Clinical Nurse Leadership Nursing Leadership Interview summary, literature review, and professional plan Nurses are increasingly being called upon to fulfill clinical leadership roles as well as in their traditional spheres of practice. This is a Continue Reading...
In other words, those who are interested in being (or becoming) transformational leaders must focus on successful integration into the environment in such a way as to contribute to a strategy that is successful. Transforming an organization takes ti Continue Reading...
Employment Motivation and Engagement: How to Recruit and Retain Top-Quality Talent in a Competitive Marketplace Because employee performance and productivity are closely aligned with corporate profitability, there has been a great deal of research o Continue Reading...
Fiedler's Contingency Theory The overarching claim of Fiedler's contingency theory is that leadership is defined more directly by the situation or context into which a leader is thrust than by the nature of the leader himself. The basic premise is t Continue Reading...
power influences people the most? David A. Hilton, M Ed., MBA Hoffmann Which type of power influences people most? Strategic management -- theory vs. practice In theory, strategic management is a very straightforward process. It involves defini Continue Reading...
Lao-Tzu and Machiavelli The Toa-te Ching is a text which was written many centuries ago. The work is attributed to Loa-tzu and functions as a treatise on the Tao religion. The primary purpose of the writing is as a religious tome designed to instruc Continue Reading...
Sociology Discussion Responses Response to Post #1 Your post illustrates the extent to which effective leadership is an essential component of most change-based initiatives. Regardless of the nature of the changes at issue, achieving meaningful obj Continue Reading...
Success-promoting action questions involve "resource adequacy, management and control structure, bureaucratic rules and regulations, political effectiveness, and feedback and evaluation" (437). Following the necessary pattern of realistic yet person Continue Reading...
The heightened interest in 0self-improvement in many professionals who want to hone existing skills, discover additional skills, or completely shift their careers needs to be responded to by educators who are leaders. Principals need to step in and Continue Reading...
Careers in the corporate sector, especially those within multinational organizations, NGOs or government agencies would be the ones most suitable for my personality and value system. Similarly, my ability to deal with change and stress make me well- Continue Reading...
Leading People, Leveraging Diversity, Integrity/Honesty and Team Building I have been a leader in various aspects of both governmental and private sector business environments for over two decades. If there is one thing that I feel I truly understan Continue Reading...
Prejudice There are several ways that I can combat prejudice in the workplace. The first is by not engaging in it myself. This seems almost self-explanatory, but the truth is that we are all human beings and sometimes you have subtle or unconscious Continue Reading...
Coaching Philosophy: Coaching is simply defined as training or instructing through the use of different approaches that enable a group of individuals to obtain the optimal performance level. However, the success of this practice is dependent on the Continue Reading...
Then all of this information needs to be communicated to everyone who will either be involved with the change or affected by it. Having open line of communication will help to reduce the normal resistance to change that has come to be expected. Peop Continue Reading...
" Independent will is defined by Covey as "the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act, rather than be acted upon" (148). This goes back to Covey's original principle regarding being proactiv Continue Reading...
He is a strong proponent of improved corporate governance and his record of transparency shows that he holds himself to the same high standards. The most surprising thing about Buffett's leadership style is its simplicity. He ascribes to no complic Continue Reading...
4.The risk of democracy vs. The rewards given by loyal company employees who feel valued. (Clark, 1999) 5. The risk of listening to the 'lower rungs' on the totem pole whom may challenge one's core beliefs -- and the reward of gaining a stronger s Continue Reading...
Diagnosis in organizations can be done using a number of different techniques. Clients typically understand the problems, but they need to understand the underlying causes of the problems. Some of the methods are freestanding diagnostic studies and s Continue Reading...
Psychology Organizational Psychology Wal-Mart Stores is a multinational retailer in America. Wal-Mart is one of the world's most famous departmental stores. Wal-Mart is a chain of stores which runs discount and warehouse stores. In 2000, the compan Continue Reading...
Social Change Leadership roles are often wide in scope and not easily definable. As a leader, one is expected to make personal sacrifice for the betterment of the group. The purpose of this essay is to explore the idea of self sacrifice as a main co Continue Reading...
