Introduction
One thing everyone on earth has in common been the indisputable fact we have all made our fair share of unfortunate decisions. No one who has not made a bad decision, and who is either in being honest, or someone who avoids deciding at all costs. Making the right decisions is a skill set that needs to be developed. All leaders are not created equal when it comes to the capability of their deciding skills. Nothing will test leadership courage more than ability to make decisions. Leaders fail because they prefer poor alternative that leads to bad decisions. The result of a leader’s decisions can, and usually will, make or smash them. Even manager that don’t fail make bad decisions on time-to-time. When leaders reflect back on the
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Rather than hiding in safe harbors, leaders that want others to do better and make decision are gravely needed (ibid).
Poor leaders will often choose the easy decision. Because most times the not dangerous decision is a good reason that attempts to give cover for what is knowingly a less than ideal choice. Decisions must not be done with irresponsible abandon. Neither every decision needs to be hedged, nor needs every expectation to be lowered. Decisions are not often risk free. Good decisions measure and manage risk. Leaders who look for risk free decisions do little in their organizations. Ineffective leaders mainly focus to make weaker or safe decisions (Huber, George, P., 1975).
According to Mike Myatt, (2015), and Dan McCarthy, (2009), for example, the following managerial decisions are seen by many leaders as the safe decision: Organization leaders must have a zero tolerance policy of on decisions that violate the organization’s core values that exist to align interests, actions, and direction. When leaders make decisions that contradict the core values they lose trust. If a leader talks about values, but fails to act on or defend them; it will be risk of the entire
If the leader continues to exhibit a lack of control and inability to effectively guide
Great leaders admit when they are wrong and take
The film “Do the Right Thing” Directed by Spike Lee takes us through what life is like and what people do in a small town of Brooklyn, New York. According to Sanjek (2000), diversity in the United States has caused major decrease in the white population and has caused increase of the minority population. The neighborhood in which the film revolves around is filled with many different races and ethnical groups such as Koreans, Jews, Whites, Latinos, and Italians but is mainly inhabited by African Americans. And although they all reside in the same community, there still seems to be some struggles and misunderstandings between them from time to time because of ethnical and cultural differences.
However, some may argue that true leadership does not necessarily require compassion and wisdom. For example, some may argue that leaders who prioritize strength and decisiveness over empathy and thoughtfulness can be more effective in achieving their goals. Alternatively, others may suggest that leaders who possess other qualities, such as charisma, vision, or strategic thinking, are more successful. White addresses these counterarguments by showing the negative consequences of leadership that is too self-focused. it is clear that White makes a strong case for the importance of these qualities in a leader, as he depicts their absence leading to tragic consequences.
Wherever human beings are accumulated together in large numbers, they need leadership. Even a school needs a principle to mentor and escalate the school’s rank. Armies need generals to lead them to a courageous victory. Civilians need governments, captains of industry and intellectual leaders of thought as well. However, There are characteristics common to most great leaders that can be picked out.
A leader has the expertise to make people aware of the advantages of doing a certain thing, thereby creating a desire in people to follow him/her”. Good management is managers who are also leaders, they should also take responsibility for all that is done under their ‘command’. Application to movie In The Big Short it is emphasised how corrupt,
The role of leading is never easy and every decision made is prone to
We make many decisions each day in our life that we might not even notice. What we mainly remember are the important, stressful, long time consuming decisions. Each individual think differently, which will also lead to different steps in decision making. Some people will consider all the factors affecting a choice they make, some people will go for their personal wants and needs. And, exploring decisions made by others could help us learn how to make a good decision.
Many of the most cruel, vicious, and horrible leaders in the world we know today, have inherited their power through fear. Yet, a grand amount of them have something in common. They may rule with an iron fist, but essentially, they were successful. Many productive ideas and developments have come through collaborative efforts, but as history shows, many of the productive leaders in history ruled through authoritative leadership. Although both forms of leadership bring many significant changes, authoritative feared leadership can be above all, including collaborative leadership, when executed correctly and efficiently.
Employees are allowed to make their own decisions but the leaders are still responsible for the final outcome. It is because of employee confidence that there is no requirement for central coordination. More recently, Judge and Piccolo (2004) indicated that that leaders who scored high on laissez-faire leadership scales avoid making decisions, hesitate in taking action, and are absent when
Today, leadership is considered to be more art than science. Equally observable is that those who engage in leadership invoke a variety of leadership styles and traits that can vary greatly, and yet can be equally successful in a variety of situations. No one could deny the tremendous leadership skills of Martin Luther King, but at the same time, for example, do not highlight the skills and success of General Schwarzkopf in crushing the army of enemies. As is generally known, the personal motives affect the leadership preferences. For example, some people choose adventurous and strict leadership style, while the others prefer peaceful and continuous.
Critical Review of Leadership Theories There have been a variety of theorists who have tried to understand how good leaders acquire their skills and whether the components which make up a successful leader are hereditary or learned. Many Studies have been made using twins to identify that about forty percent of differences in personality are hereditary. (Vernon et al., 1998) From this we can see that it is not only a matter of whether a person in born with these skills but one must also build on them to become a successful leader.
So making a bad decision is never fun. I’d like to think that most of us prefer not to make them but can’t help to sometimes because we think a bad decision isn’t that bad. It might even be a good one in the right mind set. The point of this paper being to reflect on a pass choice looking at it with the elements of critical thinking. My bad decision is one I think most are guilty of, waiting until the last minute on something important.
A top leadership position is hard to come by for many, after years of toil; one may manage to get into the top corridors of management. So how do you make the best use of this opportunity and be successful in the new role. There are many organizational and structural factors that may play spoilsport. Research identifies the following factors that may contribute to leadership failure or ineffectiveness. Read through these pointers, so that you can successfully set yourself up during an upward career move.
‘Organizations provide its managers with legitimate authority to lead, but there is no assurance that they will be able to lead effectively’ (Lunenburg, 2011). Organizational success usually requires a combination of both management and leadership. In today’s dynamic work environment, leaders are expected to challenge the present state of affairs, and to motivate and convince organization members. Managers are needed to assist in creating and maintaining a positive and well-functioning workplace. ‘Leadership and management are often considered practically overlapping concepts’ (Bohoris and Vorria, 2007, p. 1).