Principles of Leadership Portfolio Introduction A good leader will have great character and a big picture vision that will tie a project together. Many managers are faced with taking lead on a project. Proper planning is essential to ensure a project will flow smoothly. A leader must also know how to motivate people to help them work effectively as a team. Analyzing a project that went badly can help minimize the chances the same mistakes are made in the future. It should be noted that in hindsight it is always easier to identify what could have been done better. It is therefore critical to recognize the important parts a leader plays before things begin to go badly. A Plan to Implement New Copiers at a Law Firm Plan The firm need to replace all seven of the large copiers the firm used. The plan was to switch all of the copiers out during the middle of a day. Everything had to go perfect and the legal assistants had to notice no change other than cleaner looking copies. There was a tight timeframe and high expectations for this project. My assignment was simple; coordinate with our copy vendor to make sure that all the copiers were changed out in a quick, quiet manner. I was responsible for assigning the network addresses and print drivers and updating our specialized software to print to the correct paper drawers when needed. I expressed some concern about knowing everything we needed but was assured that the copy vendor would be able to help me with any changes I needed. I pushed hard to do one copier first. After we had everything correct with one, we would be able to configure the rest with no issues. I wasn’t sure that this would go smoothly but was told not to worry about it. How Actually Happened Nothing went as planned. T... ... middle of paper ... ...lp ensure a project flows smoothly. Lastly, when things go wrong it is important that managers work though the issues in a fair and professional way. Works Cited Bushell, S. (1992). Implementing plan, do, check and act. The Journal for Quality and Participation, 15(5), 58. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/219169994?accountid=38569Collins, J. (2001). Clark, D.R. (2014a). Character and Traits in Leadership. Retrieved from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadchr.html Clark, D.R. (2014b). Leadership Styles. Retrieved from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadstl.html Dwyer, E. J. (1994). Seven paradoxes of leadership. The Journal for Quality and Participation, 17(2), 46. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/219165028?accountid=38569 Krause, T. R., & Weekley, T. (2005). Safety Leadership. Professional Safety, 50(11), 34-40.
Provision of exemplary customer, commercial and technical service as a corporate goal is inline with market requirements, and Daytun is able to provide this given their core activities. Having established solid dealers, and a well founded, extremely functional service department, one of its core activities to provide modern, up-to-date copiers, is now a very feasible probability for Daytun. The pioneering of the cost-per-copy idea, allows the customer to easily understand the underlying costs of high quality copies as a service station, rather than just a stationary machine.
At any one on these points or several times at one point or multiple points an issue or problem or poor communication or just plain lack of follow through can through the Project train right off the track and has. The idea came about from my time in the military and my time as a fight instructor, and early in my career at working at Dayton Communicate Power and Light as an operation Supervisor. CCC, Communicate, Communicate, Communicate, As a pilot if you get in trouble, or have a malfunction occur, or you are lost, talk to someone, work it out, help is out there. As an operation supervisor you job it to communicate with everyone, from field personnel, to testing personnel, to call center representatives, to customers, to Corporations, to the Directors, Vice President, and President of DPL. So a few of the Project Managers at DPL got together to brainstorm and look at solutions to the Project management process. Where are our chock points located, want are our problem areas. This worked but when we looked at the date results id was very slanted to the project managers pointing fingers at ...
The Department of Human Services was the enterprise customer. According to a 2007 analysis carried out by Minnesota Legislative Audit Council both the Department of Human Services and Affiliated Computer Services made significant errors that led to the failure of the software project. ACS asked for $19.4 million for partially completed project. Department of Human Services paid $3
The importance of project oversight assists top management in mitigating risks and allows them to be proactive and take the necessary corrective action when problems arise. By proactively monitoring the project managers the company can reduce the amount of delays ensuring the project stays on track. This is important to the organization due to the fact its serves in the best interest of the stakeholders of the entire project.
Leadership is all about having the right amount of heart and determination to help make a difference in someone’s life. It takes certain qualities to be considered a good leader. A leader should want to help inspire others to make a change and to be the best that they can be. A true leader does not need to feel powerful, instead they empower those around them. Throughout my life I have come across various leaders who have made an impact on my life. It takes a very special person to inspire and touch people’s lives. Leadership is so much deeper than having power and bossing people around.
There are many different ideas about what it means to be a good leader and what the leadership means. In a simple explanation, leadership is a technique that an individual influence a group of people to achieve a common goal. A good leader can be a supervisor, manager or a business owner. Leaders are people who have expertise in achieving goals, no matter what their job titles are. Leadership is about coping with change. In a modern age we live, especially in the twentieth century, “more companies are looking for people with great leadership skills” because they can solve problems (2015, P. 13). In my idea a good leader has a vision and motivation to a team so that they can work together toward achieving
To be a leader you need to be able to inspire others, get people motivated, and set an example to other people. A leader needs to do all of these because if one of these aspects fails people don’t look at the leader...
Ensuring office supplies are replenished as and when necessary (for example paper; office stationery, printer toner).
Project management is said to be completed within time when it completed within the “triple constraints”: cost, time and quality. And in a lot of causes, one them is sacrificed so as to meet the other two. Project managers prioritize which ones are the most important.
To perform well as a leader, the leader must identify individual strengths, weaknesses, and potential; acquire knowledge of leadership, power, influence, and authority to get the right things done at the right time.
Xerox is the world 's leading enterprise for business process and document management solutions. They give administrations, innovation and skill to empower our customers from little organizations to extensive worldwide ventures to concentrate on their center business and work all the more successfully. Xerox has changed extraordinarily in size and extension since the creation of the copier. Nonetheless, the organization 's fundamental standards have continued as before. From printers and multifunction gadgets, to business administrations and answers for transportation, training and health awareness our architects, researchers and specialists keep on developing ways that make work, and life, a little more straightforward. Xerox Corporation is
... spread sheets, handling post and preparing mail merges, answering client enquiries and other general administration.
Northouse, P. (2010). Leadership: Theory and practice (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
For the next two weeks, my responsibilities increased tenfold. In addition to grading and tutoring, I recorded data, collected fees, supervised staff, and filed over 100 folders per day. My body was constantly moving, traveling from one area of the building to another to fulfill my duties. I worked overtime, staying after closing time for nearly an hour each day to ensure everything was prepared for the next class session.
When we work together in a team, or in a broader sense as a society, the leader takes on the most important role. It is the leader that helps prioritize activities and direct people’s thought process in the right direction. They are the ones who have the ability to bring the group together as a whole. Because of this, not anyone can be a leader. Only people with certain qualities and abilities are able to fill this role. So what makes a good leader? There is a defined path and specific characteristics that makes someone a good leader.