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Sir Richard Branson's authentic and transformational leadership style effectiveness

Describe Branson's leadership style in terms of the leadership models addressed in Chapters 10 and 11 and evaluate the likely effectiveness of that style in the U.S. today.

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Organizational change cycle: leadership, vision, and implementation stages

As literature (Anderson 2001, Gelinas 1998, Olson 2001, Smith 1997) refers that process of organizational change starts from establishing a committed leadership through the need for and vision of the change to taking action, supervising the improvement and closing out the change.

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Women's activism and leadership in the Arab Spring revolutions

The Arab Spring was a rude awakening for the world. It brought to light how simmering discontent among the masses can erupt into a volcano on the pretext of a seemingly insignificant event.

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Lloyd Blankfein's leadership at Goldman Sachs and moral responsibility

Llyod Blankfein is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Glodman Sachs and has held that position since 2006. Blankfein is a native of the Bronx (New York City) attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1979 with a Juris Doctor degree.

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Steve Jobs' leadership and Apple's rise to world's most valuable company

There are two current events that make a discussion of Steve Jobs career an especially interesting endeavor. The first is that the co-founder and notorious Apple visionary stepped down as the company's chief executive (Zweig, 2011). Shortly after Jobs stepped down he passed away.

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Self-reflection on the Entrepreneurial Dynamic Leadership Process model

I have found the Entrepreneurial Dynamic Leadership Process (EDLP) model to be very helpful and relevant in reviewing my own leadership experiences and behaviors so far in my life. I really appreciate the model's emphasis on self-leadership.

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Position management and leadership discretion in organizational bubbles

As I mentioned in first email, the topic for our discussion today is "position management." Just to be sure we are on the same page, let me define that for us.

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Solon's reforms and leadership in ancient Athens

Greek Society, despite it being an ancient civilization, was a very complex society, which functioned under laws and a Constitution.

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Women's resistance and leadership in Latin American independence movements

Women played an unheralded, unsung role in the history of Latin America. Just as women's roles in global history has been relegated to domestic servitude, much of what women did in Latin America was household-related. Farming was also a female duty (Chasteen).

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Alan Mulally's leadership transformation of Ford Motor Company

Alan Mulally has transformed Ford Motor Company from a firm that only a few short years ago was floundering in an industry-wide morass of mismanagement, inefficiencies and no sense of direction.

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