Strong leadership is the cornerstone of all organizations that are able to achieve and maintain long term success. As business dynamics become more complex in response to mergers and acquisitions, work force shortages, rapid technology changes and increased foreign competition, only those organizati...

IntroductionWhat makes a leader great? What are the components of successful C-level leadership? Are there really leadership styles or methods that are recognized as being the most successful, and if so, can they be taught or emulated? In attempting to answer the above questions, it may prove use...

Leadership vs. Management with a focus on Influencing Confusing leadership and management and treating the words as if they were synonymous have a long and illustrious history in leadership studies. The practice is pervasive in the mainstream literature of leadership. It is pervasive in all aca...

The Leadership of Colin Powell If one was to define the word leadership, they must consider the many roles that leaders play and the qualities that make great leaders. Leadership positions can create power, wealth, and notoriety as well as evil and disgrace. Leaders are the heads of countries, ...

Leadership Where does a leader learn to lead? He must first be taught by a true leader. A leader is the one who sets the example for others to follow. If the leader is not a true leader, his followers will never become true leaders either. They will continue to lead others the wrong way and ...

The book entitled The Difference "Difference" Makes: Women and Leadership, edited by Deborah L. Rhode, collects various articles and writings that reflect and comment on the role women play in leadership positions and how these roles are specifically defined by them being women. In a way, this book...

Being a member of the United States Army is a job that must be upheld by the men and woman who chose to answer the call of duty. All that you have learned in Basic Training, Advanced Individual Training, and Permint Party serves a roll in your every day duty. No matter if its shooting expert on the ...

Patterns in Heroic Literature Melodie Ross English 283 Cheryl Carvajal English 283 discusses many themes of British Literature, covering novels from ancient to modern times. These themes are evident in the personality of the main character, usually the hero, of each novel. These themes incl...

Leading The Way"The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people" Theodore Roosevelt Leadership is an essential part of management. Being one of the four universal functions of management, leading is arguably the most important function. In the t...

Effective leadership is the process of motivating others to meet specific objectives and to be in the situation of making significant decisions. Here, I will discuss how motivation affects leadership styles and also how imperative the decision-making process is on the leader. Personally, I feel th...

The Dynamics of Today's Virtual Team Although the advantages of today's "virtual" workgroups are considerable, these teams also face unique challenges which require effective solutions and ongoing cooperation from their members as well as their managers if the team is to be successfu...

Mongolian Empire was known as a fierce fighting force before the birth of Genghis Kahn. However, after Genghis' inception as leader, the Mongolians united and became the greatest empire in the world. Genghis Kahn, with his vision and military might, changed western civilization more than any ...

In today's society things are communicated to us through many different forms. We receive information through television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and email but it seems we have forgotten one of the fundamental ways of communicating...simple person-to-person conversation. Person...

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The overlapping crises in Hungary and Poland in the autumn of 1956 posed a severe challenge for the leaders of the Soviet Communist Party (CPSU). After a tense standoff with Poland, the CPSU Presidium (as the Politburo was then called) decided to refrain from military intervention and to s...

"You do not lead by hitting people over the head that's assault, not leadership" quoted by Dwight D. Eisenhower. This quote describes how Montezuma, the last independent Aztec ruler, and the greatest leader of the Aztecs, treated his Aztec people before the Spaniards conquest and domination o...

Nasser's Rule to the Suez Canal Crisis Revolution of 1952 Abstract Introduction Nasser's Rule to the Suez Canal Crisis Revolution of 1952 Egypt's policies and their international context Suez Canal Crisis A decade to the Six Day War of 1967 Aftermath of the 1956 War Pan-Arabism The Palesti...

In the movie "Twelve Angry Men" the actions and behaviors of the Jurors demonstrate the concept of small group communication. It is evident that the film shows the development of the task-oriented group from the beginning to the end. In this paper we will discuss the power of consensua...

In the movie "Twelve Angry Men" the actions and behaviors of the Jurors demonstrate the concept of small group communication. It is evident that the film shows the development of the task-oriented group from the beginning to the end. In this paper we will discuss the power of consensua...

12 Lessons for Leading Organizational Change The first day of class we were asked what we hoped to gain from this course and we answered with a consistent, "I want to be an effective change leader." Members of our group have been a part of organizational change, but have not been a...

Maturation through Military Life It was a rainy day in January 1982. I was married, with a child on the way and working for Flour Daniel Construction Company in Wilmington, North Carolina. I was riding home after being rained out from working another day, and decided to stop in to ...

Biography of Richard Nixon The 37th President of the United States was born on January 9, 1913 in a small farmhouse in Yorba Linda, California and raised in nearby Whittier. He attended Whittier College and Duke University School of Law and then joined a law firm in his hometown. He and Pa...

IKEA Report - Business Consultants - Group M4 Word Count: ~2950 As a group of business consultants we were asked to assist IKEA with the development of their strategy, the following are our written findings. This report is focused on three main areas: v Identifying the key factors that h...

Introduction: Broadcasting, the transmission of information by radio or television, is a major factor affecting the television industry today. Broadcasting is currently achieved through analogue, a system that has existed since television began in the 1940's and 50's. "Analog...

swot analysis McDonald's vs. Burger King Organizational Diagnosis by Fastalk Consultants In diagnosing the McDonald's organization, the first issue we will examine is their company goals. McDonald's has a goal of one hundred percent total customer satisfaction. However, they do realize tha...