...Courage and Moral Leadership 1 Courage and Moral Leadership Name Class Name Professor Name November 6, 2011 Courage and Moral Leadership Michael R. Bloomberg who is The City of New York 108th Mayor has been in office for eight years. Bloomberg is the first Mayor to amend to New York City’s term limit law, in order to allow him to run for a third term in 2009. Since 2002, he has been the Mayor of New York City and, with a net worth of $18.1 billion in 2011, he is also the 13th-richest person in the United States. As Mayor of New York, Bloomberg declines to receive a city salary, accepting remuneration of $1.00 annually. He is the founder and eighty-eight percent owner of Bloomberg L.P., a financial news and information services media company. Once a lifelong Democratic before seeking office he later switched to the Republican Party and now he is an Independent. Bloomberg despite his followers and outpour for his continued leadership abilities he represents the Independent Party. As the Mayor, he has taken on some of the toughest issues facing millions of New Yorkers. Budget cuts, smoke free zone and gay marriage just to name a few has brought him less support. However, with the courage of a lion and the moral leadership of a beast Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has prevailed in his leadership role. (Purnick 2009) While The City of New York projected budget for fiscal year 2012 may reach $9.3 billion Bloomberg finds ways to cut some of his expenditures. Unfortunately...
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...Courage and Moral Leadership 5/16/14 Dr. Alvin Lee Strayer University Analyze the qualities that mirror courage and moral leadership in the leader, and document those qualities (moral traits) as discussed by Daft (2010) (Chapter 6: Courage and Moral Leadership). Martin Luther King, Jr. was the mirror image of a moral and courageous leader. Dr. King upheld his morality principles as well as set examples for his followers. Dr. King had special virtues in which he lived and they was love, courage, hope amongst others. " Love, courage, hope, non conformity, and impatience were embodied in the sit-ins, boycotts, and marches, in which King himself was often a participant" (Rice 2004). Dr. King wanted his followers to be just and kind and to not use oppression as a crutch. Despite being spit on, sprayed with a hose and verbally assaulted he was able to manage frustration and anger and continue his peaceful rally. Dr. King was not one to hold his tongue especially about issues concerning his people. In one instance researchers say " King lamented Negroes' lack of "initiative," lambasted blacks for spending above their means, and expressed no patience with blacks who had "used their oppression as an excuse for mediocrity" (Rice 2004). King was well disciplined and courageous in his efforts. He spoke courage through to his followers to keep them encourage and give them strength. He believed “courage does not entail indifference to danger any more than it...
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...Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - A Leadership Icon Annise Hawkins Strayer University PAD 515 Dr. Lisa Saye July 30, 2011 What comes to mind when you hear the terms courage, leadership courage, moral leadership and servant leadership? Do you think of an influential person (s) you know? Or do you think in terms of qualities that leaders need to possess in order to be effective? In order to answer those questions, one must understand the definitions of those terms. Courage is “the ability to step forward through fear. Courage doesn’t mean the absence of doubt or fear, but the ability to act in spite of them” (DAFT 2011, p. 181). Leadership courage requires a leader to “reach deep within themselves to find the strength and courage to resist temptations or to stand up for moral principles when others may ridicule them or when they may suffer financially or emotionally for their actions” (DAFT 2011, p. 180. Moral courage is about “distinguishing right from wrong and doing right, seeking the just, the honest, the good, and the right conduct in achieving goals and fulfilling purpose” (DAFT 2011, p. 172). Finally, servant leadership is when “leaders give up control and make a choice to serve employees” (DAFT 2011, p. 175). When I think of these terms, I immediately think of a prominent leader who possessed all these qualities, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was truly a leader in his time. According to Webster’s Dictionary, a leader is “one...
