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Leadership effectiveness in higher education institutions today

The impact of an organization's leadership on its performance is well documented, but when it comes to higher education, a number of things have changed in recent years that have challenged even the most effective leader's ability.

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Leadership styles across organizational and societal cultures

The focus of all leadership research shifting from traditional to transactional models of leadership has charisma as the central concept (Pillai, Schriesheim, & Williams, 1999).

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Leadership and organizational culture at Edison State College

Edison State College: Organization, Leadership and Community Orientation Educational and Community leadership require a sensible balance between commitment to the strategic interests of a school and to the human interests of the community.

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Leadership requires action, not hierarchical position

Instead, a person can be identified as a leader based on their traits, behaviors, attitudes, goals, and the results that they achieve. First, a leader must have traits that make him or her capable of the monumental task that is leadership. These qualities include, first and foremost, motivation.

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Leadership hierarchies in Orthodox Judaism, Roman Catholicism, and Shiite Islam

Some religions, such as certain sects of Protestantism, have a relatively unstructured leadership. However, three major religions, that of Orthodox Judaism, Roman Catholicism and Shiite Islam, have highly organized leadership bureaucracies.

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Leadership and motivation in the Cornwall County School District

Cornwall County School District is in trouble. Their schools are in desperate need of proper maintenance. The following case analysis presents an overview of the problems associated with the school system. The section will be divided into three succinct sections.

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Leadership philosophy and practice in emergency room nursing

Interview: Nursing and Leadership Theory Serving in a role of leadership is always a genuine challenge. However, this challenge takes on added importance when lives are stake.

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The teachable point-of-view in educational leadership

Leadership in education is a multifaceted concept that involves not only good business and negotiation skills but also a talent for insight into needs of this generation's students as well as the next.

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Leadership and structure in ICU Medical's autonomous team model

Lopez's description, the teams at ICU Medical Inc. were both autonomous and responsible for making a variety of decisions. As Lopez asked the teams to come up with ideas, the teams were unified and motivated, all working together toward a common goal.

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Effectiveness of leadership theories in contemporary organizations

The objective of this work is to answer the question of: "Do leadership theories help organization to develop effective leadership?" This work will analyze and compare leadership programs used in contemporary organizations to support the argument in this work.

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