organizations leadership
One crucial aspect of any organization is leadership that also involves guiding and directing behaviors. According to the polls conducted by Gallup, organizations indicated that the primary reason that 70 percent of the employees in the United States feel dissatisfied with their jobs and disengaged from their organization is leadership (Scandura, 2017). The success of organizations is, therefore, highly dependent on the effectiveness of its leadership. The success of Apple Inc. over the years has been highly attributed to its leadership. According to reports from CNBC, the primary reason for Apple being so successful can be traced to Steve Jobs (Umoh, 2017). Jobs was a transformational leader with the ability to articulate his vision for Apple and bring various groups such as employees, investors, and customers to contribute to its fulfillment. However, Umoh also reports that Job was very autocratic and expected everything to flow through him.
However, after the death of Jobs in 2011, the leadership of Apple has drastically changed. Since Tim Cook took office in 2011, the leadership style of Apple has switched to democratic. Democratic leadership is a style where individuals considered as unequal by hierarchal standards have shared power in decision-making processes (Scandura, 2017). According to reports, Cooks majorly exercises and promotes democratic leadership in Apple by emphasizing building consensus, especially among the senior managers (Kahney, 2019). He encourages and emphasizes the need for senior managers in Apple to collaborate in strategic decision-making processes. Kahney also reported that Cook has increased autonomy in Apple since he took office specifically in new product development teams, thereby decreasing the active participation of the management in processes that involve new product development. Through his leadership style, Cook has been able to grow Apple to being one of the most valued companies in the world.