Business Leadership

Business Leadership

Business Leadership

Introduction

The term 'leader' is generally reserved for individuals who motivate, inspire, motivate and direct others to take action with the aim of achieving a defined goal. The theory of leaderrship is extremely crucial as it aids our comprehension of the dynamic role that a singular individuals can play in order to shape an organization. While being a personality trait, leadership is also commonly thought of as being a relational theory since it defines how significantly a single person is able to influence the actions of others. Numerousn leadership theories have been introduced over time with some of them becoming more widely accepted compared to others. The following paragraphs define and discuss two of the most popular leadership theories:

Discussion

Leadership theories can be incorporated on the given case of “The CEO's Private Investigation” which enables to deal with following case.

Key Issues in the Case

In this case, it is based on Cheryl Tobin who joined as new CEO of one of the major American Corporation and she was in view before taking that there is corruption in an organization by previous CEO. In this case, she has issues over really conducting an investigation related to an issue or not. She is also aware that she is new comer so she has little political capital which forced her to conduct an investigation through an outsider. She is in view that the board is in support for conducting an investigation or not. She is in doubt to conduct an investigation in relation to it or not. Yet, being a leader she needs to take responsibility and take appropriate measures and needs to be prepared for every aspects of conducting or not conducting an investigation. This relates to ethical issues created within an organization and requires effective leadership approach in order to ensure effective resolution to it.

Literature Review

Typically, leadership serves to offer a reflection of the mainstream society. Theories on leadership have mainly evolved with regard to its applications today and in the form of attitudes and norms. Through the centuries leaders have adapted in response to these changes. According to Northouse (2007, p3), leadership is essentially a series of actions through which a single person aims to influence, motivate, inspire and stimulate a group towards the achievement of a defined goal. Leaders are considered to be vital in terms of encouraging others to follow ethical standards; they play a pivotal role in the integration and promotion of ethical behaviour among employees (Stansbury, 2009). It is also imperative that leaders exhibit honesty towards their work and responsibilities. They must also take full onus and accountability for the overall work (Hesselbein et al., 2002). Engaging employees in a setting that is conducive of ethical practices is a key aspect of encouraging and promoting ethical behaviour within them (Duncan, 2002, p. 685). In such an environment, the employees are encouraged to be honest and truthful. But more importantly, there is full accountability in case mistakes are made. The same accountability is also expected from subordinates ...