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Robert Utley's *The Lance and the Shield*: life and leadership of Sitting Bull

Most Americans have some vague idea of who Sitting Bull was - some image that can be dredged up out of memory of a solemn man, sitting very upright, with all the cares of a people written across his face.

~8 min read

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Transitioning organizational behavior from hierarchical management to team-based leadership

Traditionally, organizational behavior has been defined as understanding human behavior and the means of influencing individuals, singularly and in work groups. Hierarchical control and hierarchical referral have been common practice.

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Parkland Hospital: from Civil War reconstruction to modern leadership

The history of the City of Dallas would hardly be complete without consideration of Parkland Hospital and its contributions to the Dallas community. Parkland Hospital began in the Civil War Reconstruction era and has always maintained operations that were state of the art for the time.

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Winston Churchill's "Never Give In" speech and leadership during World War II

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was one of the most energetic and vital of all British leaders. Born in 1874 to an English father and American mother, he embodied the highest qualities of both peoples.

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Kim Jong Il's rise to power and leadership of North Korea

In today's deeply heated political push with North Korea, my would like to know more about Kim Jong Il? Little is to be found about him, which fuels speculation and rumor. North Korea claims that Kim Jong Ils official birthplace is on sacred Mount Paektu, according to Carol Clark, CNN reporter.

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The business management major's preparation for organizational leadership

Business Management Major was developed in part on the principle that Business Managers are essential to shaping America's future leaders. Business Managers are responsible in the field for providing diverse and innovative insight into organizations worldwide.

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Six Sigma's impact on business performance and organizational leadership

Six Sigma is a management frame that in the past 15 years has developed from a center on process improvement with statistical tools to an inclusive structure for managing a business.

~9 min read

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Critical thinking in professional decision-making and team leadership

Using critical thinking skills in my life as a professional develops my ability to become competent and motivated in my work.

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Walter Moses Burton and Fort Bend County's African American leadership

Urbanization is the process of becoming urban. Living together in villages, towns, and cities is a natural condition of human life that has obtained since the beginning of civilization 10,000 years ago.

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Joan of Arc's trial for heresy and military leadership in France

And 1412 was the year Jeanne d' Arc was born. When she was 17 she commanded a battle against the English domination and made efforts to unite France in the Hundred Years War, but her fate at the age 19 put her on a trial for heresy and witchcraft by a church court.

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