1a. Leadership Leadership is a dynamic process of influencing others towards the attainment of organisational goals. Over the years, many leadership theories have emerged and leadership researchers have defined it as follows: The creative and directive force of morale (Munson, 1921) The presence of a particular influence relationship between two or more persons (Hollander & Julian, 1969) Actions that focus resources to create desirable opportunities (Campbell, 1991) Although these definitions differ in many ways, it is important …showed first 75 words of 3352 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3352 total…making. Furthermore, the special support for survivors and separated employees was another key aspect for me, considering the particular situation with semi-skilled and unskilled employees being all their working life in this organisation. In my opinion, no general formula exists on how to downsize and re-configure an organisation but it is important to concentrate on some key aspects and to learn from the mistakes as well as the successes, incorporating these experiences into the process.