Week #5 Leadership Blog Mose W. Matila LDR/300 September 18, 2017 Darin Flake Leadership Blog Overview This paper is assembled as a Blog Post, crafted to illustrate key details of Team Leadership, Illustrating Culture and Leadership, Appraise the effects of gender, leadership style, and leadership effectiveness and to Formulate the implications of leading in a changing global business environment. The Blog Post is authored by a company executive and the audience intended for is the Employee Base of Baby Bags for Men. The content is designed to engage additional blog posts, positive internal dialogue and interaction among the company employees, raising awareness of these topics for the betterment of the organization (Nahavandi, 2007, Chapter …show more content…
We cannot predict another set of perfectly timed, high-margin work like this again, but what we can predict is how we prepare and plan-out our daily work. The Executive Leadership Team has discussed some topics of which we would like to share and exchange thoughts with you as we march forward this year. Team Leadership: Over the course of the last decade, we have been in business; teamwork has consistently taken the stage. Success at Baby Bags for Men is dependent on the individual and their willingness and abilities to work within our work-teams. Clients and projects carry with them unique personalities and dependencies of which we count on daily for success. Effective teamwork is core to our operating principles and fundamental to our success. Culture and Leadership: Although Baby Bags for Men began as a 4-person start-up, we have grown not to include over 200 employees that are successful due to the hard work, dedication to quality artistry and excellent customer service. These three factors have become part of our company culture, what our clients expect and what we must remain consistent …show more content…
He joined the organization in the second year of operation, taking a risk by tying into a relatively new start-up business. John’s leadership has been an inspiration to our team as he has helped sustain our Hawaii office during times of challenge and uncertainty. He has been effective at hiring, leading and retaining our Hawaii operations since the day we opened the doors in 2006. We are indeed fortunate to have his experience and excellent capabilities leading our organization. Leading in a changing global business environment: Resilience and a firm foundation of trust undergird our company today, and over time our infrastructure has been tested. During the 2009 economy adjustment, we faced declining business, longer sales cycles, less revenue to rely upon. Although we considered reducing manpower to stay in the game, we chose to extend unpaid time-off, cut back on year-end bonuses, slashed executive salaries and having done so, has earned us excellent employee morale and