Ronald Heifetz in ‘Leadership without easy answers’ explains authority in the following manner. “Authority is the conferred power to perform a service. It is given and can be taken away. It is part of an exchange. Authority relationships are to a certain extent conscious and voluntary. Unlike dominance relationships that are based on coercion or deference. Authority provides direction‚ protection and order. Authority is a must in each social organization. It can be observed in human team work‚ at children
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Leadership Styles Every individual has their own way of leading and managing people when put in a leadership role. It is an important aspect of a leader’s repertoire to be cognizant of their innate abilities‚ and to further build upon those abilities with education of different leadership styles. By becoming aware of one’s leadership style‚ there is an ability to see how we can influence colleagues and subordinates in their workplace. This knowledge can also allow us to examine how we can become
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HOW TO BECOME EFFECTIVE LEADERS? The idea of Leadership is something we all know about. We normally agree on the fact that it implies influencing the behavior of the other through a relationship that involves communication‚ motivation and delegation. But the difference on becoming “Effective Leaders” and make our areas of action improve its performance obliges us to make a deeper research on this interesting and passionate topic. Why are we still missing the shot? What is exactly to be a leader
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The leadership styles of the United States Presidents can make them effective or it can limit their effectiveness. The effectiveness of the President has direct effect on the American people. Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and John Kennedy were two leaders that had major influences in the mid-20th century. Both men played a key role in the United States involvement in Vietnam. The experiences‚ styles of leading‚ and characteristics of both President’s Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy intensified
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Leaders of Tomorrow Introduction Leadership has so much influence in our lives because so often it determines whether we enjoy a particular activity. Life is short – so why participate in an activity if we don’t enjoy it‚ and if we do participate‚ why not do so with all of our energy? Therefore‚ having an understanding of leadership and acknowledging its significance is vital within our day-to-day lives. Leadership can be described by many‚ “as the process by which a leader imaginatively
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Understanding Leadership * Understanding leadership styles There are many different leadership styles and different styles work in different situations. In order to have a stronger team‚ it is essential to adapt to each situation and individual by using a variety of leadership styles. Different factors will influence the choice of leadership styles‚ including the context (volunteering‚ private organisation or public sector)‚ the people involved and the level of responsibility‚ the goal to
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The Leadership Quarterly 17 (2006) 559 – 576 www.elsevier.com/locate/leaqua Leadership and the organizational context: Like the weather? ☆ Lyman W. Porter ⁎‚ Grace B. McLaughlin 1 The Paul Merage School of Business‚ University of California–Irvine‚ Irvine‚ CA 92697-3125‚ USA Abstract This article reviews the leadership literature from 1990–2005 in twenty-one major journals in order to determine the nature and extent of attention to the organizational context as a factor affecting leaders’
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The Importance of Leadership It is the belief of many that leadership is the vehicle or direction to both positive and negative change. In fact‚ leadership often determines the success and/or failure of any organization‚ whether it be in business‚ education‚ religion‚ government organizations‚ and society in general. Clear evidence of this is seen in the recent-American Airlines’ woes‚ the closing of troubled schools across the nation‚ the public-scandal surrounding Enron Corporation‚ the positive
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Leadership Approach Paper Ruben Vasquez University of Phoenix LDR/531 Organizational Leadership Week One Instructor: Robert Hepler January 4‚ 2012 Leadership Approach Paper Overview The trait model of leadership is based on the characteristics of many leaders - both successful and unsuccessful - and is used to predict leadership effectiveness. The resulting lists of traits are then compared to those of potential leaders to assess their likelihood
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PM Page 301 Culture and Leadership 13 DESCRIPTION As the title suggests‚ this chapter is about culture and leadership. Like the previous chapter‚ this one is multifaceted and focuses on a collection of related ideas rather than a single unified theory. Because there are no established theories of cultural leadership‚ our discussion in this chapter will focus on research that describes culture‚ its dimensions‚ and the effects of culture on the leadership process. Since World War II‚ globalization
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