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Leadership transition and organizational change at Callaway Golf

Loosing a company CEO can be like a large family loosing a father. The driving force of the entire organization is suddenly gone, and the group is faced with discovering just how much they all relied on, and looked to the departed leader for guidance.

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Leadership qualities that define successful basketball coaches

Vince Lombardi once said, "Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing -- the result" (Website, 2004).

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Ford Motor Company's leadership development program and workplace stress management

Friedman, Stewart D. 2002. "Leadership DNA: The Ford Motor Story.(Ford Motor Co.'s leadership training policy)." Training & Development, March.

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Leadership and conflict resolution in the film Glory

Examples of conflict abound in the movie "Glory." Colonel Shaw, acted by Matthew Broderick, employs both transformational and transactional leadership methods to achieve resolution to these conflicts. The movie uses the conflict of the Civil War as its' underlying canvas.

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Developing an authentic leadership communication platform for assistant principals

Leadership solid understanding of the concepts and framework of leadership are essential for anyone in a position of leadership who hopes to develop as an effective and successful leader.

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Leadership styles and decision-making in competitive organizations

Effective decision making in the competitive business environment is closely linked with leadership skills. Managing change in existing organizations can often be extremely difficult, as it requires changing the organizational culture, the very roots that bind its members.

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Leadership crisis at Boeing under Philip Condit's tenure

Boeing to Pieces, Fortune writer, Jerry Useem, focuses on the crisis at once the world largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and the biggest U.S. defense contractor, which had led the company into a nightmarish situation.

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The five steps of strong leadership development

Strong leadership is the seed of a successful organization. Everyone can set goals and suffer through battles to achieve what one wants; however only one who figures out how to develop strong leadership from scratch and become skilled at decision-making and team-building, knows best how to play the…

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Leadership and family dynamics at Antonio's restaurant in Fresno

From Rocco's televised reality-show restaurant to Anthony Bourdains' tales of a Kitchen Confidential, it becomes clear that leadership in a restaurant environment can often be diffuse, complex, and highly emotional in its nature.

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Leadership and organizational change in higher education administration

Headless chickens describes an organization which is alive, and able to operate and continue to exist, but that has no sense of what it is, or where it's going.

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