This is an essay regarding strategic leadership. The brief states:
You are to consider yourself as a NEW senior manager in an organisation operating in your hometown, having 57 employees under your leadership. You are required to suggest the type of leadership you should use as a new senior manager...
MBA 718 – Strategic Leadership and Practise
December 2019
Jacqueline Stoneley
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, Establishing and Applying a Leadership Style to an Organisation
And the Actions to Take
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Main concepts of strategic leadership ............................................................................................ 4
a) Definition .................................................................................................................................... 4
b) The Difference between Managers and Leaders ........................................................................ 4
c) Characteristics of Strategic Leaders ............................................................................................ 5
d) The Main Actions of Strategic Leaders ....................................................................................... 5
e) The Importance of Strategic Leaders in the Organisation .......................................................... 6
3. Leadership Styles ............................................................................................................................ 6
a) Democratic Leadership ............................................................................................................... 6
b) Visionary or Strategic Leadership ............................................................................................... 6
c) Servant Leadership...................................................................................................................... 6
d) Autocratic Leadership ................................................................................................................. 7
e) Laissez-Faire Leadership ............................................................................................................. 7
f) Transformational Leadership ...................................................................................................... 7
g) Transactional Leadership ............................................................................................................ 8
h) Coach-Style Leadership ............................................................................................................... 8
i) Bureaucratic Leadership ............................................................................................................. 8
4. Case Study ....................................................................................................................................... 9
a) Background ................................................................................................................................. 9
b) Leadership Style .......................................................................................................................... 9
c) Actions ...................................................................................................................................... 10
5. Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 12
References ............................................................................................................................................ 12
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