The Leadership Challenge. How to Make Extraordinary Things In Organizations (5th Edition) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Source: Kouzes J. & Posner B. (2012) Jossey-Boss.Chapter 4 – Envision the FutureChapter 5 – Enlist Others (Review)Aviation Maintenance Management (2nd Edition) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Source: Siddiqui T. & Kinnison A. H. (2013) McGraw Hill.Chapter 3 – Definitions Goals and ObjectivesChapter 17 – Quality AssuranceYou have recently accepted a position as an Aviation Maintenance Manager for a large global airline company. You are responsible for the direction and control of maintenance production and quality control departments. Personnel and equipment management are included in your responsibilities. Shortly before your arrival the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released an update to an existing airworthiness regulation that applies to all departments. The new method has required completion of additional training and added man-hours. According to your new boss the change was met with resistance from personnel which leaves leadership unsure if the changes are being incorporated as required by the FAA. The previous manager Bill utilized a decentralized form of leadership and allowed his junior managers to make many of the maintenance-related decisions. You on the other hand prefer to be involved with all decisions no matter how minimal. A 3-4 page paper is required addressing the following: Identify the strengths and weakness of both managers (Bill and yourself) in the context of a global maintenance environment. Provide details concerning the characteristics of each leader and discuss the characteristics of a good leader in relation to each management style.Use the readings above and resources develop a leadership plan to overcome the challenge of implementing the new regulation. Explain how you as the new manager will ensure the required tasks are completed in a manner which creates efficiency and mutual respect in an aviation maintenance workplace. Compare and contrast past present or future leadership theories and state the theories that support yourMust be APA and contain a minimum of five reference sources. Provide at least one in-text parenthetical citation in your paper for each source listed on the reference page.
Identify the strengths and weakness of both managers (Bill and yourself) in the context of a global maintenance environment.
