Leadership Response to Post #1 Your example of Shaar Mustaf, founder and leader of the Take Charge Juvenile Diversion Program, Inc. does exemplify the value of programs dedicated to helping at-risk individuals, especially young people, to overcome Continue Reading...
One noticeable weakness in the scoring measures is the fact that the questions must be answered in too absolute a manner. There is no room for flexibility or for answering in ways such as, "I normally accept the feelings I have about myself, except Continue Reading...
Contingency leadership theories are based on the view that the situation dictates the ideal leadership style -- and how much of that style can be learned or not is variable. There are elements of leadership, however, that cannot be taught. In parti Continue Reading...
According to Blass, et al., writing in Human Resources Management, the best way to acquire political skills, is through the mentoring process. The inexperienced individual who has a desire to become a leader in the HR field must have a mentor who is Continue Reading...
The charisma that true leaders possess allows them to organize and motivate others around them, which is ultimately the most important aspect of a leader. I have learned a lot about leadership from being around these great leaders. I have first lea Continue Reading...
"An older, more experienced teacher questions whether 15- to 17-year-old kids are really ready yet to handle Keating's brand of freedom. 'Gee, I never pegged you for a cynic,' says Keating. 'I'm not,' says the other teacher. 'I'm a realist.'… Continue Reading...
Though there has been a strong correlation shown between the possession of certain key traits and effective leadership, no trait (or combination of traits) guarantees good leadership. More importantly, effective leadership does not really depend upo Continue Reading...
This is another circumstance, however, that is likely to limit the use of this text in management courses, which is truly a disservice to American industry and consumers. It is ironic that in living up to the principles of clarity and directness tha Continue Reading...
By providing 'Role clarity' formalization eliminates the confusion pertaining to 'who does what' in an organization. Formalization also results in 'specialization of tasks'. Formalization is a process by which organizations try to standardize employ Continue Reading...
To the host country, this translates into cheap imports, which, despite the good they do for the consumer, help demise the national industries, which are no longer able to compete. All these lead to the indubitable conclusion that competition in the Continue Reading...
3.8-3.85 Spend time teaching and coaching. 2.4-3.2 Make clear what one can expect to receive when performance goals are achieved. Show that I am a firm believer in "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Go beyond self-interest for the good of the gr Continue Reading...
Look for positives instead of negatives 3. Develop a social support system II. Gaining objectivity Examine my own inherent bias Document Try to understand the source of the bias Develop behaviors to counter bias Accept that I will never be co Continue Reading...
When a leader puts in extra hours, lends an ear to the grievances disgruntled employees, and takes a 'we're all in this together' the employees are more likely to try to weather their difficulties. Discussion 2 think most of our leadership styles a Continue Reading...
For some leaders this means acting as a mediator to help those who are conflicted to resolve their issues (Hernez-Broome and Hughes). In addition most large organizations actually have conflict management procedures in place to assists with conflict Continue Reading...
A boss who preaches burning the midnight oil but goes home at 5pm, leaving everyone else to labor long hours on a hectic Friday night, will garner little respect. Employees are just as mindful of what their boss is doing as he or she is of what empl Continue Reading...
These leaders are aware of their emotions and the effects they have on others. Understanding one's emotions is the starting point for an effective self-management and management of others. In addition to this, an effective leader should be aware of Continue Reading...
This guideline can also be related to that of unifying the followers with a corporate mission. (Phillips, 1996) forth guideline advises the leader to give his followers all the support he can, and act on the presumption that they will do the best th Continue Reading...
" This sometimes leads to a lack of improvement through the use of new ideas, thus having an overall negative effect on the department's efficiency. When looking at Mr. Shaiban through the six characteristics of a leader in which Wren identifies, it Continue Reading...
Anyone can be a manager. That is, anyone can learn to do the daily paperwork and routines necessary to function. However, leadership implies something completely different. Leadership requires self-reflection and self-assessment on a daily basis. Le Continue Reading...
