WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE‚ TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS: Lilian Mapuranga‚ Science and Technology Officer‚ Department of Nanotechnology‚ Ministry of Science and Technology Development ABSTRACT Despite the great strides in women empowerment and emancipation there is still a gap of women in leadership positions in the science‚ engineering and technology and mathematics (STEM). Data in Zimbabwe‚ obtained from the Draft Status of the Science‚ Technology and Innovation in Zimbabwe document show that
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Some Thoughts on Leadership by Don C. Bramlett‚ PE‚ SMIEEE IEEE Region 4 Director 2009-2010 Southeastern Michigan Section DTE Energy – Project Engineer Workshop Content Introduction • Definition of Leadership • Interpersonal Effectiveness Leadership • Attributes of a Leader • Differences between management skills and leadership skills • Being a Leader • Holistic Communications Workshop Content Interpersonal Communications • Personal Interactive Skills • Jungian type personality indicators •
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ASSIGNMENT 1 (a) “Although leadership is situational‚ some traits‚ skills and characteristics contribute to leadership effectiveness in many situations‚” (Dubrin‚ 1992). Analyse this statement giving examples of an organisation you are familiar with. (30) INTRODUCTION Leadership can be termed effective‚ whenever group or activities are required; the emergence of a leader becomes imminent. A group always works effectively when there is a leader to guide the members and keep them motivated
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Misty Harrison Professional Communication on Interdisciplinary Teams and a Nurse’s Duty San Jacinto College Central School of Nursing April 9‚ 2013 Professor Ashworth The news bulletin I found is from the July 2012 issue Vol. 43 No.3. It focuses on the importance of communication and patient safety. A nurse cannot do his/her job safely without proper‚ professional communication with the entire interdisciplinary team. The interdisciplinary team is most often composed of a RN‚ APRN‚ LVN‚ Physician
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similarities between the accepted theories of management and leadership. In a conclusion summarise the key examples known to you‚ drawing upon evidence from an organisation familiar to yourself. There has been extensive discussion on the emergence of leadership in contrast to management over recent years. Large companies with growing management structures have only been prevalent since the Industrial Revolution‚ just over 150 years ago. Theory of leadership is relatively recent. Globalisation and the fast
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Unit 11 Leadership and Motivation “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders‚ not more followers.” Ralph Nader There are at least two major influences that affect how individuals perform in their environment. These influences include: i) the type of leadership that exists‚ and ii) personal motivation. While neither is scientific in nature‚ there is significant research that identifies some theories and general conclusions about why people perform‚
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Leadership Vision Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 504: Leadership & Nursing Practice Summer Semester 2011 Leadership Vision What is an organization without a vision? The vision objective puts the organizations values and goals into simplified terms every member of the team can understand and share. The same holds true for our own personal goals and aspirations. We should develop our own personal vision statements to ensure
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Max DePree’s book “Leadership is an art” represents an important contribution to the area of leadership‚ both from a theoretical and practical point of view. The approach of the author is a humanitarian one. The focus is being made on the philosophical aspects of the theme‚ even if there are numerous pragmatic pieces of advice and recommendations included in the book. Leadership is a process and a concept of fundamental importance for the area of management today. It is a concept of high complexity
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experiences. Leaders come in all forms of varieties‚ genders‚ ethnicity and descriptors like Carranza. Carranza didn’t stopped to think about some of the leaders that have inspired her or even some that have infuriated her‚ the qualities of her good leadership skills became apparent through her professional growth with UPS. When we think about the characteristic of a leader in today’s dynamic environment‚ we often think of leaders that are ever-changing. In my opinion a prime example of this was and/or
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June 2012 Seven Steps for Effective Leadership Development Seven Steps for Effective Leadership Development Introduction ....................................................................................... 1 Leadership Challenges in Business ................................................... 3 Elements of Leadership Development Programs ............................... 5 1. Determine the Best Leadership Style for Your Organization ...... 7 2. Identify Current and Potential Leaders
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