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Global managers and ethical leadership in a multicultural workplace

The world of business and communication is becoming increasingly global or "flat" as the new term emphasizes.

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Rudolph Giuliani's leadership strategies in his management book

Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, writes about management style and leadership tools in his book, aptly titled Leadership.

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Winston Churchill's leadership and moral authority during World War II

Winston Churchill by John Keegan [...] how Churchill used his charisma in his ability to change political parties when he needed to, and how he was able to stay abreast of world events so as to be able to rally his fellow British countrymen during WWII.

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Gerstner Jr.'s leadership transformation of IBM through customer focus

Louis V. Gerstner Jr.'s non-fictional account, Who Says Elephants Can't Dance, published in 2002 by Harper Business, for a quality improvement project was to provide a virtually unparalleled degree of inspiration and success as modeled upon Gerstner Jr.'s experience with IBM.

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John Gardner's leadership theory and team-based problem-solving

Personal Reflection "On Leadership." Leadership is a concept that has many associations. For most, leadership might be seen as a position of power, where the manager functions as the decision-maker with subordinates who carry out decisions.

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Fiedler's contingency theory applied to non-profit leadership

In evaluating leader-member relations and leadership styles implemented in a non-profit organization, Fred Fiedler's Contingency Theory of Leadership is useful for this specific purpose.

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Learning servant leadership through ranch work and animal rescue

The experiences that have helped shape my life and my philosophy of life took place during the years I spent working on a large ranch. The ranch is a place where work needs to be done every day of the year, including weekends.

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Humor in military leadership: an analysis of armed forces officers

Humor and Leadership" (Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict, 2005), Blane Anderson examines the use of humor by military leaders through a series of interviews with three leaders from the United States Armed Forces.

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Path-Goal leadership theory at Apple and Google

The Path-Goal theory of leadership is a modification on the situational theory of leadership. Both philosophies suggest that appropriate leadership methods are not a one-size-fits-all prescription. Rather, as the 'Path-Goal' name suggests, the leadership path depends on the goal of the leader.

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Paul's conversion and leadership in early Christian ministry

Other than catalyst, what other leadership style did Paul possess? Explain what it meant in the circular community for Paul to hold the coats of those who stoned Stephen.

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