Leaders
Essays

¶ … Integration of Quantitative Methods in U.S. Society

In the age of modernism, two world wars consequently occurred, which were primarily motivated by a main aggressor: Germany. World War I occurred under circumstances that are somewhat different from the motivations…

The Roman civilization is one of the best known cultures ever to have existed, but, similar to all great empires, the Romans had been overwhelmed by invading nations wanting to rob them of their values.

Plato should always be discussed in a conversation that has to do with the theories surrounding leadership, because Plato deals with ethics in many of his writings, and ethics are vital to proper leadership.

Nurturing Entrepreneurship to Create a Learning Organization

George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm, is commentary against socialism. Orwell uses these farm animals to make points about politics and people, all of which are not good or hopeful. The novel explores good intentions and…

It is so difficult to measure the effectiveness of leaders for a couple of reasons. The performance of the organization is tied to a number of other variables, which vary in intensity and in their relationship to the…

The French revolution was an important time period for the French people in 1789. This order is an annotated bibliography of sources that provide information in regards to the revolution. The sources allow one to understand and immerse themselves to that specific time period. From the sources one is able to understand what led to the revolution and how the revolution ended.

It is often said a manager is what one does, and a leader is who one is. Leadership theorists, experts and practitioners agree that leadership, especially the turbulent 21rst century, is more driven by unanticipated change that strict, formal execution. Leaders who are effective today have the ability to keep their organizations agile, goal-focused and moving forward to attaining challenging objectives despite formidable obstacles and uncertainty. Transformational leaders in the 21rst century nurture and foster creativity and a high level of autonomy, mastery and purpose on the part of their teams (Cheung, Wong, 2011). The growing reliance on virtual teams and the need for creating and sustaining trust within them, transformational leaders are called upon to do more than just accomplish tasks, they are expected to lead entire teams beyond their current levels of performance to higher levels of achievement (Andressen, Konradt, Neck, 2012). The combining forces of greater economic pressure on organizations and the need for greater accuracy and speed in new product development is leading many organizations to create virtual teams that are thinly staffed with highly qualified professions, with many having over a decade of experience in their own fields (Andressen, Konradt, Neck, 2012). The role of the transformational leader has also changed markedly in the 21rst century as well. Now, leaders are expected to maintain teams at high performance levels while also ensuring they stay agile enough to respond to market fluctuations and changes in direction of their firms. To attain this level of agility, the best transformational leaders infuse a very high level of autonomy, mastery and purpose into their organizations, creating a culture of self-driven motivation and long-term learning (Cheok, Eleanor, OHiggins, 2012). It takes a transformational leader to be able to attain this very high level of performance however, a manager acting in an authoritarian or even transactional leadership style will not be able to accomplish this. The prerequisites and foundational elements of a transformational leader enable and accentuate a very high degree of autonomy, mastery and purpose. These foundational elements of transformational leadership have been proven through decades of research and empirical study, and have been underscored in importance due to the pace of severity of change occurring in the 21rst century with teams and what they are expected to accomplish.

To date, ASEAN Member States have established their own interaction programmes at bilateral level, it is therefore necessary to elevate these activities to the regional level. This is to ensure that all ASEAN Member States continue to benefit from the sharing of capacity from these interaction programmes and towards achieving the stated aspiration of becoming, ‘One Vision, One People, One Community.' Clearly, one way to help achieve this aspiration is to engage in cross-cultural activities that can help citizens of the ASEAN Member States better understand their counterparts in other Member States in ways that will promote the concept of ‘One Community.'