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General James Mattis: maverick leadership strategies and military command style

General James Mattis who is commonly known as, “Mad Dog” spent 40 years on the front lines before retiring and appointed as the new Secretary of Defense. During his years of service, Mattis led combat troops in different missions including the battle in Fallujah, Iraq.

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Organizational change resistance and leadership in Miller and Joe Doss cases

The case study focuses on the change dynamics and the resistance to the introduced change within the organization. It also highlights the issue of lack of motivation among the employees that may potentially lead to work absenteeism or resignations.

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Susan Wojcicki's leadership and advocacy for gender equality at YouTube

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Jim Hill's leadership during the Vanguard Group merger integration

Mergers are often advocated as a way of generating powerful organizational synergies for both newly-united organizations. But merging together two dissimilar corporate cultures can often result in profound challenges.

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Anne Mulcahy's authentic leadership and Xerox's financial turnaround

At the turn of the 21st century, Anne Mulcahy was recognized as a strong leader with good organizational skills.

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Effective followership and leadership in military organizational hierarchies

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Workflow redesign and nurse leadership in healthcare settings

Workflow refers to a set of specific tasks or processes necessary to accomplish a desired goal. An expanded definition of workflow can also refer to the human, technological, or financial resources necessary to fulfill a goal (Cain & Haque, n.d.).

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Steve Jobs' leadership style and perfectionism at Apple

According to Fred Vogelstein in his anecdotally-driven “And Then Steve Said, ‘Let There Be an iPhone’,” Steve Jobs was a very driven leader—determined to unite showmanship with performance, and he manifested this determination in no uncertain words, often expressing his dissatisfaction with his…

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Distinguishing management and leadership through principal analysis

Management and leadership are two terms that are commonly used interchangeably though they refer to relatively different concepts.

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Motivating employees through leadership theory and empowerment

What are the most important requisite skills required of organizational leaders? Why? How do effective and ineffective leadership behaviors affect employees both positively and negatively?

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