NextEra Energy Resources is a leading clean-energy company with more than 15,000 employees in 27 states and Canada and the number one producer of wind energy in North America. The managers are guided by the following leadership principles and behaviors: Excellence: puts top priority on getting results, continuously seeks improvement, creates an environment where people work their best. Safety First: promotes safety in the workplace, monitors the safety behavior of others. Ownership: creates a feeling of energy, excitement and personal investment, takes responsibility for own mistakes, fosters a sense of energy, ownership and commitment to the work. Trust: lives up to commitments, recovers from violating trust, does not omit controversial information or changes information to suit others, is honest and forthright in dealing with people, treats others fairly and consistently. Integrity: models and inspires high levels of integrity, readily shares credit and gives opportunity for visibility to others, accepts responsibility for mistakes, shows consistency with principles and values, shows consistency between words and actions Respect: works constructively under stress and pressure, encourages others to express their views, even contrary ones, conveys trust in people’s competence to do their jobs, facilitates discussions to ensure that everyone’s viewpoint is heard. Communicate Effectively: exhibits appropriate nonverbal behavior to show receptivity to other’s spoken message, expresses thoughts, opinions and disagreement constructively and tactfully, listens attentively and with empathy to concerns expressed by others. Promote Teamwork: values the contributions of all team members, promotes teamwork among groups; dis... ... middle of paper ... ...two ethical individuals. References: Arellano, J. (2008). High-Performing Individuals. Rural Telecommunications, 27(5), 8. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Allen, J. (2010). Building better managers: 10 things good managers do well. Enterprise/Salt Lake City, 40(4), 15. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Buckingham, M. (2005). What Great Managers DO. Harvard Business Review, 83(3), 70-79. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. CNN Money (2011) Worlds Most Admired Companies. Retreived from http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/2011/champions/. Embrey, A. (2005). A Good Manager Is Hard to Find. Convenience Store News, 41(1), 39-44. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Nextera Energy Resources (2011). Retreived from http://eweb/nexteraenergyresources/index.shtml. Trunk, P. (2008). Good Managers Show Generosity. California Job Journal, 26(1143), 5. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
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Management is the ability to get a job done using appropriate processes, models and systems to achieve an objective. Managers think radically, abide by principles, rules and use experience in their respective fields to make things work. A good manager goes about the ordinary activities such a staffing, organizing, planning (Robert, 2007). The very ability of his/her colleague to discover the uniqueness in each of the subordinates, capitalize on it, harnessing the best out of them to accomplish goals clearly distinguishes such a person as great when compared to others. Great managers develop people and enthusiastically transfer acquired skills to others, work progress is constant and usually by leaps and bounds. In addition, a great manager outlines and strategizes his/her team for project plans such that there is a “buy in” on delivered commitments. In contrast, the former just transfers the required skills to subordinates; work progress is notable, vice versa of the latter. Rupert Murdoch of the News Corporation is ...
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In an industry with favorable conditions, a company with a solid history of investments and rates of return. Duke Energy has a bright economic outlook due to strategic investments internationally and market dominance in the rapidly growing southwest. Although a highly-regulated industry Duke has shown to maintain its value over the long term making it a high performing investment. The income potential is small when compared to other industries but with its document history of growth it is a wise
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Integrity: Do what’s right legally and morally. Leaders with integrity consistently act according to principles. (Not for just what’s in the moment). Great leaders with integrity make their principles known and consistently act in accordance with them. Leaders who have integrity mean they both are morally complete and true to yourself. Leaders with integrity choose the right thing because their character will not have them choose anything less. Last but not least is
Honesty and integrity are the two most important characteristics for leadership success in any work place. The foundation of any relationship is honesty. To be a good leader, one must be honest. My goal is to create a workplace that every people can trust me and I can trust them so that we work together for a common goal. I would like to be a trusted leader because I am sure this characteristic will bring Done Right and On Time result in my career.
Lincoln Electric Company is a great example of how a successful organization creates successful employee satisfaction. Company founders are the key stakeholders in making the organizational culture a success. They are the leaders with the vision of how they want to promote their company and they have to present the values to their employees so that the employees also do understand that the success of an organization is a success for themselves. It was not an easy task for Lincoln Electric Company to plant the foundation of organizational culture. There were many obstacles that Lincoln Electric Company had to overcome to succeed. Lincoln Electric Company strongly believed that the customer satisfaction should be their main goal. The value on the return of the happy customer was significant that it directly impacts the success of the business. Lincoln Electric Company was very much coined on the term of customer satisfaction and they strive their best to provide the
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...cation and motivation. Finally shared some thoughts on what are effective employees, successful managers, and exemplary citizens.
of integrity, in that he always does what he believes is right, and what he