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( Shameka Giles) Hailey has worked as an industrial engineer for two years at the plant and recently been promoted to production manager in the drum manufacturing department. Hailey is seeking better improvement in the most recent technology to better equip her work force. Hailey main goal as a leader, is to make a difference in her workplace, in which she is involving management and her work force in this age of transformation. Hailey is a leader that promotes organizational performance and morale. Her leadership skill involves staff with the company missions, inspiring her employees to elevate their goals, and self-driven responsibility for the entire organization. Haily must start by emergent, collaborate, and build a relationship with her work force.

Emergent Leadership 

Hailey is an emergent leader that can mentor, communicate, listen, influential, and flamboyant to involve all generations and diverse cultures in a work force such as baby boomers, millennials, and generation Z.  

Baby Boomers:?Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. They are currently between 57-75 years old, dependable, self-driven, and traditional work ethics. They have respect for work qualification, credentials, policies, and a leader that leads by example. Boomers are close to retirement, and they know the do’s and the don’ts in the workplace (policies, rules, and regulations) (Houlihan, 2020). 

Gen. X: Born: 1965-1980 (currently ages 41-56). They are skeptical, a group with similar views, values, tastes, and habits. They are impressed by leadership hard work, credentials, and competence. What impresses these workers is hard work and competence from leaders. Boomers will be retiring, leaving the leadership reigns in many companies up for grabs (Houlihan, 2020). 

Gen Y:?Gen Y, or Millennials, were born between 1981 and 1994/6. They are currently between 25 and 40 years old, they are determined, very technological, collaboration is second nature, they can multitask, and optimistic about what they can achieve (Houlihan, 2020). 

Gen Z:?Gen Z is the newest generation, born between 1997 and 2012. They are currently between 9 and 24 years old, the next generation. They are optimistic yet with a shorter attention span, limited interpersonal skills, balanced by super technology skills and creativity. They are very open-minded and very appreciative of feedback. Gen Z looks for rewards, recognition, and money are not as important to them. They want a flexible lifestyle that lets them do what they want. “Face to face communication is valued, as is working in teams, and they are looking for a job where their creativity is valued” (Houlihan, 2020). 

• The advantage of emergent is having a combination of all generations’ talents and gifts to create modern era transformation.  This is a chance to help others grow and develop leadership skills. Part of a leadership job is serving as a mentor and helping to develop future managers and leaders (DuBrin, 2018). 
• The disadvantage is too many headaches, trying to reconcile conflicts involving people and things. Many people find that a leadership position is a source of stress, and many managers experience burnout (DuBrin, 2018). 

Collaborate Leadership 

Hailey must set strategies to execute her transformation goals for the company. One key factor is having a clear, precise, understanding collaboration, compelling purpose for the change. The second key factor is having transparency and adopting open communication throughout the department. Hailey can start by training staff in the specific skills required for collaboration, being appreciative to others, engaging in conversations, and then modeling that behavior. The advantage of collaborating is developing teamwork from all generations and diversity. Hailey can draw strength from each generation through dialogue, which encourages each generation to share their viewpoints and values is inspirational. Collaboration can be promoted by e-mail, social media, virtual, face-to-face meetings, along with globalization (DuBrin, 2018). 

• The advantage is gaining respect from staff, when a person in leadership is a doer of their work, or their personal qualifications match the position. Their followers will listen, participate, and will engage in the leader’s mission and goals (DuBrin, 2018). 
• The disadvantage is not being trustworthy, procrastinator and not living up to your expectations. This will be perceived unethical, dishonest, and poor leadership. to be perceived as lazy( DuBrin, 2018). 

Building Relationship 

Building a relationship with employees is the same as getting familiar with your job. Some advantages in building a relationship with employees are being present, which will make a significant difference. Building a relationship with employees shows that a leader cares and appreciates their employees by checking in with your workforce often; greeting them; showing recognition; providing breakfast or lunch; and being willing to take time for conversation. Being a careful listener is important, it provides critical insights and feedback. Listening skills can be informative in a workplace, it can illuminate how things are going, how they should be going, and what can be done (DuBrin, 2018). 

Hailey has a leadership mindset as a visionary to make a difference, to deal with change, being inspirational, motivational, and being influential to others. Great leaders may have some great followers, that requires members to contribute energy and talent to help leaders carry out their roles successfully. “Ten such leadership roles are the figurehead, spokesperson, negotiator, coach and motivator, team builder, team player, technical problem solver, entrepreneur, strategy developer, and executor” (DuBrin, pg. 1-8a, 2018). An important implication of these roles is that managers at every level can exert leadership. A great leader’s responsibility can be overwhelming and frustrating with facing a perform-or-perish mentality, insufficient authority, having to deal with conflicts, and organizational politics.