By Jason Hiner January 19‚ 2011‚ 2:55 PM PST Takeaway: The legacies of both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are solidified in the technology pantheon‚ but which one ultimately made the bigger contribution. Vote here. The technology world got the unfortunate news on Monday that Steve Jobs was taking another medical leave from Apple in order to focus on his recurring health issues related to pancreatic cancer and his 2009 liver transplant. Since Jobs has been one of the most enthusiastic evangelists
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THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) IN ORGANIZATIONS Globalization in the business theater is driving companies toward a new view of quality as a necessary tool to compete successfully in worldwide markets. A direct outcome of this new emphasis is the philosophy of total quality management (TQM). In essence‚ TQM is a company-wide perspective that strives for customer satisfaction by seeking zero defects in products and services. TQM functions on the premise
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Leadership Skills for Criminal Justice Professionals Phillip C. Moore Strayer University The goal of this essay is to describe some leadership skills that are beneficial in the professional and personal life of the criminal justice professional. While some websites list ten criminal justice leadership skill qualifications‚ only those that pertain to the previously stated parameters of the professional and personal life will be included in this paper. (Various‚ 2010) The four qualities
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Leadership Skills: Qualities of a Great Leader As mentioned by the musician‚ the essential task of leadership is “changing the way work works‚ so you can improve the work.” In other words‚ leaders lead their group or team by influencing them to clear their minds about something they are not sure about and persuade the group to move towards the right path by sharing collective knowledge. The good leaders have that vision to see the future to avoid the fear of unknown or unknowable. Gary Yukl defines
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in recent years has made significance presence at international level by various Acquisitions. The qualities that people admire about him are his sincerity and total devotion. He is a workaholic. One of his democratic qualities is the discussion in a small group‚ when all those present could open up and freely express their views on all subjects. This quality more defines his Democratic leadership style. Usually‚ when a person gets promoted to a higher position in the hierarchy‚ his attitude towards
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APJ Abdul Kalam: ’A Leader Should Know How to Manage Failure’ Abdul kalam following qualities to be of utmost importance for a creative leader. Leaders cannot go back to a dictatorial style. Who is that creative leader? You have to ask yourself? What are the qualities of the creative leader? The creative leadership‚ I define‚ ‘The creative leadership isexercising the task to change the traditional role from commander to coach‚ manager to mentor‚ from director to delegator‚ and from one he demands
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Bill Gates and Tim Berners-Lee: Their Contributions to Information Technology and the IT Industry Nowadays‚ information technology is playing a significant role in human’s life. Actually‚ it has only been developing for several decades. In fact‚ there are two key men who contribute greatly for this process. They are Bill Gates and Tim Berners-Lee. This essay will explain their contribution to IT and its industry and discuss it in several aspects. There remain several differences between
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There are many qualities that define great leadership such as performing well under pressure‚ listening to what others have to say‚ resourcefulness‚ and treating others with respect. A good leader must also be initiative and enthusiastic about their work; when a leader is motivated and excited about their work others will be inclined to follow. Ralph showed the most effective leadership qualities out of all the characters in The Lord of the Flies. There were numerous times where Ralph was the first
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stopped John F. Kennedy from achieving his goals. John F. Kennedy was able to take his success’ and some failures and joined many different activities‚ run for many high positions‚ and help out the people around him and the country with his many leadership skills. John F. Kennedy was able to join many different forces and was educated in many ways. For example‚ in 1941 Kennedy tried to join the draft for the military but failed his physical so instead‚ he joined the Navy (Cawley). Although
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Another leadership quality that I have is the ability to maintain a non biased stance in most of the work that I do. This leadership quality is important in relationship building. I am a case manager and my job is to help people set and meet goals which runs parallel to the work a transformational leader does. There are many instances where remaining neutral as a leader can be a strength. Leverage of Strengths Two leadership qualities that I identified are the ability to gain and maintain trust and
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