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Effective management without leadership skills and corporate culture's role

Can someone who is not a leader be an effective manager? In many situations, it probably is possible to be an effective manager without being a leader, but doing so would require additional skill and effort in other management areas to compensate for comparative shortcomings in leadership skills.

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Bob Nardelli's leadership philosophy of hands-on management and continuous improvement

Is 'big brother' watching you on a closed-circuit television set? Perhaps, if you're shopping at Home Depot. But the purpose of CEO Bob Nardelli's surveillance is not only to track store theft, although that is what the television cameras were originally designed to do.

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Ed Zander's transformational leadership at Motorola

What would be an effective vision statement for Motorola? It seems that since this article has been written, Motorola went a bit further and started defining its vision statement.

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Joshua's leadership succession and role as prophet in Israel

After the death of Moses, Joshua found himself assuming the role as leader of the entire Jewish nation.

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Personal reflection on team leadership and communication skills

Consisting of both leadership and creative input, my contributions to the team project were considerable. My core strengths include punctuality, focus, clarity, and organization. From day one I enthusiastically contributed my opinions relative to the project.

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Oil company leadership and the ethics of rising gas prices

Managing change is one of the most vital aspects of organizational leadership, and the crisis over gas prices indicates that organizations most affected by the rise in gasoline and transportation prices have not planned ahead and adjusted their profit-taking accordingly.

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Bob's leadership approach to managing a workplace conflict

The first time we met was by accident, in the elevator as I was going up to go to the interview, and we exchanged a few pleasantries. He reacted positively to our chance discussion about the weather and how nice it was to walk to work.

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Tom Peters' leadership philosophy and transformational approach

Colonial Lit leader such as Tom Peters is often quoted as to how to succeed as a business leader.

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The evolving leadership role of modern teachers

It has been a long time since teachers only spent time in their classrooms and with their students and rarely met with other staff members -- except for a quick bite to eat in the teachers' lunchroom.

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Triadic teacher leadership in school improvement and social justice

Improvement and Social Justice: A Triadic Model of Teacher Leadership." The Educational Forum. Retrieved 24 Feb 2007 at http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4013/is_200404/ai_n9406443

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