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Peter Senge and Margaret Wheatley's approaches to organizational leadership

In the modern day era, the role and practice of management have changed dramatically to increase in importance.

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Bill Gates's transition from corporate to ethical philanthropic leadership

Bill Gates founded Microsoft, but his most significant ethical contributions have come from his charitable work. Mr. Gates" success as a philanthropist comes after Microsoft became a multibillion-dollar company. The success of his company made Mr. Gates the richest person in the world.

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John Lasseter's dismissal and rise in animation leadership

The story of John Lasseter is a highly interesting one. As a young boy, he was fascinated by Walt Disney's creations and worked his entire life towards becoming a driving force in the company. He was nevertheless fired from the organization as his style was too innovative.

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Creative and critical thinking in science and technology leadership

Creative thinkers lead the way in nearly every field because they are willing to take intellectual risks, according to Kanar and Hopper. Risk-taking involves a leap of faith and even a willingness to fail.

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Joshua as a biblical model for modern management leadership

The book of Joshua opens with an anecdote of a pivotal moment in the evolution of the Jewish people. Moses is now dead, and the people need a new, strong, and holy leader. The son of Moses's aide Nun is chosen. His name is Joshua. God chooses Joshua as Moses's successor for a reason.

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Intel's organizational restructuring under CEO Craig Barrett's leadership

Discuss the different changes at Intel over the first 3 years of CEO Barrett's tenure. CEO Craig Barrett's first three years with Intel were filled with challenge and change.

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Ben S. Bernanke's leadership of the Federal Reserve

Ben S. Bernanke is a noted American Economist with degrees in Economics from Harvard and MIT, past professorships at Stanford, NYU, MIT and Princeton, experience as a member of the Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors, and experience as past Chairman of the Presidential Council of Economic…

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The Mongol Empire's expansion under Genghis Khan's leadership

Spices Tea impacted global trade. Reference Book: A History World Societies, Eighth Edition, Volume 1 by: McKay, Hill, Buckler, Ebrey, Beck, Crowston, & Wiesner-Hanks

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Nissan's restructuring and recovery under Carlos Ghosn's leadership

The auto industry has seen many turbulent periods prior to 2008. The very nature of the auto industry is that of various cycles of optimism and pessimism on the part of the consumer.

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Comparing Plato and Machiavelli's theories of ethical leadership

Plato and Machiavelli, and how their ideas on leadership compare and contrast with each other. To do this, their respective works the Republic and the Prince will be used.

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