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George Latour's autocratic leadership style and its impact on employee relations

Effective leadership has a big role to play when it comes to the life and success of any organization. Leadership normally transforms what is potential into a reality.

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Leadership qualities in Lincoln, Kennedy, and Lieutenant Cross

The concept of leadership is an extremely complex one. Chemers (1997) has defined leadership as "a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task." President Lincoln used his political strength to defeat the…

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Leadership as both innate ability and learned skill

The question as to whether leaders are born or made has been actively debated for years. The debate continues. However, careful evaluation of leadership behaviors and an informed analysis of literature on management and leadership demonstrate that actually, leaders are both born and made.

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Richard Branson's charismatic leadership style at Virgin Group

Richard Branson is arguably one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time. Other great business leaders in his class include, but they are not limited to, Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, and Donald Trump.

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Leadership development across organizational levels and roles

There are a number of different approaches to leadership development. At different leadership levels, the skills and tasks required to excel can be quite different, but an organization should have a pathway that recognizes these differences while allowing for skills development and personal growth…

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Leadership roles in collaborative nursing curriculum development

dean of nursing at Springhaven University and the Chair of the nursing department at Mountainview Community College should discuss about leadership of the collaborative curriculum development project.

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How transference influences employee perceptions of leadership

Maccoby (2004) defines transference as "the often irrational tendency to relate to a leader as some important person from the past -- a parent, a sibling, a close friend, or even a nanny" (p. 119).

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Leadership and charisma in Saving Private Ryan's Captain Miller

There are many films, plays, and even books that clearly illustrate effective leadership styles. Examples of films that reflect various leadership theories include, but they are not limited to, Saving Private Ryan, Platoon, and The Thin Red Line. In this text, I focus on Saving Pirate Ryan.

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Developing a personal leadership toolbox for educational settings

One of the most insightful things that I ever read about leadership and leading a group of people, is that "leadership is less about your needs, and more about the needs of the people and the organization you are leading" (wsj, 2014).

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Leadership ethics and accommodating Muslim employees after 9/11

The authors (Gardner, et al., 2008, Author House, 82-83) explain that several IT and business professionals have been hired to transfer a business from an existing system to a completely automated system. This project was launched prior to the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001.

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