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1、82IJCMVol.11,No.1,2001CORPORATELEADERSHIPANDWORKFORCEMOTIVATIONINMALAYSIAKhaliqAhmadINTRODUCTIONInthefieldofmanagement,leadershipplaysasignificantroleinaffectingthemotivation,commitmentandpredispositionoftheworkforceinthatitprovidesfocus,meaningandin
2、spirationtothosewhoworkforacompany.Asarchitectsofanorganization,managersneedtoprojectthemselvesasrolemodelsthatembodyandconveytotheirworkforcedesirableattitudes,Values,andbeliefs,inactionsaswellasinwords.Managerstendtobetrustediftheydowhattheysay,beh
3、aveinwaysconsistentwithlocalvalues,anddemonstrateloyalty,honourandtrustworthiness.Theircompetenceisdemonstratedthroughtheirpossessingtherightskillsforthejobandbeingabletoachievesettargets.Fortheemployees,theyaresymbolsofmotivationthatinspirethemtowan
4、ttowork.OBJECTIVETheaimofthispaperistoexaminethewaysinwhichmanagerselecttoleadandmotivatetheirworkforce.Somecommonobservationsonhowmanagers-cum-leadersfromdifferentethnicgroupsdemonstratedecisionmaking,acceptableleadershipandmotivationalbehaviourwill
5、bediscussed.Thepaperwillconcludewithalistofpracticesrelatedtoleadingandmotivating,basedonsharedvalueswhichmanagersmayapplytotheMalaysianworkplace.IJCMVol.11,No.1,200183ThepaperalsoexaminestheimpactofculturalvaluesoftheethnicgroupsinMalaysiaontheleade
6、rshipandmotivationalpracticesoflocalcompanieswhoemployMalays,Chinese,Indiansandothersintheirworkforce.DEFININGLEADERSHIPANDMOTIVATIONLeadershiphasbeendefinedas,"theabilitytoinfluenceorinspireotherstowanttodosomethingthatneedstobedone."Itisinstillingi
7、neachemployeeasenseofbelongingandcommitmenttowardstheachievementofthegoalsandobjectivesoftheorganizationandleadersarethecatalyststhatstimulateemployeestodeveloptheirpotentialtothefull.Anincreasinglypopularviewofleadershiptodayisthatitismorethanjustma
8、nagement.Leadershipnowadaysisseenmoreasanattributetheleadermustnotonlybecompetentbutmustbeasourceofinspiration.Ithastodowiththesharingofcommonvalues,sothatemployeesareinspired,empoweredandcommittedtotheorganization'svisionandmission.Thereisamovingawa
