The Leadership Behaviors Of Leadership By Greg Smith

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1. Introduction

Leadership is a continually evolving phenomenon which continues to occupy the interest and research of both the scientist and the artist. Through this paper we will review and discuss the attributes of a 21st century leader in the context of the leader, follower and situation, with a particular focus on the vagaries of being a leader in an environment where being a manager is deemed a higher priority.
This report will evaluate the situation and the ensuing behavioural traits demonstrated by the CEO during periods in the business where business as booming and to a lesser extent when the business was struggling.
2. Background
Greg Smith is the Chief Executive Officer of Ausco Modular a national manufacturer and constructor of modular building solutions. Smith joined the company in 2002 when the company was owned …show more content…

Change was required and for this to occur outstanding leadership needed. 4. The Leadership Evaluation: Greg Smith
Leadership study has seen a continual development of complex models and theories that organisations use to assist the development of managers in becoming truly great leaders. This section of the paper will focus on several aspects of this dynamic to discuss and assess the types of leadership behaviours that Greg Smith (Smith) displays and the influence that has over his followers as it pertains to the situation within the organisation post 2013.
4.1 Power and Influence
Power is defined as the capacity to produce efforts on others or potential to influence others (Bass, 1990, cited in Hughes, Ginnett and Curphy 2015, pp.117), however there are a multitude of factors that can impact a leader’s power and influence, French and Raven (1959) developed the Taxonomy of Social Power which is demonstrated in table

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