Ryan Romondt IBMSVAT2 Studentnumber 529563 Strategic leadership Essay 29-01-2014 A great leader in my opinion is the Dalai Lama

whose real name is Tenzin Gyatso.the Dalai lama is a huge cultural leader in Tibet and sometimes also a political leader. He has traveled and given speeches all over the world and has spoken about economics, the environment, womans rights, physics and even sexuality. The reason I find him a good leader is that he comes from a peace standpoint where he preaches equality and happiness and overall well being in contrast to the current leaders who we have to day who only preach about political power and about the well fare of the state. The Dalai Lama however approaches things from a different angle and focuses on a broader picture of teams for example his views on political parties and economic systems for instance his views on the communist states are that these states are more concerned about national interests rather than those of the people where I could highly agree with another of his views is about the current system of capitalism in which the system places more focus on profitability rather than the making ethical decisions and focusing on the working classes. Based on his views on a wide range of subjects I find him to be a very good leader for his people and for the world. To me what leadership is and the characteristics of a good leader are the following A leader is someone who was social influence on a group of people and can directly influence their behavior. A leader can also guide and direct others in order to reach a desired goal. To me a great leader has to have the following Traits he must have charisma, situational awareness and interaction of some sorts he must have clear vision and values he stands by also important is being goal orientated. There are many leadership styles out there however for every situation there is a leadership style that would most be suited. However in general terms and before and during decision making I think a good leader should take note of the situation having situational awareness than talking the opinions of his or her fellow subordinates or colleagues while keeping the opinions in mind then ultimately running his decision by everyone and then make the best possible decision after this its the leaders job to motivate and lead his followers or colleges towards the end result which is the desired goal. The correlation and management strategy in my opinions is that one cannot co exist with out the other in terms of a company

it would be beneficial for it to have proper leadership however if it doesnt have the right strategy it wont come very far either it is then to say that a company needs a strategy to be successful while it needs a good leader to make the strategy successful given that a strategy is a plan to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty it is also about making the decision to stand for something that differentiates you from the competition or whatever situation and works to your advantage. The leaders need to provide discipline and motivation to his colleagues in order to keep the strategy working in their favor however leadership traits can be learnt and developed to meet the strategic needs of an organization which brings it to the next point. Whats is the difference between a manager and a leader to my knowledge and opinion again it is important to note that leadership and management go hand in hand being different from one another however they are necessarily linked and compliment one another. Management can be defined as a set of processes to keep a firm or organization functioning properly and makes sure the company makes its quarterly numbers management also deals with planning, budgeting, problem soling and the measuring of a companies performance. Leadership however is about motivating, inspiring and aligning people to a vision. However today it is important and highly beneficial for a manager to be a leader as well in the ever-changing environment and according to Henry mintzberg a world-renowned author on business management a manager has 10 roles he has to fulfill which can be divided in 3 categories these roles are the interpersonal role which are the relations a manager needs with other people arising from the managers position of authority it is also to note that being a leader falls under this role. The second role would be the decision making role this means making strategic and organizational decisions on a basis of his authority. The third head role of a manager would be the information role, which entails him to communicate information to who ever need be. With all that being mentioned it is to note that managers also fulfill the role of leaders in a company even though they are different things.