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Moses' character flaws and leadership in the Old Testament

Moses, one of the main characters of the Old Testament, is in many ways a flawed character. The Bible portrays him as a leader -- yet often paints him as a contradictory and inscrutable character. Moses is the well-known Jewish prophet who led the Israelites from slavery to freedom.

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How gender and leadership style shape political structures

Political action does not take place in a separate realm and so is always influenced by cultural concerns, forces, developments, history, and so on.

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Attitude and managerial leadership in the Franklin-Covey poem

Considering this poem "Attitude is everything," by Franklin-Covey Bookmark (1996) and applying it to the perspective of an organizational manager

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Value of participative leadership during organizational change

Participative or democratic leadership strives to involve other organizational actors in the decision-making process, as an aid to the main decision-making authority. This can be a particularly effective leadership style when dealing with organizational change.

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Four organizational leadership models in American business history

Four organizational models are traditionally used to characterize an organization's methods of leadership.

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Motivation and morale effects on law enforcement leadership

The objective of this work is to research and examine the effect that motivation and morale has upon leadership and specifically leadership in law enforcement.

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Creativity and leadership in team-based glider design projects

With increased competition and globalization, increasing numbers of companies are recognizing that they need to continually keep one step ahead of the other products and services in the marketplace. Innovation and creativity are very important to this end goal.

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Clara Barton's leadership and contributions to nursing

Clara Barton. It is through reviewing her life, and understanding her leadership skills, that nurses can better discover how to become leaders themselves.

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Change management strategies in educational leadership and institutional culture

Current educational landscapes are rapidly changing as accountability looms over public schools. School leaders must develop strategies to increase achievement with all learners. Successfully managing these charges requires skills in change and innovation (Kotter, 1996; Dundon, 2002; Fullan, 2001).

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Corporate fraud and leadership failure at Tyco International

Tyco International grew into a conglomerate under Kozlowski's ruling. The executive's goal was at all times to maximize profits, regardless of the means. As such, he was the mastermind behind numerous and dubious acquisitions and mergers.

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