Analysis Of Robert Nardelli's Leadership Theories
Business Ethics
Jennifer George
BUS 610 Organizational Behavior
Instructor: Michael Burton
December 10, 2014
Business Ethics In this assignment I will attempt to describe Robert Nardelli style of leadership and why is actions rose to the level of being unethical. There is several leadership theories that can be consider as his leadership style. Trait, behavioral, situational and contingency theories are part of Robert Nardelli leadership style. One has to consider if his actions were ethical or unethical and how did it affect him as a leader. Robert Nardelli worked as a CEO for Home Depot and was consider as a headstrong leader toward his employees. Robert Nardelli was criticized by several people for his leadership style while …show more content…
Robert Nardelli had work at Home Depot as a CEO where he transformed the company from a stumbling retail franchise into earnings juggernaut. It appears that he was a smart man and good leader when it came to achieving the goals of the company. As stated in the text leadership involves influencing the behaviors of individuals and groups to work toward predetermined goals. Robert Nardelli did influence the behaviors of his employee to work toward predetermined goals using unethical methods. In my opinion he used unethical methods when he talked to his employees in a negative way. As stated in the “Out At Home Depot” article Nardelli arrived six years ago, he could no longer rely on other sterile metrics to assuage the quivering anger his arrogance provoked within every one of his key constituencies, employees, …show more content…
He was unethical to his employees and customers which he spoke to them badly. “Typically they need to feel that their leaders can be relied upon to choose a response to any given situation which is ideally based on transparent, shared and understood ethics, principles of values” (Millar, Delves, & Harris, 2010). A leader should be able to cope with behaving ethical toward their employees, especially if they want positive feedback. As stated in the article unethical manipulation seems often linked to charismatic leadership and in turn to currently in-vogue priorities such as transformational leadership. In my opinion Robert Nardelli had transformed the company into a rising company by double their profits. Robert knew that he brought the company out of an bad situation which he probably felt that he was an effective leader. Sometimes when some leaders accomplish something positive they become self-centered, and feel they have power. Leaders have to be ethical they want to be able to show values, set positive examples, form clear potentials of ethical conduct, coach and support ethical behavior, recognize and reward behaviors that support organization, be mindful of one’s differences with subordinates, and attain leader training and mentoring. Some individuals felt that Robert Nardelli was an effective leader and want to follow in
Jennifer George
BUS 610 Organizational Behavior
Instructor: Michael Burton
December 10, 2014
Business Ethics In this assignment I will attempt to describe Robert Nardelli style of leadership and why is actions rose to the level of being unethical. There is several leadership theories that can be consider as his leadership style. Trait, behavioral, situational and contingency theories are part of Robert Nardelli leadership style. One has to consider if his actions were ethical or unethical and how did it affect him as a leader. Robert Nardelli worked as a CEO for Home Depot and was consider as a headstrong leader toward his employees. Robert Nardelli was criticized by several people for his leadership style while …show more content…
Robert Nardelli had work at Home Depot as a CEO where he transformed the company from a stumbling retail franchise into earnings juggernaut. It appears that he was a smart man and good leader when it came to achieving the goals of the company. As stated in the text leadership involves influencing the behaviors of individuals and groups to work toward predetermined goals. Robert Nardelli did influence the behaviors of his employee to work toward predetermined goals using unethical methods. In my opinion he used unethical methods when he talked to his employees in a negative way. As stated in the “Out At Home Depot” article Nardelli arrived six years ago, he could no longer rely on other sterile metrics to assuage the quivering anger his arrogance provoked within every one of his key constituencies, employees, …show more content…
He was unethical to his employees and customers which he spoke to them badly. “Typically they need to feel that their leaders can be relied upon to choose a response to any given situation which is ideally based on transparent, shared and understood ethics, principles of values” (Millar, Delves, & Harris, 2010). A leader should be able to cope with behaving ethical toward their employees, especially if they want positive feedback. As stated in the article unethical manipulation seems often linked to charismatic leadership and in turn to currently in-vogue priorities such as transformational leadership. In my opinion Robert Nardelli had transformed the company into a rising company by double their profits. Robert knew that he brought the company out of an bad situation which he probably felt that he was an effective leader. Sometimes when some leaders accomplish something positive they become self-centered, and feel they have power. Leaders have to be ethical they want to be able to show values, set positive examples, form clear potentials of ethical conduct, coach and support ethical behavior, recognize and reward behaviors that support organization, be mindful of one’s differences with subordinates, and attain leader training and mentoring. Some individuals felt that Robert Nardelli was an effective leader and want to follow in