...LEADERSHIP If you ask someone in the military what is leadership, you are bound to receive a couple different responses. For instance, someone might give you the Army definition of the word which is; the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and or improve the organization. Or maybe you get the response that would sound something like this; leadership is the acronym for the seven Army Values. Loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. Even if you do not receive one of those two responses, I can guarantee that the answer you are given reference quotes from the NCO 2020 Strategy or ADP 6-22 (Army Leadership). Regardless of...
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...Gabriel Rodriguez Professor Kimpel December 4, 2011 SOC 209 In Cornel West’s book “Race Matters” he discusses a few themes and gives his readers on thoughts on African Americans in society. He also speaks out on issues that he believes are very important to black America such as Nihilism, his views and the views of Liberal Structuralists and the conservative behaviorists, and the crisis of no leadership in black America. These to me are the important themes that need to be shown in order for there to be change in society. Before one goes into the views of the two comps and leadership issue one must understand the importance of Nihilism. Nihilism in definition is the total rejection of laws and institutions already established. However West’s makes it more than this as he makes references in his work that it has now become a disease, “ Like alcoholism and drug addiction, nihilism is a disease of the soul”. He continues on making references that this “virus” cannot be completely cured but it can be stopped and have its effects reversed. He believes that this threat of nihilism in black America cannot be stopped merely debates and analyzing the situation but can be controlled by love and care. Through these two cures it will give people a chance to believe that there is hope for the future and give meaning to struggle. With these two factors it supposedly increases the modes of self-valuation and encouraging political resistance in an individual’s community. West’s also...
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...Military Leadership Oliver Maddox Baker College This essay will journey through the never ending evolution of military leadership and how it has evolved into what is used to lead the world’s best fighting force. Areas such as wartime, peacetime and the global war on terrorism leadership will be explored. Why has leadership changed over the years and what were the lessons learned in during the development of this modern day leadership, will be answered in this essay. They will hopefully take away a better understanding how and why military leaders lead the way that they do. According to (Laurence, 2011) Today’s military leaders, more so than political leaders and corporate executives, face overwhelming volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. In addition to the leadership demands posed by the in extremis conditions of warfare, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan require cultural competencies as well. In the military one does not simply sign up to be a leader. For an officer, they have to first get a degree from a college and be accepted into a military officer program or graduate one of the vigorous military academies. The enlisted side of the military also has to attend and successfully graduate various leadership schools as they progress in rank. These schools are designed to prepare the enlisted member as they embark on the levels of Non-Commissioned Officer and Senior Enlisted Non-Commissioned Officer. From the first day of basic training, leadership is a big...
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...the reason why subject like International Business were introduce. While doing business in one country along with knowing their culture it is also very important to know about their leadership pattern. It will help to manage their human resource well. If we go for a cross cultural analysis about the four given countries (Japan, United States of America, India and United Kingdom we will find varity and similarity in case of leadership issues along with other factors. Japan “Business leadership is at the core of Asian economic development”, says HBS professor D. Quinn Mills. The rapid economic development of Asia in recent decades is one of the most important events in history. Compared to western countries Asian countries always lag behind in case of resources, except one. And that was human resource. Japan realized that and converted it into their competitive advantage. In case of industrialization Japan stands in one row with many other developed countries in the world. How they reach this position to know that we have take a look in the inside of their organization. Japan has contemporary hybrid culture, which combines influences from Asia, Europe, and North America This makes Japanese are a very collectivist society, where the culture is to respect, working together and being a good member the group he or she belongs. This is the reason why they tend to follow participative leadership approach. The participative leadership approach is a style of leadership in which employees...
