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Authentic leadership and organizational failure: the Enron case study

Throughout history, effective leadership has been playing a major role in determining the underlying amounts of motivation and clarity that an organization will have.

~10 min read

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Transformative leadership and President Obama's 2008 campaign

Even President' Obama's harshest critics admit that his 2008 campaign for the White House mobilized a new generation of young people to become involved in politics. It also encouraged many jaded older Americans to participate in an electoral process they felt had excluded them.

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Transformational leadership in addressing domestic violence service delivery

A good leadership theory that can be applied to the problem of domestic violence is that of transformational leadership. This is a kind of leadership approach that leads to constructive changes in those who utilize it. Transformational leaders are usually lively, passionate and fervent.

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Organizational change and leadership: lessons from "Who Moved My Cheese"

Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson's clever book delves into the issues surrounding organizational change, and the difficulties that people and groups struggle with as change becomes necessary for a company to make progress. Clearly Johnson has a good handle on the issues.

~4 min read

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Strategic leadership and innovation at Coca-Cola Company

The Coca Cola Company is the epitome of corporate success. It virtually sells its products all over the world and has been the undisputable leader of the non-alcoholic beverages industry since its launch in 1892.

~6 min read

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The principal's role in promoting student achievement through effective leadership

This introductory literature review will provide a preliminary overview of relevant literature as it pertains to the challenges that affect the principal's role in student success, effective teaching practices and accountability.

~46 min read

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Transformational leadership and the evolution of managerial roles

There are many fundamental differences between leaders and managers, with the most significant being in how each attempts to attain complex, often challenging objectives that require the coordination of limited resources.

~7 min read

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Defining leadership styles and their effectiveness in organizations

There are several definitions used in describing leadership. The most frequently used definition states that leadership refers to organizing a group of individuals towards achieving common goals and objectives.

~6 min read

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Distributed leadership and HR strategy in public elementary schools

Managing personnel in a public administration context can be particularly challenging given the various economic, political and bureaucratic pressures which are often attendant to work in the public sector. These challenges are magnified when that public administration context is a school.

~14 min read

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Administrative leadership in organizations: applying Moore's strategic triangle and new public service

Mainstream leadership has received abundant attention within the last few decades. Categories of leaders that have been discussed extensively include leadership by those in policy positions as well as those working in community-settings.

~7 min read

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