1. Best Practice Companies in Mastering Leadership Craig W. Roggow

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3. Introduction Google Inc. and the Coca-Cola Company are best practice companies in leadership. Google Inc. and the Coca-Cola Company are best practice companies in leadership. The standards of leadership at Coca-Cola and Google have been influential in steering the companies towards the highest echelons of corporate success. The standards of leadership at Coca-Cola and Google have been influential in steering the companies towards the highest echelons of corporate success. Ineffective leadership can easily cause a company to enter into liquidation. Ineffective leadership can easily cause a company to enter into liquidation.

4. Objects of this Project Analyze what these best practice companies do within mastering leadership. Define the similarities between Coca-Cola and Google. Describe major differences between Coca-Cola and Google. Critique Coca-Cola and Google best practices. Implementing best practices.

5. Best Practice Companies: Coca-Cola Coca-Cola’s reputation is founded on strong leadership qualities. The senior leaders are dynamic. Integrity is a crucial virtue among all leaders. The board of directors is highly professional.

6. Best Practice Companies: Google A technology firm with an excellent share in the global market. Leaders delegate numerous responsibilities to the employees. The leaders are famed for promoting innovativeness. The leadership promotes teamwork.

7. Similarities between Coca-Cola & Google Leaders in both organizations delegate responsibilities. Leaders in both organizations delegate responsibilities. Both companies have dynamic leaders. Both companies have dynamic leaders. Leaders in these companies have invested in talent development. Leaders in these companies have invested in talent development. Diversity is a notable component of the workforce in both organizations. Diversity is a notable component of the workforce in both organizations.

8. Differences between Coca-Cola & Google Distinct leader-follower relationships. Distinct leader-follower relationships. The leadership system at the Coca-Cola does not encourage/promote teamwork. The leadership system at the Coca-Cola does not encourage/promote teamwork. Teamwork is a crucial aspect of operations at Google. Teamwork is a crucial aspect of operations at Google. Distinct approaches to innovativeness. Distinct approaches to innovativeness.

9. Critique of Best Practices: Coca-Cola & Google Both companies are brilliant models for best- practice in leadership. Both companies are brilliant models for best- practice in leadership. The leadership practices in the two companies have bolstered human resource efficiency. The leadership practices in the two companies have bolstered human resource efficiency. Leaders in Google provide the followers with extensive autonomy. Leaders in Google provide the followers with extensive autonomy. Such autonomy requires control. Such autonomy requires control.

10. Critique of Best Practices: Coca-Cola & Google (cont.) Leaders at the Coca-Cola must interact often with followers. Leaders at the Coca-Cola must interact often with followers. Employees must have adequate platforms for communicating with the leaders. Employees must have adequate platforms for communicating with the leaders. Employees at Coca-Cola should be integrated into the decision making process. Employees at Coca-Cola should be integrated into the decision making process.

11. Implementing Best Practices Motivation of employees would be an essential aspect of emphasis. Motivation of employees would be an essential aspect of emphasis. Organizational culture would be an essential aspect in the leadership system. Organizational culture would be an essential aspect in the leadership system. Integrity would immensely enhance the efficiency of all leaders. Integrity would immensely enhance the efficiency of all leaders. The “transformational” style would be encouraged. The “transformational” style would be encouraged.

12. Conclusion The standards of leadership at Coca-Cola and Google have been influential in steering the companies towards the highest echelons of corporate success. Leaders must seek to listen to followers. Motivation and integrity are crucial aspects of best-practice leadership.

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