manager took his place when he left the
company. I noticed that my job satisfaction increased once the
male manager left. I was more at ease because the female
leader was more compassionate. My sales actually increased because
I felt I had more support rather than someone just breathing
down my back for results. I had a supervisor that I would
describe as narcissistic. She did everything she could to gain
personal power and acted like she was superior to everyone. Yes,
she was in a position of authority, but she did not treat
others with respect. She also displayed Machiavellianism because she
was manipulative and encouraged her subordinates to break policy
to get faster results. Her behavior hindered her success because
she lost the respect of her team after years of manipulation. I
had a supervisor during a three year period that initially just
would drive me crazy. We were constantly clashing and having
issues working together to the point that others would set up
a mediation to try to ease the situation. One day, while having
one of these meetings, I noticed that throughout all of the
meetings he always kept his calm and that I would be the
one showing all the signs of aggression Eventually I realized that
he wasn't the problem, I was. Naturally, I corrected my mannerism
in his presence from then on. He became one of my closest
friends and my mentor. This was all due to his experience
with dealing with employees like myself. He knew that a logical
person would eventually pay attention to the underlining issues and
make the necessary self corrections. I went on to learn the
majority of my leadership style from him. Someone I a would
consider a great leader would be Abraham Lincoln. He was
determined, persistent, courageous, and had strong beliefs. Abraham
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which ended slavery in
the US. After reflecting on the traits and leadership styles of
a male and female leader there are some differences between
their approaches to leadership. Females in my opinion are very
task oriented and focus thoroughly on completing a task. I also
believe their communication sometimes can be indirect. Males in
my opinion are a bit more laid back. I believe they have a
more direct way of communicating as well. A time I saw
someone display behaviors that would be consistent with the "dark
side" traits such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy
would be at one of my previous jobs. At that company I
dealt with management being manipulative and very selfish. Those
are dark traits that are bad for companies and ideally can cause
you to lose great employees. It can hinder ones success because
nobody will want to work with you if you are displaying dark
traits. There are a lot of great leaders throughout the world.
But I want to focus in the sports area. One of the biggest
names in football if not the biggest, I think is a great leader.
His name is Tom Brady. When the other players get to play
with such a great QB I feel like it brings the best out of
them. He knows what to do in almost every situation and is
very vocal and let's every one know what they need to do.
I think one of the biggest attributes he has is determination. It
doesn't matter how bad the game is going, he is going to
give it his all every single drive. He isn't only a great
quarterback and leader on the field, he is also a great man
off the field. He has donated tons of money to help provide
meals for people in need due to Covid and several other things.
When it comes to male and female "leaders" I have worked
with I think the men are so much more relaxed. I feel like
when women get that manager position they are so worried about
holding that standard they seem to be too uptight and kind of
rude. She was definitely a narcissist and it ruined peoples days
and ended up making a lot of people hate their job or just
ended up quitting. I feel like America needs to fix the whole
standard of women in leadership because I think when they get
that position it kind of stresses them out. I would consider
Nelson Mandela as a good leader. His need for peace, forgiveness,
and patience shows great leadership. He led the fight against
apartheid in South Africa, and he never gave up despite being
incarcerated for 27 years. He inspired others by acting on his
beliefs for the betterment of the people.
I have worked for a male supervisor who was very authoritative.
He would hold meetings and ask for opinions and suggestions,
but at the end, what he wanted to happen is how it went.
His final decisions were always the answer to any issues that
happened on the job. On the other hand, he was very good
giving feedback after his constructive criticism. He would always
provide solutions that actually worked.I, and some of my coworkers,
considered a woman supervisor I worked for in the past as a
narcissist. She wanted control in everything and would micromanage
frequently. Any results or improvements made, she always referred
to herself for making it happen instead of praising the team
as a whole. She wasn't supportive and negative at many times.
Because of her behavior, many employees, like myself, left that
job and started working for a company where they felt more
appreciated. One person I consider a significant leader is Nelson
Mandela. I see some character traits in him that make him
splendid determined, intelligent, kind, and thoughtful. I am lucky
enough to have witnessed great female and male leaders who
exhibit the same traits. However, I find that male leaders tend
to be more confident and bold in their management skills.
