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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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Glenn Murphy's leadership strategy and turnaround of Gap Inc.

Glenn Murphy is the current CEO of GAP and has been leading the company for almost seven years. Coming to the company in a time when it was starting to experience significant trouble, Murphy focused on concepts like expansion and reform.

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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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Leadership strategies for Latin American and Generation X employees

Working with individuals from Latin America requires significant consideration of various factors that influence the relationship and the realization of a shared organizational objective.

~7 min read

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Leadership strategies for multinational expansion in developing regions

Leadership itself, even within a single country or other geographical area, is complex enough but it can become all the more complex and wide-ranging when speaking of a firm or organization that spreads into a new country or series of countries.

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Henry Fayol's theory of desirable and undesirable leadership traits

According to Henry Fayol's (1841-1925) theory of management, leadership should possess an array of personal attributes that creates a positive environment for work and empower each employee.

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Leadership development through stepping outside comfort zones

The leadership class provided a wealth of information that could be used by people who were already leaders, and by those who aspire to be leaders in the future.

~12 min read

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Leadership and staying calm under pressure during travel

I truly believe that my strong capacity for leadership capabilities is one of the things that will no doubt instill me with high amounts of academic success. One way that I feel I am able to exhibit strong amounts of leadership is via the fact that I don't panic under pressure.

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Global leadership competencies and cultural diversity in international business

Leadership competencies are some of the issues in the global environment that influence the way people interact in a multicultural environment. Competencies are defined in terms of certain personal values, knowledge, skills, behaviors, and traits within existing leadership frameworks (Rosen, 2000).

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