Leadership Development : Can a Bad Leader Learn and Use Good Leadership Skills? / David Conrad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conrad, David, author.

Series:

SAGE business cases.

SAGE business cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2025.

Summary:

How do we want our leaders to act? Do we want strong, assertive leaders, or compassionate, understanding leaders? Do we need good coaches, mentors, and guides? Or do we want visionary, strategic leaders? The answer is "yes" to all of these questions. We want our leaders to be all of these things. And, in the estimation of many employees, that is important, because different situations, people, and relationships require different styles of leadership. In that vein, we need leaders who are responsive, adaptive, caring, and nimble and can assess different needs and situations and come up with the approach that fits best. This case is about the leadership style and skills that should be adopted by the new president of the Gimmee More Wholesale Liquor Company. The president is demanding, commanding, and controlling--never allowing the employees to originate good ideas and propose needed innovations. The president has a dictatorial mindset. The truth is, if the president does not change and give more authority to his managers, and listen carefully to what employees are communicating, there will be a mass exodus and the president will be left with no one to do the work. Simply, the president must learn to be a better leader in both words and actions. The core question that must be addressed: Can this company president learn and use good leadership skills?.

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ISBN:

9781071966372

1071966375

OCLC:

1483993358