What does it mean to be an effective teacher? Introduction There are many factors that contribute to what it means to be an effective teacher. They could be someone who has a deep understanding of what they are teaching and skills to create an ideal environment to encourage positive learning outcomes for students regardless of their background or ability (Victorian Department of Education & Training‚ 2005). They will have the ability to develop a variety of strategies and practices to support
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Leadership Approach Paper – Organizations depend on the management and leadership skills of individuals in order to be successful. Leaders do not have to be managers but are equally important. Leaders are individuals who possess traits‚ behavior and abilities to influence others to accomplish tasks and other needed objectives for the company. Leadership is defined as “the ability of an individual to influence‚ motivate‚ and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the
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Albert John Dunlap (born July 26‚ 1937) is a retired corporate executive. He was best known as a turnaround specialist and downsizer. The ruthless methods he employed to streamline ailing companies‚ most notably Scott Paper‚ won him the nicknames "Chainsaw Al" and "Rambo in Pinstripes". However‚ his reputation was ruined after he engineered a massive accounting scandal at Sunbeam-Oster. Dunlap believed that the primary goal of any business should be to make money for its shareholders. To that end
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appropriate style depends of the readiness level of the group‚ which refers to the skills of group members‚ their experience with the task‚ their capacity to set goals‚ and their ability to assume responsibility (p.191). 2. Do you have a preferred leadership style? Based on the result of the survey‚ I got 3 points for supporting leadership style‚ 2 points for both coaching and delegating leadership styles‚ and 1 point for directing leadership style. The result indicates that my preferred style is supporting
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HOW I BECAME A PARTICIPATIVE LEADER To be honest‚ this assignment has had me overthinking about what type of leader I am‚ which is why I had to take two tests‚ and both resulted in evidencing‚ according to my attitudes and thoughts‚ a participative leadership style; it is a description with which I completely agree. When I come to think about it‚ most of the times I accept input from my team members when I am designated as team-leader‚ since I am convinced that all the group members have to get
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Careers Effective leadership Jan Fowler‚ chief executive of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust‚ Oxford‚ won the 2010 NHS Award for Inspiration. Nominated by colleagues for her ‘determination‚ courage and tenacity’‚ she describes who inspired her as a young nurse and what it takes to be a good leader The concept of good leadership is somewhat nebulous. We all recognise good leaders when we see them‚ and many of them become our role models‚ but defining what makes them so effective can
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the decisions of the Sunbeam Board of Directors during Al Dunlap’s tenure as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Important elements of this assessment include an overview of Sunbeam’s goals‚ an evaluation of the 1996-1997 compensation package‚ an evaluation of the 1998 compensation package‚ the decision to fire Al Dunlap‚ and the governance of the Board of Directors. SUNBEAM’S GOALS Sunbeam’s goals explicitly showed when they hired Al Dunlap July of 1996. Sunbeam struggled in the business world
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leader is a person that guide the others towards a goal ‚ showing the way and creating an environment that allows the active participation of all the team members. In agreement to his way of exercising the conduction of the team‚ the leader can be considered to be authoritarian‚ democratically or laissez faire. The leadership does not depend only on the person who gives the orders‚ but also on the society. A leader is born or is done? Did you have the characteristic to be a great leader? It is difficult
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Effective Leadership DeLynne Carriker Nur/492 March 11‚ 2013 Rachel Gonzales Effective Leadership Leadership may vary in many ways‚ depending on the individual doing the leading of the group or team. The greatest value a leader can have is compassion for those who follow him or her. Respect‚ compassion‚ dignity‚ and trust are just a few characteristics that a leader or a manager must hold to be effective in his or her role. “The definition of leadership is a process whereby an individual
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QUESTION Participative leadership style is always more effective than autocratic/directive leadership styles. Discuss. Executive summary Academic and empirical research on workplace leadership covers wide ranging information on leadership theory and characteristics that make a leader effective. The focus of this report is to identify information on behavioural and contingency perspectives of leadership. The path-goal Leadership theory is one of the anticipated contingency theories as it
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