For me‚ both leaders are sort of born and they can also be made‚ it really depends on how you define leadership. Some people believe that leaders are born with the necessary qualities that make them successful as a leader. While others believe that leadership‚ like many other similar characteristics‚ can be learned and developed through life. According to the “Great man theory” leaders are born based on the principle that leaders are exceptional people‚ born with innate qualities are destined to
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I have so many ideas of what an effective leader should be that I often feel overwhelmed and cannot imagine how I will become the ideal leader that I want to be. There are many effective leadership styles at my work place. I learn from them everyday. I have also read almost all the modules and sometimes I would read articles on leadership out of the magazines. In my research‚ I have discovered that there are many different styles of leadership and most are effective‚ if used in the right
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Introduction In today’s organizations there is a greater focus on employees stepping up to be leaders rather just managing their respective responsibilities. It is not enough to simply manage tasks and perform your delegated responsibilities any more employees are expected to take initiative and motivate those around them to also be leaders even if you are not a manager by title. In order to be a leader‚ one must start by making a commitment and learn those skills needed to model the way and be examples
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you? You are a Team Leader at Anders Consulting‚ a small but growing strategy consulting firm in Atlanta. For a little over three months‚ you have been supervising a team of junior-level Management Consultants‚ who just finished developing a strategic plan with a division of RGP Financial Services. What’s the current situation? The work you have supervised has involved a variety of research‚ interview‚ writing‚ and speaking activities. Part of your job as Team Leader is to collect and calculate
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good leader. The first is that a leader must practice what he preaches. The second is that he has to look after and protect those around him. The third is that he must be able to develop other good leaders. I will go into more detail about the qualities of a good leader and what my particular leadership style is. A good leader is excellent at practicing what he preaches. I love the quote that states‚ "Your actions speak so loud that I can’t hear what you are saying." The greatest leader of all
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and intellectual leaders of thought as well. Men whether of the East or the West‚ require to be led and each group ’throws up’ its own leaders in each succeeding generation. Whether in the school-room‚ or on the battlefield or in governmental deliberations‚ people who are natural leaders and who are chosen to lead‚ always have the same qualities of character and of outlook. In the first place‚ it is the personal qualities that count for most‚ in other words‚ the personality. A leader‚ in any location
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Men are Better Leaders Women in high-level leadership positions‚ such as corporate CEOs‚ when studied‚ seem to exhibit the same sorts of leadership behaviors as their male counterparts. That is probably because the demands of the leadership role require certain actions and behaviors to succeed. In addition‚ because of the hurdles that women must leap to get to the top (leadership and gender expert‚ Alice Eagly‚ refers to this as the "labyrinth" that women‚ but not men‚ need to go through)‚ it
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Principals as Instructional Leaders At some level‚ principals always have been instructional leaders—but never before has their role been more prominent. First‚ the accountability movement—No Child Left Behind in particular—thrust principals into the spotlight on academic achievement. Then budget cuts peeled away capacity at both the district and school levels‚ thinning the ranks of assistant superintendents‚ curriculum specialists and assistant principals‚ who shouldered some or most of the
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Is Odysseus a good leader? What is good leader? Good leader is a person who can lead a group or a team towards achievement of goal successfully. In a group‚ a leader is very important for group’s success. How can Odysseus be considered as a good leader? I don’t think he is a good leader and there are several reasons why I don’t think he is a good leader. First‚ Good leaders never ignore other teammates’ opinion and don’t make their team to be endangered. Odysseus ignored his crew’s opinion and
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In my opinion‚ it is better to be a leader of a group than to be a simple member although being a leader is a quite responsible job. The ability to be a leader depends much on your personality. Being bossy does not necessarily mean that you are able to become a good leader. On the contrary‚ being a leader is a quite tough job because it suggests someone with the ability to follow people towards a specific goal. Certainly‚ it is better to be a leader because usually this is a person who distinguishes
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