Journal of Leadership Education Volume 10‚ Issue 1 – Winter 2011 The Intersection Between Soft Skill Development and Leadership Education Christie Brungardt‚ Ph.D. Instructor of Leadership Studies Department of Leadership Studies Fort Hays State University Hays‚ KS 67601 cjbrunga@fhsu.edu Abstract This study examined the relationship of soft skills gained to the amount of leadership education completed by graduates from the Department of Leadership studies at a Midwestern regional university
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| "Relationship between Secondary School Teachers’ Leadership Styles and Academic Achievement of their Students” | | | Humaira Jabeen MS 2nd | [Välj datum] | INTRODUCTION Leadership is unique to a particular person to another. The skills adopt by leaders can be from experience‚ training or formal education. Adaptations of type of leaders are also unique and the ways the leaders lead are reflection of themselves. For instance‚ if a person is a visionary person‚ when he or she becomes
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ROLE OF LEADERSHIP: OPTIMIZING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE By Lisa Smith‚ Troy University Abstract Current post-downturn business environment demands more production and service from the organizations at less cost‚ which in turn requires more production and service from the employees at less cost. However‚ the age-old dominance of extrinsic rewards makes it difficult for the organizations to get more production from the employees at less cost‚ which in turn sets the leadership task to achieve
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Book Review: Primal Leadership Introduction This book review illuminates the brief summary of Primal Leadership‚ the analysis of this book‚ the importance for managers‚ as well as the most interesting parts of the book. The first part is book summary. It talks about the task‚ development‚ and improvement of primal leadership. The second part analyzes book contents from author credentials‚ rationale‚ face validity‚ target audience‚ reliability‚ distinctiveness‚ and practicality. The third part talks
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business-oriented roles‚ their understanding of the risks‚ benefits and repercussions of change becomes essential. Positively managing and implementing change within the organization is vital to success. Change management itself involves a very general three-step process. IT managers need to define the current “as is” state‚ identify the desired “to be” state‚ and evaluate the gap between – “IT managers need a “business mindset”. Engaging everyone from the executive suite to the ground level to ensure
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Escape to Gold Mountain: Section Two Comprehension Questions Chapter Six – “Storm Clouds of Hatred” 1. The Central Pacific Railroad made travelling to the West Coast from the East much faster and less dangerous. What did this mean for the Chinese people who had settled on the West Coast? - They had to find other places to live – The Chinese people faced discrimination from the new white settlers‚ who thought that they were entitled to have the jobs‚ not the Chinese people who already
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A. Describe strategic leadership in detail‚ the traits of strategic leadership‚ how they differ from strategic management‚ and discuss the importance of strategic leadership for the competitive success of a firm. Strategic leadership is difficult to describe as a concept; however it is easy to distinguish when it is in action. Leaders pay close attention to small details to ensure that the big picture may one day become realized. Strategic leadership is being able to develop competencies
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Leadership Manifesto I’m not entirely sure how my subordinates would describe myself as a leader since I was only recently put in charge of the wheel & tire section at . In that short time though‚ I would hope that they see me as fair‚ hard working‚ reliable‚ and determined. I strive to fit myself into an organization when I first arrive and to get a feel for how the processes and procedures flow. I like to sit back and observe before I decide what‚ or even if‚ any changes need to be made
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TOXIC LEADERSHIP Most often throughout the military negative leadership occurs within organization regardless of ranks and unit structure. The most common negative leadership that is displayed amongst leaders is toxic leadership. Army leaders accept the responsibility to develop and lead others to achieve results. A recent survey done by the United States Army confirms what most knowledgeable and professional NCOs already know – toxic leadership destroys units’ morale and leads to highly qualified
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WHAT IS LEADERSHIP? We have heard stories about leaders who changed the course of history‚ leaders who have inspired the change we see in the world we live in today and leaders who are still remembered long after their death for the legacy they left behind. So what is leadership?This question can be asked to a group of leaders from various disciplines and their answers will not be the same. Leadership has been evolving over the time and they still share similar common themes. This essay discusses
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