Introduction
Different leadership styles are suitable for different situations, as each has advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, although a leader might have an excellent vision at least in his opinion, he will be required to use the appropriate styles and skills in order to obtain high commitment from the people he is leading so as to successfully implement the vision (Koenig, 2008). One such person is Richard Branson a renowned British entrepreneur who through his company group has been able to build the virgin brand and successfully use it across a range of varied products. (Virgin Atlantic, n.d).
Richard Branson’s’ Leadership Styles
He has an informal leadership style, whereby the people he leads are to concentrate on the objective rather than how they look hence providing a lot of room for his employees to be innovative. He wears honesty which has helped him to win trust from his employees and customers and as a result he has been able to successfully compete against the very powerful in business. He keeps touch with the people he leads; he personally calls 50 customers every month to find out how they found Virgin services and ask them for improvement suggestions. Branson is also a risk taker as he has used his virgin brand to take on already established firms and venture in to new markets using a low-pricing strategy that had not been used before (Dearlove, 2010).
My Leadership Styles
Personally I have some leadership styles, of which some are similar to Branson’s styles while some are not. I have a mix of both autocratic and democratic styles whereby I can I prefer being hands on when carrying out a project by supervising and monitoring every event. However I also incorporate the ideas of those am leading and that makes me partly democratic. This means that I also do get in touch with those that I lead. As a leader I have an analytical eye, whereby am able to keenly study a situation and come up with effective ways of how I should handle a given task at hand rather use trial and error (Cleland & Ireland, 2006).
What Branson and I can learn from each other
There are various traits of a successful leader that I can borrow from Richard Branson. The first one is being a risk-taker, which means I should learn to do new things and do them diligently. Secondly is to learn how to bring out talent in others and attracting and sustaining their motivation in achieving a particular objective. Thirdly, I need to free myself from the culture of following procedures and endeavor in coming up with innovative ways of doing things (Lussier & Achua, 2009). However, Branson can also learn analytical skills from me. As it is evident that most of his business start-ups were successful by luck although he sustained them with persistence (Dearlove, 2007).
Conclusion
It is clear that various leadership styles are suitable for particular situations and therefore a successful leader is the one who will be able to identify the suitable style for the situation at hand and apply it. In addition a leader might have a great vision, however he must have the required traits to attract and retain commitment of the people he leads for him to successfully implement the vision. Richard Branson has most of those qualities and as a result he has been able to build one of the strongest brands in the world today. However it also comes out that there are some traits that he lacks, which has cost him when carrying out previous projects.
Our Service Charter
-
Excellent Quality / 100% Plagiarism-Free
We employ a number of measures to ensure top quality essays. The papers go through a system of quality control prior to delivery. We run plagiarism checks on each paper to ensure that they will be 100% plagiarism-free. So, only clean copies hit customers’ emails. We also never resell the papers completed by our writers. So, once it is checked using a plagiarism checker, the paper will be unique. Speaking of the academic writing standards, we will stick to the assignment brief given by the customer and assign the perfect writer. By saying “the perfect writer” we mean the one having an academic degree in the customer’s study field and positive feedback from other customers. -
Free Revisions
We keep the quality bar of all papers high. But in case you need some extra brilliance to the paper, here’s what to do. First of all, you can choose a top writer. It means that we will assign an expert with a degree in your subject. And secondly, you can rely on our editing services. Our editors will revise your papers, checking whether or not they comply with high standards of academic writing. In addition, editing entails adjusting content if it’s off the topic, adding more sources, refining the language style, and making sure the referencing style is followed. -
Confidentiality / 100% No Disclosure
We make sure that clients’ personal data remains confidential and is not exploited for any purposes beyond those related to our services. We only ask you to provide us with the information that is required to produce the paper according to your writing needs. Please note that the payment info is protected as well. Feel free to refer to the support team for more information about our payment methods. The fact that you used our service is kept secret due to the advanced security standards. So, you can be sure that no one will find out that you got a paper from our writing service. -
Money Back Guarantee
If the writer doesn’t address all the questions on your assignment brief or the delivered paper appears to be off the topic, you can ask for a refund. Or, if it is applicable, you can opt in for free revision within 14-30 days, depending on your paper’s length. The revision or refund request should be sent within 14 days after delivery. The customer gets 100% money-back in case they haven't downloaded the paper. All approved refunds will be returned to the customer’s credit card or Bonus Balance in a form of store credit. Take a note that we will send an extra compensation if the customers goes with a store credit. -
24/7 Customer Support
We have a support team working 24/7 ready to give your issue concerning the order their immediate attention. If you have any questions about the ordering process, communication with the writer, payment options, feel free to join live chat. Be sure to get a fast response. They can also give you the exact price quote, taking into account the timing, desired academic level of the paper, and the number of pages.