Many businessmen‚ historians‚ military personal‚ etc all have created lists of who they believe to be great leaders. One man appears on more than one of those list: Julius Caesar. He was truly an effective leader. An effective leader must be a communicator‚ a planner‚ confident‚ yet humble‚ knowledgeable‚ and much more. Caesar planned to get to the top of the political system in Rome. To do that‚ he would have to climb many steps to get there. In 80 B.C.E.‚ he joined the staff of the governor
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Top 10 Most Influential Female Leaders When people think of influential figures in the world‚ male names like Bill Gates‚ Vladamir Putin and of course President Barack Obama usually come to mind. But the world of influence and power no longer belongs exclusively to men. Women now hold their place of power firmly in the world‚ and they are not giving it up any time soon. This list of ten of the most influential women in the America spans the arenas of politics‚ acting‚ sports‚ law‚ music‚ activism
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Leader‚ leadership and communication are three terms that have been assigned various definitions by scholars. In essence‚ the leader is the individual who directs behaviour of other individuals towards achieving a common goal. Leadership in relation to communication can be defined as a “behaviour enacted through communication.” It can be observed how subtly Holladay and Coombs managed to insert the communications aspect into the leadership definition. In the present context‚ dynamic work environments
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and his troubles with the Greek gods. Odysseus may be a good king but he is certainly not a very good leader when it comes to long journeys and battles. He made it home to Ithica but not without a lot of struggles and bad decisions. Odysseus’ selfishness‚ anger‚ and stubbornness were a part of his not too great leadership throughout the Odyssey. He did not protect his men very well. A leader needs to also be a team player and Odysseus did not show that quality at all. He would always do something
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Johnny the Leader One peaceful afternoon all things were calm and everyone was singing and happy. Then out of nowhere a jet zooms past Johnny’s house and he watches it crash into the Twin Towers. “Woah‚” Johnny says in awe‚ “I want to do that! That looks like fun.” Thus‚ the leader of ISIS was born. When Johnny was a little fella‚ he thought hurting people and being mean was fun so now that he is older he can get a group together and do all of what Johnny loved to do as a child. When he was a kid
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Influential Leader‚ Oprah Winfrey Brittyn M. Combs East Central University Prepared for Dr. Shirley Mixon Foundations of Organizational Leadership Abstract An effective leader infuses a sense of positivity and influences others to reach goals‚ just as Oprah Winfrey does with her peers and fans. As an ambitious African American female‚ Oprah has built a billion dollar empire from social and network media. Oprah’s journey to fame began with her gift for speaking‚ impeccable
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11/13/12 The Odyssey Essay Odysseus is a good leader because he always faces obstacles head on. Odysseus went to war in Troy. After many years the war is over and Odysseus starts his journey home. In “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus begins his journey home facing nature‚ monsters‚ and gods. With his skills in all ways of contending‚ Odysseus survived the journey home and returned to Ithaca. In the following essay I will tell you why Odysseus is a good leader and the traits that makes him so. Those traits
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Peer Leader Essay From July to present day‚ being a Peer Leader has had its ups and downs. Of the many trails and failure‚ our overall mission will be completed. Besides the task of make Teachers Preparatory School more college bound‚ I gained personal benefits that I wouldn’t have been able to receive on my own. I will carry these benefits to the work place and exercise it during life. Form my Peer Leading experience my commitment leave change the most. This year I was over whelmed by stress
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GANG LEADER FOR A DAY The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world’s attention when it was first described in Freakonomics. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh managed to gain entrance into the gang‚ what he learned‚ and how his method revolutionized the academic establishment. When Venkatesh walked into an abandoned building in one of Chicago’s most notorious housing projects‚ he was looking
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Leader Member Exchange Theory Considerable research has shown that leaders can significantly influence individual‚ group‚ and organizational performance (Gerstner & Day‚ 1997; Judge‚ Piccolo‚ & Ilies‚ 2004; Lowe‚ Kroeck & Sivasubramaniam‚ 1996). Different leadership theories articulate a number of mechanisms through which leaders have such influences (Northouse‚ 1997). An alternative approach to understanding leaders’ influence on individual follower or subordinate effectiveness is through the focus
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