Gang Leader For A Day Social imagination‚ “individual problems are to social problems‚ what is happening outside of one’s personal control. This relationship between individual experiences and public issues is the sociological imagination” (Our Social World Pg9). The book that we read “Gang Leader for a Day” by Sudhir Vankatesh clearly illustrates the sociological imagination. In the early part of the book we see Vankatesh trying to give surveys to a gang to try to understand how they feel about
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ASIAN CASE RESEARCH JOURNAL‚ VOL. 12‚ ISSUE 2‚ 161–186 (2008) ACRJ Superstar Leadersa This case was prepared by Abhishek Goel and Neharika Vohra of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative or business situation. Please address all correspondence to Abhishek Goel‚ E-203‚ NTB‚ IIM Calcutta‚ Kolkata 700104‚ India or Neharika Vohra‚ Organizational Behavior Area‚ Indian Institute
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LEADERS AS COMMUNICATORS Leaders as senders of information: In order to reach new benchmarks of achievement for the company‚ a leader shall master the art of clear communication. This means the message’s purpose and intention need to be clearly transmitted and understood by the receiver. Therefore‚ it involves two challenges: firstly‚ to be clear of the purpose of the message; and secondly‚ transmitting the message clearly. The best way for establishing and maintaining clarity of purpose is to
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Sea Salt or Seasoned Salt: Which Ingredient Makes for the Best Leader? This paper explores conclusions set forth by Daniel Goleman’s “The Intelligence of Emotional Leaders” (1998) and Mitch McCrimmon’s “Thought leadership: A Radical Departure from Traditional‚ Positional Leadership” (2005) in which each author asserted what he believes to be the key ingredients to effective leadership. For Goleman‚ emotional intelligence is the key‚ and for McCrimmon‚ the key is thought leadership. One will
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‘Leaders should lead by example’ so the saying goes. There are certain characteristic found in some people. It is just that‚ they put them in a position where people looked up to as a leader. People often say ‘ He or she is a born leader’. Whether in fact a person is born a leader or develop skills and abilities to become a good leader is open for debate. There are some clear characteristics that are found in good leaders. These qualities can be developed and naturally is the part of their personality
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The Leader Report Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher‚ Baroness Thatcher was born on 13th October 1925 in Grantham‚ Lincolnshire‚ England. Thatcher became a Conservative member of parliament for Finchley in North London in 1959‚ serving until 1992. According to Jeff (2013)‚ she was a first woman prime minister in Europe and the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century. Volkery (2013) stated that Soviet journalist called Thatcher as “Iron Lady”. Dominant Personalities
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The Making of A Future World-Class Leader By : Zulkifli Bin Hassan On the 15th of May 2008‚ SMK Darul Ehsan organised a leadership camp at Hutan Lipur Pandan‚ Kuantan. The camp was attended by all the form five students. Its objective was to enable students to get along well with each other and help them to develop their self-esteem. At the camp‚ the most anticipated time by all was when the best group leader was announced. And as predicted by most‚ Amir Zulhaqeem Zakaria‚ a tall dark‚ looking
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The Qualities of a Great Leader Kate A quiet but mean‚ always criticizing‚ and stuttering leader- would you want that person as a leader of the society or even a small group? Would you want them to be in charge of organizing and leading? Hello class 4C my name is Kate and I will be presenting the qualities of a great leader. There are overall 4 main qualities for an effective leader in my opinion. They are healthy relationships‚ passion‚ presenting skills‚ and lastly‚ criticizing and complimenting
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© Copyrights 2013 APSS. All Rights Reserved © Copyrights 2013 APSS. All Rights Reserved. 2 Three men are guessing the color of a horse… A: I guess it’s not black. B: It’s either brown or gray. C: I know it’s brown. How many animals of each species did Moses take with him in the Ark? At least one of them is right and at least one of them is wrong. What is the color of the horse? © Copyrights 2013 APSS. All Rights Reserved 3 How to draw a star by using five straight
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Preamble Jim Jones was an aspiring leader that promised his followers they could live together in serenity in spite of their differences like race or sex. He promised them a perfect life and his goal was to create that life through Jonestown. His outcome‚ however‚ was the mass suicide of over 900 people‚ including children. In this paper‚ I will explain how Jim Jones qualifies as a charismatic leader‚ his aspirations‚ how he promised his followers deliverance of his goal‚ and the effect of his
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