Nathan Girard 9/27/2011 Is Steve Jobs a Leader or a Manager? John Sculley former CEO of both PepsiCo & Apple states that the differences between leadership and management is; “Leadership is often confused with other things‚ specifically management. Management requires an entirely different set of skills. As Sculley sees it‚ leadership revolves around vision‚ ideas‚ direction‚ and has more to with inspiring people as to direction and goals than with day-to-day implementation…One can’t lead
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Elements of Transformational Leadership by Matthew Schieltz‚ Demand Media Organizations emphasize the concept of leadership in training managers or group leaders to propel a team or the organization forward. Within leadership‚ the effectiveness of the transformational versus transactional leader is often debated. Transactional leadership relies more on a "give and take" understanding‚ whereby subordinates have a sense of duty to the leader in exchange for some reward. Transformational leadership‚ on
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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
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I scored a total of 37 points on the Transactional or Transformational Leader Self-Assessment scale‚ which runs from 10 points (meaning leans more toward transactional leadership) to 50 points (meaning leans more toward transformational leader). This finding suggests that I exhibit slightly more transformational leadership qualities than transactional qualities‚ although I am somewhat balanced between the two types of leadership. As with similar assessments that were taken earlier in this course
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Nowadays‚ there are many successful business leaders in this world. For me‚ I like Steve Jobs most. In the first assignment‚ leader book analysis‚ I choose “Steve Jobs” as my book. Not only because Steve Jobs is a successful business leader‚ but also because I like his unique style of management. Steve Jobs was born on February 24th in 1955. In 1997‚ he became Time magazine the cover person. In the same year he was awarded "the most successful managers of great eminence” as “computer maniac".
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too often do not receive effective care when needed. The terms leader and manager are sometimes used conversely. An individual can be a manager but not have many leadership skills.
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Steve Jobs Broke Every Leadership Rule. Don’t Try It Yourself. gslusherInteresting‚ but written by someone who‚ apparently‚ has never been a leader of anything. Of course‚ the author is really no worse than the people who writ [...]Frederick E. Allen‚ Forbes StaffI couldn’t agree more that there are no universal rules. I just think that in the wide range of leaders and leadership styles‚ Steve Jobs is an extreme out [...]jrobertOn the contrary‚ there are are indeed universal rules for successful
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occurs both in the purposes and resources of those involved and in the relationship itself. The transformational leader plays an essential role in shifting change‚ followers and leaders are bound together in the transformation process. The importance of developing followers to their fullest potential extended the concept of transformational leadership (Bass‚ 1985; Bass & Avolio‚1993). Transformational leaders motivate followers by elevating their consciousness about the importance of organizational
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that not another company has ever manage to design and make. But the person behind this is even more unimaginable‚ and he is Steve Jobs: the great nonconformist who listen to no one disobey anyone he disagree with and the great visionary who knew what the customers want before the customer know what they want and also the innovator. Before I get on with why Steve Jobs is a great nonconformist I will be defining what is a great nonconformist. A nonconformist an unconventional person‚ which mean
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Executive Summary Leadership is not a position but rather a process which involves the leader‚ the followers and the situation. Great leaders lead with the best interests of their employees in mind. A leader must lead according to the needs of the organization. The leader must not only be successful as a leader‚ but also bring success to the organization and its employees. This paper seeks to compare and contrast the leadership styles of two successful entrepreneurs. The paper consists of
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