Best Practice Companies in Best Practice Companies in Mastering LeadershipMastering Leadership

Craig W. Roggow

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IntroductionIntroduction

Google Inc. and the Coca-Cola Company Google Inc. and the Coca-Cola Company are best practice companies in leadership.are best practice companies in leadership.

The standards of leadership at Coca-Cola The standards of leadership at Coca-Cola and Google have been influential in and Google have been influential in steering the companies towards the steering the companies towards the highest echelons of corporate success. highest echelons of corporate success.

Ineffective leadership can easily cause a Ineffective leadership can easily cause a company to enter into liquidation. company to enter into liquidation.

Objects of this Objects of this ProjectProject

Analyze what these best practice companies do within mastering leadership.

Define the similarities between Coca-Cola and Google.

Describe major differences between Coca-Cola and Google.

Critique Coca-Cola and Google best practices.

Implementing best practices.

Best Practice Companies: Best Practice Companies:

Coca-ColaCoca-Cola Coca-Cola’s reputation is founded on

strong leadership qualities. The senior leaders are dynamic. Integrity is a crucial virtue among all

leaders. The board of directors is highly

professional.

Best Practice Companies: Best Practice Companies:

GoogleGoogle A technology firm with an excellent share

in the global market. Leaders delegate numerous

responsibilities to the employees. The leaders are famed for promoting

innovativeness. The leadership promotes teamwork.

Similarities between Similarities between Coca-Cola & GoogleCoca-Cola & Google

Leaders in both organizations delegate Leaders in both organizations delegate responsibilities.responsibilities.

Both companies have dynamic leaders.Both companies have dynamic leaders. Leaders in these companies have Leaders in these companies have

invested in talent development.invested in talent development. Diversity is a notable component of the Diversity is a notable component of the

workforce in both organizations.workforce in both organizations.

Differences between Differences between Coca-Cola & GoogleCoca-Cola & Google

Distinct leader-follower relationships.Distinct leader-follower relationships. The leadership system at the Coca-Cola The leadership system at the Coca-Cola

does not encourage/promote teamwork.does not encourage/promote teamwork. Teamwork is a crucial aspect of Teamwork is a crucial aspect of

operations at Google.operations at Google. Distinct approaches to innovativeness.Distinct approaches to innovativeness.

Critique of Best Critique of Best Practices:Practices:

Coca-Cola & GoogleCoca-Cola & Google Both companies are brilliant models for Both companies are brilliant models for

best-practice in leadership.best-practice in leadership. The leadership practices in the two The leadership practices in the two

companies have bolstered human resource companies have bolstered human resource efficiency.efficiency.

Leaders in Google provide the followers Leaders in Google provide the followers with extensive autonomy.with extensive autonomy.

Such autonomy requires control.Such autonomy requires control.

Critique of Best Critique of Best Practices:Practices:

Coca-Cola & Google Coca-Cola & Google (cont.)(cont.)

Leaders at the Coca-Cola must interact Leaders at the Coca-Cola must interact often with followers.often with followers.

Employees must have adequate Employees must have adequate platforms for communicating with the platforms for communicating with the leaders.leaders.

Employees at Coca-Cola should be Employees at Coca-Cola should be integrated into the decision making integrated into the decision making process.process.

Implementing Best Implementing Best PracticesPractices

Motivation of employees would be an Motivation of employees would be an essential aspect of emphasis.essential aspect of emphasis.

Organizational culture would be an Organizational culture would be an essential aspect in the leadership system.essential aspect in the leadership system.

Integrity would immensely enhance the Integrity would immensely enhance the efficiency of all leaders.efficiency of all leaders.

The “transformational” style would be The “transformational” style would be encouraged.encouraged.

ConclusionConclusion

The standards of leadership at Coca-Cola and Google have been influential in steering the companies towards the highest echelons of corporate success.

Leaders must seek to listen to followers. Motivation and integrity are crucial

aspects of best-practice leadership.

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