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Organizing a clothing drive response to the Japanese tsunami

According to the United States Geological Survey, in the earthquake and subsequent tsunami, "at least 15,703 people were killed, 4,647 missing, 5,314 injured, 130,927 displaced and at least 332,395 buildings, 2,126 roads, 56 bridges and 26 railways destroyed or damaged." (USGS) Being of Asian…

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Susan Baskin's merger and change management communication crisis

Change in the workplace is never an easy paradigm for either managers or employees. Often, as in the case of Susan Baskin, change results in anxiety, which exacerbates into stress when there is no mitigation of these anxieties.

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Employee motivation and culture at Enterprise Car Rental

What practices at Enterprise Rent-a-Car demonstrate that they value their employees?

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Nazi persecution and Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto

Chaim Kaplan, a Jew in World War II-era Poland, discusses the escalating restrictions on the freedom of the Jews in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland after Nazi occupation.

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Contrasting Jesus's teachings with Machiavelli's political philosophy

Anyone who is even vaguely familiar with the teachings of Jesus and theories of Machiavelli would see just how starkly different are the two in their approach to everything especially leadership.

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Abraham Lincoln as a historical leader and moral exemplar

Introduction leader is someone that keeps everyone pressing on, even if it seems hopeless, and never gives up on what is right.

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Derek Prime and Alistair Begg on pastoral calling and vocation

Prime, Derek, and Alistair Begg. On Being a Pastor: Understanding Our Calling and Work. Chicago: Moody, 2004. Under no circumstances, ever, ever become a pastor.

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Shakespeare's portrayal of kingship in Richard III and Henry V

William Shakespeare is one of the brightest play writers throughout ages. His contribution to the world literature is immense and raises a lot of important questions for the mankind.

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Balancing management and employee interests in organizational decision-making

The risk that I am going to take to become successful in my career is to making sure that when formulating decisions for the organization, I am not compromising the interests of both the management and members (employees).

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Facilitating intelligent group decisions and overcoming groupthink

This article discusses how to facilitate groups to make effective and intelligent decisions in groups - from how to aid the process to ensure the decisions are valuable, to what creates trust and distrust in the group environment.

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