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Transformational leadership in promoting ethical climate across cultures

Some researchers have argued that transformational leadership is effective in promoting ethical climate and practices in order to influence individuals' ethical behaviors in workgroups.

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Robert Greenleaf's servant leadership theory and philosophical foundations

The principles of Servant Leadership were laid out by founder Robert Greenleaf in his important 1970 book, The Servant as Leader. Greenleaf, to his great credit, wanted to stress the point that leaders should first serve, and later lead through service.

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Creating a culture of safety in healthcare through psychological safety, active leadership, and transparency

Reflect on how you would create a safe environment in a healthcare setting by applying the 4 characteristics of a culture of safety. They are:

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Lee Iacocca's trait leadership and the failure of integrity at Ford

According to Peter Northouse's book, trait leadership focuses on identifying several qualities: intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity and sociability.

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Entrepreneurial leadership and success at Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Five Guys was founded in 1986 by Jerry and Janie Murrell and their sons, all five of whom are part of the business. In 1986-2001 Five Guys opens five locations around the DC metro-area and perfected their business of making burgers.

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Educational leadership through adaptive challenges and level 5 leadership

The article by Heifetz and Linsky takes the position that part of the job of leadership in education is not just teaching, but also "…mobilizing schools, families, and communities" in order to effectively confront serious issues.

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Managing team diversity in organizational leadership

Jackson in his article claims team diversity is the even distribution of personnel attributes among interdependent members of a work unit (Jackson, 2003).

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CEO leadership strategies for managing organizational conflict and change

This paper references the existing scholarly literature in terms of providing ideas, strategies -- to be used as organizational tools -- that are available to the alert, competent CEO.

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Educational leadership conflict management and time use in schools

A leader in the field of education -- whether a teacher, counselor or an administrator -- has certain specific obligations and moral duties to carry out. What about the ability to show leadership?

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Groupthink in educational leadership and prevention strategies

Groupthink is a problem that many teachers' organizations have to deal with. In educational settings, managers and administrators have to be wary of groupthink, which is a situation that occurs when team members are too eager to go along with ideas and proposals.

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