Leadership
Essays

Discover and/or create an image, poem, quote, or selection of music that symbolizes, or speaks to you of, what it means to be a caring nurse in the organizational context. Describe why you have selected this symbol.

Taino Indians used to inhabit the island, which was named by Christopher Columbus Hispaniola for at least 5,000 years prior to his discovery of America for the Europeans. The inhabitants of Taino were very gentle,…

¶ … creative thinking are important tools that can help a person in both their professional and their personal lives. As Pascal said, "We are but thinking reeds, but because we know, we are superior to the universe.

As Chapter 7 begins, Charlie, who has had a "crummy year," is in the midst of a "bad day" and a "bad month," suddenly learns that "all midlevel managers" and those managers below midlevel must "reapply for their jobs."…

Being a leader in an educational setting doesn't simply mean being in charge, being the one that organizes activities, or having an advanced degree. Being a leader in a learning community requires important skills that…

¶ … leadership behavior is based on traits so much as I see that traits reflect a leader's behavior. There is little doubt that certain traits such as the Big Five need to be present in all leaders to some degree, the…

The case study, Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard, presents a portrait of an evolving organization that moved from its earliest base as a small privately owned company, with a single manufacturing focus, to a multinational conglomerate with multiple lines of business. Like many start-ups, in the early years, the company ethos exemplified that of its entrepreneurial founders. Entrepreneurs are often characterized by their capacity to have a hand in all facets of the organization, including human resources, and this was the situation at Hewlett-Packard for several decades. The case study presents a scenario in which the new CEO must address task force findings and questions about the viability of "the HP Way" and its role in employee engagement, strategic planning for the multinational context in which Hewlett-Packard now competes, and the evolution of a mature company in a mature industry. That Hewett-Packard has changed over the years, morphing into an organizational structure that bears little resemblance to its original form, is not surprising. Nor is the distress that long-time employees feel with regard to these changes. The case study spins in the direction of communicating the inevitability of the company's evolution, given the degree of change in the competitive landscape. After all, the case study seems to implore, how could Hewlett-Packard be the same when it has gone through so many iterations that is not even in the same business? Moreover, the case study presents a thorough enough summary of the corporate history of Hewlett-Packard that the iterations stand out against a background of technological changes that acted as catalysts for the company's redefinitions.

Ethical behavior in the context of Bob Filner's sexual harassment charges

This paper is an admissions essay, this one to the finance program at the Sloan School of Management. The essay's tone therefore is straightforward, in the manner of an executive, speaking without fluff or flourish. The case is made succinctly that this person would make a great contribution to the school.

Steps to promote interdisciplinary care in the clinic to improve quality and continuity of care for clients