Machiavellians are sly, deceptive, distrusting, and manipulative. I have
experienced this manager when I was in working in fast food
and the manager ould show favoritism to those who went out
their way to stroke their ego and become their friends. Someone
that I consider or view as a great leader and have the assess
the traits and interpersonal attributes that cause me to view him
as a great leader that is in the public eye would be
Muhammad Ali. Some people would not think Muhammad Ali to
be a great leader, but he has many of the traits and
interpersonal attributes that are necessary for effective leadership. He
is intelligent, articulate, and charismatic that made him a great
leader. Not only was he a great boxer, but he had a
successful career that gave him a unique platform to be an
ambassador, a champion of social causes and a role model: one
of the greatest characteristics of a leader. He stood by his
values and believed in his abilities. Muhammad Ali had leadership
qualities that he fought for us all with his inclination, service,
character, and his unrelenting desire to fight for the principles of
peace, equality, freedom, and self-determination. Muhammad Ali fought
for us all. This is what made him an authentic, purpose-driven
leader. He had changed the world and he dedicated his entire
life or years to philanthropy and humanitarianism, pursuits that took
him all around the world to devote justice for numerous causes
and goodwill missions.Reflecting on the traits and leadership style
of a male leader and those of a female leader with whom I
had worked for and describing any key differences between their
approaches to leadership and their male and female counterparts I
would say that first thing is having been in the military and
having both male and female leadership from the top to the
bottom of the leadership chain as supervisor or commanders. Well,
in my opinion the female leadership traits and leadership style
tend to be a little more approachable an tend to have a
more cooperative, democratic participatory style of leading and the
male leadership style tend to have a more aggressive, directive,
type or a more take command and control, task-oriented style of
leadership. So, in retrospect there are many qualities associated in
being an effected leader for both men and woman that can
make for an effective leader and I really do not see no
significant gender differences in leadership and the individual traits
or skills that they possess for the job and qualities that will
make that person an excellent leader, it is just depending on
that person career goals, beliefs and personal strengths.Describing the
time, I saw someone display behaviors that would be consistent
with the “dark side” traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and/or
psychopathy would be the time I was in the military overseas
in Germany at a joint command with Germany. The one
commander or general for Germany that was under our command
but thought he oversaw us and showed the traits of the dark
side. These negative traits had a negative effect on the workplace
or command and caused serious damage to the command international
leadership cooperation between the two countries and had to be
addressed actively and vigorously, to the extent did those traits
hinder the person’s career success in the organizations and had
to be reassigned somewhere else for the betterment of not only
the command but for the Germany general himself. our society
needs business laws to protect employees from problem leaders.
Laws like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attempt to legislate
ethical behavior in large organizations by instituting transparency as
well as checks and balances. This law was designed to prevent
recurrence of Enron-like events. However, greedy managers may find
other ways to abuse subordinates and defraud the public. I
am not sure that we can legislate ethical leadership behavior.
Especially given the current corruption on both "sides of the
aisle." Those who are elected into office no longer have the
best interest of the American people in their minds, if they
ever did in the first place. And considering they're the ones in
charge of legislation, it's hard to imagine them passing or
following any legislation that limits themselves. I have noticed that
with age seems to come more patience also. I have noticed
that the older more experienced employees at work are better at
handling the more complicated issues. I do not think this is
due to more expertise in their areas but more credited to them
taking their time and seeing the whole problem first instead of
jumping right into it. Thank you for your post Keron it is
an eye opener for me to step back and think first before
over reacting. I think the overall experience of this class is
that female managers are more compassionate and offer a greater
sense of support. I wonder what we can do in our work
culture to change that? Is it that we associate great males with
more authoritarian-type roles?. I also have endured the advantages
of having both male and female bosses and I can see the
female leaders being more lenient towards personal issues and not
necessarily showing forgiveness, but having a sense of emotional
connection towards the employee that they are dealing with. On
the flip side of that coin, I have also dealt with female
bosses that have seem to not even like themselves. I think this
can fall equal on both sides. Toxic leadership still exists on
both ends of the spectrum. However, I don't agree with the
comparison of the greats of the past as examples for this
assignment for only one reason. I would never choose any of
them because I never knew them. I would rather cast judgement
of this type on the individuals that I am aware of and are
fully capable of completing all tasks at hand in a respectable
manner.
