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General James Mattis: maverick leadership strategies and military command style

General James Mattis who is commonly known as, “Mad Dog” spent 40 years on the front lines before retiring and appointed as the new Secretary of Defense. During his years of service, Mattis led combat troops in different missions including the battle in Fallujah, Iraq.

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Sheriff Jones' transactional leadership and obstruction of justice consequences

Sheriff Jones’ priorities influence his leadership behavior and the conduct of the other officers. His leadership style would resemble a transactional model as discussed in the management module.

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Organizational change resistance and leadership in Miller and Joe Doss cases

The case study focuses on the change dynamics and the resistance to the introduced change within the organization. It also highlights the issue of lack of motivation among the employees that may potentially lead to work absenteeism or resignations.

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Susan Wojcicki's leadership and advocacy for gender equality at YouTube

SUSAN WOJCICKI One of the most powerful people in tech, Susan Wojcicki got her start in Silicon Valley as one of Google’s first employees. She worked her way into a C-suite, and has been the CEO of YouTube for three years.

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Principal evaluation frameworks and leadership practice effectiveness

This paper is mainly a narrative report of the model whereby we evaluate and contrast the evaluation instruction and also review the principals’ function in endorsing efficient schooling by concentrating on two elements: leadership practice and student success.

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Jim Hill's leadership during the Vanguard Group merger integration

Mergers are often advocated as a way of generating powerful organizational synergies for both newly-united organizations. But merging together two dissimilar corporate cultures can often result in profound challenges.

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Anne Mulcahy's authentic leadership and Xerox's financial turnaround

At the turn of the 21st century, Anne Mulcahy was recognized as a strong leader with good organizational skills.

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Senior managers' leadership roles and responsibilities in eldercare organizations

Eldercare organizations can exhibit various organizational structures depending on their role in the community, their size, mission and vision, and strategic objectives.

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Effective followership and leadership in military organizational hierarchies

Leading from the Middle: Effective Followership In a system where there are many levels of leadership, sometimes it is the leader in the middle of the pack who has the most influence on those around him. This is because the middle leader is like the sun around which so many moving parts interact.

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Communication styles and leadership in Kerry's team meeting

Ineffective Meetings In order to be an effective leader, it is important to recognize the communication styles of one’s team members. One also has to know how to respond to these styles in order to keep a team meeting focused and on task.

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