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Todd McFarlane's leadership: merging artistry with entrepreneurial success

The most obvious characteristic which distinguishes Todd McFarlane from other individuals is his tremendous artistic talent. McFarlane created the famous comic book series Spawn, and has generated a corporate empire based on his cartoon designs and toys.

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Critical thinking and leadership development in contemporary nursing practice

The baccalaureate nurse leader should be proficient in current leadership and management techniques, as well as developing an awareness of his or her strengths and weaknesses as a leader.

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Informal nursing leadership through positive attitude and inclusion

There are more than two methods that can be used to display leadership regarding an interdisciplinary team even if the person is not in a formal leadership position. One of the methods used can be to always present a positive attitude, even when faced with formidable events or challenges.

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Christine's leadership failures in group formation and conflict management

The first thing that Christine should have done is formed a personal relationship with each member of the group; it would not have to be anything real formal, instead it could be something as simple as have a 15-minute conversation with each member.

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American diplomatic strategy and leadership during the Vietnam War

Since the end of World War II, the United States and some of the other western countries were agreed that Communism was the greatest scourge and danger to the free world that was currently in existence.

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Strategic management and leadership in the globalized business environment

Chapter One has set the discussion for the chapters to follow in this book and provides a general overview of where the book is headed in terms of what this work intends to examine in relation to the study and dissemination of what is known as strategic management.

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Atticus Finch's moral leadership in To Kill a Mockingbird

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by author Harper Lee tells the story of a southern American family living in a rural community during the Great Depression. Atticus Finch is the single, widowed father of Jeremy, nicknamed Jem, and Jean Louise, nicknamed Scout.

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Cyrus the Great's leadership model and Persian imperial expansion strategy

Persians had such an extensive influence on the development of world history that most Westerners encounter stories of the Persian Empire as Greek historians told them, or alternatively, from Biblical sources.

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Ursula Burns's visionary leadership and transformation of Xerox

In February of 2010, Ursula Burns became the chief executive of Xerox Corporation. Burns has successfully led the Xerox Corporation through difficult financial straits, by divesting much of the outmoded commodity-based business strategies towards a broader service-oriented one.

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Trait theory and situational leadership models in organizational practice

The "Trait Theory" of leadership has developed most during the past 3 decades and is concerned with amassing the core personality characteristics of known leaders -- both effective and ineffective -- to predict potential for successful leadership.

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