Full - LEADERSHIP EXERCISES - NORTH MBA
Full - LEADERSHIP EXERCISES - NORTH MBA
Full - LEADERSHIP EXERCISES - NORTH MBA
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Traits Approach
2. Myers-Briggs Type Extraversion Introversion Sensing Intuition Thinking Feeling (Cảm Judging (Percieving)
Indicator (MBTI) (Hướng (Hướng (Giác (Trực giác)- (Lý trí)- xúc)-F (Nguyên tắc)- J (Linh hoạt)- P
ngoại)- E nội)- I quan)- S N T
Skills Approach
Behavioral Approach
1. Task or relationship 1. High task-Low 2. High task- High 3. High relationship- Low 4. Low relationship- Low task
behavior relationship relationship task
Situational Approach
Hersey and Blanchard 1. Telling (Directing) 2. Selling (Coaching) 3. Participating (Facilitating) 4. Delegating (Observing)
Introduction: In 1993, Kinh Do Food Processing and Construction Co., Ltd was established in
Binh Duong province, it launched Snack cake production line.
1. In 1996, the Company invested in building a new factory of a cookie production line in Thu Duc
District- Ho Chi Minh City.
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2. In 1997 & 1998, the Company continued to invest in an industrial line of bread and cake
production equipment. At the end of 1998, Chocolate production line was put into operation.
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3. In 1999, the Company invested in building Savico - Kinh Do Trading Center - Ho Chi Minh
City and build Kinh Do Bakery system - the direct sales channel of the Company.
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4. In 2000, Kinh Do Company continued to expand its factory and invested in a production line of
Cracker Savory Cake.
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5. In 2001, Kinh Do began to promote exports to the United States, France, Canada, Germany,
Taiwan, Singapore, Japan ... and established North Kinh Do Food Processing Joint Stock
Company.
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6. In 2003, Kinh Do acquired Unilever's Wall’s ice cream factory (the market share of Walls ice
cream at that time was 50%).
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7. In 2005, Kinh Do bought Tribeco's shares in order to make good use of TRI's distribution system
as well as support TRI to develop more effectively through KDC's distribution system.
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8. In 2007, Kinh Do and Nutifood allied together to contribute capital to invest outside the industry,
real estate, the both of companies did not launch any common products in the traditional industry.
By the end of 2008, according to Nutifood's financial report, the company's loss was about VND
150 billion, approximately the charter capital. After 5 years of capital contribution to Nutifood,
KDC divested from Nutifood
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9. In 2008, Kinh Do merged with Vinabico which the company is leading the market of fresh cake
and candy.
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10. In 2013, Kinh Do bought a stake in Saigon Ve Wong Company, originating from Taipei and
occupying about 5% of Vietnam's noodle market with A-One brand.
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11. In 2014, KDC announced that it would hold 24% of the shares of Vocarimex, Vietnam
Vegetable Oils Industry Corporation (Vocarimex), which owns 2 enterprises with a large market
share of Tuong An Company (trademark Tuong An) and Tan Binh (Nakydaco brand).
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12. July 15, 2015- Kinh Do JSC transferred 80% of confectionery segment to foreign investor
Mondelez (USA), Kinh Do Joint Stock Company only owns 20% of Kinh Do Binh Duong Joint
Stock Company.
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13. In 2015, Kinh Do also invested in Dong A Bank, Kinh Do spent VND 1,000 billion to buy 100
million Dong A Bank shares at par value.
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Nor
Inaccurate
1. Is talkative 1 2 3 4 5
4. Is depressed, blue 1 2 3 4 5
6. Is reserved 1 2 3 4 5
25. Is inventive 1 2 3 4 5
Instructions for scoring: Key items that are italicized R (e.g., 41R) should be reverse scored. To
reverse score an item, change 1 to 5, 2 to 4, 4 to 2, and 5 to 1. After reverse scoring, find the total
score for E (Extroversion), A (Agreeableness), C (Conscientiousness), N (Neuroticism), and O
(Openness). Important note:
5 3 1 2R 4
10 8R 6R 7 9R
15 13 11 12R 14
20 18R 16 17 19
30 28 26 27R 29
35 33 31R 32 34R
40 38 36 37R 39
44
Sum
Thang đo Big Five giúp bạn phần nào hình dung tính cách bản thân. Đọc các câu nhận xét dưới
đây và cho điểm mỗi câu như sau:
1. Nói nhiều 1 2 3 4 5
6. Kín đáo 1 2 3 4 5
24. Ổn định cảm xúc, không dễ dàng bị buồn lòng 1 2 3 4 5
29. Có thể trở nên buồn rầu hay Tâm trạng bất ổn 1 2 3 4 5
Hướng dẫn: Sau khi cho điểm từng câu, hãy cộng các con số theo 5 mục riêng biệt dưới đây. Với
những câu có chữ “R”, bạn phải cộng điểm đổi ngược (ví dụ, nếu câu 35 bạn cho mình 1 thì đổi
thành 5; 2 đổi thành 4; 3 giữ nguyên; 4 đổi thành 2; và 5 đổi thành 1).
