Meg Whitman‚ CEO of the internet auction site eBay‚ displays several traits of both charismatic and transformational leadership. Whitman moved from a tightly structured‚ traditional button-down corporate environment at Hasbro ’s Playskool division into the T-shirt and jeans atmosphere of an internet start-up company without missing a beat. In doing so‚ she illustrated that sometimes it is more important to have a vision and the willingness to commit to that vision than to have targeted knowledge
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Effective Leader Essay Thousands of years ago‚ Polynesians traveled across the Pacific Ocean to discover the islands that we call Hawai`i. It is a chain of eight islands that are named Hawai`i‚ Mau`i‚ Moloka`i‚ Kaho`olawe‚ Lana`i‚ O`ahu‚ Kaua`i and Ni`ihau. Kamehameha‚ the adopted nephew of Kalani`opu`u‚ conquered all of them by killing opposing chiefs and finally uniting all of them under one rule. He ruthlessly led his army to attack anyone in his way of taking control of the islands. Kamehameha
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Was Odysseus a good or bad leader ? Generally I think Odysseus is a good leader because he saves his men more times than he lets them get killed‚ for example on the island with Polythemus. He thought of a cunning plan to get most of his men out of the cave they were trapped in. On the Cicones Island‚ even though he didn’t make much attempt to make his men leave and his lack of respect from his men was poor causing him to lose 36 men he still shared all the spoils out equally. Odysseus’s
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terrible leaders. Although most of the Romans thought that Caesar was a good leader‚ little did they know he let 1‚000 soldiers die in one battle. Everyone in Rome thought Caesar was a good leader‚ but everyone else around the world thought he was terrible. Caesar thought he was doing the right thing for Rome‚ but really he acted greedily. Brutus and Cassius loved Caesar‚ but they said they loved Rome more so they murdered him. Caesar was well respected by everyone in Rome. Hitler was ambitious
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Webster’s dictionary 11th ed. Defines a leader as “1: something that leads 2: a person who leads: as a: guide b(1) a person who directs a military force or unit (2) a person who has commanding authority of influence…” This definition sets a firm ground from which we can ask the question what makes a good or even great leader? From a biological and anthropological stand point the answer is simple: All social creatures seek the strongest possible leader. That may be a no brain-er statement however
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Sam Bradford Samuel Jacob Bradford was born November 8th of 1978 to his loving parents‚ Martha and Kent Bradford. Sam is the only child‚ which allowed his parents to devote all their time to him and support what it is he wanted to do. Whether it was playing sports or the cello‚ his parents did what they could to develop it. They encouraged him in everything. "As long as it was a good‚ wholesome thing‚” Kent said. "If he wanted to do it‚ do it.” Even though Sam was central to their lives‚ he wasn’t
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King Kamehameha was the ruler of Hawaii island even though he was not in line to become a high chief of any island. He eventually took over all of the Hawaiian islands with his incredible battle strategies and knowledge. His uncle‚ Kalaniopu’u adopted him and made him the keeper of the war god‚ Kukailimoku. He had many warriors and he also had foreign advisors that taught him foreign battle strategies and how to use foreign weaponry. Kamehameha was an effective leader because he was intelligent and
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Successful was Lenin as A leader? In order to access whether Lenin was a successful leader it is important to note four main principals. His establishment of power‚ his ideologies‚ domestic policies and the nature of Russia when he came into power. When looking into success we need to analyse how far Lenin accomplished his aim or purpose and how he turned Russia into a single party state in such a short period of time. It is also important to note the length of Lenin’s rule- he was not there for
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the attributes that make a good leader. These qualities were shown through his heroic contributions. He demonstrated a profound ability to keep peace with others. As king‚ he treated the people of his country with great respect‚ ensuring that everything he did would keep them safe. King Arthur was the greatest leader of his era. King Arthur was able to bring out the best of himself through his heroic contributions. From the beginning he was meant to be a leader. Arthur pulled the magical sword
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Caesar is a prime example of an in effective leader. Caesar always seemed to have good intentions and definenetly loved Rome‚ but his egotistical side and his ambition scared many. Caesar was loved by most lower class romans; that said all roman leaders were adored by this class. It was the better educated more insightful elders of Rome that saw right through Caesars ambitious plans. These elders‚ including cassius and Brutus were freighted that Caesar was too self-centered to lead Rome. They feared
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