Leadership in organizations.

EVELYN IBACETA

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND LEADERSHIP

IACC Institute

December 7, 2020
 Development

Based on the content studied during week 5, you must respond to the

following questions:

1.- Link the functions of the leader and their importance within organizations, deliver

An example that allows us to visualize this importance.

Development:

Leadership is a way of being; the leader is formed day by day: in the passion for

mission, in action and in core values. In addition, a leader must not only delegate

responsibilities, but it should expand power to others, be humble and consider oneself

replaceable. Therefore, we can define leadership as a process of interaction between

people in which one of them drives, through their personal influence and power, the energies,

potentialities and activities of a group, to achieve a common goal in order to transform

both the company and the people who collaborate in it.

Leadership is important as it is vital for the survival of any organization. It is

important, due to the ability of a leader to guide and direct. An organization can have a

adequate planning, control, etc. and not survive the lack of an appropriate leader, even said

An organization may lack planning and control, but with a good leader, it can succeed.

forward.

The best example of a leader or a good leader is the president of the republic, as he is a

a person who must know how to delegate responsibilities and must know how to guide the country in a certain way

it is a great company.

2.- Classify according to their characteristics the theories related to leadership.

Development:
THEORY OF THE GREAT MAN: According to this point of view, great leaders

they are simply born with the necessary internal characteristics, such as charisma, confidence, and

intelligence and social skills.

POWER APPROACH: The ability of a 'variable A' to influence the 'behavior of

In such a way that B would act in accordance with A's wishes. In this type of power, there is

a dependency relationship

BEHAVIORAL APPROACH: It focuses on the behaviors that recognize who the leaders are.

regarding those who are not. It is important to remember that there are proposals that suggest

that leadership was related to the actions that the person had taken.

3.- Create a comparative chart with leadership styles and their influence on the environment

from organizations based on theories.

Development:

Style of Characteristics Disadvantages

Leadership
Autocratic The leader has the power and The figure of the authoritarian leader is

the ability to give characterized by having total control of the

orders y the team.

workers must Does not generate degrees of autonomy between

to fulfill them without refusing. who makes up your team.

The leader has a vision in mind and must

effectively motivate your group to

finish the task.

The group is expected to complete the

supervision while the authority

unlimited is granted to the leader.

The responses of the subordinates to the

Orders given are punished.

to hold a lower position and consensus in decision-making.

like any of its For the democratic leader, their team is everything.

employees First. Know the value of talent

human and the advantages of working in a

participatory climate, where everyone feels

heard, recognized, and valued.

This type of leader invites each one of the

members of your team to provide

opinion, thanking and rewarding the

interventions, especially those that

they offer innovative and creative solutions.

services, obtains a function smoothly and efficiently.

reward, the leader • They excel in traditional roles

identify what it is about management, such as planning and

needs and facilitates to the budget preparation.

necessary resources for

execute the tasks • Transactional leaders do not address the

and do not focus on their personal development.

Its policy is characterized by rewards

economic according to the performance of the

worker.

There is a respect for mutual commitment,

the order and the quantitative value of the

results.

They focus more on the plan to achieve a

objective, that in the work environment.

4.- Considering that the Coca Cola company has a marked authoritarian leadership, what

What strategy would you use to guide your leader?

Development:

To make a change in strategy within the organization, a strategy should be developed and sought.

a more inclusive strategy, that is, being open to change the transformation is necessary to

At all levels, we have to be open, not only to change, but to others proposing what

things should be changed and how. The whole team must be part of that openness to change. Not

They must remain outdated, we must motivate the constant pursuit of new knowledge.

innovating.

Workers need clarity, they want to understand why certain decisions are made or

why things are done. It is necessary to create a purpose, a common objective with which

we all be aligned.
Hence the importance of creating a team, creating a collaborative framework. It is about

choose people who are curious, restless, who are not satisfied, who are always thinking about

how can we do things differently, more effectively, better.

In this way, it would be possible to completely change the authoritarian strategies of this.

company.

Bibliography

Materials delivered by Iacc, corresponding to week 5

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