Pitching a specific leader as a driver of change and to mobilise voters’ support is hardly a new political strategy. After all‚ the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had projected L.K. Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee its prime ministerial candidates in the past (remember the Ab ki baari Atal Bihari slogan in 1996?). The Congress party’s projection of Indira Gandhi as the country’s tallest leader with its ’Indira lao desh bachao’ tagline in the 1970s is another such example. But the personal rhetoric had
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As a student‚ I used to wonder why the graduation speeches are called commencement speeches. After working very hard and earning the graduation‚ the feeling we had was that it’s finally over. So what’s this commencement all about? But the word is used at the right place since you are now going to be commencing your careers. While most of you will start your corporate life‚ some of you may choose to chart your own path and start as an entrepreneur. Today‚ you will be entering the corporate world
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The Power of Affect: Predicting Intention JON D. MORRIS This robust structural modeling study‚ with over 23‚000 responses to 240 advertising The University of Florida messages‚ found that affect when measured by a visual measure of emotional jonmorris@adsam.com response dominates over cognition for predicting conative attitude and action. CHONGMOO WOO The University of Florida chongmoo@ufl.edu FOR DECADES marketing and advertising profes- require cognitive processing
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Leader Comparison: The term leadership can be defined in a variety of different ways and is associated with numerous concepts. It is impossible to produce just one individual meaning for the word. Stogdill cited in Yukl (2013‚ p.18) writes: “There are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define the concept” Not only does this term have a wide range of definitions‚ there are also multiple theories of leadership methods. This range of different theories
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World War I: Trenches – Weaponry and Tactics Tactics – Germans * Gases: Mustard gas was the most poisonous chemical used in the war. It was odourless and took about 12 hours to take effect. Gases caused internal and external bleeding and completely burn the throats and lungs. * Tunnelling: Specialists dug tunnels under the enemy defenses and place mines to collapse the opposing trench. * Scorched Earth: Retreating German troops applied scorched earth policy to prevent any use of facilities
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Gandhi – The Transformational Leader Leadership is the ability to influence a group towards the achievement of a vision or a set of goals. Leadership could be defined simply as the ability to lead - that is to guide‚ direct‚ influence or inspire. Many leadership theories abound amongst which the theory of Transformational Leadership proposed by Burns and Bass provides wide ranging applications and some very prominent examples. Transformational leadership enhances the motivation‚ morale and
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A leader should never give up‚ always stand with the good crowd and stand for what is right in their eyes. Being invited to this event would enhance my leadership skills to bring back to my community to better it. I plan to show them by becoming a leader starting by becoming more accepting of others‚ influencing good behavior‚ and experience new people. In fact‚ a leader should be stepping to all races of man‚ because many people are pushed or even taunted by other kids. For example‚ there is
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THE ROLE OF LEADERS IN INNOVATION– u02a01 THE ROLE OF LEADERS IN INNOVATION MBA 6006 Leading Innovation Global Org 1 THE ROLE OF LEADERS IN INNOVATION– u02a01 2 Leadership Models In this section we will look at two different leadership models and how they support innovation with in an organization. The first model to be discussed is the Contingency Theory‚ which is based on the idea that effective leadership is dependent on the leader’s management
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The Johari Window was developed in 1955 by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham. The tool is represented with a four-quadrant grid and is a very useful visual illustration of a person’s character. The goal of the Johari Window is to demonstrate the importance of open communication‚ and to explain its effect on group trust. The model also teaches you the importance of self-disclosure‚ and shows how group feedback can help you grow‚ both personally and professionally. (http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/JohariWindow
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Although some individuals are naturally more inclined to become leaders‚ it should be noted that their early life experience plays a fundamental role in their future life (Mishra & Karen‚ 2008). All people can become leaders only if they desire and take efforts to do so. In relation to this‚ it is clear that some people are more empathetic than others‚ others are more energetic and some are more engaging than others (Mishra & Karen‚ 2008). This implies that individuals have unique composition
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