Leadership in Organizations Leadership in any organization is not an easy feat. Rachelle Carrels holds a leadership position at Plains Commerce Bank as an AVP/Business Banker. There are many contributors to each leadership style. As time and people change, leadership styles must change as well. In an interview with Rachelle, she discusses the importance of organizational culture, motivation, and teamwork in her leadership.
Organizational Culture
According to Uhl-Bein, Schermerhorn, and Osborn, “organizational culture is a shared set of beliefs and values within an organization” (2014). Each organization establishes their own set of beliefs and values. The organizational culture provides each leader a stepping stone to work off of. Leaders
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According to Belias and Koustelios, “the leader plays a key role in the practice of the organization’s values and mission and the development of internal and external relationships” (2015). A leader is a strong role model who helps inspires others to perform their job in the best way possible. It is important to lead by example and be open to help others to be their best self (R. Carrels, personal communication, May 21, 2018).
An organizational culture is “not a stable and commonly accepted situation” (Belias & Koustelios, 2015). It changes based on size, diversity, and other factors. As the organizational culture changes, leadership styles may change as well. Each factor that changes can be beneficial to a leader. Diversity provides different expertise, knowledge and ideas towards leadership skills. It covers a broader area to an organization versus an organization that lacks diversity (R. Carrels, 2018). Organizational culture affects how leaders determine their leadership style, but motivation is big factor as well.
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It provides employees something to work towards. Leaders can take advantage of goal settings to increase motivation.
A goal setting influences a harder work ethic and a challenge to avoid being uninterested. A goal setting creates deadlines for employees. It allows employees to be more time efficient. Not only does goals offer a challenge, it exposes weaknesses as well. Finding weaknesses allow leaders to provide constructive criticism for improvements (Carrels, 2018). Rewards are another tool leaders can use to motivate employees. Rewards can improve performance, which demonstrates successful leadership. This positive incentive may influence employees to want to do more in their organization. Negative attitudes negatively affect the group, which can lead to increased employee turnover. Leaders can use rewards to decrease negativity. With a more positive work environment, employee turnover can also decrease and positively influence team (Carrels, 2018).