ABSTRACT Team leadership plays an important part in the ability of an organization to gain and maintain the competitive advantage. Another vital factor related to the development of a successful organization is teamwork. Most contemporary organizations are heavily dependent upon teams of workers ...

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...

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 func...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

Job performance is a well-researched concept because of its importance in determining efficiency not only among organizations, but also among individuals. This concept has been researched in terms of its conceptual and operational definitions, relationship with other variables, and effectiveness as...

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...

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...

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, ...