Organisational Behaviour

Organisational Behaviour

  • Submitted By: dazzamac5
  • Date Submitted: 06/01/2014 6:56 AM
  • Category: Business
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I have been with my organisation for 10 years and during this time I have experienced myriad of leadership styles from a wide range of managers and leaders. These experiences have been both positive and negative, however even the negative experiences provided the opportunity to learn and adapt to these conditions.
When I read Goleman’s (2000) article on effective leadership, what resonated with me was that Coaching leaders avoid the authoritarian approach and work with employees to identify where their strengths and weaknesses lie. By adopting this approach, manager’s can help their direct reports achieve their full potential whilst also aligning an employee’s personal goals and aspirations with the organisations strategic objectives (Antonioni 2000). Antonioni’s (2000) findings rang true to me as upon reflection across all my working experiences, it has been the collaborative or coaching approach adopted by my managers that have yielded the greatest results not only for me personally but for the organisation as well. My experience is supported by research conducted by D’Bate et al. (2003) and Yu (2007) which suggests that effective coaching and performance management can have positive effects on both the individual and the organisation’s productivity.

The most effective coach I have encountered was when I gained my first promotion into a management position. I can still remember my first day as the middle-manager on the shift and the trepidation I felt in being able to perform my role to the required standards. I was taken aside by my senior manager and we discussed openly what was expected of me. During this brief conversation he helped to allay my fears by allowing me to voice my concerns and reservations about fulfilling my role. At the same time we openly discussed what it was that I wanted to achieve both personally and career wise and how these goals could be aligned with those of the organisation. He highlighted the importance of open and honest...

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