Leadership I have grown fond of Mr. Joe Scott because of his ability to inspire his followers to do more than they would have expected to do. He has the capability of engaging his staff's commitment in a context of shared values and vision. He is capable of aligning the interests of the organization and its members. Those who have worked closely with him attest to his ability to inspire and motivate those who are working directly under him. He is capable is inspiring change because he's idealized influence, individual consideration, intellectual stimulation, and inspiration. He can maximize mutual interest and restrain in the process of exercising his power. His leadership style broadens and elevates the interest of the follower (Mind Tools, 2013). This ends up generating awareness and motivation towards the purpose and mission of the organization. His leadership traits bring the group purpose above individual needs for the attainment of the organization common goal. Scott allows for interaction between him and his followers. This kind of interaction has a transformational capability (Mind Tools, 2013). The leader and the follower is transformed by the interaction between them. Scott appreciates that not one leadership theory can be applied under all circumstances. He is one person who looks at the context of the challenge at hand...

In deed, there is no one best way to lead (Mind Tools, 2013). He therefore chooses leadership skill set, behavior and style that is impingent on the prevailing situation. He also appreciates the fact that performance is contingent on the interaction of the style of a leader and favorability of the prevailing situation. He therefore values leader-member relations, task, structure, and power (Mind Tools, 2013). His leadership style is anchored on the premise that the type of leadership behavior that is most effective is contingent on the favorable of the task situation. Leadership style is a function of the prevailing situation. These definitely led to the success of Scott as the production manager at the company where he previously worked.
Under pace setting leadership style the leader builds challenging and exciting goals for members of his team. The leader expects excellence from his team members and exemplifies this himself. He identifies poor performance and demands more of them. If push comes to shove the leader will roll up his sleeves and rescue the situation himself. The leader is low on guidance as he expects group members to know what to do (Murray, 2013). This leadership style gets short-term results but can lead to exhaustion and decline in…