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...United States of America. Obama is so powerful because he has courage, integrity, and one of his best qualities, he has confidence. Barack Obama is a very strong and powerful leader because he has taken control of a country that was falling and helped that country get back on their feet through strong leadership qualities. Barack Obama has many leadership qualities, one of these qualities is his integrity. For those who don't know, (Malcolm Friedberg) "integrity is the act of keeping to your personal morals or ethics." (.) Obama has integrity because he does everything on his terms and the way he likes to do it. A man named Malcolm Friedberg talked about Obamas integrity. (Malcolm Friedberg, from Barack Obamas Integrity)"The man who has the courage to do what's best for all of us, show me the man that will risk losing the election because he won't compromise his values."(JscdClObama.weebly.com) Integrity is one of Obamas best leadership qualities because he will not do anything that is against what he believes to be true, or correct to his values....
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...is one of the greatest collection about leaders separated in time and history space, and analyzing technical aspect of warfare of particular historical time related to Alexander the Great, Arthur Wellesley, U.S. Grant, and Adolph Hitler. The mask of command is a work based on facts, real events, real people, character description, styles, and places separated into four chapters and conclusion. The first chapter, “Alexander the Great and Heroic Leadership”, describe the life, personality and its achievements. Alexander, son of Philip II of Macedon would become known worldwide as founder of Hellenistic world and the most famous general of antiquity what no other could be before or since. The second chapter, “Wellington: the Anti-Hero” examine Wellington’s military career in Britain during the period of his exile in India to its peak of career the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. Moreover, John Keegan talk over Wellington’s numerous rewards and later achievements as Prime Minister of Britain. The third chapter, “Grant and Unheroic Leadership” is focused on military growth of Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant starting with the period of being solder to obtaining the position of commander of the Armies of the United States. Grant take place to become a fundamental supporter to the government’s military cabinet and was entitled as the eighteenth president of the United States. The fourth chapter, “False Heroic: Hitler as Supreme Commander”, is focused on Adolph Hitler, the Third Reich...
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...know and do which do not come naturally but are acquired through continual work and study. Definition of Leadership Leadership is a key ingredient and a vital component for management of an organization, an intangible quality that cannot be taught. Leadership is followership. A good leader leads and guides but does not push. In order to become a good leader, one must possess strong willpower, desire and an innate ability to inspire and motivate others. Leadership is a great challenge in life which makes learning a lifetime activity that is acquired through self-study and continual work. There is no magic for developing quality leaders because there is always more to learn and skills that requires improvement. Leaders improve and get better results by seeking feedback from higher management, subordinates and colleagues and uses it to modify their behaviour. Leadership manifests in projecting one’s expertise that gains the confidence and trust of others. Inspiring and motivating them to increase their level of commitment and aligning their vision for the betterment of an organization. Great leaders can emerge at any level of an organization in every field at any time as everyone has the ability to make a difference in the lives of people they serve and lead. Anyone can become a leader only if the desire and takes effort to do so. Dr. Paul Hersey, defines leadership as “working with and through others to achieve objectives.” Given this definition, anyone in a position whose...
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...REFLECTIONS LEADERSHIP THEORIES AND PRACTICES Leadership is much like a quality we all know when we see it but have a difficult at times describing it. But when I think about leadership it remains me of my experience at National Wholesale as Store manager in Bridgeport with little more than fifty employees on my payroll. As a store manager I feel one reason why I had been so successful and likeable among my employees and the upper management is the way I ran and manager my store and employees. I made use of courage, credibility and conviction to define my leadership as a store manager at National Wholesale in Bridgeport. Leaders are distinguished by their courage to lead and I belief that the most important characteristic as a true leader. I know leadership is tough because is about change, and I initiated lots of changes in the store from employee training, regular performance appraisal with constant feedback and promoting fairness and equality and rewarding hard work and dedication among my employees. Sometimes I do meet with resistance and I tried to stay the course in spite of numerous obstacles and disappointments. Leadership is all about courage, and through courage and will I press on in spite of challenges and criticisms and at the end of the day I’m always the winner. Leadership is all about conviction and having the integrity to live by ones conviction. I tried to show strong values and beliefs and demonstrate these values and convey them to my followers. Finally...
