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Transformational leadership and decision-making in small teams

The basis of all effective leadership is found in how leaders define the expectations, goals, vision, mission and values of an organization.

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Army officer leadership expectations and duties

It is the mission of the United States Army to protect the nation from threats by fighting and winning the country's wars.

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Disciplined leadership and innovation in Jim Collins's Great by Choice

There number of theories, many of them mutually exclusive or in direct opposition to each other, that attempt to explain how or why some organizations are successful while others fail, and what organizational leaders can do in an attempt to achieve higher levels of success.

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Ethical leadership and personal branding in Donald Trump's organizations

Ethical Leadership in an Organization: Donald Trump -- the man, the mogul, the reality TV series ... The fragrance? How can an organization behave as an ethical entity when is headed by an individual whom is not only an organizational leader but is himself a prominent figurehead?

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Risk leadership and organizational change: a book review

Brungardt, CL & Crawford, CB (1999). Risk Leadership: The Courage to Confront and Challenge. Longmont, CO: Rocky Mountain Press.

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Transformational leadership and change management at Cincom Systems

New developments in an industry are as disruptive as the fundamental re-ordering of their economics with a corresponding shift in the balance of political power that defines boundaries of influence.

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Gender consciousness and leadership bias in managerial selection

Without actually considering misogynists, it is a fact that there is a general tendency to doubt a woman's capacity of being a leader, although this has clearly been proven wrong by the actual facts.

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Military leadership attributes and inspiration: Rommel and Schwarzkopf

Over the last several years, the issue of effective military leadership has been continually brought to the forefront. This is because there has been a transformation in the way technology and battlefield tactics are being utilized.

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Participative leadership style: effectiveness and organizational contexts

Each and every leader exhibits a certain pattern of behavior which dictates the way he or she reacts to people or situations. It is this behavior pattern that further determines the approach a leader adopts in seeking to influence others towards goal accomplishment.

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The leadership style and influence of Jack Welch at General Electric

The biggest difference between managers and leaders is the way in which they motivate the people who work or follow them. Leaders have management jobs, but they realize that they cannot buy loyalty, especially to get people to follow them down a difficult path, and so they act as leaders too.

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