Bradford Leon Banducci – Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Woolworths Limited

Discuss about the Leadership for Journal of Political Science.

The paper outlines the leadership styles of three different leaders include Mr. Bradford Leon Banducci, Alan Joseph Joyce and Ms. Gillard. These are the Australian leaders who are giving contribution in success and growth of the country. The paper explains that how these leaders attain goals and objectives with the help of leadership styles. Furthermore, leadership traits of different leaders have been explained in the task. Further detail of the task has been detailed below.

Mr. Bradford Leon Banducci is the Chief executive officer and managing director of Woolworth’s limited company since 26^th February 2016. He is playing an active leadership role in Woolworth’s supermarkets. He plays a significant role in Woolworths to attain long term goals and objective in the marketplace. Let’s talk about his background, Mr. Bradford Leon is called as Brad also and he got a bachelor degree in commerce. He is very dedicated person who always want to enhance and boost the capabilities of the workers in the workplace. Mr. Bradford Leon has obtained enormous information, experience and knowledge in the field of leadership. He has a strong and dynamic background in the liquor industry because Mr. Bradford Leon was chief executive office at wine retail company prior to Woolworths. Along with this, he is an effective entrepreneur and retailer measured by discipline. He focuses on the needs, demand and requirements of the customers to increase and enhance the sale of Woolworth’s group. To understand and analyze the needs and demand of the customers, Mr. Bradford Leon understands the Australian market and evaluate the risks of the market. In addition, he maintains track record for growing valuable business and developing the employees in the organization. He worked on a large number of acquisition and improvement programs with many of the leading retailers across the world. It shall be noted that Bradford Leon protects the interest and rights of the stakeholders to maximize profitability and revenue of the firm. He delegates roles and responsibilities among the workers to enhance and encourage their productivity and efficiency. It will help to overcome the competitors in the global market. Now talks about the leadership style, Mr. Bradford Leon uses democratic and autocratic leadership styles within the organization (Iqbal, Anwar & Haider, 2015). The traits of Mr. Bradford Leon leadership style has been discussed below.

• He maintains control over the employees by initiating autocratic leadership styles. It is a leadership style in which individuals make control over the group members. Apart from this, Mr. Bradford Leon is very keen and enthusiastic person towards achievement of goals and objectives.
• On the other hand, he provides training and development coaching to the workers for motivating the workforce in the firm. By initiating directive leadership style, Mr. Bradford Leon has been able to maintain favorable working environment within the organization (Goleman, 2017).
• By using democratic leadership, Mr. Bradford Leon is able to offers guidance to the workers for improving their tasks and duties in Australian market. The democratic leadership is also known as participative leadership style. Mr. Bradford Leon has been able to boost and develop the morale, trust and confidence of the employees by initiating democratic leadership style (Giltinane, 2013).
• He is very motivated person and relationship builder in the marketplace.
• Emotional stability is another characteristics of Mr. Bradford Leon leadership style. By using emotional stability, he has been able to tolerate frustration and anxiety at the workplace (Bhatti, Maitlo, Shaikh, N., Hashmi & Shaikh, 2012).

Let’s talk about second leader Alan Joseph Joyce, he is an Australian businessman and the chief executive officer of the airline Qantas company. He was born in 30 June 1966 in Ireland. He became CEO and director of Qantas Company is the year 2000. He is well known as most influential business leader across the world. Apart from this, Alan Joseph Joyce is an Ambassador of the indigenous education formation. Various tasks and duties performed by Alan Joseph Joyce in Qantas Airline Company. He focuses on the activities and operations of the Qantas airline company. He provides power and authorities to workers to make effective and unique decisions in the organization. He protects the rights of the customers by providing unique and dynamic airline services to the customers. Three year transformation plan has been implemented by Alan Joseph Joyce within the organization to stay in the competitive market. This plan also helps to make a good and strong financial image in the competitive market. Furthermore, he maintains core values including innovation, dignity, honesty and accountability at the workplace (Osland, Bird & Mendenhall, 2012). He also focuses on the needs, requirements, tastes and preferences of the customers to maximize the number of clients in the Australian market. Democratic leadership style is used by the leader in the organization. Alan Joseph Joyce has the capability and potential to work collaboratively in the company. He motivates the subordinates to overcome the issues and challenges that are faced by them at the workplace. Along with this, he creates a favorable working environment by using democratic leadership style. By using democratic leadership style, Alan Joesph Joyce has been able to assign roles and responsibilities among the group members to stand out against the competitors in the world. Joseph is one of favorite personalities in the Old Testament. The characteristics of Alan Joseph Joyce leadership style have been stated below.

