Leaders must take important steps to ensure that change is accepted and embraced by subordinates. The Yukl (2013) text describes constraints that executives may feel when attempting to implement change within an organization. In addition to this required reading material, locate two peer-reviewed articles about strategic leadership and change. Then, use the Internet to evaluate the strategic leadership practices of a leader or leaders within an organization of your choosing. Be sure you select an organization for which you can find sufficient information to complete the assignment.
Examine some of the potential internal and external constraints that leadership may be experiencing within your chosen organization. Analyze what the leadership is doing right, based on your readings and research. Then, provide suggestions for any improvement in strategy that may be helpful for the leadership. Your paper should be 1,400-2,100 words (4-6 pages in length, excluding title and references pages).
Readings
- Textbook:
Yukl, G. (2013). Leadership in organizations (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Chapter 4: Leading Change and Innovation
Chapter 11: Strategic Leadership in Organizations - Articles:
Darling, J. & Heller, V. (2009). Organization development in an era of socioeconomic change: A focus on the key to successful management leadership.
Organization Development Journal, 27(2), 9-26. van Quaquebeke, N. & Eckloff, T. (2010). Defining respectful leadership: What it is, how it can be measured, and another glimpse at what it is related to. Journal of
Business Ethics, 91(3), 343-358.
Organization is TMobile Below is the competencies we use as a company and strategic thinking is one of them.