Tổng số điểm chỉ mức độ tính cách tương ứng với từng hạng mục của bạn.
Câu Sẵn Câu Tận tâm Câu Hướng Câu Dễ chịu Câu Tâm lí
sô sàng sô sô ngoại sô sô bất ổn
trải
nghiệm
5 3 1 2R 4
10 8R 6R 7 9R
15 13 11 12R 14
20 18R 16 17 19
30 28 26 27R 29
35 33 31R 32 34R
40 38 36 37R 39
41R 43R 42
44
Tổng
SCORING
a. Convincing b. Completed
E I S N S N T F T F J P J P
Key: 1 = Not true, 2 = Seldom true, 3 = occasionally true, 4 = somewhat true, 5 = Very true
1 2 3 4 5
10 Following directions and filling out forms comes easily for me. 1 2 3 4 5
Scoring
The skills inventory is designed to measure three broad types of leadership skills: technical,
human, and conceptual. Score the questionnaire by doing the following.
Total scores: Technical skill ____ Human skill ____ Conceptual skill ___
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
10 11 12
13 14 15
16 17 18
Sum
Power Company is recruiting an engineer for the technical department to replace the person
who has just retired. Through the interview process, there are 2 qualified candidates: Mr. Thanh
and Mr. Loc. After consulting between Human Resources Manager and Technical Manager,
the company decided to choose Mr. Thanh because of the salary he proposed in accordance
with the company's current pay policy. While Mr. Loc had more experience but he required
higher pay level than prescribed.
Before recruiting, the HR Manager discussed with the Director of the company about the
allowable salary to negotiate with the candidate, and the Director confirmed that he only
receives candidates who request the salary in the company's payroll policy.
HR Manager sent a letter of thanks to Mr. Loc and wrote a letter inviting Mr. Thanh to come
to work early next week. Suddenly, the Director called HR Manager to say that he changed his
mind and decided: choose Mr. Loc because maybe in the future he will support the training of
newly graduated engineers working in the company. The Director accepted the salary that Mr.
Loc suggested and asked the HR Manager to receive procedures.
HR Manager is very confused; do not know how to invite Mr. Loc to work because the Manager
knows he just got a job at another company. The HR manager faces with dilemma when he
doesn't know how to refuse to Mr. Thanh?
Questions:
SCENARIO 1:
You are doing a stint on the till on a busy Saturday afternoon. You are working on the main
bank of tills at the exit to the shop where customers from all parts of the shop can go to purchase
their items. Suddenly the credit card transaction system stops working and one of the team
leaders tells you that it will be 15 minutes until the system provider can fix the problem. There
is a long queue of customers waiting.
Review the following responses A to D and indicate which one you believe to be the response
to the situation you would be ‘most likely to make’ and the response to the situation which you
would be ‘least likely to make’.
SCENARIO 2:
It is 10am. A customer has been in the department for the past 45 minutes looking at
dishwashers and asking you for advice and information on makes and models. She has three
children and her husband works from home so she needs a machine that will be robust and can
endure a lot of use. She has a budget of £300.
You have shown her the two most suitable machines. One is a cheaper model costing £299
which is fine but will probably last only 2 or 3 years with the high level of use she is describing.
There is also a model which is of far superior quality which came on the market at an
introductory offer price of £350 two weeks ago; the offer ends today and the model will revert
to its normal price of £499 when the shop closes today. You believe that this model will last
Review the following responses A to E and indicate whether you believe the response to be
Very Effective, Effective, Slightly Effective, Ineffective or Counterproductive. You may
assign each rating only once.
Objectives
2. Students will consider how group members relate to leaders who work in one
dimension or the other.
There are many possible ways for a leader to respond to situations that have developed
within a group. How would you respond to these scenarios if you were the group leader?
For each situation circle one of the four actions – your most likely response.
The group needs a change. You know that 3. Tell the group about the change and let
the group has had many positive the group decide how they will
accomplishments and a change would be implement it.
good to reward them and keep them
4. Ask the group for recommendations
motivated.
and then as the leader begin to direct the
change.
