Strategic leadership

Strategic leadership in an organization is the process of transforming organizations from what they are to what the leader would have them become. The roles of a leader are determine the direction of the organization, design the organization to best fit the actions that he is wanting to take and nurture a culture dedicated to excellence and ethical behavior. In strategic leadership there will always be barriers to change, these are characteristic of individuals and organizations that prevent a leader from transforming an organization. There are many different barriers to change that a leader must overcome. One of those barriers is systematic barriers; these are barriers to change that stem from an organizational design that impedes the proper flow and evaluation of information. Another barrier is behavior barriers, these are barriers to change associated with the tendency for managers to look at issues from a biased or limited perspective based on their prior education and experience. The next barriers a leader might face is political barriers these are barriers to change related to conflicts arising from power relationships. There are many sources of power in an organization. Power is a leader’s ability to get things done in a way he or she wants them to be done. There is organizational power, which is power that stems from a leader’s holding a formal management position. There is also personal bases power; this is power that stems from a leader’s personality characteristics and behavior. There are also politics in an organization, these are power struggles from the head leaders to get what they want in the organization by trying to get people to back them more than the other leader so they can get things done in the way they want them done. The next section is the analysis of my company Honda motors and how these principals fit into their organization.