Introduction What 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 u...

In the article, "In Search of Global Leader," five top executives describe what it takes to be a global leader and how they measure it. Stephen Green, Group CEO of HSBC, believes global executives should work in more than one – in most cases, more than two – major world mark...

Good to Great by Jim Collins is by far the best business-oriented book that I've ever read. I can see why it has gained the notoriety and respect from top level executives around the world. I have read other business type books which were more of a motivational lecture than actual years o...

Conflict management approaches used in my organization. As I started working for Lucent Technologies in 1998, the organization was on the rise and stocks were splitting as if the company was free from economic downfall. The organizational structure was evident and quite strong. Effective leaders...

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...

INTRODUCTION: "From ground zero to high hero" is perhaps the best phrase to summarize the fortunes of Apple and Steve Jobs. The two afore mentioned are intimately liked and making reference to one would automatically imply the other. Jobs, the "enfant terrible" has an unrivall...

BHS00156 – Assignment 1 Leadership By Christopher Mayfield Just as the processes, skills and systems of the agricultural era were removed to meet the demands of the industrial era; new ways are today being sought to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the information age. This...

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...

We can meet various leaders everywhere, regardless of a small or large organization. We used to be a leader and want to be a leader. If so, who is the effective leader? I believe that the effective leader must think in advance organizational goals rather than individual goals, motivate people and gu...

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...

Leadership is the design, creation, and management of group actions that direct the combined efforts of individuals in the group and their resources to a achieve a goal that the members of the group increasingly share, in large part because the more influential members of the organization--the leade...

Nicholas Thomas Prof. Bloom Comm. In Org. Setting One particular thing forms the foundation of all our work, is the glue that holds our efforts together, and is a necessary ingredient for our success. That one thing is trust. The role of trust is fairly easy to describe, an...

Two weeks ago, this column discussed how corporate managers can use criticism to maximize their employees' performance. But what about improving the boss's own performance? Is there any way of predicting which leadership styles are likely to be most effective, and which ones ineffective? There is,...

Why do cultures need leaders? In today's world, organizations operate in an environment of intense competition and very rapid rates of change. These operating features place unprecedented demands on both the organization and its leaders. Even the brightest group of people needs savvy, experienced ...