Leadership & Decision-Making Styles
For this assignment think about a specific decision that was made by your supervisor in the organization you currently work for or have worked for in the past. Review the background materials carefully on the Vroom-Yetton model and think about how this model applies to this decision that you experienced. Then write a 2- to 3-page paper applying the Vroom-Yetton model to this decision:
1. Describe the decision that management had to make, and also whether their decision-making style was autocratic, consultative, or group-based. Explain your reasoning.
2. Go through Vroom-Yetton’s seven questions and apply these questions to their diagram to see what decision-making style their model suggests. Briefly explain the reasoning behind your answers to the seven questions.
3. Conclude your paper with a discussion of whether or not you would recommend this model to your supervisor and whether or not you were surprised by the recommendation given by this model regarding decision-making style.
Question One
In a Sacco organization where I once worked as a staff member, there was a stage where the organization could make losses at an alarming rate. The Sacco's primary objectives were to provide the best environment for investment opportunities, give loans, create employment, and provide housing solutions to its members. This was in line with increasing socio-economic development within its regions. However, these goals could not be attained easily. Even though the Sacco rendered good quality services to its customers, it charged high-interest rates on borrowed loans. This resulted in withdrawal among most of its members. Other internal factors that caused losses included poor recovery of loans, insufficient common interests, poor record keeping and accounting, finance constraints, inadequate member training, and uninformed membership. Since the organization was almost collapsing, it was the manager's duty to put more effort into making strategic plans for finding solutions that would ensure the Sacco began making profits and accomplishing its goals.
The manager considered factors like team consent and a highly structured decision with concrete plans. This would be conducted within one month for every aspect to be thorough. Finally, the management restructured the service system by reducing loan interest rates to affordable charges and recruiting educated and trained staff members who could operate effectively to bring a change. Well-informed experts could also prepare the Sacco's accounting and record-keeping. Training was considered for its members to inform them of what was expected. I can describe the decision making-style as collaborative II or group-based. The reason is that the problem encountered was shared with the entire subordinates to obtain their suggestions, and later, the whole team agreed upon a decision.
Question Two
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