made him the keeper of the war god‚ Kukailimoku. He had many warriors and he also had foreign advisors that taught him foreign battle strategies and how to use foreign weaponry. Kamehameha was an effective leader because he was intelligent and caring. One of the reasons Kamehameha was an effective leader was because he was intelligent. Kamehameha was intelligent because he made people whom he trusted completely‚ governors of various islands and he kept people who he had some suspicions
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A Complicated Fellow John C Maxwell says‚ “Effective leaders sacrifice much that is good in order to dedicate themselves to what is best.” and George Foreman says “Without appreciation and respect for other people‚ true leadership becomes ineffective‚ if not impossible.” You can apply these two quotes to the Greek drama‚ Oedipus Rex‚ written by Sophocles. In the play‚ Oedipus is the king of Thebes and his city is plagued by infertility and famine. Oedipus receives word that someone in the city is
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What Does It Take to Be an Effective Leader? What does it take to be an effective leader in today’s fast paced and ever changing world? A leader must be able to move quickly from one agenda to another. A leader must be able to inspire a person or a group of people to want to do their best. A definition of leadership can be‚ “A relationship through which one person influences the behavior of other people” ( Mullins‚ p. 904 ). One of the biggest problems that a leader in any organization has to deal
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Effective Leader Essay Thousands of years ago‚ Polynesians traveled across the Pacific Ocean to discover the islands that we call Hawai`i. It is a chain of eight islands that are named Hawai`i‚ Mau`i‚ Moloka`i‚ Kaho`olawe‚ Lana`i‚ O`ahu‚ Kaua`i and Ni`ihau. Kamehameha‚ the adopted nephew of Kalani`opu`u‚ conquered all of them by killing opposing chiefs and finally uniting all of them under one rule. He ruthlessly led his army to attack anyone in his way of taking control of the islands. Kamehameha
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As Henry A. Kissinger says‚ “The task of a leader of a leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.” Kissinger means‚ a leader will put his people over himself to get them somewhere better. In the greek drama‚ Oedipus Rex‚ written by Sophocles shows a tragic hero who is an effective leader. King Oedipus is an effective leader because he wants to do the best for his town and family. Oedipus is an effective leader because he wants to do the best for his town. After
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Josh Speed Mgt 122 Paper 8 May 2‚ 2014 Becoming an Effective Leader We have a close family friend that is a leadership development coach. He had a highly successful career working for IBM‚ and followed that with his current company. As the President and CEO of Alpine Link Corporation‚ he has garnered much respect as an executive coach‚ management consultant‚ author‚ and speaker on topics such as leadership‚ consultative selling‚ self-improvement‚
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Thomas Paine: The Most Effective Leader “These are times that try men’s souls.” This quote is one of the most famous in American history‚ written by the illustrious Thomas Paine. This quote is from one of his most famous pamphlets‚ "The American Crisis". This quote is only the beginning of the lasting impact Thomas Paine has made on not only the U.S‚ but on the entire world. He truly is the most effective leader. Thomas Paine‚ as many of you know‚ has written many pamphlets. “Common Sense”‚ “The
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Becoming an Effective Leader Learner name: Section 1: Understand own ability to fulfil key responsibilities of the leadership role. An evaluation of my own ability to use a range of leadership styles‚ in different situations and with different types of people‚ to fulfil the leadership role. There are in essence‚ four core leadership theory groups [1]‚ which are: Trait theories‚ Behavioural theories‚ Contingency theories and Power and influence theories. I strongly believe that a leader must be adaptable
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is believed to have never been driven by the riches or the fame that followed his success. Jobs was clearly obsessed with the products that his company rolled out‚ and pursued them to the minutest detail. Was he an effective leader? Yes‚ Jobs proved his ability to be an effective leader over a long period of time. With Apple Computer‚ CEO Steve Jobs was part of the leadership that created a steady stream of “insanely great” products: the Apple II‚ the original Macintosh computer‚ and the iPod‚ iPhone
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whether leaders are born or made‚ one thing is for sure‚ you must prepare yourself for a leadership role. You must prepare to lead and be led whether it’s within the home or work place or business environment. But how can you prepare yourself to lead? There a few steps that you can consider as you prepare more effectively to lead. Be a leader not a manager. What’s the difference? Leaders inspire‚ motivate those working ‘under’ them or with them while managers mostly administer. A leader will innovate
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