• He is dedicated towards his work and Alan Joseph Joyce also is an effective innovator. He uses new and innovative technologies, strategies and policies within the organization to attain desired mission and vision (Paulien?, 2012).
• Joseph maintains discipline and honesty at the workplace. Along with this, He is wise and humble person. Apart from this, Alan Joesph Joyce performs his jobs and duties effectively. In this way, it shall be noted that he is skilled and experienced person.
• Additionally, he is a good planner so as effective planning is done by him in airline Qantas. He is also considered a good motivator because he encourages workers for attaining long term objectives and targets (Snaebjornsson & Edvardsson, 2012).
• Moreover, Alan Joseph is a good player and communicator. He maintains open communication in the firm to share ideas, opinion and information between employee and employer. Further, he also focuses on the plans, policies and strategies of competitors to maximize the profitability and revenue. These are the unique characteristics of Alan Joseph Joyce leadership style that helps to conduct business activities and operations successfully and smoothly (Soieb, Othman & D’Silva, 2013).

Alan Joseph Joyce – Chief Executive Officer of Qantas Company

Julia Gillard is one of the significant leaders in Australia. She was the prime minister of Australia and player of the labor part from 2010 to 2013. She was born in 1961 in the Welsh port town of barry. She got bachelor degree from university of Melbourne (Curtin, 2015). Gillard shaped a minority government with the greens independents and constituted a climate change panel consisting of greens, labor and independents members of parliament. Furthermore, she served as the chair of the board of the global partnership for education (GPE) since 2014.  Along with this, Ms.Gillard is the chairmen of beyondblue, it is an iconic Australian company that provide support to the Australians. She understands anxiety, depression and stress of the Australian people and tries to eliminate these issues. Furthermore, she understands the conflicts and problems of the people to improve their life. Apart from this, Ms. Gillard motivates the people for performing tasks and duties effectively and hassle free manner. The democratic and charismatic leadership styles are used by Julia Gillard to boost morale and confidence of Australians. The traits of Ms. Gillard leadership style are discussed below.

• She is motivated and enthusiastic lady who comes from a labor household. On the other hand, her parents also believe in hard work. Ms. Gillard had vision to rectify and resolve the issues and problems that were raised in her home country. In this way, she has been able to attain her vision and mission (Damousi, Rubenstein & Tomsic, 2015).
• She develops a strong sense of trust towards her subordinates and followers. She proved to everyone that how women can be successful and capable in a job. In addition, she also focused on the education of people in Australia. She wants that government should provide support to illiterate and poor people. In this way, she is self oriented and motivated women (Trimble, 2014).
• Gillard is a good listener because she listens and resolves the issues and problems of Australians. Furthermore, she is passionate and dedicated lady towards her work and job.
• Apart from this, she maintains reciprocal relationship within the organization to develop good and favorable working environment at the workplace.
• She inspires followers and subordinates to go the extra mile for the success and growth of the organization (Wilson & Boxer, 2015).
• Additionally, a positive attitude is maintained by Ms. Gillard at the workplace. All these leadership traits make Ms. Gillard unique and effective towards her vision and mission.

On the above discussion, it has been concluded that leaders play a vital role in each and every company. No company can expand and grow the business without effective and dynamic leadership. Various leadership styles are used by the firm to maximize outputs and minimize risks and challenges. Now it is recommended that the companies should promote and enhance leaders to gain long term competitive advantages. 

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