Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction “Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better” (Bill Bradley). Leaders only influence and inspire‚ not manipulate because manipulation leads to discouragement and abuse to those who are under him. An institution will not run effectively without observing proper leadership styles especially when it comes to financial matters. Almost all organizations have their Chief Finance Officer (CFO). A CFO is an officer who is
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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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The Leadership Styles Without leadership everyone would be working as individuals and many activities would be impossible. A leader bands people together to complete a common goal. In the Merriam Webster dictionary the word leadership is defined as: "1) the office or position of a leader‚ 2) capacity to lead‚ 3) the act or an instance of leading". The styles of leadership that other styles are based off of are the authoritarian‚ democratic‚ and laissez-faire. The first style of leadership is
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Leadership and management are two frequent terms used in operating any successful organization. This concept is especially true in non profit organizations‚ which focus is on doing more with less resources or funds have been a rule for years. Understanding leaderships roles vs management styles will assist defining‚delineating and cultivating those whom are followers of these leadership roles. It is appropriate to identify what a leader is vs a manager. Leadership or leader refers to someone whom
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realized by companies with sound leadership. Leadership Leadership is the process of influencing an organization (or group within an organization) in its efforts towards achieving an aim or goal (Johnson.et al‚ 2011). Leadership may also be defined as the ability to anticipate‚ envision‚ maintain flexibility and empower others to create change as necessary. Its multifunctional in nature‚ it involves managing through others (Gono‚ 2007) Without effective leadership‚ the risk is that people in an
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The key causes of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster are overconfidence bias‚ incompetence‚ poor decision making‚ and ignored warning signs. As years go by‚ good leaders continue to make bad decisions due to certain cognitive biases which inhibit us from viewing problems as they need to be seen; therefore‚ our minds distort information received and make miscalculations when processing the information (Mackin‚ 2010). Since BP was a very successful organization‚ it had grown overconfident in its projects
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My Personal Leadership Philosophy "I don’t know what awaits us on the other side of that berm‚ but I’ll tell you this. If I have to give my life for any of you I will do it in a heartbeat" (Murphy‚ 2008). An insert from the book In a Time of War told from a lieutenant in the U.S. Army moments before he leads his platoon into the invasion of Iraq. A position of leadership comes with many responsibilities other than just delegating work to people under you. One must have ethical values to be a fair
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Bennis’ leadership qualities Warren Bennis‚ widely known as a modern leadership guru‚ has identified six personal qualities . Integrity Integrity means alignment of words and actions with inner values. It means sticking to these values even when an alternative path may be easier or more advantageous. A leader with integrity can be trusted and will be admired for sticking to strong values. They also act as a powerful model for people to copy‚ thus building an entire organization with powerful
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Acute renal failure is the sudden loss of the kidneys ability to function; affecting more than 100‚000 people in the United States alone each year (NIDDK‚ 2008). This paper will discuss the basic pathophysiology of acute renal failure‚ including its cause‚ disease mechanisms‚ symptoms‚ some of the treatments and pharmacological therapies. Pathophysiology Acute renal failure (ARF) is the rapid loss of kidney function occurring when high levels of uremic toxins accumulate in the blood
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Introduction Leadership‚ and the study of it‚ has its commencement in the early civilizations. Ancient rulers‚ pharaohs‚ emperors and biblical patriarchs have one thing in common – leadership. Although scholars have been studying this phenomenon for almost two centuries‚ numerous definitions and theories abound throughout. However‚ enough similarities exist so as to define “leadership” as an effort of influence and the power to induce compliance (Wren‚ 1995). Leadership is a process through
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