Another interesting aspect of this book is that the authors present differing ideas about leadership, draw some conclusions, but allow the reader to draw their own conclusions, as well. Thus, they acknowledge there are many differing attitudes abou Continue Reading...
Ethics in public administration is one of the most glaring of needs as without such ethics standards will not be met and many people will be unhappy with the work of the programs and/or administrations that govern and/or organize the resources aroun Continue Reading...
Nature of Leadership What are some guidelines for exercising authority? Reward Power? Coercive Power? As a result of the various financial scandals over the last decade, like Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom, leadership authority is under scrutiny. Gaini Continue Reading...
Leadership At the core of leadership is the interaction between the leader and the follower. Much of leadership theory can be understood in terms of how leaders and followers interact and what the underlying assumptions are with respect to the roles Continue Reading...
Leadership Choice: Designing Climates of Blame or Responsibility In E. Grady Bogue's book The Leadership Choice: Designing Climates of Blame or Responsibility, the author addresses the impact that self-knowledge can have on a person's life and caree Continue Reading...
Organizational transformation, once seldom required, is now required frequently in many organizations. This places increased emphasis on the importance of leaders with transformational skills. The other way in which globalization has impacted leader Continue Reading...
Leadership for Organizations Leadership The success of organizations and individuals' careers are influenced by the role of leaders. Nowadays firms seek leadership skills in individuals for all sorts of careers while recruiting. Chief Executive Off Continue Reading...
Self-confidence is one of the most universally agreed-upon traits of a leader. In order for the organization as a whole to have confidence, the leader must exude confidence. There will be moments in any initiative the followers cannot see the benef Continue Reading...
Like the passages model, the leadership as a point of view model focuses on developing one extraordinary leader its end result. The process of achieving that end result is similar to the servant leadership process, in that it requires the leader to Continue Reading...
Leadership played a substantial role in the recent economic troubles. The banking industry suffered from leadership that was incentivized to pursue high-risk short-term policies that resulted in high levels of return but subjected the entire economy Continue Reading...
Individual Development: This activity contains the following subtasks: The individual personality, skills, strengths, needs, aim and fears of the team members are acknowledge; The individual plans, problems, and challenges are provided assistanc Continue Reading...
What are the most challenging issues in your current position?" think budget constraints are perhaps some of the biggest challenges I currently face in my position. The increasing rises in the cost of providing good health care, combined with decre Continue Reading...
Leadership - Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield Gates of Fire written by Steven Pressfield is a famous historical novel published in 1998. It tells the story of 480 B.C when Persian King decided to attack Greece. Persia was the biggest power of the Continue Reading...
It is also notable that most of the case studies in the work are written by Avery, which could leave the reader the impression that the case studies were tailored to meet the requirements of the paradigms and other themes rather than being discusse Continue Reading...
The role of any manager is to help the company achieve its objectives. A firm with dozens of "leaders" doing their own thing will no achieve its objectives. Rather, firms need their leaders to work together, in traditional leader-follower relationsh Continue Reading...
In traded industries where there is fierce competition, it is not possible to pay men more than equally productive women -- every little disadvantage can be fatal to a company's survival. This means that gender equality emerges faster in these indus Continue Reading...
Leadership in Public AdministrationIntroductionLeadership is a critical component of public service, whether in elected or appointed positions, or in community activism. The question of whether leaders are born or made has long been a topic of debate Continue Reading...
Leadership, Team Building & Communication Leadership theories continue to evolve as the complexity, nature and scope of organizations shift from command-and-control structures to more agile frameworks for managing change. The pace of disruptive Continue Reading...
Leadership Theories The role of leadership in business organizations Many leadership theories have been applied, in different organizations, to help in attainment of the objectives of the organization. Leadership theories are many, but the most com Continue Reading...
Leadership and Organizations: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs The theories of leadership date way back to when dynasties existed and people were led by kings. The leader took control and made decisions whenever disputes arose. The question of leadership q Continue Reading...
Leadership Path Goal Theory The Boy Scouts" using the "path- goal theory Leadership theories Path Goal Theory Explain how the theory works and include an example Explain the effect of power and influence that leaders have on followers in the org Continue Reading...
Leadership Models LITERATURE REVIEW OF SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP Situational leadership is a leadership paradigm proposed by Hersey and Blanchard as an alternative to the simplistic trait theories of leadership in vogue at the time. The main feature o Continue Reading...
Leadership, according to La Monica (1938), is when a person has authority that is recognized by others, and the person has followers/subordinates under them, who believe that the person will assist them in attaining certain goals (carrying out speci Continue Reading...
Leadership Research Models of leadership and management Comparison and contrast of leadership models Application of leadership model: Case of Mark Zuckerberg Table 1- Leadership Table Leadership Research Leadership in public and private sector Continue Reading...
However this philosophy has been proved to be wrong. Besides a few traits like intuition and sensing, all the leadership traits involve our conscious decisions and behaviors. A person can adopt any leadership and decision making style to be effectiv Continue Reading...
Leadership Styles Relationship- and Task-Based Leadership Styles In leading groups and organizations, managers and leaders alike adopt different kinds of styles or approaches to be able to achieve specific objectives. These objectives could include Continue Reading...
2. Leadership analysis of the two former Arab leaders Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Alnahyan and Saddam Hussein were two great Arab leaders that significantly influenced the Arab world, but there is very little resemblance in their leadership styles. As Continue Reading...
So was this true for Cornwallis, who must bear the dubious association of his side's historical failure to retain the American colonies even as evidence suggests that his best efforts were extended as exemplary traits of leadership. Certainly, as Bu Continue Reading...
One day, the regular leader of the club was not there, and no one knew what to do. Andrea took charge of the meeting, showing a video that she found on the Internet about bullying and sharing some of her experiences. This was followed by a Q&a s Continue Reading...
He projects a persona of trustworthiness, likability and brilliance that even his harshest critics admire. But a multiplicity of goals does not always make for a sense of coherent mission, and this sense of mission is required to sustain as well as Continue Reading...
Leadership Self-Assessment Analysis In the wake of the corporal scandals of Enron and the Arthur Anderson Company, there have been increased calls for strong ethical leadership. Leadership had always been regarded as a key factor in ensuring the eff Continue Reading...
The passive style is described as management by exception where employees do not receive notice for their positive contributions to the organization, but instead are paid attention by their manager only when an error or problem arises. Punishment or Continue Reading...
It has been suggested further that the transformational leadership is a special type of transactional leadership because both leaderships are goal oriented. The difference comes from the way methods used to motivate people and the goal sets (Hater & Continue Reading...
Leadership in Organizations Leader-behavior approach Leadership refers to the process of influencing other people towards attainment of organizational or group goals. Leadership entails three key factors: first, leadership is a process of social in 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...
Indeed, this seems a direct response to the prevailing understanding of how one must ultimately achieve organizational effectiveness by seizing on common ground. As our research denotes, "humans are primordial team players. Our uniquely complex soci 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...
Leadership Behavior for Effective Decision Making Effective decision making in the competitive business environment is closely linked with leadership skills. Managing change in existing organizations can often be extremely difficult, as it requires Continue Reading...
Leadership self-assessment quiz shows how I have used leadership skills in the past. I can apply what I learned from my past experiences as a leader to my current situation. I held a formal position of leadership as early as high school, when I was v Continue Reading...
The integrative approach is almost always used in real world leadership. No leader succeeds solely on the basis of traits, solely on behaviors or solely be adapting to situations. Leaders use all of the tools at their disposal. Consider Apple under Continue Reading...
