Kudler

“Effective leadership is the ability to influence other people. A leader should have vision, ideas or objectives that clarify to others where they should be headed” (Gomez-Mejiia, 2002.) It is very important for any organization to understand that excellent leaders and their leadership abilities promote top performance from their employees. The actions and attitudes of upper level management have a major impact on the business and their employees alike. Observing and understanding such actions, allows the employees to understand the needs of the business and why management pay such close to attention to certain factors. Based on the success of the company, it is evident that Kathy Kudler, the president of Kudler Fine Foods; and her upper level management team have displayed these skills needed to drive their employees. One particular internal driver for the employees is the hands on leadership of Kathy Kudler and the management team. They are heavily involved in all aspects of the organization; that in turn conveys to the employees the importance of establishing and maintaining their successful business. Their organization promotes a very relaxed family oriented environment and has fostered such a cultural climate; in which they are viewed as team leaders rather than managers. Moreover, establishing a team environment is an excellent motivational driver for this type of business because it relies heavily on production, sales, and customer satisfaction. The key to motivating the Kudler Fine Foods staff is to “use the influence techniques that appeal to the logic or emotion to generate enthusiasm for the work commitment to task objectives, and compliance with request for cooperation, resources or assistance by setting an example of the proper behavior” (Gomez-Mejiia, 2002). To achieve their goals the Kudler organization has set up the required standards and performance expectations for their employees. Some of these expectations were initiated by producing...