Book Review Gang Leader for a day Sudhir Venkatesh‚ a student of University of Chicago‚ majoring in Sociology. From the very first week‚ he got warning that not to wander outside of the area of patrol. Venkatesh with a lot of spare time on hand began to wandering around the campus. The poor areas beyond the safety line soon make him wonders: How’s the life there? Do they go to work? What jobs do they have? What’s
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functions managers can be catalysts for change or by definition change agents "People who act as catalysts and manage the change process." (Robbins‚ Bergman‚ Stagg and Coulter‚ 2000‚ p.438) Wether performing the role of the change agent or not‚ change is an integral part of a manager’s job. Change is "An alteration in people‚ structure or technology." (Robbins et al.‚ 2000‚ p.437) Change occurs within and around organisations today at an unprecedented speed and complexity. Change poses threats and creates
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Roles of a military leader Military leadership is the process of influencing others to accomplish the mission by providing purpose‚ direction‚ and motivation. Command is the authority a person in the military service lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of his rank and assignment or position. The basic responsibilities of a leader are: Accomplishment of the mission and the welfare of the soldiers. The most fundamental and important organizational technique used by military is the chain
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Thomas’ Hospital in London‚ which was based on her statement that nursing required a specific educational base. Finally‚ Nightengale advocated allowing nurses the autonomy of purpose for patients and their profession. While many contemporary nurse leaders continue to follow in Florence Nightingale’s footsteps‚ I believe that Deborah Burger emulates her attributes well. As the president of the National Nursing United and the California Nurses Association‚ Deborah has become well known for her advocacy
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Assessment my transformational leader score was 22 and my transactional leader score was 28. I have a slightly higher transactional leader score‚ but for the most part it is a good mix of both transformational and transactional leadership styles. Transactional leadership involves leader-follower exchanges necessary for achieving routine performance agreed upon between leaders and followers (Schemerhorn‚ Osborn‚ Uhl-Bien‚ and Hunt‚ 2012.) Transformational leadership occurs when leaders broaden and elevate their
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ACCOUNTING CHANGES © Written by Professor Gregory M. Burbage‚ MBA‚ CPA‚ CMA‚ CFM changes.doc Please observe all copyright laws A "Change in an accounting principle" is changing from one generally accepted accounting principle to another generally accepted accounting principle‚ or changing the method of application of a particular principle. A change should only be made when the new principle is preferable over the former. When the FASB issues a new pronouncement that expresses preference for a
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10 February 2011 A Comparison of Two Great Leaders History is full of great leaders both past and contemporary; the two I wanted to write about are Tony Dungy‚ former coach of the Indianapolis Colts and Benjamin Franklin‚ perhaps our most influential founding father. Both men have had a great impact in their chosen fields‚ but it is their leadership impact that has insured them greatness. Their great personalities‚ strong character‚ and solid moral standards keep them in the high regard of
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other factors owes its credit to the leader who led it to glory. Small groups‚ families‚ organizations‚ states‚ empires and even the world at large need good leaders who can lead their respective followers and organizations to success. Every human endeavor needs a unifying and driving force for success and that driving force is ultimately traced to good leadership. It is also worth noting that every one of us in some capacity‚ sometimes‚ or somewhere is a leader. Leadership should not be confused with
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Many people recognize Odysseus as strong‚ heroic leader worthy of adoration‚ but is he really all that he is cracked up to be? Over the course of his journey home‚ he displays some overwhelming negative characteristics. Odysseus is not an admirable character because he is a poor leader‚ he displays hubris that puts his men in harm’s way‚ and he is unreliable. Odysseus is undeserving of adoration because he is a poor leader. This is evident as he sets his men free in Ismarus to do as they please.
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“What it means to be a leader?” I believe that a leader must be able to inspire motivation in subordinates‚ be self aware‚ and set the examples. I hope to exemplify these traits as an officer‚ and will work with you to learn‚ to create a cohesive unit‚ and to accomplish the mission. As I am new to Golf Forward Support Company‚ 3rd Battalion 7th Regiment Artillery unit and also to the Army‚ I know that I must be willing to put myself outside of my comfort zone and be ready to learn. Although I might
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