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Sam Walton's transformational leadership and innovations in discount retail supply chains

The emergence of Wal-Mart as a global force in discount retailing is in large part due to the vision and commitment to continual process improvement that its founder and CEO, Sam Walton had.

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Fitting in after organizational leadership change and demotion

Reflect on an experience (eg. group/team work, job experience, college choice, etc.) where you felt like you just didn't fit in. Using the material from the video lecture and class, explain what caused this feeling. What could have been done differently to make the situation better?

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Steve Jobs' visionary leadership and reality distortion field

If I were to spend a day with anyone in the world, past or present, I would choose Apple CEO Steve Jobs. He went from having an unexceptional background and education, to being the eventual leader of the most profitable corporation in the world, a corporation that he founded.

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The role of elite leadership in advancing American civil rights

From the beginning of United States history, the fate of blacks, in general, and their respective civil rights have been a disputed issue.

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Mob mentality and leadership failure in Downfall

The actions of Nazi Germany were some of the most inhumane and abominable witnessed in the twentieth century. With so much horror and destruction left after its wake, one has to think -- was it inevitable? Or was the whole scenario avoidable?

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Starbucks airport location leadership and organizational culture

The hectic nature of coffee shops in airports is an excellent location to validate or refute a given company's stated vision, mission and values.

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Wolfgang Keller's leadership and sales strategy at Konigsbrau-TAK

Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (a) by Jon N. Gabarro the dilemmas are presented of having a subordinate, Dmitri Brodsky entirely unsuited for the role of running sales at global brewery leader Konigsbrau's Ukrainian subsidiary, Konigsbrau-TAK a.E.

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Emotional intelligence and transformational leadership in project management success

The most effective project managers have consistently shown a very high level of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in ascertaining what specific tasks needed to be completed at a specific time, while also managing the diverse skill sets of a project team.

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Organizational culture and leadership in new product development projects

Please write on: Traditional Project Management techniques have been shown to be less effective in when used on new product development projects. What, according to Belassi et al.(2006) explains this phenomenon?

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George Washington's maverick leadership traits during the American Revolution

In his book Maverick Military Leaders, Robert Harvey outlines sixteen traits evidenced in the life of most, if not all, maverick military leaders.

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