According to Machiavelli‚ a successful leader consists of five crucial characteristics. First of all‚ in order to be a great leader you should be loved and feared at the same time. However‚ being feared could be better because that way people would less likely revolt against the leader‚ but not to the point to be hated. On the other hand‚ a great leader should be supported by its people. Most importantly‚ a powerful leader should pretend to be virtuous and kind. By saying that‚ we can compare that
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position‚ to have learned how to be other than good and to use or not use his goodness as necessity requires” (40 Prince). There are many views on what a good leader may be. In Hamlet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ there is a loss of a great leader who is replaced by a not so great leader. Niccolo Machiavelli’s text‚ The Prince‚ includes a list of traits that he thought a Prince should possess. An argument made is whether Claudius or Hamlet would make a better Prince. Both of
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Good characteristics of being a good leader consist of being merciful and cruel when you need to be. As a leader‚ you shouldn’t be merciful all the time because this will lead to your people trying commit crimes against each other. Also‚ if you are too cruel to your people‚ your people will try and rebel against you. Also‚ your people won’t like you or respect you‚ if you balanced between cruelty and being merciful. Then your people would respect you and not commit any crimes. Napoleon fulfills some
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First of all‚ to be a leader‚ is to have the ability to influence others to accomplish a goal‚ or an objective. How are leaders expected to behave? Do they have to be perfect? Of course not‚ but they should stand out from the crowd. All leaders are different‚ so naturally they do not behave exactly the same way. It may be true that some people are borne with natural talents .However‚ without practice‚ without drive and without experience‚ there can be no true development in leadership. It is important
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Although Ruth has capabilities to become a leader in electronics company of S&L‚ Eduardo‘s leadership skills will lead to success. Ruth is a strong sales manager and sets a high expectation to co-workers but Eduardo is a friendly and extrovert manager. Extrovert refers to a person concerned primarily with the physical and social environment (dictionary.com). Comparing both managers‚ Eduardo’s personalities can easily get along with his co-workers because maintaining a good working relationship
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Economics Course Code: FED 344 Strategic Management in Dynamic Organization Master Thesis How to survive as an expatriate in China? A case study based on three companies: IKEA‚ NCR and Texol -- Examinators: Anders Hytter Marja Soila-Wadman Authors: Kamila Karcz Rongzhi Liu Joanna Adamska 820504 840818 820128 Tutor: Marja Soila-Wadman Summary The increase of foreign direct investment in China has resulted in the presence of a number of Western expatriates working in Sino–foreign joint
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Gung Ho‚ Movie Analysis – Group 6 LLSMS2065B Cross-Cultural Competences and Management Group project – Film analysis Gung Ho (1986) Professors Marie-Thérèse Claes Ina Ehnert Louvain School of Management ‐ Academic year 2012‐2013 1 Gung Ho‚ Movie Analysis – Group 6 Table of Content Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3 1. Presentation of the movie‚ “Gung Ho” ....
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Do-Ho Suh "My father’s project was crossing time to bring back that particular style of architecture‚ and my project was literally to bring that space across the Pacific Ocean into a different culture." --- Do-Ho Suh Do-Ho Suh is a Korean artist living in New York‚ USA. His installations focus on many subjects from culture identity‚ ethic values‚ and collective consciousness. He used the variety of medias including resin‚ fabric‚ thread‚ and rubber. His background is living in two cities and
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Norman English 2H‚ Period 1 4 November‚ 2014 In an excerpt of The Prince‚ Machiavelli states that “It is unnecessary for a [leader] to have all the good qualities‚ [he] ha[s] enumerated‚ but it is very necessary to appear to have them” (Machiavelli). There are many leaders who only appear to have the qualities needed to govern and command a crowd of people. Leaders need to appear religious‚ merciful but cruel‚ and feared but loved. Cleopatra had these attributions that allowed her to use her
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Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster." - Dr. Geert Hofstede (Beyond your Borders). The movie Gung Ho (a Chinese expression for "work together")‚ demonstrates a cross-cultural relationship between the Americans and the Japanese working together towards achieving the goal of reviving an American car manufacturing plant (Assan Motors) (Definition of Gung Ho). However‚ conflict arises due to the tremendously different cultures and work ethics of the two groups. In the beginning
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