Mid term exam(leadership) Jim Madison Dr Cook

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30.09.2012
Life Sciences
The running of an organization is a complex process and requires that the managers employ various forms of leadership styles to run the activities of the organizations smoothly. The choice of any leadership style depends on specific managers and the roles or duties performed by the organization. Based on the story of Jim Madison, it is quite clear that Jim was employing the delegative form of leadership style to ensure that the activities of the company are completed in the most effective way. This is a form of leadership where the management selects specific people among the employees to serve in various positions within the organization. This is aimed at making sure that the employees are placed in areas that they can be most productive. The management has to study the productivity and the interests of each employees before identifying the best section that that employee can be placed to serve in the best way possible.
This form of leadership has several advantages, which include; the employees are very motivated and therefore very productive. The employees are normally given an option to suggest possible fields within the organization where they feel that they can perform the best. Once the employees are placed in the fields that they have great interests in, they will work efficiently with minimal supervision. This will be very beneficial to the organizations it will increase productivity and hence profitability in the organization. In addition, the delegative form of style relieves the management of a lot of stress and duties as most of the duties are given to other employees. The delegation is normally done by assigning trustworthy employees with specific duties hence the likelihood of them failing to perform is low. The management is therefore free to handle other duties in the organization.
This form of leadership has been identified in the way Jim runs the activities of the social security administration office. It is clearly indicated that Jim frequently calls specific employees to ensure that he achieves the specific set goals. This is clear that Jim has entrusted the specific employees with special duties in the organization hence he needs to communicate frequently with them to get the feedback on the progress of the duties (O’Toole, 1996).
Furthermore, it is indicated that Jim relied on Shirley and Patti on the aspect of training other staff members about the new laws that were affecting the claim procedures within the organization. Jim had given the training responsibility to the two employees because of the trust and performance that they had shown to him during their period in the organization. In addition, Ted and Jana had been given the role of serving as the field representatives of the organization. Lastly, Jim had also appointed a group of employees who had the responsibility of assisting in the supervision of...