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Using the Leadership Style Inventory to develop authentic visionary leaders

Leadership crises have been brewing since the past century. Evidently, the latest global economic lapses of financial markets raised a higher need for an effective leadership than it had been before.

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Situational leadership theory applied to Google's management practices

One of the principles of situational leadership is that there is no 'ideal' approach to management; rather good management is dependent upon particular situational variables.

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Transformational leadership at tech companies like Google and Facebook

Among the main principles of transformational leadership is that people who are true leaders work with their followers instead of simply ordering others around and expecting them to do what they are told (Bass & Riggio, 2006).

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Leadership failure through indecision and lack of assertiveness

Leaders who lead with ambition but fail by making a faulty choice are often the more condemned leaders but there is another group that is even less competent or at least unlucky, that being leaders who react tepidly or refuse to make a firm choice or take blame for the same.

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Joe Scott's transformational and contingency leadership approach

I have grown fond of Mr. Joe Scott because of his ability to inspire his followers to do more than they would have expected to do. He has the capability of engaging his staff's commitment in a context of shared values and vision.

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McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y leadership styles compared

Theory X and Theory Y represents a dichotomous view of leadership-worker relations. Theory X "assumes that employees are naturally motivated and dislike working" (MindTools.com 2013).

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Personal leadership mission statement and career vision

A mission statement is a "key tool that can be as important to your business plan" (Entrepreneur, 2013). When applied to a human being, some adjustments to the concept need to be made, since the concept reflects business missions.

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The relationship between strategic direction and organizational leadership

Leadership can be described as "a process in which a number of people work together for a common task. It also covers accomplishment and eventually getting the task done."

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Leadership styles in William Golding's The Lord of the Flies

Ralph is a practical, solid individual with little charisma but with very sensible ideas about how the stranded boys can best survive on the abandoned island their plane has crashed into. Jack is the more attractive and 'sexy' leader of the two individuals.

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Leadership decisions and strategies in World War II

World War II, which took place from 1939-1945, was waged by the Allied Nations as a struggle for freedom against the evil and totalitarian regimes that existed in Germany, Italy and Japan.

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