Below is a list of ten people who are leaders in business. Select one person from this list. Relate that person’s style of leadership to one or more of the four leadership styles outlined in Darling & Leffel (2010), providing examples of how your selected person has applied their leadership style in their business career. Then critically discuss how that person’s leadership style has made them an effective or ineffective leader.
Select from this list:
Chanda Kochhar (India) – Managing director, ICICI Bank Chung Mong-Koo (Korea) – Chairman, Hyundai Motor Group Gail Kelly (Australia) – CEO, Westpac Bank
Jean-Claude Biver (Switzerland) – CEO, Tag Heuer
Liu Chuanzhi (China) – Founder, Lenovo
Mai Kieu Lien (Vietnam) – Chairwoman, Vinamilk
Mary Barra (USA) – CEO, General Motors
Pierre Morad Omidyar (Iran/USA) – Chairman, Ebay Stephan Winkelmann (Italy) – President, Lamborghini
Ursula Burns (USA) – CEO, Xerox