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Goals and Leadership

Use the leader you identified in M1D1 and worked with in M2D1. Determine if the leader you chose implements a particular goal theory.

M1D1 & M2D1: Leadership is defined as an organizational behavior that involves influencing the behavior of other team members and other staffs to work on the pre-determines goals and objectives. Contingency theory states that there is no theory which is permanent, rather a person acts according to the situation. Contemporary theory includes transformational theory of leadership.

There are various drivers of innovation like enhancing flexibility, improving quality, cost reduction, and reduction of energy expenditure, and transformational theory helps in it. There are two types of leadership styles, and these are transactional and transformational leadership.

Transactional leadership focuses on clarifying the roles of the employees and providing them the instructions. Transformational leadership builds trust among employees, and motivates them to do work by their own, and there are certain behaviors of the transformational leaders like intellectual stimulation, individual consideration, idealized influence, and inspirational motivation.

Steve Jobs is known throughout the world as the former head of Apple, the company that has revolutionized the technology world. Steve Jobs was an ethical leader as he was considered to be the transformational leader who has certain characteristics like intellectual stimulation, individual consideration, idealized influence, and inspirational motivation. He displayed high ethical standards of work. There were some incidents in Apple that led to start following some ethical principles in leadership style.

There were ethical leadership training programs that include the following of moral and ethical issues, using mentoring and coaching programs, developing guideposts and frameworks for the ethical dilemmas, and giving the counselling to the employees whenever there is a problem. He had so many strengths that helped in shadowing the failings. According to Steve Jobs, "Whatever strengths I have are just that strengths and have taken care of themselves". "The way to get better is to fix my things". He always thought of corporate social responsibility as a leader and implemented it effectively.

If so, identify the theory and explain its use.

1. Examine an alternative goal theory that could/should be used by the leader.

2. Analyze the use of this goal theory for individual and organizational success.

3. Evaluate the relationship between the leadership theory you identified in M1D1 and the goal theory.

4. Assess if there is a disconnect between the two. If there is, explain why and recommend a change (either leadership or goal theory).

If not, identify and explain how the leader you chose relates goals for followers.

1. Examine an appropriate goal theory that the leader should implement.

2. Analyze the use of this goal theory for individual and organizational success.

3. Evaluate the relationship between the leadership theory you identified in M1D1 and the goal theory.

4. Assess if there is a disconnect between the two. If there is, explain why and recommend a change (either leadership or goal theory).

Include at least three scholarly resources from the library to support critical thinking. Relate to conflict goal theory and leadership theory.