Alex Sander Uses His Leadership

¶ … Alex Sander uses his Leadership Skills Alex Sander has strengths and weakness as much as any other human being. In the context of his career and the workplace, we have three sets of evidence to consider regarding his role about how he has acquitted himself in the workplace. These sources are: The conversations with the neighbor, His own statements The 360 degree analysis made at the company and some other patterns noticed by the colleagues and superiors.

Based on these it is possible to see how Alex uses his strengths and how his weakness can be converted to a strength if he so wished. The principal question is his role and the behavior with his colleagues at workplace. In order to put the actions, attitudes and workplace behavior of Alex in the proper perspective it is necessary to consider the proper definition of leadership and the traits that psychology advises to look for in a leader.

Then it also becomes necessary to examine the work of Alex in such a way that his pressure at work and his commitment and what he undergoes can be analyzed in that perspective. Finally the strengths and how he used it and the weakness which he has to overcome can be seen. According to psychologists and sociologists the greatest driving force for a person to perform is the person's life dream.

Thus the basic identity a person sees for himself or herself largely drives that person and develops characteristics suited to the perception. (Day; Zaccaro; Halpin, 2004) The development of leadership qualities can be demonstrated in managing a team. And authors like Williams (1998) have identified "core' leadership thus defining a leader as the 'inward' leader, or 'outward' leader', 'exemplar', 'eccentric' and so on." A leader thus can be a motivator, organizer and someone who makes a team to accomplish goals.

But the way this is achieved varies from person to person, hence the many type of leaders being defined. The importance lies in managing and motivating the team and in accomplishing the necessities for the assumed role. Looking at the career of Alex, it is easy to point out that he has initiative and enterprising spirit. He wants either to become an important player in a corporate entity or create his own enterprise. The greatest and most important asset in his character is this enterprising ability and mindset.

The second important asset is the ability to define the work and create and assign job roles that are suited to each player of the team. This also seems to be an added asset and the focus with which the team is managed as a 'no-nonsense-boss' is an added asset. These characteristics are shown from the dialogues Alex has with the neighbor and his colleagues at the office. General Analysis: On the superficial analysis some traits that stand out have been examined.

The abilities of Alex can be charted from the reports in the assessment given by the report and the following analysis is done: 1 The conversations with the neighbor, 2. His own statements 3 The 360 degree analysis made at the company and some other patterns noticed by the colleagues and superiors. Commitment to the Cause: It is evident that Alex is committed to the cause he undertakes.

He even feels that the 360 degree analysis is a waste of time especially when he is geared to launch a new product with which he is very much concerned. Thus launching the new product nourish is a goal which he desires to achieve, and has the record of making his team work very hard and succeed in earlier launches. In other words he is a through professional who is dedicated to his work to the point of making it an obsession.

This commitment is necessary and a good trait which he must try to cultivate in his subordinates, but in a different manner than the towering authoritative manner he is using. Motivating others with tolerance, letting them see why he is enthusiastic with the launch and see that they also share his enthusiasm. This is a fact that he does give recognition where it is due and shows absolute concern over the affairs of the team.

But the problem is that he forgets that all the five fingers are not alike, and individuals differ in their outlook. Even then he seems to have earned the respect of the men, and that is a good point. Management by Objective: The greatest trait is the ability to learn and use knowledge for advantage. By his own statement he joined the company without any knowledge of the product and method but learned the things he required very fast.

In other words he has shown tremendous interest in the task at hand. Thus the information gathering and processing with the objective in mind is an asset. He can use the knowledge he thus gains to motivate others. For that he has to start a discussion regarding the projects with those concerned and probe their mind before assigning tasks. He says that he does follow up with the involved persons after the tasks are assigned to them, and takes steps to make things happen.

The asset, namely his keen appetite for information and through understanding can be used by him in discussing all aspect of the business, product launch for example with all the persons involved in such a way that those who are not conversant get his ideas well. He also hates explaining and repeating. This can be avoided first by probing the knowledge and understanding of the employee first and filling the gaps. The workers seem to respect him a lot for his knowledge.

Alex also seem to have the ability to multitask; which is evident fro the way he conducts the interview with the press and simultaneously attends important calls on which he is to take decisions. This is a rare ability and he can show interest in cultivating that further. Alex mentors his subordinates and those who wish for help. Although this trait is appreciated by the team, and it is an asset, there appears the fact that the teams are put off at times by his preemptory style.

The mentoring and training of the team is an entrepreneurial ability which he must commit to. No doubt Alex has all the team leader qualities that are prized in work places. There is keen enthusiasm and team spirit and the willingness to learn and put in hard work and long time at work to achieve the desired.