Administrative Research
Managing in business involves planning and taking action while the administration is more of framing policies and setting objectives. In turn, administrative leadership involves the development of strategic policies to govern individuals in an organization (Institute of Leadership and Management, 2017). Hence, as an administrative researcher in the Ministry of Environment, I have had the firsthand experience of exceptional leadership, which will be discussed in this paper.
The Ministry of Environment carries out many tasks in the country; the most essential activities among them are the rehabilitation of land, conservation of the environment, overseeing waste proper waste disposal, and regulating the current environmental issues. For the ministry to perform these tasks efficiently, it needs an extremely cooperative workforce. The leadership administration has formulated policies that ensure that members of different cultures work along each other as enthusiastic team players. With the awareness of the fact a successful leader focuses on people, the management of the ministry has inspired the staff to have a sense of belonging to the organization, thereby, intensifying the efficiency of the team (Smircich, 1982). As such, observing how my heads performed their duties, I have gained a huge amount of valuable experience of how manage people in the most effective manner.
In the managerial level, there is an apparent nature of leadership traits and skills in the ministry. Fruitful cooperation with the subordinates is the most prominent trait of a great manager; hence, my chief was always easy approachable and open interacting with everyone when a need arises. The second quality is providing a sense of direction for the whole ministry. There are clear set objectives, and everyone plays a certain role in achieving them. The third skill is the ability to deliver results (Smircich, 1982). Despite the challenges faced, the management seems to meet the targets set. These traits contributed to the high efficiency of leadership in the Ministry; hence, I have sought to develop them in the long-term perspective.
The visible achievements in the ministry are not reached without overcoming challenges. In turn, the resource allocation and purposeful management are a cornerstone of the successful leadership. Due to a few ethically strayed individuals, resources have sometimes been misappropriated causing the performance issues in the ministry. The confrontation between powers involved here makes it difficult to address the matter adequately, although there have been policies set in place to deal with the situation. Besides, cross-cultural communication is a challenge. Although not a dire one, the common language does not always prove to be effective. These are the two most evident issues faced by the leadership of the ministry, which I will seek to prevent beforehand.
There are many exceedingly charismatic leaders in the ministry. These individuals are the ones inspiring the younger generation to be ethical, transformational, and as innovative as they can be. In addition, they do their best to assure that resources are properly managed for the benefit of the public. The managerial staff organizes regular skill improvement classes on leadership. If these measures are taken, I believe the ministry will go a long way in ensuring the society’s prosperity.
Therefore, by means of my employment as an administrative researcher, I understand that the employees of the executive levels in businesses or organizations, the management and the administration, are distinctive regarding their functions but are closely related to each other for getting positive outcomes. To be more specific, during my tenure as an administrative researcher, I have had a chance to work under good leadership in the Ministry of Environment. For example, people of different cultures being inspired to work together cooperatively and pay attention to individual employees. These leaders have observable qualities including the ability to work with people, attain the set goals, and propel subordinates in a particular direction. However, there are some challenges attributed to the poor resources management and communication among representatives of different languages. In turn, the young generation can solve these problems under the right mentorship.
References
Institute of Leadership and Management. (2017). Technical knowledge, strategic insight, and practical expertise. Retrieved from https://www.i-l-m.com/learning-and-development/management/management-and-leadership-generic/8607-level-5-leadership-and-management
Smirich, L. & Morgan, G. (1982) Leadership: The management of meaning. The Journal of Applied Behavior Science, 18(3), 257-273.
