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485WK8_CLASSMATES Order Description   Learning Activity #1 Theme One for Week 8 asks, "How do we describe the leader of today? How do they behave? What role do they have in the business and how do they lead?"   REFERENCES https://www.thestorestarters.com/what-does-todays-great-leader-look-like/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2016/06/14/what-we-think-leaders-should-look-like-and-why-it-matters/#2ac23918669c https://www.fastcompany.com/3032177/what-the-ceo-of-2040-will-look-like https://content.wisestep.com/skills-characteristics-every-21st-century-manager-needs/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2016/11/01/20-mind-boggling-facts-every-business-leader-must-reflect-on-now/#66dc932a20dc https://www.fastcompany.com/3034286/will-half-of-people-be-working-remotely-by-2020   https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-10-skills-you-need-to-thrive-in-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/ https://michaelhyatt.com/12-ways-to-know-if-you-are-a-leader.html   Yvelisse ANSWER: Leader of today: The leaders of today carry on participative leadership style, as where that helps them to achieving on the goal of the organization. The reasons are given below: 1. The employees are the assets to the company, so that employee’s views and ideas on decision making is important. In participative leadership style the employee’s involvement is important on decision making as that increase the work performance of the organization and leads towards the growth of the organization. 2 .The employees can be retained, because the employees will have a good relationship with the manager, as that increases the confidence among the employees for their good career and development. 3. The employees are engaged and given opportunity to be more creative in their work through their skills and knowledge which they would have shared as that make company more efficient. 4. The changes in the organization are accepted easily by the employees, when there is participative leadership style. The team has good bonding and team work encourage them to accept and adapt to any kind of change in the organization and that leads towards the growth of the organization. https://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-participative-leadership.htm There are 9 leadership behaviors that help in organizations: 1. Inspire and motivate others: The leader has a positive attitude and they encourage and motivate employees to achieve on the goal of the organization. 2. Driving for Results: Individuals are always seeking guidance and opportunity to learn and show their skill and potential making sure to drive them and help develop their potentials makes for happy employees 3. Strategic Perspective: providing direction and clear purpose helps everyone with perspective and how to get most of it done. 4. Collaboration: The leaders coordination and cooperation helps the employees to increase on the work performance, so the leader behave with positive, respectful, trust, honest etc. as to maintain a good relationship. 5. Walk the talk: as any individual in a leadership position it is imperative that they know all the details of the employees’ responsibility and know how to train and develop their skills. 6. Trust: This is necessary to build good team work 7. Develop and Supports others: as a leader it should be a priority to develop employee’s skills and help them create and support others in those endeavors. 8. Building Relationship: it is important for Leaders to know each employee and what the motivations are for their work ethics and know how to continue to grow that balance between work, family and self. 9 Courage: It is important to be strong and understand the need to intervene in any conflict and help diffuse issues that may arise and helps develops stronger relationships with other employees. Folkman, Joe, Top 9 Leadership Behaviors that Drive Employees Commitment, Zenger Folkman, 2010 The following are the role the leaders have in a business to lead: 1. The strategic planning to implement on the business. 2. The controlling on the work towards evaluation of the performance. 3. Monitoring on the work of the employees in the organization. 4. Directing the employees to achieve on the goal of the organization by motivating them. Yvelisse   JOSEPH ANSWER: Theme One for Week 8 asks, "How do we describe the leader of today? How do they behave? What role do they have in the business and how do they lead?" When considering leadership in an increasingly diverse society which is shaped by swiftly changing technologies, there are several questions which emerge. First, how do we describe the leader of today? Second, how does the leader of today behave? Third, what role does the leader of today have in the business and how do they lead? The answer to the first question is that a true leader is both a boss and a manager (Reddy, n.d.). This person establishes and maintains healthy relationships with their employees, both subordinators, and superiors (Reddy, n.d.). This person is courageous and concerns themselves with the future, possessing an understanding of how choices and factors currently in play can affect the future (Kuhn, n.d.). There is research which suggests that a leader has a certain “look” and is creative and open (Gaskell, 2016). In terms of how this individual behaves, this individual learns from their mistakes and is willing to admit when they are wrong (Reddy, n.d.). They are encouraging and supportive to their colleagues, whether subordinate or superior, but they are also willing to challenge their subordinates (Gaskell, 2016). They model appropriate behaviors, including “the core competencies of creative expression” (Gaskell, 2016). They take responsibility for their mistakes and learn from them (Reddy, n.d.). This individual values diversity and works to ensure that their network –within the workplace and beyond – reflects diversity (Kuhn, n.d.). This valuing of diversity extends to behaviors in the workplace as well, as they create diverse work groups and encourage participation in those groups (Gaskell, 2016). The leader of today recognizes the importance of feedback and, as such, is willing to provide constructive feedback to colleagues (Gaskell, 2016). The role that the leader of today has in business has several dimensions. They serve as boss and manager (Reddy, n.d.). They facilitate and encourage creativity and innovation (Gaskell, 2016). And they facilitate and encourage diversity. References Gaskell, A. (2016). What we think leaders should look like (and why it matters). Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2016/06/14/what-we- think-leaders-should-look-like-and-why-it-matters/#46bfd84f669c Kuhn, S. (n.d.). What does today’s greater leader look like? Sheehy: Luck by Design. Retrieved from https://sheehy1.com/what-does-todays-great-leader-look-like/ Reddy, C. (n.d.). 15 skills & characteristics every 21st century manager needs. WiseStep. Retrieved from https://content.wisestep.com/skills-characteristics-every- 21st-century-manager-needs/