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...Followership Sonia D. Smith Palm Beach State College Abstract Followership is important in order for a corporation to be successful. While the leader of an organization is an important role, a leader has to have followers to lead. This paper will look at what followership is defined as. It will also explore some of the demands on the effective follower and why effective followers are a critical resource for a leader. Followership One of the most important roles in an organization is followership. However, followership would not exist without trust and leadership. A leader is defined as one who “influences relationships among leaders and followers and who intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes” (Daft, 2008). The two positions are entwined. Followers can shape a leaders behavior just like a leader can develop good followers. These roles are proactive and can work together to achieve the vision of the organization. In a time, not too long ago, followership meant to do as you were told and be quiet about it. Followers kept their heads down and did their job and did not ask questions. Recently, an employer’s expectations has changed for followers, and leaders are asking more from their subordinates than before. Everyone is or has been a follower at some time in their life. Even leaders have to have a followership role. For example, a supervisor on a production line has followers reporting to him/her. They in turn have to report to their...
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...MGMT 341 - Ethics in Business Professor Gini Fall 2014 Final Study Guide Prompt #2 • What is leadership? • How would you define a leader? • In your estimation, what are the five key jobs, tasks, and/or responsibilities of being a leader. • Besides B. Clinton, A. Lincoln, G. Washington, or your parents give me a personal example of a good leader. • Why is the Enron case a bad example of leadership? • Why is the Malden Mills case a good example of leadership? Outline What Is Leadership? • Leadership is about inspiring others with confidence to accomplish the vision of the leader, organization, and community. • There is no correct definition of leadership. Leadership is a concept that we are fascinated by yet it is one of the least understood phenomenas of humanity. • Leadership is a trait that can be learned and enhanced with experience, however it is not something that can be just given, otherwise it will lead to failure. Leadership is a talent, like playing the piano, it takes time to cultivate leadership to become effective at inspiring others, much like it takes time for a pianist to be able to stroke the keys perfectly to Mozart’s Requiem. • “Putting a man in charge and calling him a leader is like giving a man a Bible and calling him a preacher. Bestowing the title, doesn't bestow the talent.” - Price Pritchett How would you define a leader? • Leaders have an ability to influence their followers with confidence through effective communication. • Leaders are teachers that set...
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...productivity, among other things, all requiring great deal of knowledge to make informed decisions. These complex decision areas are consequential to an organization’s success, becoming imperative on managers to possess profound understanding and knowledge of how the whole process works in order to effectively discharge their functions and manage the expectations of customers and achieve the organization’s objectives. Another component and equally critical in managerial success is the ability of the manager to deal with his own self-esteem and put a self-check mechanism that will level off his satisfaction from the things he is suppose to be doing. This could mean self-motivation and courage. The ability to remain motivated drives a manager to keep those creativity and productivity juices flowing. Courage, on the other hand, is associated with many things. There is the...
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...productivity, among other things, all requiring great deal of knowledge to make informed decisions. These complex decision areas are consequential to an organization’s success, becoming imperative on managers to possess profound understanding and knowledge of how the whole process works in order to effectively discharge their functions and manage the expectations of customers and achieve the organization’s objectives. Another component and equally critical in managerial success is the ability of the manager to deal with his own self-esteem and put a self-check mechanism that will level off his satisfaction from the things he is suppose to be doing. This could mean self-motivation and courage. The ability to remain motivated drives a manager to keep those creativity and productivity juices flowing. Courage, on the other...
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...Ramses II Military Leadership Kadesh was a city in what is today the country of Syria, an important center of trade in the ancient world. In 1274 BC Pharaoh Ramses II prepared to campaign in the region due to waning influence in Canaan. Though this area had been secured by his father Seti I, it had slipped back under the influence of the Hittite Empire. Gathering an army at the fortress Tharu, Ramses divided it into four divisions called Amun, Ra, Set, and Ptah. To support this force he also recruited a force of sherden mercenaries. Marching north, the Egyptian divisions traveled together along the trade routes they sought to defend while he had some troops along the Syrian coast. As they approached the city of Kadesh, Ramses received false information about the Hittites locations. This lead to an ambush but Ramses was able to gather what troops he had left and fend off the Hittites. Ramses II showed good military leadership because demonstrated some of the characteristics of a military genius discussed by Carl Von Clausewitz such as courage, presence of mind, and strength of character when they were ambushed by the Hittites. However he is not a military genius because he lacked the high intelligence to suspect he received false information about the Hittites location in the first place. In the bulletin and poem for the battle of Kadesh, Ramses was repeatedly compared to gods such as Mont, the god of war. Since the people of ancient Egypt would attribute victories to the intervention...
