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School leadership response to parental custody disputes and student safety

Public schools are increasingly facing new challenges in today's present-day society, such as privacy laws, food allergies, increased student violence, and, discipline of students, increased psychological problems, custody procedures.

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Charismatic leadership, traditionalism, and ethnic conflict in society

The word charisma has a Greek origin and it means "gift," especially referring to a gift from the gods. Powers that could not be explained in regular understanding were called charisma.

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Transformational leadership theory applied to manager performance

Transformational leadership theory, according to one of the founding theorists Bernard Bass, occurs when a leader "transforms, or changes, his or her followers in three important ways that together result in followers trusting the leader, performing behaviors that contribute to the achievement of…

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Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Challenge: mobilizing others to achieve organizational success

The book by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner - the Leadership Challenge - has launched these two management and HR consultants into a highly visible and very successful position as "experts" on leadership.

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Teacher leadership and student growth through passion and self-improvement

Teacher Leadership Teacher leadership is critical for the long-term growth of educational quality, consistency, and development of students' potentials.

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Essential leadership skills and competencies for effective CEOs

An outstanding CEO of any organization must possess several qualities with regard to leadership. They must above all be leaders who recognize strengths and weaknesses in both people and plans and effectively delegate resources and responsibilities accordingly.

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Business leadership through community involvement and customer service

My intended major is business administration. My volunteer and work experience as well as my education have inspired me and taught me many valuable lessons. Most importantly, I have learned that business needs to do far more than just running operations efficiently to become successfully.

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Situational leadership approach and contingency theory in management

'Situational leaders are able to adapt their leadership style to fit their followers and situations in which they are working' (Erven 2001). It promotes a varied and realistic view of the problems in the business organization.

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Authentic leadership and organizational failure: the Enron case study

Throughout history, effective leadership has been playing a major role in determining the underlying amounts of motivation and clarity that an organization will have.

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Transformative leadership and President Obama's 2008 campaign

Even President' Obama's harshest critics admit that his 2008 campaign for the White House mobilized a new generation of young people to become involved in politics. It also encouraged many jaded older Americans to participate in an electoral process they felt had excluded them.

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