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...HIV/AIDS, illiteracy, underdevelopment or any other imaginable problem. Africa’s major problem is lack of good and effective leadership. Effective leadership is a pivotal element in the success of any group. Without this skill every attempt of development is at risk of dilapidating, staying dwarfed or not taking off at all. It is indubitable that the need for effective leadership in Africa is skyrocketing. It is bad leadership that has led to most of the problems that Africa is facing. Why do Africans languish in poverty yet Africa is so rich with natural resources? Why is brain drain on the rise in Africa? Why are our skilled intellectuals deserting mama Africa? Why is Africa isolated from social and economic development while other continents are developing at the speed of light? Do our leaders ever stop and think about the genesis of all these? We must stop whining, complaining and blaming the West for our problems but look at what we can do to salvage the pitiable situation. The solution lies in good leadership. Africa needs more than just foreign aid to solve her problems. If foreign aid would develop anywhere then Africa would be the most developed continent in the world because Africa has been awash in foreign aid. But that’s not the case. Africa’s medicine is good leadership; leadership that can channelize socio-economic development, a leadership that is visionary and is passionate about alleviating the myriad of challenges facing this lovely continent, while setting their...
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...nbjytr fggvfghfghfhfv fu gfd His favourite questions start with “why.” Why should employees feel compelled to read their emails on Sunday evening, but can’t go to the movies on Monday afternoon? Why should they take work home, but can’t bring their kids to the office? Why should they have to sit for hours in traffic getting to the head office? Brazilian businessman Ricardo Semler loves to question everything. His guiding principle? If you want creative employees, don’t smother them with ridiculous rules. For 25 years, Semler has been putting into practise what increasing numbers of modern management gurus are now preaching. He heads a democratic company, Semco, where employees set their hours, determine their salaries and choose their bosses. Managers don’t have secretaries, reserved parking spaces or even desks. There is minimal bureaucracy. No IT or human-resources departments. No mission statement, no five-year plan. Meetings are voluntary and every employee has a say in everything. Once, when Semler organized a meeting to discuss developing a speedier dishwasher for the consumer market, no one showed up. And the idea was shelved. Semco was a traditionally managed engineering company when the young Ricardo Semler took over from his father. He was just 22 and had brought philosophical conflicts with his father to a climax: The son demanded that Semco steer away from its activities as a shipbuilding supplier and abandon autocratic management in favour of decentralization...
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...Management and Leadership Paper Kayla Burton April 28th, 2014 MTG/230 Dana Parsons “It’s not just the creation of results that makes good leadership. Good leaders are able to deliberately create challenging results by enlisting the help of others” (SIYLI). We deal with the concept of leadership in our ever day lives whether it comes to our families, jobs, school, even social groups. We also have all dealt with a leader that shouldn’t have been put in charge and that’s why it’s important to acknowledge what it takes to be a good leader. Leadership is a complicated and all-encompassing task. There are several qualities that are the backbone of being a successful leader. Honesty When you are in a leadership position people are looking to you for example. The example you set is the one they will follow and that is why it’s important to make honest and ethical behavior a value in your business. Communication Leaders will have to delegate specific tasks, let people know of goals, keep their employees accountable and so communication is a must just like it is in any successful relationship. Communicating to your employees the when, what, why and how of tasks is going to minimize guessing and mistakes and allow your employees to feel secure in their decisions. Sense of Humor Not every day in business is going to be the best and most successful day and when the time comes that you lose a big deal or funds are tight it’s important to keep those stresses to yourself and...
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...Today two of the most important aspects in the workplace are leadership and management. However, one is more important than the other. In the following paper I will be describing why leadership is more important and productive than management by comparing leadership to management. I will be doing this by describing skills required to be a leader along with characteristic traits of a leader. Many people do not understand the differences between the two. Finally, I will be describing why leaders are so important in the workplace by recounting the crucial role that leaders play in making their organizations successful. Leadership is the process of influencing others to achieve group or organizational goals. Management is getting work done through others. The primary difference between leaders and managers is that leaders are concerned with doing the right thing, while managers are concerned with doing things right. Although businesses do need both leaders and managers, primarily most businesses are over managed and underled. Great managers are experts at taking their current organization and optimizing them to accomplish their goals and get their jobs done. They focus on the here and now not the potential of what the future can bring. I once had a manager say to me, "Don't tell me what you can do for me by next year tell me what you can do for me now. He clearly wanted results in the here and now, which is what most managers want, however, that is not enough. Great organizations...
