way‚ depending on what industry they are in‚ what type of work they do on a daily basis‚ or how an organization is structured. This paper aims to analyze Ingram Barge Company’s leadership challenge‚ and apply the five leadership practices by Kouzes and Posner (2012) to be able to propose solution/s to the problem. History of Ingram Barge Company Ingram Barge Company‚ a family owned business‚ is the largest barge company in the United States (Ingram Marine Group‚ 2007). Ingram transports different
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(2004). Transformational and transactional leadership: A meta-analytic test of their relative validity. Journal of Applied Psychology‚ Vol. 89‚ No. 5‚ 755-768. 10. Kouzes‚ J. and Posner‚ B. (1987) The leadership Challenge: How To Get Extraordinary Things Done In Organisations‚ San Francisco: Jossey-Bass‚ p.27. 11. Kouzes‚ J. and Posner‚ B. (2011) The truth about Leadership‚ San Fransisco: Jossey Bass‚ p.12-13. 13. Rowold‚ J.‚ & Heinitz‚ K. (2007). Transformational and charismatic leadership:
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Cited: Kouzes‚ James M. & Posner‚ Barry Z. Credibility: How Leaders Gain It and Lose It‚ Why People Demand It. San Francisco: Jossey –Bass‚ 1993. Mitroff‚ Allen I ‚ Anagnos‚ Gus. Managing Crises Before They Happen: What Every Manager Needs to Know about Crisis Management. New York:
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References: Kouzes‚ J. (2007). The Leadership Challenge (4th ed). Jossey-Bass. Retrieved from http://digitalbookshelf.argosy.edu/books/9780470633397/S1.1/8 Executive Excellence http://web.ebscohost.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=daa137c8-7f7a-
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more effectively. PERSONAL INTEGRITY There are many leaders and managers in our world who are given titles‚ yet fail to lead‚ guide‚ or unite their constituents because they fail to model their expectations. In The Leadership Challenge‚ Kouzes and Posner (2002) begin a discussion of modeling by saying “Titles are granted‚ but it’s your behavior that wins you respect” (p.14). While salaries and titles may have some personal value to a leader‚ they mean little to their subordinates and may even
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strengthen our relationships. They stand firm against the wind of resistance and give us the courage to continue the quest; we call these people leaders” (Kouzes and Posner‚ 1995). For a number of us leadership can be described as quality – even though we know it when we see it but it is quiet difficult to define or describe. In this respect‚ Kouzes and Posner (1995) aptly capture what I think about when I was asked to describe a leader and leadership. In the course of my education and career‚ I have come
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suggested that team members feel fully engaged when they experience an emotional and rational connection to the organization’s mission‚ vision‚ values and goals (Kouzes & Posner‚ 2012). Furthermore‚ studies also revealed that the strength of that connection influences attitude‚ effort and behavior in achieving those goals (Kouzes & Posner‚ 2012). Team members who are fully engaged have a balance of hearts‚ hands and minds. The most basic element of an engaging work environment is having a clear
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So‚ they tend to do nothing. While in some situations‚ people will thrive on this direction-less freedom‚ laissez-faire leadership will be unsuccessful and unproductive (pp. 45). Challenging the status quo is an important leadership skill (Kouzes & Posner‚ 2007).” In their action‚ the superintendents were alerting the principal that he was leading a group of people‚ not just himself‚ and should have greater concern about what those who are following are doing. Furthermore‚ people are not only
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Finding Leadership in the Movie Seabiscuit Traditionally‚ analysis on roles for effective leadership surround corporate or military settings with clearly defined problems‚ discernable issues‚ and areas where hypothesis can be made‚ models formed‚ predictions tested‚ and outcomes verified. Analyzing a film like Seabiscuit for the roles of leadership present many interesting questions about leadership and what it means to be a leader. The film Seabiscuit chronicles the lives of individuals as they
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greatest survival stories. This study of Shackleton’s leadership is set loosely within the framework of the five practices of exemplary leadership set forth in The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner‚ and will focus on the benefits produced by his management of team morale and unity (13). Kouzes and Posner remark that leadership experiences are "voyages of discovery and adventures of a lifetime [and] they are challenging explorations under rigorous conditions" (174). While this may be true
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