In the old days, coaches and managers viewed people as objects, but that view is shifting, in part due to the concepts of Servant-leadership. The central meaning came to Greenleaf after reading Hermann Hesse's short novel Journey to the East; Greenl Continue Reading...
Whether involvement is through full time employment or volunteer service, the challenges of today's fire service demand commitment to training, education, experience and self-development. One's professional development is a journey, not a destinatio Continue Reading...
Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) The Leadership Practices Inventory relies on Kouzes and Posner's work and on what they called The Five Practices, that is challenging the process, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act modeling the wa Continue Reading...
Leadership Some say that leadership is just getting a job done. I wish to dispute that it does not work that way. Every professional's job is now the front lines, and the skills of leadership are now becoming pivotal to everyone's imagination of him Continue Reading...
Leadership Theory Application Situational leadership: A case study Case summary One of the principles of situational leadership is that there is no 'ideal' approach to management; rather good management is dependent upon particular situational var Continue Reading...
Leadership Development The famous Peter Drucker was very prescient when he said that managers do things right and leaders do the right things. Leadership development is being able to know better and better with time what things should be done and wh Continue Reading...
Use of stakeholders of all kinds to achieve goals -- One is never a leader in isolation. Even the greatest musical conductor cannot make music without an expert orchestra that is inspired; without a team to ensure the production is put on; and an a Continue Reading...
Leadership of the Online Course Team Leadership of the effective and efficient online course team Virtual team leaders have the same core responsibility of all team leaders, regardless of the context in which they lead: to keep channels of communic Continue Reading...
During this time period I also began studying leadership and the more interesting aspects of motivation. I found that the concepts of autonomy, mastery and purpose can have a transformational effect on those I am leading as well. Instead of concent Continue Reading...
Leadership in Public Sector There has been a declining public sector performance and a constant stream of complains from the general public. Over the years, there have been attempts to restructure the public sector in a bid to improve the performanc Continue Reading...
The company's rapid pace of growth stopped; it was forced to close stores and focus its growth efforts on overseas markets. In addition, the economic downturn and increased competition has caused the company to change its strategies. There were a nu Continue Reading...
Since trust is an important factor in the change process, special steps must be taken to build trust in the virtual environment. These include building a team with strong but complementary abilities and high integrity and immediately orienting the t Continue Reading...
Leadership at GE The General Electric Leadership Program is a program to prepare GE's leaders of the future, and it is one of the most respected leadership programs in the world, because it gets excellent results and creates leaders of the future. T Continue Reading...
The leadership concepts as defined by Bolman & Deal (2006) are also illustrated in this movie, where leaders don't try to squelch conflict; they respect it and use it as a means for gaining creative insights into solving problems. These leaders Continue Reading...
As a political leader, we can refer to Napoleon Bonaparte and his actions as First Consul and Emperor of the French. The shared goal with his followers was to promote the French Revolution ideals in Europe through continental domination and, at the Continue Reading...
Many of these modern characteristic of a leader have been passed down to us in the form of the business and political leaders. For example, a company leader or business manager nowadays will certainly be required to have charisma, to be able to org Continue Reading...
" (Harmon 2006) Both Peter and Tom seem to be committed to the nine key areas of leadership discussed in 'Challenge and Charge'. Those nine traits include such characteristics as; being ethical, displaying courage and honesty, having a vision, teac Continue Reading...
This requires non-computer specialists to understand what the company's products do, to make its advertising clear and effective. In short, harnessing the diverse talents of many different types of people in service of the organization's mission req Continue Reading...
Set direction by framing the key questions, protecting by managing the rate of change, orienting by defining realities and key values, and instilling conflict as a means to creativity. The leader must be emotionally capable to withstand uncertaint Continue Reading...
Transactionally, leaders work with their followers rather than mandating the rules and regulations of the company. Instead there is a respect and consideration for each individual within the company. Each individual's needs, abilities and aspiratio Continue Reading...
Leadership The Five Steps of Leadership Strong leadership is the seed of a successful organization. Everyone can set goals and suffer through battles to achieve what one wants; however only one who figures out how to develop strong leadership from Continue Reading...
