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Building value through business leadership and community contribution

"Try not to become a man of success but a man of value." The MBA program is part of a strategy that I have to become a man of value. That value, for me, derives as much from the ways in which I achieve success as from the success itself.

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Hispanic underrepresentation in corporate leadership positions

As a melting pot of various cultures, the U.S. demographics continues to change at a remarkable rate. Among the minority communities, the Hispanics continue to be a dominant group making up for more than 15% of the national population.

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Goal conflicts in higher education leadership and institutions

Why is leadership within academic organizations so often perceived as having a high level of ambiguity?

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Thirteen Days: leadership and decision-making during the Cuban Missile Crisis

The film Thirteen Days illustrates this general principle very clearly with the specific example of the Cuban Missile Crisis that occurred in 1962.

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Hegemony and American global leadership in decline

Humankind has always had its basic ethics and an important characteristic of humans is that there always were leaders and subordinates. One's place within society has to be clearly defined, as it is not possible for one to live without being aware of the attributes that he or she possesses.

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Gilgamesh and Moses: heroic leadership across ancient cultures

Both of these heroic figures go on quests or epic journeys in their stories. Moses leads his people across the desert from Egypt to Israel, while Gilgamesh's quest is to seek life forever after his friend Enkidu dies.

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Ron Dennis's leadership during McLaren's 2007 crisis

RON DENNIS has been one of the most successful Formula-One leaders ever. Having ruled the sport for two decades without so much as a serious threat to his position, Dennis continues to be the power house that most envy. But a powerful position doesn't come without its share of problems.

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Prayer habits and leadership in David and Daniel

It is difficult to compare oneself to one of the praying saints of the Old Testament, because it feels simultaneously ludicrous and presumptuous to imagine oneself like David or Daniel.

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Organizational change leadership in Kotter's Our Iceberg is Melting

Iceberg is Melting by John Kotter and Holger Rathgerber is a fable of penguins on a melting iceberg who must adapt to a new way of life -- or die. This is an allegory, according to the authors, of what all companies must do to grapple with a changing business environment.

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Southwest Airlines' leadership culture and employee development strategy

Holstein, William J.). "At Southwest, the Culture Drives Success." BusinessWeek. According to the former CEO of Southwest Airlines James Parker, leadership is not a skill that can be taught in a single course.

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