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President Obama's charismatic and executive leadership traits

The charismatic nature of the President has attracted Americans and foreigners to his side for the accomplishment of a common good. This invokes transformation as people embrace the vision set by him.

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Team misalignment and leadership failure at Medisys

The team at Medisys is not performing particularly well. The team members do not communicate effectively, do not share a common vision for the product, and the project is now faced with significant delays.

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Army culture and HR leadership in military professionalism

A process that produces uniquely expert work which is not routine or repetitive is referred to as a profession. In order to put their expertise to use in the best interest of the society, professionals require to continuously develop their expertise.

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Cybersecurity and leadership failures exposed by the Sony hack

As The Wall Street Journal reports, this incident shines a light on the protection that businesses need against hackers -- but it also highlights the need for management to communicate with more self-awareness, always considering that someone somewhere might be listening.

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How group dynamics and in-group bias affect leadership decisions

Group dynamics results in In-groups and out-groups. Some intriguing behaviors emerge in groups notably; close colleagues and friends easily revolve in the 'us-versus-them' mentality. The outcome is a psychological dispute precipitated by cognitive dissonance.

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Emotional intelligence as a foundation for effective leadership

EI differs from traditional concepts of intelligence in that it is geared more towards understanding the emotions of others and communicating to them accordingly in order to maintain a positive and healthy environment.

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Freeview's re-launch: leadership and team communication strategy

With over 19 million subscribers Freeview is the most subscribed or popular digital television service in the United Kingdom. Recently they launched Freeview Play enabling their subscribers even more control and choice. Freeview Play has a catch up TV feature, too.

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Qualitative research methods in educational leadership studies

Qualitative research is an assortment of various approaches, which have differences and commonalities. In qualitative research, the truth is not considered as an objective but as a subjective reality where various individuals experience differently.

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My first leadership experience teaching juvenile offenders sound engineering

Involuntarily jumping from the sound and the sudden silence that followed, I shadowed the public defender down the dismal hallway. A fluorescent light bulb flickered overhead.

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Emotional and ethical dimensions of leadership in three studies

Over the three papers, a number of different measures are examined. Sharif and Neubert did, anyway. The Rubin paper is about emotional recognition, so emotional intelligence, and its influence on "transformational leadership behavior," an equally vague notion.

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