Personal Leadership Plan

Personal Leadership Plan

Introduction

It is interesting what possibly Oprah is really like when she handles the day-to-day operation of her companies . Everyone virtually knows Oprah Winfrey whose net worth according to Forbes magazine is estimated at 725 million . One of the richest people n the world , she has people who work for her and make her companies running smoothly . What is her leadership like and is there a possibility that her feats can be duplicated (Koehn , et al , 2003

Organizations today place great emphasis on finding and training leaders

at all levels - from supervisor to president . Indeed , a major portion of all selection and training activity is devoted to leadership the success or failure of any organization depends in large measure , on the quality of its leaders . Some analysts believe that the basic difference between a successful and an unsuccessful organization is its leadership . All types of organization - business and industry - recognize the importance of the leadership function (Halloran , 1987

Half of all new businesses fail within their first two years and only one third survive five years . In most cases , the business failures are caused by poor leadership . It is not surprising then , that organizations engage in extensive searches for new methods of selecting and developing their managers and executives and for making the best use of their leadership abilities once they are on the job . Because executives are so highly valued , they are offered inducements to join and remain with company-stock options and other lucrative fringe benefits , comfortable expense accounts , and lavishly decorated offices (Halloran , 1987

Discussion

My own leadership style is the democratic type . I shall describe the nature of this leadership style along with its important leadership traits and behaviors The Democratic Leadership

This type of leadership is just the opposite of the authoritarian . The democratic leader takes into consideration the human element with all its complexities . Here the leader stimulates group efforts and cooperation . He believes that the members should take part in decision-making , especially on things that affect the group . All policies are therefore the product of group thinking and activities . He welcomes suggestions , listens to complaints and is prompt in taking care of them . He , however , avoids giving extra privileges to certain members who seek them , especially when they are not deserving . People working under him are generally loyal to him because he is considerate and personally helpful . They are loyal to the cause of the business he represents , because being a model , they want to imitate him (Koehn , et al , 2003

The effectiveness of a leader is dependent upon everything he does that contributes to cementing the bonds between him and his subordinates Everything the leader does in his role as trainer , teacher administrator , commander , or counselor either contributes to or detracts from the leadership the three main and distinct aspects of democratic leadership are important to the whole scenario of running a group and whatever that group is intended to produce . These aspects pointed out are equated as the performing...