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Effective educational leadership through communication and vision

Merriam-Webster's New English Dictionary defines a leader as being, "a person who has commanding authority or influence" (Merriam-Webster's New English Dictionary, 2011). Most would agree that this definition adequately captures the essence of what is a leader.

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CEO leadership transitions and strategic initiatives at Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent, and Hewlett-Packard

John Chambers -- Cisco. In 1991, Chambers joined Cisco Systems as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Operations. Promoted to President and CEO in 1995, Chambers helped grow the firm to its present size.

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Personal leadership development using functional and transformational theories

Henry Fayol, Mary Parker among other scholars in the field of management have described leadership as the act of getting thing done through others, this definition is consistent with the definition given by Carter et al.

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Executive leadership competencies for crisis decision-making in 2015-2025

What does the leader of the future look like? New and distinctive challenges for leader face? What does a blueprint for dynamic planning look like?

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Transformational leadership training and nurse management attrition rates

Methodology and data collection rationale. The role of leadership styles and training in nursing situations has been described in the literature and there is a substantive body of work suggesting that leadership can significantly affect the praxis of nurses and the outcomes of patients (Looke,…

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William Dereziwics on solitude and effective leadership

When talking about effective and compelling leaders in education and other important social fields most people tend to envision a certain type of individual. This individual is usually envisioned as a very social, affable, outspoken and extroverted person.

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Ethical leadership and corporate responsibility in modern American capitalism

Given the recent crash on Wall Street and the housing market symbolized by corrupt financiers like Bernard Madoff, ethical and moral leadership of corporations has become a major issue for those who study the American capitalist system.

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Ethical leadership failures and unethical behavior at King Jewels

a) There was no leader providing guidance and keeping a watchful eye on employees for last three years. b) Andy Wong had been busy travelling and expanding business and hence failing to provide the much-needed guidance and supervision

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Transformational leadership: theory, history, and moral dimensions

The website for Changing Minds.org describes transformational leadership in the standard way, as charismatic leaders with vision and imagination who inspire followers to achieve radical change in an organization or society.

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Servant-leadership as an effective modern leadership model

Servant-Leadership is the model that most closely resonates with me, though I think the title a bit pretentious, even though I cannot think of a better one.

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