Chief Executive officer Take Charge

Chief Executive Officer Take Charge

One of the traits of a good leader according to Michele Erina Doyle & Mark K Smith is to "Express self fully.” Prior to the recent conversation the CEO had with his leadership staff, it was unclear what he expected of them. Did he want them to empower to make decisions, or did he want them to follow his directive and execute his decisions without question? The group could have been under the impression that they were meeting the CEO's expectations.

The dictatorship mentality forced the group to look at the CEO as the most qualified and felt his decisions and judgment best represented the organization. This apparently gave everyone a sense of complacency. Overtime this led to social loafing.

Because the CEO never expressed his expectations to his leadership staff, they all went with the status quo, thus making it the "acceptable practice." His apparent dissatisfaction was brought on by the fact that he was the only one making any decisions. The stress caused by being overworked led to his outburst. By allowing the social loafing behavior to continue for so long, the CEO was sending the wrong message.

When he finally confronts the group, he adds more confusion as to his expectations. Clearly, ground rules in this organization were