Description
Discourse as a method to study leadership has proven to be a viable tool. Western (2013) [required reading] suggested that Eco-leadership is a discourse of “new leadership for new time.”
You are an organization development and leadership consultant who has been hired to work with the CEO of FASTPACE. FASTPACE is a global corporation with operations in China, Mexico, and Germany. English is the business language used at the company.
ASTPACE is in the highly competitive technology industry. The CEO has long held the belief that an organization needs some kind of “glue” to hold it together if it is to survive over time. The CEO recently read Western’s (2013) work on Eco-Leadership and wants to know more.
You and the CEO agree that the two of you will explore the Eco-leadership concepts within the context of FASTPACE history, current status, and vision before opening up discussions with the rest of the leadership team. You and the CEO agree that Western’s (2013) suggested reflection points are an excellent way to open dialogue.
Those points include:
- What does it mean that organizations are ecosystems within ecosystems?
- What are the advantages of distributing leadership throughout an organization?
- Reflect on how Eco-leadership works internally to support organizational change and, at the same time, looks outward, taking an environmental and social stance. These two positions are traditionally separated, but reflect on how these two activities are complementary and connected. (Western, 2013, p. 280)
The CEO is traveling internationally for the next month and wants to keep things moving, so you suggested a slide presentation with voice over* might work across time and geographic barriers.
Your job is to develop and store the presentation in the company’s “share drive” so the CEO can access it from any location or any time. You have one week to complete the presentation.
Requirements:
- 11 to 12 slides—not including the required title slide and references—with slide notes); include citations at the bottom of each slide. Cite all claims, assumptions and facts in APA format.
- Cite two (2) specific examples of international companies that might exemplify one or more components of eco-Leadership to show credibility.
- Font no smaller than 24 pt. for slide body
- Develop slide titles that explicitly tell the story of what you want the team to know; if you were to look at the slide titles only from beginning to end, a storyline would unfold.
- Use phrases rather than complete sentences on slides; lists require parallel form (e.g., ending in ing or ed).
- Have fewer words and place the rest in your speaker notes. The slide is to trigger the points you want to cover and not state what you will actually say or write
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Eco-Leadership
Name
Institution
Introduction
Eco-leadership is a form of leadership that focuses on the external
environment and the ecosystem of the organization.
It analyzes the internal and external ecosystem of the organization
(Western, 2012).
The aim is to encourage the flourishing of leadership aspects in all
activities of the organization.
The aim is to build an organization that is adaptive to the different
changes in the environment.
Ecosystems Within Ecosystems
Organizations are considered to be ecosystems within ecosystem
due to the complex relationships.
Fastpace is an international company that operates in China,
Mexico and Germany.
It creates the need to focus on the operations of the company in the
industry where technology is constantly changing.
The ecosystem affects the future of the company through
identification of risks faced (Hanson & Middleton,2000).
Cont’d
The environment of the organizations are interdependent.
It creates the need to reframe the organization purpose in helping to
focus on the connectivity.
The sustainability of the organization is enabled by the adoption off
technology and the networking (Hanson & Middleton,2000).
The emergent changes are important in the development of the
capacity of leadership.
Distribution of Leadership
Distributive leadership focuses in leadership practices.
It involves the mobilization of expertise in generation of new
opportunities.
It helps in building of organization capacity and the respect of the
initiatives of the organization (Western, 2012).
It contributes to change and improvement of organization
performance.
Benefits of Distributive Leadership
The organization is more responsive to customer requirements.
There is improvement in the process of decision making.
It increases motivation and enthusiasm levels in the organization.
It helps in the generation of ideas and initiatives in the different
levels of organizations (Western, 2012).
Cont’d
Distributive leadership is important in the management of the
complexities in the environment.
There is the provision of the opportunities that help in the
development of the roles of leadership.
There is promotion of knowledge and information that the
employees require to improve productivity (Blythe & Harré, 2012).
It creates transparency in the financial operation of the
organization.
Eco- Leadership Internally
Eco-leadership provides a different paradigm in the internal
operations of the organization.
The connections of the operating systems are important in building
of the eco-system.
The dependency and the connection of the e...
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