DISCUSSION 1 Please do not attempt if you can not fulfill al

DISCUSSION 1 (Please do not attempt if you can not fulfill all the requirements.)
We are going to begin by researching and discussing some modern-day leaders.  First, select and research two of the following leaders:

Meg Whitman (Hewlett Packard)

Indra Nooyi (PepsiCo)

Mary Barra (General Motors)

Dara Khosrowshahi (Uber/Expedia)

Bill Gates (Microsoft)

Drew Faust (Harvard University)

Richard Branson (Virgin Group)

Ursula Burns (Xerox)

Sundar Pichai (Google)

Howard Schultz (Starbucks)

Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook)

Jeff Bezos (Amazon)

Elon Musk (Tesla)

As you can see, there are a variety of industries and leaders. Research these individuals and choose two who resonate with you, either as good or poor leaders (ideally, one of each, in your opinion). Then, create an original posting that covers:

*Briefly summarize the leaders you chose, and why you selected who you did.

*What type of leaders are the two you chose; what is their style? Their reputation as a leader?

*From what you learned, where do you place each of them (just two) on the Leadership Grid? Discuss - don\'t upload an image.

*Identify something about each of your two choices that would improve their leadership profile or reputation (so to speak).

*Identify something about each of your two choices that is most admirable about them.

Solution

Q1) The two leaders that I have chosen both of whom are good leaders, include –

Indira Nooyi (PepsiCo)

Jeff Bezos (Amazon)

Q2) Below are the reasons for selecting the leaders –

Indira Nooyi – One of the very few successful women leaders to have led huge companies with lakhs of employees and billion dollars revenues.

Jeff Bezos – Unconventional leader with determined focus on customer satisfaction while ensuring the leadership principles are imbibed by the employees.

Q3) Indira Nooyi exhibits situational leadership, which is a mix of delegating, supporting, coaching and directing behaviors. Below are few differentiators in her leadership style –

Jeff Bezos exhibits unconventional leadership style as his decisions are aggressive and clearly highlights the purpose while adhering to the leadership principles of Amazon.Below are few differentiators in his leadership style–

Q4) Indira Nooyi’s leadership style is near to Team Leadership considering both the aspects of production and people.

Jeff Bezos exhibits Produce or Perish leadership style as he is extremely demanding when comes to deliverables and work with sole focus on customer service.

Q5) Indira Nooyi can become a bit more aggressive in her leadership style and push for continuous innovation to launch new products and also look for potential acquisitions to increase its product portfolio.

Jeff Bezos should be more concerned for his employees by introducing work-life balance measures to increase retention while not compromising on the quality of work.

Q6) The most admirable part of Indira Nooyi’s leadership style is her positive attitude towards criticism and how she takes into consideration the feedback and improve in future.

The most admirable part of Jeff Bezos’s leadership style is his customer centric philosophy, which ensures customers always get the best.