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Running head:  Company Leadership Paper

Company Leadership Paper

Tiffany Abel

Wilmington University

Company Leadership Paper

1) Describe/identify the name of the organization or company.

2) Give a brief (1 paragraph or so) description of the organization or company background or history.

3) Give a brief history and/or background that contributed to your naming them as a leader.

        I relocated to Atlanta, Georgia in 2012, living in a large city affords a resident many opportunities, like being able to work at fortune 500 companies because many of them are headquartered here. The Home Depot’s headquarter offices are located in Atlanta, and they are responsible for employing a large number of Atlanta residents to staff their stores, corporate offices and call centers, with a vast number of employees who have the liberty of telecommuting after working for the company for a certain amount of time. Home Depot is currently number 33 on the Fortune 500 list and reported over 83 billion dollars in revenue. The company was founded in 1978 by three men (Bernard Marcus, Arthur Blank, and Pat Farrah) with a vision, building a company that values giving back to society, respect for all people and customer service, whose mission was to keep those values alive as they grew. Starting with two stores in 1979, they currently have 2.278 locations throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, China and Mexico.

4) Why do you believe your choice is a leader?

5) What are the visible signs of leadership?

6) What Leadership qualities or characteristics does this organization or company exhibit?

        While I have never been employed by Home Depot, I am acquainted with a few people who work for the company in various operations throughout the company. I immediately chose The Home Depot for this assignment when I saw them on the Fortune 500 list based on the facts I knew about the company on a third party basis and felt that they were a great example as a leader organization. The most important thing that I feel is attributed to the company’s status as a leader is the organizational morale. The Home Depot takes pride in making sure their employees are taken care of, they offer competitive pay, employer sponsored health plans for single individuals, and other benefits like gym memberships and partnering with apartment complexes to offer employees discounts on rent. The success of a company can sometimes be based solely on the performance of its employees and in the Home Depot’s case, their success is based on this, their lower level employees are on the front line, working directly with people who need to buy any/everything to make their house a home. While the service they offer can be considered a niche, they have a major competitor, Lowe’s, in addition to smaller chains like Walmart and Target offering products for the home as well. It is important that they create an environment that focuses on brand loyalty, so when their customers need something for their home, they always choose The Home Depot. As an organization, The Home Depot exhibits many qualities that indicate they are a leader in the industry but most importantly, the company’s integrity and organization are what I feel makes them a leader.