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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Do Effective Managers Also Need To Be Good Leaders? Remember the difference between a boss and a leader: A boss says‚ "Go!" a leader says‚ "Let’s go!" - E.M. Kelly In order to answer the above question‚ we first need to define managers and leaders. Each of who have their roles defined. Then‚ we should compare the differences and similarities between the two‚ and determine if effective managers need to be good leaders. A manager is one who gets things done through other people‚ in order
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Years ago‚ Oscar Wilde wrote that “The only good thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself”. However‚ when in practice‚ good advice helps immensely with making good decisions‚ while ignoring said advice may cause problems. The ignorance of good advice perpetuates itself more than ever in military history. Throughout the ages‚ military leaders have intentionally ignored good advice and acted against it‚ causing said leaders to suffer significant losses. This rejection
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What are the qualities of a good leader? A good leader is someone who listens to their constituents and incorporates what is said into the politics of the group. Someone who is honest and loyal to their people. Someone who works hard to maintain equality for all beings‚ no matter race or gender. In the novel Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ the leaders of this proposed society of Animal Farm do not possess good leadership qualities. The pigs are inadequate leaders because they do not listen to the
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up and fight for your people.? Well that is exactly what Beowulf did. Beowulf is an epic hero and showed characteristics. There are plenty of characteristics of an epic hero but there are three of Beowulf that stuck out the most. The three main characteristics of an epic hero shows he performs brave deeds‚ he is a strong and responsible leader‚ and he risk death for glory or for greater good of society. To begin‚ a epic hero shows he performs brave deeds. In my opinion a hero must be brave to be
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Hitler a name that frightened many people back in the 20th century he was a dictator a nazist a killer and considered insane to some people. a great leader to others mostly the nazists or his loyal servants and close ones that are all dead now. Hitler did not do particularly well in school‚ leaving formal education in 1905. Unable to settle into a job. He wished to become an artist but was rejected from the Academy in Vienna. in the tears of depression and failure arose an evil dictator to rule Germany
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Finding good leaders has become one of the highest priorities in large and small organizations. But how we define leadership and what should we be looking for in a good leader will be the questions we explore in this paper. This paper is meant to be a summarized reflection of my thoughts and beliefs on leadership. It will evaluate where I stand at the beginning of this course with regard to the characteristics of leadership I possess. It will explore some of the realities that confront leaders within
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Dan Smith Beowulf Research Paper “Power changes everything till it is difficult to say who are the heroes and who the villains.” (Libba Bray). Throughout history there have been many accounts of leader who once had all the power one could dream of‚ but lost it. Power can be seen in many ways‚ of course depending on the person. Al Qaeda boss Ayman al-Zawahri is a paradigm of those people who let power corrupt them. Once man is exposed to certain types of power‚ he is blind to how his decisions
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feel they are a really good leader. It is challenging to be an effective leader‚ and it takes a person with a wide range of different characteristics. There are people who are raised with the characteristics necessary to be a leader. Fortunately‚ everyone has the ability to develop these characteristics if they want to become a leader. Leaders have an enormous amount of responsibility‚ which is why many people would rather just be a follower. I am naturally a leader. I have always preferred
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Assess Whether Pericles Was A Good or Bad Leader Pericles (C. 495-429 BC) was a very influential politician and general in Athens. He is said to have brought about a very important time in Athenian history known as ‘The Golden Age of Athens’ where he brought about or placed focus on certain things like art‚ which gave Athens the reputation as the cultural and educational centre of Ancient Greece‚ architecture‚ where he created a project to beautify the city and provide work for Athenians with most
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