Status Report

Goal Statement:

The primary goal of the study would be to establish the major causes of poor leadership thus striving to apply leadership models to help in transforming the existing situation at the corporation as well as establish the causes of staffs’ dismissal.  The objective of the study is to ensure that appropriate leadership styles are applied in the organization to solve the issue of performance.  Effective leadership is essential in achieving development and high performance in any organization. The organization is currently faced with low performance and high employee turnover which implies that something might be wrong with the type of leadership that is being used. The key questions for the intended respondents would include stating the following

Is Yahoo’s Inc leadership style effective? What are some of the transformations that you personally should be performed to increase efficiency?

Which leadership model do you propose for the changes and why?

What are some general effects of the existing leadership whether negative or even positive in regard to performance and employees productivity?

Period Covered:

Constituents:

The key consistent in the present study are stakeholders and colleagues.   My colleagues are stakeholders in the case since they are helping with the designing of the research and particularly the research questions and they will participate in interviewing the respondents.  The stakeholders are basically Yahoo Inc representatives who will help in providing data regarding the corporation.  My role is to coordinate my colleagues in gathering information and getting consent from the representatives.

Leadership Approaches:

With the use of the acquired knowledge, I have tried to analyze the leadership in the organization based on its impact on performance. My general knowledge in regard to leading capabilities and leadership has informed my observation and analysis highly by establishing that the corporation needs to apply an effective leadership model. Democratic, servant and transformative leadership models are the ones that I have applied since they are effective in boosting employees’ morale, improving performance as well as the general productivity (Iqbal, 2011). By utilizing the capstone to develop my knowledge and skills through understanding the qualities of a good leader and how good leadership impacts performance.

Progress to Date

The significant achievement to date has been the establishment of the need for a better leadership strategy and how performance can be improved.  I have communicated the achievement with my colleagues who are helping with the structuring of the research activities.

Issues

The obstacles that I have encountered are time, resources as well as the unwillingness to provide accurate and reliable information regarding the corporation. The strategy that I have implemented in obtaining data is informing the respondents that the information will be confidential through using a consent form to get their permission. Privacy has become a necessary issue to solve through enhancing confidentiality. The issues have necessitated my leadership to make consistent and creative decisions.

Next Steps:

The significant events that are planned for the following two weeks are conducting interviews, distributing as well as gathering questionnaires.

Self Assessment

My effort in this capstone is limitless and I am performing at my potential.  Trying to understand the underlying leadership issue and effects in Yahoo Inc has been a task.  The experience will be essential in developing my skills and abilities in regard to leadership. I anticipate ensuring that the study is a success as a way of testing my leading abilities through practice as a way of gaining more experience.

Addenda

A Request for an Interview

My name is…... undertaking a leadership and development study with my company selection as Yahoo Inc.  It would honor my interests if you would participant in the study.  Confidentiality will be maintained as the researcher will be directly involved in the analysis of the collected data. The research is of much significance towards to the contribution of my learning. I hope you will consider my request.

Thank you.

           

            Reference

Iqbal, T. (2011). The impact of leadership styles on organizational effectiveness: Analytical         study of selected organizations in IT sector in Karachi. Munich: Grin Verlag.