Moral and ethical leaders
Leaders should use various competencies in order to be successful. Moral and ethical leadership styles have the potential to produce positive outcomes. However, moral leadership is appropriate towards making someone a successful leader. Moral leaders clearly understand the most appropriate values. They use such values in order to remain accountable. They will also portray the highest level of integrity.
They will always guide their followers and focus on the best long-term goals. On the other hand, ethics in leadership encourages individuals to make specific decisions that can produce long-term benefits. However, such decisions might “become unpopular or unprofitable in the short-term” (Alkahtani et al. 75). Some theorists encourage people to combine these two concepts in order to become successful leaders.
Managing difficult employees
The behaviors exhibited by different employees will determine the performance of the targeted unit. Every unit will have one or more troublesome employees. Managers should use powerful strategies in order to prevent such behavior problems from affecting the performance of their teams. Leaders should always listen attentively. Positive and clear behavioral responses should also be given to the employees.
The strategy can ensure the individuals act in a positive manner. Managers should also be “consistent and work through the company process” (Anderson 1). Positive improvement strategies should be used to support different employees. Leaders should not “trash-talk to the other employees” (Anderson 1). Managers should also act diligently without victimizing their employees. Positive measures should also be used to support the affected employees. Finally, leaders should be courageous. The leader will be able “to fire every impossible employee” (Alkahtani et al. 79). Such steps will eventually produce quality results.
Works Cited
Alkahtani, Ali, Ismael Abu-Jarad, Mohamed Sulaiman and Davoud Nikbin. “The Impact of Personality and Leadership Styles on Leading Change Capability of Malaysian Managers.” Australian Journal of Business and Management Research 1.2 (2011): 70-99. Print.
Anderson, Erika. “9 Ways To Deal With Difficult Employees.” Forbes. 2013: 1. Print.
Strang, Sarah and Karl Kuhnert. “Personality and Leadership Developmental Levels as predictors of leader performance.” The Leadership Quarterly 1.1 (2009): 1-13. Print.