leadership can be described as "keeping the ship afloat." Transactional leaders use disciplinary power and an array of incentives to motivate employees to perform at their best. A transactional leader generally does not look ahead in strategically guiding an organization to a position of market leadership; instead‚ these managers are solely concerned with making sure everything flows smoothly today. A transformational leader goes beyond managing day-to-day operations and crafts strategies for taking
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old question. Are leaders made or are they born? My belief on this – I believe that a leader is made‚ not born. Why do I say that? Before going further‚ lets be clear on one distinction – when we say a leader is made‚ it does not mean that someone can be taught to become a leader by attending leadership courses. While it helps‚ it is not enough. Warren Bennis (a leading leadership researcher) believes that one cannot be taught to become a leader but one can learn to become a leader over the years through
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Everyone is different and everyone has different motivators for certain aspirations in their life. Andrea Howard’s motivation sparked from an interesting perspective. Some little sisters look at their older siblings and strive to be just like them‚ Howard looked at her older brother and decided she wanted to play softball so she could beat him at something. Howard is the youngest child of three and grew up in a family that bonded over sports chat and quality time. Although her and her brother are
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Ethical Dimension in Transformational Leadership Anona Armstrong Centre for International Corporate Governance Research Victoria University‚ Australia Anona.Armstrong@vu.edu.au Nuttawuth Muenjohn RMIT University‚ Australia Abstract Few empirical studies have been done that directly address the underlying values that drive leadership or distinguish its ethical dimensions. As a result the development of a theory about how values and ethics affect transformational leadership lacks empirical
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The Jung Typology Test says that I am an INTJ. After reading and studying my various preference‚ I see how most of it fits. However‚ I also feel that I do not fit squarely into all of the boxes. Be that as it may‚ this project has allowed me to understand myself better and hopefully work on some of weaknesses. Step 1 Introduction Taking the Jung Typology Test and delving into the various personalities and types has been a fascinating journey. The results of my test was a moderate preference for
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THE LEADER WITH VISION: THE OPTIMISTIC LEADER INTRODUCTION This paper shall be discussed in four parts as follows: • Articulating Your Vision • Living Your Vision • Influence Others With Positive Attitude • Conclusion A leader is someone who guides others. One who assumes t he position of responsibility over the conduct of others that he is leading. Vision on the other hand is “a picture formed in the mind; something conjured up in the imagination without being related to facts.”
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Pseudo-Transformational and Transforming Leadership in the Public Safety Environment Ernest J. Rieux‚ Jr. PSF8602 – Theories of Leadership 3100 Tulane Ave. 284 New Orleans‚ LA 70119 Dr. John Hawkins ejrieux@yahoo.com Today’s leaders are faced with many obstacles that either makes or breaks them in their roles as leaders. The questions and concerns about how leaders should act‚ how they should lead and even how much experience they may have as a leaders
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provide different insights on how leaders work in an effective manner (Alcorn‚ 2003: 106). Leadership styles and methods differ from each other‚ but effective leadership improves procedures of organizational diagnosis and communication within the workplace for the development of better and more reliable business performance. An effective leader is not confined or judged by styles and approaches used‚ but the impact and result of that leadership style. Effective leaders face fast-changing workplace
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According to Stone‚ Russell & Patterson‚ (2003)‚ transformational leadership is a kind of leadership style that can inspire and stimulates positive changes in individuals that follows. Transformational leaders are usually emotionally intelligent‚ energetic‚ passionate‚ and fervent. Transformational leader also concentrated on assisting every follower of the group succeed as well. Transformational leaders are individuals‚ who encourage and inspire followers together to attain astonishing values and
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Seeing to the mass immigration trend‚ Andrea Levy’s parents packed up for England. Andrea levy’s parents arrived from Jamaica to Britain in 1948 on the ‘empire Windrush’. Her father‚ Mr. Winston‚ was among the first wave of Immigrants who had their families hauled on a boat of 492 backpackers. They all wanted to taste the widely heard ‘Better Opportunity’. Andrea’s mother was a teacher by profession‚ and London was a harsh place for her to set her feet. Andrea Levy’s life was full of hitches. She
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