Relationships between group members 2. Discuss the situation with the group
are good. You feel that you are not really and then implement changes if needed.
leading the group because they don’t
really need you. 3. Assert yourself more as the leader.
You are the new leader of a group that is 2. Ask the group for recommendations,
not meeting its deadlines for task use them, but above all, make sure goals
completion. They are unsure about group are met.
goals, attendance is poor and more time is
spent at meetings catching up with gossip 3. Review the group’s goals and make
than following the agenda. You feel the sure the tasks are completed.
group has the potential to be effective. 4. Have the group involved in setting
goals.
Situation 12
2. Let the group work out the problem
You have been warned that some group
themselves.
members are upset with each other and
won’t work together. Up until now the 3. Act quickly, be firm to correct the
group has been cohesive and effective. problem and get the group back on task.
Record your answers in the table below. For each situation, circle the number that you
chose. In the totals area, record the number of circled numbers in each column. Note:
the total of all 4 columns adds to 12.
Situation 1 1 3 2 4
Situation 2 4 1 3 2
Situation 3 3 1 4 2
Situation 4 2 4 1 3
Situation 5 3 2 4 1
Situation 6 2 4 1 3
Situation 7 1 3 2 4
Situation 8 3 2 4 1
Situation 9 3 2 4 1
Situation 10 2 4 1 3
Situation 11 1 3 2 4
Situation 12 3 1 2 4
TOTAL
QUADRANT 1 2 3 4
Reflection:
• What was your dominant quadrant? _______________
• Do your results on this exercise match how you perceive yourself as a leader?
_________________
• Discuss situational leadership with the class. As a follow up, use this simple test
to determine the student’s situational leadership style
Purpose
Directions
1. For each of the statements below, circle the number that indicates the degree to which you
agree or disagree.
3. Neutral
Statement 1 2 3 4 5
4. It is fair to say that most employees in the general population are lazy 1 2 3 4 5
10. Most employees feel insecure about their work and need direction 1 2 3 4 5
13. The leader is the chief judge of the achievements of the members of the 1 2 3 4 5
group
15. In most situations, workers prefer little input from the leader 1 2 3 4 5
17. People are basically competent and if given a task will do a good job 1 2 3 4 5
Scoring:
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
10 11 12
13 14 15
16 17 18
Read each case study and determine what action you think would be most appropriate for the
leader to take in the situation. Rank your answers from 1-4 with #1 being the most appropriate
leadership response and #4 the least appropriate leadership response.
1. You serve as the Project Director in your department and have been assigned
responsibility to design and implement a new initiative. You have hired/recruited a
Project Team that is eager to begin work with you in developing and implementing the
new initiative. You have scheduled a series of planning meetings with your Team. At these
first meetings of the Team, YOU WOULD. . .
_____ a) Make sure that you define the responsibilities of the team, present an overview of the
design process you are going to use, direct the work of the team in developing the new project,
and closely monitor progress in implementing the project.
_____ b) Direct the work of the team in designing and implementing the new project and
encourage team members to work together by recommending ideas, making decisions on the
final design, and implementing the project.
_____ c) Facilitate the work of the team by encouraging cooperation and involvement of all
team members as they design and implement the new project.
_____ d) Allow the team to design and implement the project on their own with your support
and with the resources that you have given them.
2. The Team that you coordinate as Project Director has been working well together over
the past year to design and implement the organization’s plans and projects with your
input and facilitation. As the new year begins a number of new projects are being
introduced and several new members are being added to the team who do not have
previous experience with your projects. YOU WOULD. . .
_____ a) Use several Team meetings to direct the work of the team in creating the new
programs, while teaching the new members about the organization’s work and their new role.
Then work to closely monitor the performance of the entire team as they introduce the new
projects.
_____ b) Guide the entire team in creating the new projects, incorporate the ideas and
suggestions of all team members, encourage effective teamwork, and take time to introduce the
new team members.
_____ c) Welcome the new members to the team, put them with other members of the team
who can help them learn how to design and implement the organization’s projects, while you
facilitate team development and teamwork.
3. As Project Director you have worked closely with one of your teams for several years.
Their work is excellent and the team gets along well together. Recognizing their abilities,
you feel they can now work more on their own. You have begun this year to redirect your
energies to other projects and teams, and they have continued to work effectively. You
must now ask them to accept additional tasks and responsibilities. YOU WOULD. . .
_____ a) Assign them the new responsibility, make sure they know what to do, and supervise
them closely.
