ACCT5949 Managing Agile Organisations

Introduction- Leader

Dr. Arati is a national security expert and has a career spanning over three decades. She started as a program manager in DARPA where due to her leadership she initiated advanced semi-conductor technology and flexible manufacturing projects (Anderson and Sun, 2017). She was tasked to lead a team in inserting new semi-conductor technology systems in military systems and has advanced the project to infrared imaging, optoelectronics and nanoelectronics. He leadership in the military organization has been revered and admired by many due to her strategies in solving multiple problems.

Briefly outline the situation (that is,the time,place and domain)of your nominee’s leadership.

However her leadership in action logic has much been exemplified in Silicon Valley. She first moved in 1997 as a chief technological officer and the senior vice president at Raychem as the overall chief technologist manning over 3000 people in the organization. The company works with many organizations in the field of technology. Notwithstanding the great success in the Silicon Valley, she decided to partner with US venture partners which was a growing venture capitalist organization. Due to her vast experience and leadership qualities she served as the director for start-up companies with prospects of significant and rapid growth. She worked with entrepreneurs in the technologies and efficient energy components for design technology, semi-conductor processes and consumer electronics( Asrar-ul-Haq and Kuchinke, 2016).

In any collective, a group of people or a society, the role of a leader comes to the forefront. It is a person who exercises leadership functions (formally or informally) and enjoys the respect and confidence of others. An informal leader does not have the authority, but can exert a more tangible influence on the actions of a group or a team. The "leader" must be shared with the leader (Choi, Kim and Kang, 2017p.39). The main differences are as follows: the leader in the group plays the role of regulator of interpersonal relations, while the leader acts as a regulator of official relations; leadership appears in the microenvironment, and the "leader" refers to the whole environment of social relations, that is, to the macro environment; the manager makes decisions on a more complex scheme, including circumstances that are not relevant to the particular group; leadership can depend on the mood in the group (Frankel, 2018).

Explain and illustrate why this leader has been known for the “action logic”.

Dr. Arati experienced leadership has led to her being trusted especially in the period between 2001 and 2011 where she acted as a venture capitalist. Her style of behavior is not to command, but only invite to discussion. The other members of the group will never say that the leader makes decisions alone. She always stakes on interest, consults with the rest of the team, leads her arguments to achieve the organization's goals. Leader-wrestler Leaders-fighters always stand out in the collective with their qualities. They are confident in the forces and have the iron will. Such types of leadership in management are characterized as individuals who are without hesitation to undertake any tasks, regardless of the degree of their complexity and danger (Romager and Jones, 2017). Action logic leadership also encourages diplomacy in organizations where it aims at avoiding conflicts in any situation (Lin, MacLennan, Hunt and Cox, 2015). For organizations to change, top leadership need to explore the possibility of any changes in their action logic. They follow the path clearly and defend the decision. Sometimes their actions can be described as "the madness of the brave", because sometimes they do not have time to think carefully about the plan of action and to foresee possible complications. She is a diplomatic leader. This style of leadership in the organization always relies not on straightforwardness and openness, but on hidden and disguised methods of influence. The leader-diplomat is a master of all sorts of intrigues, always aware of all the news and gossip. In an open such a person will only speak well-known things, while real plans or ideas he discusses behind the scenes. the main styles of leadership, one cannot fail to mention the leader-comforter, endowed with excellent human qualities. She is inclined to empathize, to support a person in a difficult moment.

Discuss how your leader’s key characteristics have contributed to their role as a leader in relation to their situation

Dr. Arati is a pragmatic leader. Due to personal characteristics of Dr.Arati,  leader, the following types of leaders and leadership styles in psychology stand out. She is a democratic leader.  It is characterized by quick and sole decision-making, the hard power of the leader over the group. The best results are shown in times of crisis (Romager, Trimble, Camp and Jones, 2017). The leader takes the lead in the team for the performance of a specific task. She is ambitious with a clear motivation, who want to move up the career ladder or in the social hierarchy and show leadership qualities. She is also democratic. This leadership style implies active participation in decision-making for all members of the group (Saleem, 2015). Democratic leaders are creative, able to inspire, care about creating optimal working conditions. Relationship-oriented leadership. The basis is the support of the members of the collective, the concern for their development and effectiveness. This style of leadership encourages teamwork and successful cooperation. Serving. Characterized by the management of people by helping them. The leader carries out honest and reasonable leadership, similar to the democratic one. Problem-oriented. It is aimed at fulfilling a specific task. In this model, leaders fulfill the objectives of setting goals, developing methods for their solutions, distribution of responsibilities, control. Charismatic. It is based on the inspiration of the members of the group, the awakening of enthusiasm in them (Williams, 2017). The personality of the leader comes to the fore and his interests are put on the first place in relation to the interests of the group. Trying to answer such questions, the researchers expressed some or other assumptions, formulating various theories of leadership.

Conclusion

From the experience, Dr. Arati has been able to have an illustrious career due to her leadership skills and quality. Her action logic and experienced leadership has been used to do research and project management for the military. Leading a team of very learned individuals, she has been diplomatic yet firm in the way she conducts a project. Her experienced leadership has helped her lead in electronics and numoelectronics semiconductor systems for the military.  

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