Concept of Leadership Leadership - what is it? Many definitions have been offered‚ cultural stereotypes abound‚ numerous programs focus on leadership development‚ but the question remains. In fact‚ leadership is many different things to different people in different circumstances. When we think of leadership‚ we often think first of famous individuals. We may think of great political leaders: Washington‚ Churchill‚ Roosevelt. We may think of the leaders of social movements: Gandhi‚ Martin Luther
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Psychopathy and Leadership in the Corporate World It is ironic but at the same time highly intriguing that traits like charm‚ charisma‚ verbal aptitude‚ and lack of emotional poverty can be characteristic of both CEO’s and psychopaths. Given the tendency of the media to represent psychopaths as hardened criminals or mental patients‚ it may come as an unsettling revelation that there are also a number of psychopaths walking among us in suits. Unfortunately‚ little clinical work has been done in
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Ethics in Leadership Ethics‚ as defined by Richard daft‚ is “the code of principles and values that governs the behavior of a person or group with respect to what is right or wrong” (Daft‚ 2011‚ p.445). Ethics play the most important role in any business‚ and are the key to its success. Every company expects a standard pattern of behavior from their employees on some common grounds. In order to define ethics in leadership‚ we must first define leadership. Leadership is defined as “an influence
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THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP There are eight major leadership theories 1. "Great Man" Theories Assume that the capacity for leadership is inherent – that great leaders are born‚ not made. These theories often portray great leaders as heroic‚ mythic and destined to rise to leadership when needed. The term "Great Man" was used because‚ at the time‚ leadership was thought of primarily as a male quality‚ especially in terms of military leadership. 2. Trait Theories It assume that people inherit certain
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How Dark Side Leadership Personality Destroys Trust and Degrades Organizational Effectiveness Introduction People seem implicitly to attach the word ’good’ to the word ’leadership’. This tendency may explain why academic researchers have avoided managerial (and leadership) incompetence. The recent implosion of several organizations (i.e. Enron‚ Tyco‚ WorldCom‚ Hollinger International) and the associated media coverage has called attention to the existence of bad leaders. This article draws
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dissembling and engaging in various other dishonourable behaviours * Proposed definition of destructive leadership by authors: Important points in the authors’ definition: * Systematic and repeated behavior * No call for intent: Destructive leadership behaviour may therefore include behaviours that were not intended to cause harm‚ but as a result of thoughtlessness‚ insensitivity‚ or lack of competence‚ undermines subordinates and/or the organisation. * Legitimate interest of the organization:
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leader‚ both military and otherwise‚ truly is. In this interpretation of what I feel leaders and leadership are‚ I will give the basic characteristics of leadership‚ what qualities are exemplified by leaders‚ and describe the effectiveness of good leadership in today’s modern military. It should be known‚ that “good leadership†is often a combination of multiple types of leadership that a “good leader†possesses. Such a leader utilizes a wide array of qualities with
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Leadership Roles and Responsibilities Leaders have many roles and responsibilities. They must be visionaries‚ managers and problem solvers. Whether they are leading a company or leading a school ‚ effective leaders possess similar skills. Some of these skills come naturally‚ whereas others are developed over time. As these skills are developed‚ leaders become more effective in serving and guiding others. delegate • In order to work effectively and efficiently‚ often leaders must delegate
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follower and situation. It requires understanding not just the results achieved‚ but also the way in which the leader achieved them. This study compares Steve Jobs of Apple and Mike Lazaridis of Research in Motion discussing their differences in leadership style and philosophies‚ their use of power‚ how they engendered trust in their followers‚ what values they held‚ their emotional intelligence‚ business acumen and their penchant for being either egotistically driven or humbled for success. One
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Leadership Models Leadership Models The dynamics of leadership-follower relationships has grown in the last two decades because of a growing discussion in leadership literature (Popper & Mayseless‚ 2002) as cited in Avolio. Many companies‚ which were small 20 years ago have emerged as leaders in the market‚ overtaking their once larger competitors. These firms internally have revamped the way they do business. They have focused on making changes to their managerial process‚ thereby creating
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