_____ b) Give them the new responsibility. Tell them that you are pleased with their past
performance and that you are sure they will do well with this new responsibility. Facilitate the
team’s meetings.
_____ c) Make sure they know what you want them to do, but incorporate any helpful
suggestions they have.
_____ d) Let them determine how to complete the new responsibility and be available to
support them and provide the information and resources that will be needed.
4. You have just been appointed Project Director. One of the teams that you are about to
lead has worked together for several months. You have found that the team is beginning
to perform effectively on the tasks assigned to them but somewhat overwhelmed by the
project and the demands of working together as a team. You are unsure about how you
fit into the group and what your role should be. YOU WOULD. .
Rating
_____ a) Assume the leadership of the team, direct the design and implementation of its
projects and tasks, and closely monitor their performance.
_____ b) Facilitate the planning and implementation of the team’s work and develop the ability
of team members to work together.
_____ c) Do what you can to make the team feel important and involved, and support their
continued work.
_____ d) Attend the team meetings, but let the team continue to work as it has in the past year.
Instructions: Look at the following four leadership situations and indicate what the
development level is in each situation, which leadership style each response represents, and
which leadership style is needed in the situation (i.e., action A, B, C, or D).
Situation 1
A. Assign the project to her and let her determine how to accomplish it.
B. Assign the task to her, indicate to her precisely what must be done, and supervise her work
closely.
C. Assign the task to her and provide support and encouragement as needed.
D. Assign the task to her and indicate to her precisely what needs to be done but make sure you
incorporate her suggestions.
Situation 2
You have recently been made a department head of the new regional office. In getting to know
your departmental staff, you have noticed that one of your inexperienced employees is not
following through on assigned tasks. She is enthusiastic about her new job and wants to get
ahead in the organization.
A. Discuss the lack of follow-through with her and explore the alternative ways this problem
can be solved.
B. Specify what she must do to complete the tasks but incorporate any suggestions she may
have.
C. Define the steps necessary for her to complete the assigned tasks and monitor her
performance frequently.
D. Let her know about the lack of follow-through and give her more time to improve her
performance.
Situation 3
B. Give the group members more time to overcome the setbacks but occasionally check their
progress.
C. Continue to define group activities but involve the group members more in decision making
and incorporate their ideas.
D. Participate in the group members’ problem-solving activities and encourage and support
their efforts to overcome the project setbacks.
Situation 4
As a director of the sales department, you have asked a member of your staff to take charge of
a new sales campaign. You have worked with this person on other sales campaigns, and you
know he has the job knowledge and experience to be successful at new assignments. However,
he seems a little unsure about his ability to do the job.
A. Assign the new sales campaign to him and let him function on his own.
B. Set goals and objectives for this new assignment but consider his suggestions and involve
him in decision making.
C. Listen to his concerns but assure him he can do the job and support his efforts.
D. Tell him exactly what the new campaign involves and what you expect of him, and supervise
his performance closely.
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Transformational Leadership Factors
1. ………………………………- Elon Musk is strong moral character, values, work ethic,
never give up attitude, and his unwavering will to support the mission over his own self-
interests. His charismatic personality is evident through his fascinating storytelling that
emphasizes how each individual’s life will be enhanced through his vision. Whether they are
stories of a society full of electric, autonomous vehicles, solar energy, or mankind inhabiting
Mars, it is easy for followers to become enveloped in his vision. This motivates all of his
followers to work harder than they ever thought possible in order to achieve these goals.
2. ……………………………....: When considering Elon Musk’s leadership strengths, one
would be remiss if the word “inspirational” was not included within an otherwise already
impressive list. Leaders who communicate high expectations to followers, raising their
followers’ motivation to share in the vision the leader has for the organization is known as
inspirational leadership. “I’m not trying to be anyone’s savior. I’m just trying to think about
the future and not be sad . . . I just think there have to be reasons that you get up in the morning
and you want to live. Like, why do you want to live? What’s the point? What inspires you? . .
. The value of inspiration is very much underrated.” (Leberecht, T., (2017).
Conclusion:
In closing we defined Transformational Leadership, discussed the theory and factors which are
idealized influence, inspirational motivations, intellectual stimulation, and individualized
consideration. We discussed the contributions to transformational leadership literature of
James MacGregor Burns and the strengths and weaknesses of the theory. In order to fully
understand the potential impact a transformational leader can have on an organization, country,
and even the entire world we applied the theory conducting an in-depth analysis of one of the
most influential transformational leaders of our time, Elon Musk. Elon Musk has changed the
world in several areas and his current initiatives will change the world in several other
areas. He changed how we pay for goods, changed space travel, may be the first to colonize
another planet, changed mass high speed transit, battery technology, and is changing how the
world thinks about the human brain.