The ability to transform an organization to the next level, through specific leadership techniques, and to have the vision to carry out the task, is called transformational leadership. Transformational leaders influence followers by acting as a tea Continue Reading...
Although his theory is not necessarily incompatible with Maslow and Alderfer's ideas, Herzberg places less emphasis on basic needs, and more upon using higher, internal needs to elicit optimal performance from the individual. One common objection t Continue Reading...
VI. School Administrator Accountability and Assessment Implementation As an educational leader, the researcher could utilize the newly acquired knowledg relating to the school administrator accountability and assessment by developing fresh ideas/s Continue Reading...
Ultimately the best mission statements succinctly define what makes an organization unique and relevant, gaining support in the process (Kouzes, Posner, 2003, pp. 135-155). The vision and mission statements for the Principles of Leadership class ar Continue Reading...
Another key to success can be seen when, again through Tom Peters, we learn of the nine key areas of leadership. Tom espouses those nine traits as; being ethical, displaying courage and honesty, having a vision, teaching others those characteristic Continue Reading...
From scheduling lunch shifts to arranging for common planning time, my principal has effectively and efficiently managed the set amount of time that we have in a school day. Collaboration between parents and community members is evident as well. We Continue Reading...
Why Leaders Should be Excellent in Critical Thinking Introduction Critical inquiry in writing requires one to be able to gather, process, and assess ideas and assumptions from multiple angles and perspectives. It requires that one have a high degree Continue Reading...
Forgotten Group Member Group Development There are four main stages of group development: forming, storming, norming and performing (MindTools, 2013). During the forming stage, members are attempting to discover their roles and logistics. Team lea Continue Reading...
Further, it can also be noted that initially, I took coaching to be a critical undertaking in the development of skills as well as talents of leaders and executives. This is a view which has also been reinforced by my recent readings of the relevan Continue Reading...
It is my desire to be one of these leaders, and the case method of instruction at Harvard Business School is instrumental in bringing my leadership capabilities to this level of potential. Both ESSEC, the graduate business school I attended most re Continue Reading...
Further, Valerie doesn't have any experience in the beauty industry other than Wisson, so the loss of a reference for this experience would be devastating. A loss of a job at Wisson would also mean that she would lose her tuition reimbursement for a Continue Reading...
The Officer Training School will further foster my leadership skills and teach me even more valuable lessons about life. It will give me greater technical knowledge of how to meet the world's challenges. It will sharpen my commitment to the nation. Continue Reading...
Although Lombardi quotes are frequently misrepresented, the point conveyed is very obvious, it is the outcome that matters and nothing else. So to build self-confidence and see considerable progress and to learn optimistically from mistakes made is Continue Reading...
Mentoring In "The Role of Mentoring," Michael Stephens shows how mentors can be useful in the field of librarian science. Using the basic principles upon which mentoring programs are developed, and which are supported in our textbook, Stephens advis Continue Reading...
This is when these ideas will have a major impact upon an educational environment. ("Intrinsic Motivation," 2004) (Moore, 1991) Having some kind of incentives, is when you are offering colleagues a reason to want to change. This is because most tea Continue Reading...
That way the next time we meet I can help steer the group in the right direction. For example, I once realized that we wasted a lot of time at the beginning of the meetings with small talk because everyone was afraid to be the first to start. The ne Continue Reading...
Jim Tate has been hired as a secretary supervisor for a big entertainment company called NTC and is currently facing troubles from one of his senior clerks, Susan Star. A graduate of Bennington College, Susan Star was hired as a senior clerk, with th Continue Reading...
school's reforms stay intact after a leader leaves requires that others have been developed within that system to fulfill the void left by the leader. It becomes obvious the importance of professional development, mentoring and solid leadership. The Continue Reading...
Communications Plan Communications Training Program One of the most challenging aspects of leadership is keeping employees engaged and experiencing ownership of their jobs. In defining a communications training program, the need for equipping manag Continue Reading...
Human Skills in Management Three prominent leaders in the field of organizational and managerial psychology authored the article Relative Importance of Managerial Skills for Predicting Effectiveness, which was published in the Journal of Managerial Continue Reading...
