Question

Topic: Application of the Path-Goal Theory of Leadership to My Own Leadership Experiences and Development.

Instructions:

1. Reflect on and note one of your personal leadership experiences (group-based or

organizational leadership experiences can be used).

2. Critically reflect and evaluate your leadership experience by applying the Path-Goal

leadership theory.

3. Address areas that you deem necessary for your development as a potential leader.
4. Present this in the form of an essay of no less than 400 words and no more than 500

words with appropriate justification and supportive documentation (Use APA

referencing 6th edition).

5. Upload the completed self-reflective essay to the assignment drop box folder.

Answer 1

Leadership Experience

Ethical leadership is allabout inculcating moral values and embedding right set of ethical principles whatsoever and wherever person goes, irrespective of his personal or professional pursuits.

Ethical leaders have inherent ethical values which remain consistent wherever they go and hence its necessary to remain ethical in personal life as well to be well persistent with ethical principles and all endeavours.

Ethics is decided by person itself however at an organization it is decided by predefined set of rules and protocols as per laws and regulations.

Critical Evaluation

The above leadership forms crux and base of all forms of leadership and is certainly mandatory for leaders to prove ethical mettle and morality with transparency and integrity in action. However it doesnt meet criteria set forth by Path Goal Leadership theory which is more of Contingent leadership wjere leaders change their styles in accordance with which fits the environment and employee motivation.

Qualitative analysis of Characteristics

Leaders must possess strong emotional knowledge and intelligence, empathy, collaboration, motivation, ownership, critical thinking, innovation, interpersonal relationships, problems solving attitude and never giveup mindset to sbe successful enough.

Collaborative leadership :Best Recommended solution for all Problems

Any successful business is run by teamwork as corporate management is like playing football where all players cojointly strive forward for common goal.

Starting with HR which forms crux of employment and widening and talent acquisition, employee engagement, talent spotting, reserving and growing talent, promoting talent, corporate governance, ethical management and industrial labor relations has the potential to build strongest base for organisations.

Financial team comprises of risk management and investment banking, accounting, payments, and legal and audit requirements.

Marketing teams handle sales, marketing, public relations, digital marketing, analytics, strategy development.

Operations team make up for supply chain management, logistics, purchase, procurement, maintenance, supervision and engineering.

IT forms technical and analytical support and cyber security rusk support.

Thus we see all teams are intee related and it is cross functionality that drives success. Eliminate any one function and whole organisation gets paralysed. If HR doesn't work the administration collapses. If Finance doesn't work out no marketing expenditure can be taken ahead. If Operations doesnt work there is no production nor sales.
If IT doesnt work there is no marketing and no payment mechanism.

Hence all functions are extremely important and independent. However in overall opinion Hr forms the base because HR function recruits people who are biggest stakeholders and any degradation or malfunctioning in HR can destabilise any organisation.

References

EvansM. G, ( 2002), path goal theory of Leadership. Leadership 115 - 238