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Employee motivation and leadership effectiveness in organizational settings

One of the most challenging tasks that many people face in their lives is identifying what motivates others to be more productive in the workplace.

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Book review of "The nature of leadership" by Antonakis, Cianciolo, and Sternberg

Nature of Leadership written by John Antonakis, Anna T. Cianciolo, and Robert J. Sternberg. Specifically it will contain a book review that addresses the major themes, concepts, and critiques (positive or negative) as they pertain to public administration, policy, and/or decision-making.

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Southwest Airlines' leadership culture and employee development strategy

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Shakespeare's Henry V and Noel Tichy's transformational leadership philosophy

Henry V Driving the Leadership Engine -- William Shakespeare's ideal, motivational king and the management philosophy of Noel M. Tichy

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The Kouzes-Posner Leadership Practices Inventory: assessment and limitations

The Kouzes-Posner Model of Leadership is an attempt by the researchers James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner to quantify leadership according to a reliable survey instrument.

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Character conflict and leadership in Orwell's Animal Farm

Orwell's colorful cast of characters in Animal Farm includes the founding members of the Animalist revolution: pigs like Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer, the boar Old Major, and also the horse Boxer.

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Bobby Knight's leadership style: strengths, weaknesses, and ethics

What are Coach Knight's strengths and weaknesses of leadership style? What aspects of his strengths and weaknesses do you think are unique to sports settings, and which are to be relevant in other contexts?

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Transitioning project leadership after losing a project manager

Lost Your Project Sponsor or Champion, Now What? Given the immediately unempathetic attitude of the new project manager who has been assigned to the project after the untimely passing of the previous project manager, it's imperative to not be pushed back into a figurative corner about the projects'…

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Charter school leadership and organizational vision congruence

organizational vision analysis: doctor of organizational leadership most appropriate for leader-Practitioners and those who intend to become leaders in the future in educational institutions

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Walt Disney's approach to organizational culture and innovation leadership

Examine the roles and responsibilities of leaders in creating and maintaining a healthy organizational culture In order to create a healthy organizational culture, Disney is one of the few organizations which at one point was prepared to reinvent the manner in which something is performed.

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