Effectiveness of Leadership and Change

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Leadership requires utmost level of competency in the achievements of goals and objectives of an organization. Competency in this case is one of the leadership skills that draw some competitive advantages which are highly sustainable in a growing organization. Leaders have various effects to those they view as their subject, like workers, since their behaviours directly influences the actions of other workers. They are very influential when it comes to change in strategies and other implementing services. Therefore, they are the special agents of change.

Leadership that accepts change welcomes a rapid growth and development to an organization hence become effective. The effectiveness of such leadership is contributed to the fact that changes involves introduction of new ideas that may improve the status of the organization. The aspect of leadership in this case is to be flexible to the incoming ideas, challenges and advancements. Change and leadership are therefore important factors for an organization’s agenda for growth.

Changes in an organization may face some leadership obstacles. These obstacles will always bar an organization from reaping from the advantages that come with changes like technological advancements in the organization. The first notorious barrier to changes in an organization is the fear of the unknown. Fear is always accompanied by weakness, especially when it comes to leadership. Fears of failure in the event a strategy is adopted, fear of taking risks, and making decision are some of the fears that may slag the organization’s progress. It makes leaders to avoid the reality of the system. However, the world is changing rapidly, and with the advancements in knowledge, news ideas comes in. the flexibility of the top leaders to embrace such changes will enable them combat fear.

Poor leadership is also a great barrier to changes. Poor leaders will not welcome new ideas; they will not encourage innovation and creativity, and will always be based on personal agendas rather than organizational goal’s orientations. Poor leadership will not encourage the efforts of the employees but will always rush to judge them. When a leader lucks inspirational, motivational and encouraging characteristics, they will always stand in the way to change.

Personal bias among others values, attitudes and beliefs may also stand in the way to change. Motivation and inspirations are supported appreciations and encouragements towards one’s achievements and work. They make an individual to work harder with enthusiasm of doing exceptionally good work. The uniqueness of the person’s capabilities will in the end come out automatically. However, when the system is full of biasness, prejudice different beliefs and attitudes, especially at the leadership perspective, then adoption of changes will be difficult.

Lack of patience may also be a barrier to change. Fro a change to be realized, patience is required because some changes are beneficial in the long run. Leaders who are not patience end up neglecting the effectiveness of changes. When there is pressure to deliver, new ideas always improves the delivery standards, for instance the adoption of new technologies always improves performances of every organization.

The organizational culture may also be a barrier to change especially of they are based on inflexible important pillars of the organization. New sets of leaders may find it very difficult to alter the management system to suit the changes owing to the rigid culture. However, the identification of the leaders to the fact that change is very mandatory even to the culture, because even culture changes, will be a great step towards growth.

The effectiveness of change can be measured using a number of factors as discussed in the following texts. The first way of realizing a change in the organization is the restructuring of the organizational strategies. These strategies should be in line with current affairs. It is true that the world is changing rapidly in terms of technological advancements, ideas and development. Therefore, the strategy employed by an organization should be according to the current development in the world affairs. The structuring of an organization may take place in the organization’s top leadership, strategies, working conditions and other working environment among others. The marginal growth out of the employment of the new strategies can be one of the measures of the advantages of the change to an organization.

For a profit making organization, an increase in the volume of sales and profit margin is a good indicator that the change is positive and is working well for the organization. The growth margin in terms of higher levels of profits and sales is attributed to introduction of new strategies given the market. The advancements in technology give many firms some competitive edges and the new generation of leaders comes with new management techniques (new leadership styles). These new management styles alter the traditional styles of management by bringing new techniques that suit the changing tastes and preferences the world today.

In a non- profit making organization, the advantages of the changes will be measured by the growth of the new opportunities. Change enables members of an organization to learn new skills, adventure into new opportunities and makes them to improve in their commitment to the organization through creativity and advantages attached to such creativity. Evaluation of the employees’ capabilities and potentials will prove an increased output due to additional techniques acquired as a result of introduction of some positive changes to the management of the organization.

New ways of looking at the customers’ needs, the new methods of service delivery and the introduction of the new products will be some of the measure of change in an organization. This will automatically alter the management viewing point of goals and objectives of the organization since the focus will be controlled by the organization’s objectives rather than the status quo of the leaders.

Student organization represents a rapidly changing type of organization due to the expected new ideas. It is one of the challenging organizations a leader expects to exert his or her ideas without opposition. Despite the politics, student leadership is formed to inspire, represent, motivate and encourage other students within an institution. Despite the challenges that arises, for instance the institution’s administrative control and lack of maximum professionalism, student leadership adopt very quickly to changes of management. Learning makes them have different views, new ideas, creativity, and innovations. They easily welcome pacts of changes into their system of management thereby become efficient and united.

In conclusion, it is true that the ability of leaders to honor changes, especially those that encompass new ideas and creativity, enhance growth in that organization. Such leaders will always respect the contribution of every member of the organization, and this will be for the greater good of the organization.