importance than the ’editorials’‚ I believe it should be interesting to know how the Father of our Nation‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ contributed to the fields of journalism and mass communication. An effective communicator‚ Gandhi was fearless and eloquent with his words. He reached out to millions of people and convinced them of his cause. According to Chalapathi Raju‚ an eminent editor‚ Gandhi was probably the greatest journalist of all time‚ and the weeklies he ran and edited were probably the greatest weeklies
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Leadership Leadership has been described as “a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task".[1] Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged. Leadership is "organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal". The leader may or may not have any formal authority. Studies of leadership have produced theories involving traits‚[2] situational interaction‚ function‚ behavior‚ power‚ vision and values
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India has changed a great amount since the days of Gandhi. If he were to see where it is today‚ he probably would not recognize the country. There have been many changes in how people live their lives because of the change in government. Many of these political changes were sparked by Gandhi’s commitment to free India from British rule. His peaceful approach to protest continues to inspire many. He chose to make his own traditional loincloth-style clothing as a rejection of western culture‚ participated
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Source 1 On-This-Day – Obituary. Assassination in India: A Leader of Will and Force; Indira Gandhi‚ Born to Politics‚ Left Her Own Imprint on India. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1119.html. Accessed 21/1/15. Origin: The article appeared in the New York Times‚ after Mrs Gandhi’s death. The article is an obituary written by the freelance journalist; Linda Charlton (deceased). Charlton was a former journalist with the New York Times for 10 years before going freelance.
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A. Leadership Theories 1. Contingency Theory It is first suggested by Mary Parker Follet and viewed and organization as a system of contingencies. Fielder’s contingency approach reinforced these findings‚ suggesting that no one leadership style is ideal for every situation. Fielder felt that the interrelationships between the group’s leader and its members were most influenced by the manager’s ability to be a good leader. Research has shown that the leader-manager must assume a variety of leadership
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Week 2 Assignment Week 2 Assignment Rodtrice Johnson Bethel University Leadership Angelo Lamar September 4‚ 2014 Good leaders are made not born. If you have the desire and willpower‚ you can become an effective leader. Good leaders develop through a never ending process of self-study‚ education‚ training‚ and experience (Jago‚ 1982). Following the leadership theories and concepts guide will help you through that process. To inspire your team or workers into higher
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of courageous and strong leaders are Mahatma Gandhi and Maximilien Robespierre. While Gandhi and Robespierre have their differences‚ they both risked their lives while battling against the inequality among their people. Gandhi fought for the equality in India and Robespierre fought for the equality in France. Both of these brave men strived towards a country that did not treat people differently based on their race‚ social class or wealth. While Gandhi had a more peaceful and nonviolent way of defying
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2.1 Executive Summary This is a report on leadership and how I would improve my leadership skills. To do this I had to research the types of leadership theories and decide on the most suitable one for me. By combining my personality traits with some of the leadership theories I developed a leadership development plan which I then ran by an industry expert. The industry expert gave me advice on how I could improve my plan to make I more realistic which I then took into consideration and modified
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our laws. From Mahatma Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr.‚ we have seen the practice of nonviolent symbolic protests have a better outcome than wars. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869 in Porbandar‚ India. He is well known as the prominent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Gandhi got his start working in politics as a lawyer in South Africa. There‚ he supported the local Indian community’s struggle for civil rights. Gandhi carried his knowledge
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Dwight D Eisenhower said‚ “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it‚ no real success is possible‚ no matter whether it is on a section gang‚ a football field‚ in an army‚ or in an office.”1 Everyone is unique and has their own personality traits which make them great leaders. The personality traits can be broken down into groups or categories; general personality traits and task related traits. General personality traits can be observed by both inside and out of the
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