Leadership and Management

Part I
Out of the different leadership styles, roles and traits that I have read from the article, I
personally believe it would be best to work with is the CEO as his leadership style is based on
ensuring the employees succeed in the company with the tools needed to do so. And this
leadership style according to Martinuzzi (2019) is what is known as affiliative style of
leadership, one of the common leadership styles that leaders or managers implement. The
affiliative leadership approach is one where the leader gets up close and personal with people
and that is what the CEO has shown from what I understand from the article, as he mentioned
he ensures each and every single employee in the company has all the necessities to succeed
and make the company grow. A leader practicing this style pays attention to and also supports
the emotional needs of team members. The leader strives to open up a pipeline that connects
him or her to the team, and this in turn will create a harmonious relationship as the employee
will have a feeling of care and gratitude shown towards him/her by their superior and
managers.

This leadership style is preferred by me personally since I know that I am valued at the
company that I work for, I am not just a tool that the company is using to profit off or be
successful by, which in turn motivates me to stay in the company and ensure that I do the best
I can for the betterment of my section and the whole organization in general. For these
leaders to gain favorability with workers, they usually allow flexibility of culture and work
arrangements to appease employees and 4 build trust, this will definitely provide employees
with a sense of caring and importance in the organization. This leadership style promotes
freedom of creativity and innovation. We the workers are empowered to create ideas and
collaborate with our fellow colleagues to solve work problems. This leadership style
promotes freedom, flexibility, and creative ideas. If workers are allowed to have autonomy,
then it will likely lead to a higher level of employee morale.

I consider this very important since it makes me feel like my input and ideas that I share in
the meetings or towards my boss matters to them, since being an employee, we would love to
be in environments where work is meaningful, and affiliative leaders make this a priority for
their organizations.

Part II
A Company with Routine and Unskilled Job Functions

A company with a routine and unskilled job functions which means that their work has
always been the same, say ABC, they would not have BAC or CBA, it will always be ABC
and in the so-called routine. This may demotivate the employees since they always do
the same task again and again without a proper fixed goal and a plan for the future growth
of the company. So, what they actually need is a leader who has a vision and a strategic
plan to undergo a proper action in the company to bring about a change and improve on
the employee morale and well-being of all employees. The leadership style that can be
associated with this type of situation in the organization is the authoritative style of
leadership. The best possible way of describing the simplicity of this leadership style is
by referring to it with the phrase "Follow me." The authoritative leadership style just shows
the amount of confidence and self-belief these leaders have in setting their goals and
plans, while engaging and energizing followers along the way. As there is a popular
saying about this type of leaders which is “In a climate of uncertainty, these leaders lift
the fog for people.” They try with every possibility to help them see where the company
is going and what's going to happen when they get to their desired targeted achievement
and goal. However, for every advantage there is definitely a disadvantage that stands in
its way and this leadership style is no different, because being an authoritative leader can
appear overbearing. This means that for those employees who are used to having free
control over how they complete tasks, work toward company goals, the prescriptive
approach of the authoritative leadership style can appear somewhat overbearing for some
of them. This is somewhat very common in any workplace whereby the leaders are young
and are responsible for handling and overseeing more experienced workers or employees
in the organization.

A Company with Dangerous Job Functions (Toxic Waste Handling or Heavy

In this type of situation what can be understood is that this company already has skilled
workers and employees who are handling complicated and high-end level of skills needed
to attain this, in such a case a leader that is needed for this is one who is courageous and
a risk-taker. One of the important qualities of a good leader is courage. Having this quality
means that you are willing to take risks in the achievement of the organization’s goals
with no assurance of success. Because there is no certainty in life or business, every
commitment made and every action taken may result in a risk of some kind. This further
can be brought together with the laissez-faire leadership style. This style involves the
least amount of oversight. A simple comparison that can be said about this leadership
style as compared to other styles is that other leaders may stand as firm as a rock on
issues, while the laissez-faire leader lets people swim with the current and go with the
flow. While it's beneficial to give people opportunities to spread their wings, with a total
lack of direction, people may unwittingly drift in the wrong direction, away from the critical
goals of the organization. This style can only truly and effectively work if we are leading
highly skilled, experienced employees who are self-starters and motivated, to which in
this situation it can be understood that they definitely are. On the other hand, while it's
beneficial to give people opportunities, with a total lack of direction, these employees may
or may not go in the absolute wrong direction and away from the critical goals of the
organization. So again, there are always pros and cons in assigning the right leader for a
particular group of people and employees. But a great leader, no matter young or old can
always have the integrity and courage to lead with example, to show the employees the
confidence and rightness in doing a certain job or task.

A Company Preparing to Disrupt an Existing Market with Ground-Breaking

In a situation like this, there should be a brave and confident leader who is future-oriented
that can lead the crowd by example. There is no doubt that there is a risk of failing when
it comes to introducing any new product or service to the market, and this case is no
different. Therefore, there needs to be a representative who is not afraid of taking the risk
and proceeding with the introduction of this so-called new ground-breaking technology.
One of the praised qualities of great leaders is that they think about the future most of the
time. They think about where they are going rather than where they have been. They
maintain a positive attitude and think about the opportunities of tomorrow rather than
focusing on the problems of the past. It’s another one of the more important leadership
strengths. They have the ability to look ahead, to anticipate with some accuracy where
the industry and the markets are going. Leaders have the ability to anticipate trends, well
in advance of their competitors. So, what a better way to accompany these traits other
than a pacesetting style of leadership. This style of leadership describes a leader who is
driven and almost seems like the one who sets the pace in a race, as the style name
literally says it. They continually ask, “Based on what is happening today, where is the
market going? How is it going to be in a month from now, in three months or even six
months from now?” They do this through what is known as a thoughtful strategic planning.
Due to the ever-increasing competitiveness, only the leaders and organizations that can
accurately anticipate future markets can possibly survive. Only leaders with foresight can
gain that advantage over the others. Hence, if a company is going to introduce a ground
breaking new tech, they need a pacesetting leader in my humble opinion.

A Company Preparing for an IPO

Since going for an IPO has big risk, it needs a leader fit for the job and responsible
enough to be able to handle all the shortcomings or risks from all of this. Hence, what
needs to be kept in mind is that leadership is the ability to get people to work for you
because they want to, not because they need to or are forced to do so. The 80/20 rule
can be applied here: Twenty percent of the people contribute to 80 percent of the
results. So, what is important is the ability to select these people and then to work well
with them on a daily basis, which is essential for the smooth functioning and running of
the organization. And other than being a risk-taker, they need to ensure to get the
people in the company involved, because they might have new ideas or initiatives that
the leaders might have not thought about and can benefit the organization in preparing
to run an IPO. Hence, the leader that is fit for this style is the democratic leader. They
are more likely to ask "What do you think?" They share information with employees
about anything that affects their work responsibilities. They also seek employees'
opinions before approving a final decision. There are numerous benefits to this
participative leadership style. It can engender trust and promote team spirit and
cooperation from employees. It allows for creativity and helps employees grow and
develop. A democratic leadership style gets people to do what you want to be done but
in a way that they want to do it, and this is perfect for the organization that is going to
initiate their organization for an initial public offering.