Based on pages 3-6 of Developing a leadership strategy: journal article, what does the author mean when
he implies that the future of strategy is leadership? How well does this view align with the need for
leadership in today�s business environment? Give reasons for your answer.
On pages 6-7 of Developing a leadership strategy: journal article, the author identifies six strategic
leadership tasks. How useful is his framework in defining the kinds of leadership required by modern
companies? Give reasons for your answer.
The author of Developing a leadership strategy:journal article (pgs. 23-25) has a very specific view of
Talent Sustainability. To what extent do you agree with this view? Give reasons for your answer.
To prepare for this essay:
Read the Required Learning Resources that are attached:Developing a leadership strategy:
The following conditions must meet in the essay:
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1) I want a typical and a quality answer which should have about 830 words.
2) The answer must raise appropriate critical questions.
3) The answer must include examples from experience or the web with references from relevant
examples from real companies.
DQ.W1: Leadership strategy
Leadership is critical in an organization. A visionary leadership contributes to the success
of an organization. Many studies have been carried out in the field of leadership in quest to
identify various ways that leaders can improve in their leadership style. The author deliberates
on various aspects relating to leadership.
Implication of the statement by the author of the journal, ‘Developing a leadership
strategy: A critical ingredient for organizational success, ‘the future of strategy is leadership’
has various meaning. Strategy is the means or the techniques that a leader will use to provide
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effective leadership. Strategy can be a roadmap a leader will require to adopt to achieve the set
goals (Pasmore 2014). Therefore, for this strategy to have a future, it requires as leader that has
the right or the best leadership skills to ensure that the strategy is adopted well (Johnstal 2013).
There can be awesome strategies that an organization may have developed but these strategies
cannot be useful to that organization if the leadership has no will of adopting them and putting
them into correct use. It is the leadership strategy that provides guidelines on the leaders the
organization wants, their characters, where they can be found, the skills of the leaders required
and their behaviours to provide leadership to ensure that the organization collectively achieves
total success.
Therefore, this view aligns with the need for leadership in today’s business environment.
Many business leaders have good strategies that they want to adopt to achieve success in their
business. However, they do not understand the requirements they need to embrace to be able to
achieve these goals (Johnstal 2013). Because of this they end up failing therefore, it is high time
that business leadership considered the qualities and attributes that are required to enable them
achieve their goals through their strategies. What they need to do is to reflect about the
ingredient required for them to achieve their goals. For example, a leader should understand
leadership style they use such as participative, control-oriented or laissez faire to know how they
can achieve their goal.
In the journal article, the author has identified six strategic leadership tasks that leaders
should consider. This framework is useful in many ways when it comes to defining the kinds of
leadership required by modern companies today (Pasmore 2014). The framework acknowledges
the need to have a review of the business strategy for the business to be in a position to
understand whether there is need to make changes in the leadership to ensure that the business
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operates successful. This is very important for the leaders of today because, it ensures that they
have appropriate competencies to provide appropriate leadership in the business. For instance, an
organization that has experienced negative publicity as a result of corruption, when receiving a
new manager, it is important to review the business strategy to adopt a good leadership styles
that will ensure that the level of confidence of customers is regained to bring the business into its
normal position. Analyzing leadership capabilities requirement for current and future is
important as this enable the company to prepare well and ensure that the leadership have the
capabilities to spearhead the organization forward (Marx 2013). Organizations as well keep on
changing as time pass and it is important that leaders take part in initiatives that will enable them
grow and develop to accommodate the ever changes. Changes such as technology advancement,
competition and economic turmoil must be well addressed by a leader and this requires
leadership development. Leaders have strengths, weaknesses, and benching these strengths
enable them perform well. Furthermore, the framework as well helps leaders to evaluate the
culture in which they are operating and as well nurture talents of the leaders and the upcoming
leaders in the organization.
In the journal, the author has specific view of talent sustainability. I do agree with the
arguments the author raise about talent sustainability. First, talent sustainability requires
commitment on the part of a leader. Talents require hard work and determination to be able to
sustain the same (Mazzarol, Clark & Reboud 2014). A leader therefore is expected to engage in
many activities to sustain their talent such as engage with others, pursue more education,
participate in various initiatives, and attend seminars on leadership and many others that enable
the leader to remain effective. It is also very important for the leader to carry out an overview of
individual capability (Pasmore 2014). Investing on ones experience and building personal,
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networks, and preparing of developing relationship readiness are some of the things that will
enable the leader to sustain their talent.
Leadership is therefore very important for success of any entity. Developing a leadership
strategy is critical for a leader but for this strategy to be of value the leaders must show
commitment. The leader has a responsibility of ensuring that they carry out an evaluation also
self-assessment to prepare themselves well. Talents sustainability is also very important
initiatives and leaders must be committed to sustaining the talents or else they fade away. Being
a good communicator require continuous practice and access to the right information. Therefore,
one must be committed and determined to work hard to ensure that they does not fail on the way
or lose their talents.
Reference list
Johnstal, S 2013, ‘Successful Strategies for Transfer of Learned Leadership’,
Performance Improvement, Vol. 52 no. 7, pp. 5-12.
Marx, T 2013, ‘Teaching Leadership and Strategy’, Business Education Innovation Journal,
Vol. 5 no. 2, pp. 12-19.
Mazzarol, T, Clark, D, & Reboud, S 2014, ‘Strategy in action: Case studies of strategy,
planning and innovation in Australian SMEs’, Small Enterprise Research, Vol. 21 no.
1, pp. 54-71.
Pasmore, W. (2014). Developing a leadership strategy: A critical ingredient for organizational
success. White Paper.