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...ulfAnglo-Saxon hero Chesley Sullenberger III is hailed a hero for safely landing a US Airways jet in the Hudson River shortly after take-off. A flock of geese knocked out both engines about three minutes after departure leaving all 150 passengers and crew with the sole decision of the pilot to safely land the plane. (PAPP) Amazingly, all 150 passengers were rescued from the cold waters of the river. His demonstration of courage displays his wise decision to crash-land the plane in the freezing water rather than attempting a landing at the airport or on land. With only a few seconds to react to the situation, weighing all the possibilities what would be the safest method for all passengers aboard the plane. His ultimate character of courage is portrayed when he wades through the rising water in the plane, risking his life, to double check all passengers have evacuated the plane before he officially leaves the plane to sink below into the river which shows a man of courage and leadership. In Seamus Heaney’s Beowulf, Beowulf embodies the ideal Anglo-Saxon hero. Beowulf displays heroic characteristics of strength and audacity during combat with the vicious monsters. Through actions, Beowulf displays power and boldness during his battles with the vicious monsters. Young and tough, Beowulf hears of an inexorable creature that goes by the name of Grendel. (ABP) Grendel terrorizes the Danes, a small village, by inflicting constant cruelties on the villagers in the night. His desire...
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...Before you can become a good leader, you must learn how to be an effective follower. Most people start out in the community or workplace as a follower, and few make the transition into a leadership position. What characteristics do individuals who become leaders have that advance them into a leadership role? A good place to start is critical thinking which is imperative for an effective follower to stay mindful of all effects of their behavior and progress in the workplace. Traits like competence and self-management are important for building trust with leaders and coming through on organizational goals. An effective follower must also show commitment to their role in the organization which in turn helps keep morale and efficiency in the workplace high. Most important is courage, stay true to moral and ethical values, and stand up to corrupt superiors when necessary. Individuals with critical thinking skills, courage, competence, commitment, and the ability to self-manage to efficiently achieve organizational goals are effective followers and potential leaders. A follower who displays critical thinking skills is able to contribute to the organizational goal in the workplace, by providing insight on decisions, goals, and contributing constructive criticism to develop better end results. Effective followers add creativity to their work and inspire others to contribute creative and innovative ideas to the organization. Strong followers give input and contribute, but they also realize...
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...a. BASED ON THE STORY OF DAVID (AS NARRATED IN THE BIBLE TEXTS) RELATE IT TO THE PHRASE “LEADERS ARE MADE NOT BORN”. EXPLAIN THOROUGHLY. Most leaders acquired their leadership ability through academic learning, training and actual experience in life. With these, we can say that leaders are made not born. Even though you have the ability lead, still you need to develop and improve this ability through training and learning with actual experience, with actual encounter in the challenges in life and with interaction to the group you been leading. As with David, his ability was developed thru experience, as a shepherd, his leadership ability was molded with everyday interaction with his father’s goats and sheep. With using his club he make them follow him and obey what he intended to say. And as a leader he also learned how to protect them even facing big animals like lions and bears. b. HOW DID DAVID’S EXPERIENCES (CITE THOSE EXPERIENCES) AS A SHEPHERD CONTRIBUTED TO HIS VICTORY OVER GOLIATH? David had confidence in his ability because of his past experience fighting lions and bears while guarding his father’s goats and sheep. He used that past experience to fight Goliath. He is so persistent to fight Goliath and insisted that fighting Goliath is no difference with fighting lions and bears. He sighted that when a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock; he goes after it with his club and rescues the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on him, he catches...
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