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...26/04/2015 Leadership: Understanding its Global Impact Lecture 7 1. The Integrative approach to understanding leadership: Charismatic, Transformational, Servant 2. Application of Leadership theory to case study – Kevin Rudd What to study for next TEST 2? • Lecture notes - Week 4 to Week 7 • Book Format of Test? • Multiple questions – 10 questions • Subjective question- 1 question • 40 minutes • Will start at 9.15 am / 2.15 pm 1 26/04/2015 QUIZ • How does situational leadership theory build on behavioural leadership theory? 4 Suggested answer: Example of Situational building on Behavioural is Hersey’s model Situational leadership theory builds on the behavioural theory as it introduces the idea that the most appropriate leadership style should be a combination of: • task • relations-oriented behaviour And that key factors in the work situation will determine the emphasis on task and relations behaviour in each combination We now have four possible leadership styles: (See diagram next slide) 5 Situational theory expanding on Behaviour/Style theory Leadership behaviour/style orientation Task Relations Both should be either High/Low – depending on follower maturity 6 2 26/04/2015 Example of Situational building on Behavioural is Hersey’s model Q: What is the right amount of emphasis on task & relations? Ans: It depends on the situation Q: According to Hersey...
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...Leadership is a quality that I pride myself in having. In my life, there are many opportunities for me to express that leadership. I am involved in a number of leadership organizations within my school. I participate in Drama Club, Student Council, KAY Club, Earth Care Club, and my school’s show choir. I am also the Boys Basketball Manager and the Track Manager. By just being involved in such organizations I have taken on a leadership role, but within those organizations there are even bigger leadership roles one could play. For example, I am the dance captain and treasurer for drama club and the second soprano section leader for my show choir group. This is only my second year in drama club and in show choir, but I can say that I have worked...
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...The purpose of having a SONA is to report the economical stability of our country. But, does our country are now more progressive than before? Do we commit the main goal of the main goal of our president which is the straight path in achieving such ideal state? These questions always come into my mind as I watch and listen to the SONA of our president. Let us all notice the achievements of President Aquino as I summarized his last State of the Nation Address. The president of the Philippines, President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino conducted his most important SONA last July 5, 2015. He started by a peaceful greetings. The Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway ( MCX ) was opened and approved in his administration wherein, they pay 925 million pesos in giving the privilege to make the infrastructure into a reality. President Aquino blames the past administration during the leadership of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He mentioned all the anomalies during the leadership of Arroyo. Based on my own opinion, we blame the part administrations. But instead, as a President, why should you do your first step in order to change that makes our country more progressive? In fact, in politics, there's on perfect administration. It depends on how a President should showcase his promises during his candidacy. Besides, the more he keeps on blaming the past administration, the more he proofs that his leadership wasn't enough. After all, there's no Gloria Arroyo in this world, he wouldn't get any idea with regards to...
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...Ravaswami strongly disagrees with the need for a leadership program for the company that was proposed by the director of operations Ms. Florence Forsythe. Mr. Ravaswami stated that Ms. Forsythe was not at all concerned about the company’s interest but her concerns were more of a personal agenda to discredit him personally and push the theories of the Aspen Institute. In this paper I will analyze and evaluate the business proposal by applying the 10 step model of critical thinking that was discussed in the, Asking the Right Questions (Browne & Keeley, 2012). The steps that was discussed was 1) Finding out what are the issues and the conclusions; 2) Identifying What are the reasons; 3) Identifying which words or phrases are ambiguous; 4) What are the values and descriptive assumptions; 5) Checking to see if there are any fallacies in the reasoning; 6) How good is the evidence; 7) Are there any rival causes; 8) Are the statistics Deceptive; 9) What significant information is omitted; and finally 10) what reasonable conclusions are possible. Issues and Conclusions The issue that was discussed in the Memo sent by the vise president of Human Resource[s] Mr. Anil Ravaswami dated October 10, 2012 to the CEO Ms. Cynthia Castle was to decide if Cliffside Holdings Company of Massapequa should or shouldn’t develop a leadership development program for its Junior Financial Executives in order for future advancement. The leadership development program was recommended by the...
