Walton's leadership style is very subtle, he relies on his core integrity and solid beliefs to promote value within his employees and gains the trust of his customers. Sam Walton's stores never had more than 20% mark up on products, because he believed so strongly in the core of providing and integrating value.
Walton has greatly influenced current leaders, because his company has become the model company that values ethical and value oriented concerns as well as profit. Walton's strong belief in giving back to society for instance, has created a culture where Wal-Mart now demands that all of its manufacturers use "green" methods of production to preserve the environment.
The reason that Walton was such a great leader was that he always stayed true to his foundational values, instead of pursuing greater wealth. As a result, his integrity created a strong respect within others that allowed both employees and customers to feel strongly connected to him and increased their willingness to follow him.
Leaders and People in Biblical Stories (Paperback) by James a. Fischer
This book details the rise of many biblical leaders, chief among them Moses.
His leadership style was a combination of his oratorical strength and his strong personal character.
In the final analysis Moses established himself as credible through the performance of miracles that eventually convinced the Eygptian kings to free the Jews.
The lasting lesson from Moses as a leader is the necessity to be decisive, and its through his leadership that many others later within the bible and elsewhere can draw similarities, such as Joshua and the Witnessing Stone.
Info: Research paper on Leadership Lessons from History:
1. Use Popular and Scholarly books, online books, peer-reviewed journal articles,
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
2. Conduct a bullet point literature review covering the topic of Leadership
Lessons from History with citations and Biblical Integration (i.e leadership styles, leadership tools used to influence, impact on current leaders, what makes them great leaders)
3. Use bullet-point format with citations and references for the bullet-point literature review.
