Human Resource Management: Six Vignettes Of The Leadership

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Name Professor Course Institution Date In this paper, the focus will be on the six vignettes provided to study the leadership styles exercised in each those six vignettes. Then the discussion will further evolve to understand and outline the key points based on which such determination (of leadership styles) is made. These key points will not be discussed in extreme details, but a summary will be given to establishing my point best here. In the last, a self-opinion will be presented on how leadership styles, which have been recognized in the six vignettes how those (one or a combination of more than one), can be applied in my context. It will be my attempt to present a logical point throughout this assignment and not to deviate from the actual question. Which leadership style is relevant to each of the vignettes provided in the case study? Vignette-1 The leadership style of the first vignette is Laissez-faire that is due to some of the characteristics associated with this type of leadership style. This type of leadership is rarely effective because the leaders do not tend to make decisions in this leadership style and ask the member to make decisions. Such style is known to less productive as everyone is counting on others to do the job. Vignette-2 This vignette has a mixture of two leadership styles. The first one is the directive, which is also famously known as autocratic leadership. The second leadership style is participative. Both styles have certain key points vested in them that create a link with the second vignette. Vignette-3 This vignette has some signs of transformational leadership. The characteristics of the transformational leadership are that a leader works with his or her team to identify and bring change with a process of streamlined strategies to meet a goal. Vignette-4 The leadership style that is being exercised here is democratic. This is again due to the features that come with democratic leadership (involvement of other members in the team to get their ideas so they can feel valued and contribute towards the achievement of major goal) create a link with the fourth vignette. Vignette-5 Directive leadership is the one that seems to be in action here. Helen, who decides on behalf of every human resource manager that what policy they will adhere to is an autocratic leader. Vignette-6 There are clear signs of transformational leadership in Margarita approach to deal with her colleagues, Nicholas and Eugene. How did you recognize the leadership style? Vignette-1 There is a clear indication present in this short case study which enables us to determine the leadership style as Laissez-faire. All the top-level manager and local and regional managers do not respond to the alarming situation in the room and waiting for someone else to pass the orders. This is one of the few basics of Laissez-faire leadership that people do not take initiative and do not take charge of the situation and they wait for others to come forward with something. It is this point, or situation, in vignette one which enables us to determine the Laissez-faire as the leadership style being exercised here. Vignette-2 This vignette describes the working styles and the personality of Michael who is an analy...