Leadership Paper: Richard Branson Richard Branson has been practically a household name in the U.K. for the past 20 years and is also well respected in the business world. He is the founder of the Virgin Group‚ known for record labels‚ cellular phones‚ airlines‚ and many other business ventures. He is responsible for a $5 billion empire consisting of over 200 different companies around the world. (ICFAI‚ 2002) Branson is also known for his unique character and leadership styles‚ one who is
Premium Richard Branson Virgin Group Leadership
Developing your leadership styles Level: 4 Credit value: 4 Unit guided learning hours 10 Learning outcomes (the learner will) Assessment criteria (the learner can) 1 Understand the outcomes of effective leadership 1.1 Evaluate the importance of performance and engagement with followers in an organisation 2 Be able to assess own leadership styles 2.1 2.2 Review the six specific scales for leadership Assess the effectiveness of own leadership style in terms of the
Premium Leadership Management
In conclusion‚ there are numerous leadership styles employed in differing forums worldwide. Within nursing‚ leadership is a necessity given the complex challenges facing the healthcare industry. Nursing leadership can be employed at all levels of hierarchy‚ in affecting policy and creating change at an organisation level‚ in ensuring smooth management of the non-static and unpredictable nature of shift work‚ and in offering such leadership clinical teaching (Nursing Times‚ 2011). As there are circumstances
Premium Nursing Health care Nurse
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR ASSIGNMENT 1‚ BRIEFING SHEET‚ JANUARY 2013 JEFFREY P.BEZOS : AN ENTREPRENEUR LEADER Jeff Bezos was born in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico and from an early age he showed his mechanical attitude developing intense and varied scientific interests. This is why his parents send him in a special program for gifted children where Jeff could nature his love about gadgets (Byers‚ 2006‚). When his family moved to Florida‚ he discovered his ’great passion’‚ computers so
Premium Leadership Charismatic authority Jeff Bezos
"If leadership is an art‚ then surely Welch has proved himself a master painter." - Business Week‚ May 28‚ 1998. "The two greatest corporate leaders of this century are Alfred Sloan of General Motors and jack Welch of GE. And Welch would be the greater of the two because he set a new‚ contemporary paradigm for the corporation that is the model of the 21st Century." - Noel Tichy‚ Professor of Management‚ University of Michigan‚ and a longtime GE observer. Introduction |On September 6‚ 2001‚ John
Premium General Electric Jack Welch
Witness: Carmel Lerner MH CONRADIE STUDENT NUMBER: 49237160 COMMUNICATION SCIENCE COP3701 ASSIGNMENT 2 UNIQUE NUMBER: 869191 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 1 1 GROUPS ................................................................................................................... 2 1.1. Reasons for joining a group .............................................................
Premium Sociology Communication
Upon completing the leadership style quiz‚ I determined that I retain a Transformational leadership style. In the context of Transformational leadership‚ my highest score occurred in individual consideration category‚ explained as "leaders who act as coaches and advisors to their team. Leaders with individual consideration encourage others to reach goals that help both them and the organization" ("Foundation of Nursing Leadership - What is your leadership style‚" n.d.). My results to this quiz did
Premium Management Leadership Skill
An analysis of flexible leadership style Name: Shi Baoyuan Student ID: 20121367 Email: frank_ais@yahoo.co.nz Word Count: 2029 Executive Summary Flexible leadership style is a vital for leaders to manage the company that a leader needs to possess this model to cope with the changeable company activities. A leader who utilizes the flexible leadership style will provide a suitable working surrounding to his (her) subordinates‚ and make them working in positive emotion; hence‚ the subordinates
Premium Leadership Situational leadership theory Management
By Day 3 of Week 2‚ post your evaluation of leadership style assessments‚ such as the one you just completed‚ and the leadership style approach. Explain whether you think such assessments and a leadership style approach are useful for providing insight into leadership behavior. Explain the potential impact of the use of such assessments for both individual employees and organizations. Also‚ explain the potential impact of the style approach to leadership for individuals and organizations. My score
Premium Management Leadership Sociology
P.‘t Hart.‚ A. McConell and T. Preston. (2010). Leadership style‚ crisis response and blame management: The case of hurricane Katrina. The Journal of Public Administration‚ 88(3)‚ 706-725 In this paper I have summarized the article and offer comments on where additional research would assist in further understanding of the issue. The authors of this article used retrospective review which uses existing data and researches. Leadership style and crisis management have always been the main
Premium Management George W. Bush Hurricane Katrina