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...LEADERSHIP APPROACHES AND MODELS Introduction This paper introduces two models that support innovation in today’s business world. The Transformational Leadership Model and the Situational Model. Both models are described in depth and show how they can be used in today`s diverse workforce. The Discovery and Delivery Skills describes how the research in the Innovators DNA provides an inside look into how you can become more innovative. In today`s fast pace get it done era, innovation is key in the success of any business. Leadership is vitally important and to combine styles and models to achieve success is needed in today`s market. Discovery and Delivery is an area where every leader or potential leader must take a look at their own strengths and weakness and reevaluate what they need to do to improve. Leadership Models that Support Innovation in Organizations Transformational Leadership Model: Transformational leadership theory, started with the works of Burns and was later researched and supported by Bass. Bass took the concepts of Burns into a more operational working model that is commonly referred to as the Transformational Leadership Model. Five categories were established originally in the works of Bass and Avolio; they were idealized influence as: attributed charisma, behavioral charisma, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration (Antonakis and House, 2014). With the five parts idealized influence/attributed...
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...Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, isn’t one of the most sought after bases in the Air Force by any stretch. In fact, the people that actually do want to come here are met with a dumbfounded look and the question, “Why?” Most of the individuals that request to be stationed here are usually natives of the area and want to be close to family. Personally, I don’t mind it. I have found several new hobbies since calling Wyoming home. However, the majority of my co-workers despise the base and the area. Now let me give you a little background on my job. I am a member of the 90th Security Forces Squadron, we are the military police for the base. Our duties include, base law enforcement, Weapon Storage Area security, and gate guard duties. Now you see, here in Wyoming the winters can be somewhat harsh. The temperature regularly drops into the single digits and into the negatives with the wind-chill. We don’t regularly get weekends or holidays off, on occasion our days off may happen to be on a weekend or holiday, but it is rare. We do not consider ourselves part of the “Regular” Air Force due to the fact that all other career fields get to work indoors and always have weekends and holidays off. Now I say all of this not to complain, but to help you understand why I feel our unit may not have the best morale. The number one strategy for boosting morale begins with managers and supervisors. Managers and supervisors set the emotional tone for the workplace. In our unit, most of the...
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...Introduction. Drawing on the results of an extraordinary 2-year Accenture study of emerging business leaders, this book shows why the skills of today's global leaders won't be enough and why tomorrow's leaders won't resemble today's. Goldsmith and his co-authors first identify five new "factors of leadership" and their implications: global thinking, appreciation of diversity, technological savvy, and willingness to partner and openness to sharing leadership. They explain what it will mean to lead in an era where intellectual capital is the dominant source of value; how to lead people whose backgrounds and values may be radically dissimilar from yours; and why achieving personal self-mastery is now a fundamental prerequisite for leading others. Marshall Goldsmith is one of the world's foremost authorities in helping leaders achieve positive, measurable change. Ranked a Wall Street Journal "Top 10" executive development consultant and profiled by The New Yorker, he is one of an elite few that has worked with over 50 CEOs. He also co-edited The Leader of the Future, The Organization of the Future and Global Leadership. The Next Generation is a summary of two years of knowledge acquisition, research, and interviews sponsored by Accenture and concluded in partnership with Marshall Goldsmith and his colleagues in the Alliant International University. This book also builds upon valuable contributions by Warren Bennis and John O'Neil. Who Can Benefit. This book is unique. Instead of...
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