INTRODUCTION "All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This‚ and not much else‚ is the essence of leadership." (Galbraith‚ 1958) The question of whether leaders are born or made has been hotly debated for decades‚ evoking very strong opinions. Some people think leaders are born that way – naturally intelligent‚ strategic‚ visionary and charismatic‚ able to articulate a plan
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Transformational leaders encourage followers to embrace moral values and to act in the interest of the collective rather than self interest. Transformational leaders are thought to raise followers’ level of moral development and to focus followers’ attention on higher level needs and values. Transactional leaders rely on rewards and punishments to direct followers’ behaviour. Transactional leaders are inconsistent with moral leadership because transactional approaches ignore followers’ needs and
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Leadership Teamwork & Leadership Competitive is needed for employees to get ahead‚ but leaders must be skilled at getting balance right between teamwork and personal aspiration. Big apart of employees are passive players‚ they are nearly always willing to help each other’s when get asked for help‚ even if they contribute as little as possible. They are friendly and quick to offer advice when asked for suggestion. Employees with leadership potential see team effectiveness as a leadership
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Who is a Leader? It is common to see people use the term leader and manager interchangeably. This essay has three parts. The first part addresses the issue of a leader versus a manager‚ the second part deals with the characteristics of successful leaders‚ and finally essay ends with a conclusion. Different scholars have defined leaders and leadership in their own way however they share several salient components in their definition. Leadership is not only being the first‚ biggest‚ or most powerful
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LEADERS AS COMMUNICATORS Leaders as senders of information: In order to reach new benchmarks of achievement for the company‚ a leader shall master the art of clear communication. This means the message’s purpose and intention need to be clearly transmitted and understood by the receiver. Therefore‚ it involves two challenges: firstly‚ to be clear of the purpose of the message; and secondly‚ transmitting the message clearly. The best way for establishing and maintaining clarity of purpose is to
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Leaders of Today MGT 380 Bruce-Alan Barnard 26 January 2013 Leaders of Today I feel about the airplane much as I do in regard to fire. That is‚ I regret all the terrible damage caused by fire. But I think it is good for the human race that someone discovered how to start fires‚ and that it is possible to put fire to thousands of important uses. (Orville Wright) This quote may not make sense to those outside the United States Air Force‚ but to me it says
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Are today’s children leaders of tomorrow? I think yes children of today will be the leaders of tomorrow simply because the leaders of today will grow old and die someday‚ which means that the children of today will be given the responsibility to lead their people their people. Just like the English monarchy the reason why queen Elizabeth is queen is because king Edward who was before her died‚ the same thing will happen with her when she dies‚ prince William will become king after that and so
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Gang Leader For A Day Social imagination‚ “individual problems are to social problems‚ what is happening outside of one’s personal control. This relationship between individual experiences and public issues is the sociological imagination” (Our Social World Pg9). The book that we read “Gang Leader for a Day” by Sudhir Vankatesh clearly illustrates the sociological imagination. In the early part of the book we see Vankatesh trying to give surveys to a gang to try to understand how they feel about
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Ethical Leadership Since the early days of mankind inspirational people have led whole societies and groups. These leaders set the foundations to what leadership has come to be defined. Thru out the ages leadership has come to take many meanings‚ Classic descriptions of leader behavior often cluster leader activities into two categories: attention to people and attention to tasks (Schminke‚ M. 2002). Person orientated leadership exhibits behaviors in which it
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Managers and leaders are two very different types of people. Managers’ goals arise out of necessities rather than desires; they excel at defusing conflicts between individuals or departments‚ placating all sides while ensuring that an organization’s day-to-day business is done. Leaders‚ on the other hand‚ adopt personal‚ active attitudes toward goals. They look for the opportunities and rewards that lie around the corner‚ inspiring subordinates and firing up the creative process with their own energy
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