Task: Leadership Challenge: Selecting Team Members
The leader of your client organization has observed a lack of flexibility and a slow decision-making process in many of the departments. He believes that he is not serving his customers well, and has decided to move to a team environment and to push many of the decisions to the lowest possible levels. In other words, he wants to create a team-based, empowered organization. Several of his best managers are resisting the idea strongly. They not only feel that many employees are not ready for the change, but they also believe that they personally could never change from a "command and control" style to allowing more participation (adapted from Nahavandi p. 54).
Your client has asked you to prepare a report in which you address the following questions:
How should the leader deal with the situation?
What arguments can he use to persuade his managers?
What can he do to help his managers change their style?
What are the implications of his actions and decisions?
Use as many references as you can find, and remember to cite them using APA style.
Important to include in-text citations please. 3 - 4 pages
Objective:
- Compare and contrast leadership and management, and understand their similarities and differences as well as the ethical challenges that managers face.
- Discuss and explain when and why participation should be used to improve leadership effectiveness.