Read each statement and rate yourself honestly according to the following scale:
1=strongly disagree 2=sometimes disagree 3=neutral 4=usually agree 5=strongly agree
Statement 1 2 3 4 5
Step 1: Calculate your overall score and read analysis below. Calculation:
Total score from page 1: _____ ÷ 8 = Overall Average Score: _____
Step 2: Drill down further by calculating your domain scores as indicated in each box.
Adapted from: Becoming a Transformational Nurse Leader by R. Sherman. Retrieved Feb. 14,
2014 from WWW.emergingrnleader.com
⚫ Age/seniority ⚫ Freedom
⚫ Authority ⚫ Go-between
⚫ Belongingness ⚫ Group consensus
⚫ Collectiveness ⚫ Group harmony
⚫ Competition ⚫ Independence
⚫ Compromise ⚫ Indirectness
⚫ Cooperation ⚫ Individualism
⚫ Devotion ⚫ Hospitality
⚫ Directness ⚫ Openness
⚫ Efficiency ⚫ Parental guidance
⚫ Equality ⚫ Patience
⚫ Independence ⚫ Quality
⚫ Family harmony ⚫ Self-reliance
⚫ Family security ⚫ Time
Ted Dorman was looking forward to his new assignment as plant manager at a newly formed
American Mexican joint venture in Guadalajara, Mexico. The American company, Sterling
Metal, produced hardware and decorative fixtures for furniture manufacturers in the United
States and Mexico. The new joint venture was an attempt to lower labor costs by operating in
Mexico.
Ted had worked at Sterling Metal since graduating from college with a degree in accounting.
He had worked his way up in the company through accounting, and eventually shifted his career
focus to production. Ted found the challenges of managing the production function very
interesting, and he was successful in this area. His position at the new company, SterMexicana,
would be a promotion for him, and he looked forward to the opportunity of building a new
company.
Although Ted had not worked outside the United States before, he felt confident that his
managerial abilities would transfer “south of the border.” He and his wife enjoyed vacationing
in Cancun and they both liked Mexican food, so the idea of spending a few years building a
new company in Mexico appealed to him. Ted’s wife, Kim, was not as excited about the move,
since she and their two small children would have to leave family and friends. Ted would be
working with English speakers mostly, and many people at the plant could do translating for
him. A number of SterMexicana managers had been to the United States and were familiar
with its culture. Ted and Kim concluded that cultural adaptation would not be difficult, and no
matter how hard the assignment, its short duration was manageable.
When the family arrived in Guadalajara, Manuel Angel Menendez Mata met them at the
airport. Manuel would be Ted’s Mexican counterpart, acting in the official capacity of assistant
plant manager and unofficially as a cultural mentor. Ted and Kim were surprised by the warmth
and friendliness of Manuel and his wife Adriana, and they felt very welcomed by their new
Mexican friends. Over the next few days Manuel and Adriana helped the new expatriates get
settled in and become familiar with their new home. Ted appreciated the personal attention
Manuel was giving him and his family; however, Ted was anxious to begin discussing the
needs of the new business. It sometimes seemed to Ted that Manuel didn’t care to discuss the
business and that he was not very excited about the new opportunity. Manuel seemed more
interested in showing Ted and his family the city and discussing its history, politics, and
culture.
Once the Dorman family had settled in, Ted was able to turn his attention toward the business.
He had many matters to attend to, including a review of the preliminary work Manuel had done
in securing the facility, hiring a workforce, and establishing an organizational structure. Manuel
explained what he had done and how it would work well. He predicted that the new plant would
be fully functional in less than two weeks. Ted was very impressed with Manuel’s work and
looked forward to the opening of the plant.
During their many conversations, Ted felt that Manuel was very friendly and polite but that he
was a bit too formal and not very relaxed. Manuel wore a suit and tie, even when Ted told him
that a more casual form of dress would be appropriate. Ted stated that he had no intention of
ever wearing a tie the whole time he would be in Mexico. Manuel sometimes referred to Ted
as “Mr Dorman,” even though Ted had instructed him to call him by his first name. During
their meetings with outside business associates, Ted noticed that Manuel was even more
formal. Manuel, who had visited the United States many times and spoke English very well,
Questions:
Q1. What mistakes did Ted make in his management of SterMexicana?
Q2. Is Manuel responsible for any of the difficulties presented in the case?
Q3. What Ted’s a cultural competence should have to correct the situation?