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Thsi 13-page paper discusses various leadership styles (charismatic, transactional and transformal, to name a few). These are applied to Safeco Corp. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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particular company. In this particular case, the student has selected Safeco Corp., a company located in Seattle, WA. The best way for the student to apply leadership styles to a
particular company situation in a paper of this type is to provide an overview of the company (and the industry in which the company operates), discuss leadership styles as defined
by the literature, then determine how those leadership styles might be applied to (or maybe are already in use) in the company in question. In many situations, as well see
in this paper, leadership is not necessarily a "one size fits all." Rather, the wise leader will tap into many styles, depending on the type of employee base he/she has,
and depending on the environment in which the company operates. BACKGROUND -- SAFECO AND THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY A background of the company
itself and the industry in which it operates is essential when it comes to understanding and appreciating leadership styles. The student can point out here that, for example, leadership styles
are likely going to differ from service-oriented industries to manufacturing industries, as the markets and purposes differ as well. With that in
mind, lets take a look at Safeco Corp. and the industry in which it operates. Located in Washington State (Seattle), Safeco sells property and casualty insurance products and services, primarily
in the United States (Yahoo.com, 2008). The company has four segments, or subsidiaries -- these are Safeco Personal Insurance (offering auto and property insurance to homeowners), Safeco Business Insurance (insurance
for businesses, ranging from property and workers comp, to liability insurance, Surety (which provides surety bonds to contractors and commercial developers, as well as for legal matters) and P&C Other
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