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Global leadership challenges and best practices in the modern world

Today, an increasingly globalized marketplace demands an informed and timely global leadership response in the public as well as the private sector.

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Task forces and boards in community leadership development

The chapter begins by pointing out that the development of community leadership skills is an integrated, and often complicated, process.

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Situational leadership in the Miami Dolphins bullying crisis

Situational approach to leadership issues and challenges is one of the most commonly recognized approaches to leadership. This approach was developed in 1969 by Hersey and Blanchard and based on concepts from 3D management style theory by Reddin in 1967 (Northouse, 2010, p.89).

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Principal leadership and faculty conflict at Oakview High School

Why is the leadership of the principal, Mr. Carroll, so important? Mr. Carroll certainly can sense the tension between the new faculty members and the veteran teachers, and as the person with the most authority, he needs to act as a go-between the two groups.

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Mike Miller's community organizing: challenges of leadership and change

The article by Miller is a classic and practical example of the daily challenges that organizations dealing with the community face on a day-to-day basis.

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Military leadership and intensive care unit decision-making

Looking at my own cooperative work in a hospital as a leader for an intensive care unit, I can see how I use all three types of leadership that have been covered in the lessons on the American experience of the Vietnam War: strategic thinking, tactical planning, and logistics.

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Personal growth and leadership development through an MSN nursing program

Where was I in terms of nursing sophistication and skills when I started the MSN program -- and how have I changed? As a brand new RN, I was proud and my family was thrilled that I had progressed this far and learned the skills necessary for a competent nurse.

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IT leadership and the case of talented employee Ivan Korsky

The level of interaction between employees and managers in any organization determines the extent of success expected. It is largely evident that breakdown of communication is a recipe of failure and all leaders must strive to alleviate this problem.

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Nursing leadership through collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork

Regardless of the field, most research studies show that collaboration and teamwork are among the top examples of job satisfaction and performance.

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Strategic leadership's role in managing organizational change

The connection between effective strategic leadership and a company's success has long been understood by studies in the last years. However, theoreticians chose to emphasize different aspects of how this connection appeared and why it was important.

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