In ten pages this tutorial examines basic organizational improvement strategies such as improving leadership, performance, corporate vertical and horizontal integration, and systems perspective. Twelve sources are cited in the bibliography.
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books listed were available. Other sources have been used. The student can configure the actual paper in any manner that is appropriate to meet the requirements of the professor/instructor using
as one of the references. This would include applying the concepts and principles to a hypothetical or real organization.] Effective leadership is essential for any company
to succeed. This has always been true but with todays global market and the basic changes in the society, the competencies of the effective leader have changed. Leadership as a
principle is something that is extremely difficult to define. Bill Bennett said: "Leadership is a nebulous concept. We all recognize what it is when we see it and we can
sense where its missing" (2000). Gordon Lippitt, a guru in the leadership field, after decades of studying leadership said: "Leadership is the worst defined, least understood personal attribute sometimes possessed
by human being" (Bennett, 2000). We do know, however, the qualities, skills and/or behaviors that effective leaders demonstrate: * Vision: The leader has a mental picture of a goal that
represents the future for the business (Bennett, 2000). Visionary leaders are especially important in todays competitive market. * Conviction: Effective leaders have the conviction of their goals and
beliefs and they are wholly committed to achieving the goal (Bennett, 2000). * Confidence: Effective leaders must have confidence in themselves, in their abilities and in their judgements
(Bennett, 2000). * Change Agents: Effective leaders are always change agents, sometimes pursuing radical changes (Bennett, 2000). * Unconventional: Effective leaders tend to be unconventional, that is, they behave in
ways that are different and that do not necessarily follow the prescribed patterns of doing things (Bennett, 2000). * Communicate their visions to others (Gandz, 2000, p. 10). Effective leaders