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Distinguishing between management and leadership in organizations

Management and leadership are often mistakenly considered to be the same thing. In truth, management and leadership are different processes and involve different activities. This means that a good leader is not necessarily a good manager, and that a good manager is not necessarily a good manager.

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Charles Merrill's leadership revolution at Merrill-Lynch

Charles Merrill, the co-founder of the Wall Street brokerage firm Merrill-Lynch, influenced his company's strategy, and the future of the securities industry as a whole, by his leadership: through offering new Wall Street investment alternatives to average individuals.

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Truett Cathy's leadership and philanthropic impact on Chick-fil-A

Mr. Cathy, founder of Chick Fil A, is a man who stands by his word and his beliefs and that is what has made him so successful. Consumers, like me, take pride in a company that has strong, family values and shows it. Consumers take pride in a man that has a strong faith in God and stands by that.

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Jack Welch's leadership philosophy and impact at General Electric

Jack Welch's own biography, "Jack -- Straight from the Gut," is the best material to reflect the example of leadership that Jack Welch represented during the 80s and chief of General Electrics.

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Max De Pree's leadership philosophy of serving community through non-profit organizations

Max De Pree, author of Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community, was the CEO of Herman Miller, the office furniture company, and had written two books before this one.

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Samuel J. Palmisano's leadership at IBM and Covey's theory

Covey's leadership theory. It will profile IBM leader Samuel J. Palmisano, including his leadership style and qualities that set him apart from other corporate leaders.

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Union strategy and leadership in the Shenandoah Valley campaigns of 1864

The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were operations and battles during the American Civil War, which occurred in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to October 1864 (Wikipedia 2005). The opposing forces in these battles were the Union and the Confederates.

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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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