...CON: Leaders are made, not born (Nurture over nature) Leadership is the art of influencing others that has always been the center of debate in many social circles. Whether from the corporate board room to leading men in the military, leadership has always presented the question; "Are people born leaders or are they developed to be leaders?" Such a question fascinates many, but from my vantage, leaders are developed. Life is full of trial and error, therefore one can only learn to be an effective leader by life experiences, which comes and is proven over the test of time, something that cannot be instilled at birth. So it is from the position of "leaders are made, not born" (nurture over nature),"I will offer a debate on how leaders develop interpersonal skills that lead to: 1.) Understanding others 2.) motivating others and finally 3.) developing others to accomplish the objectives and/or goals of any entity on the earth. Leadership has been and always be the most valuable asset on earth (author). Without leadership- or objective or the known world organizationally speaker cannot ne accomplished. Its about knowing oneself and the development of the ability to effectively lead others. So, to me, its about understanding self first, leading by example, in order to effectively lead others. Thus, one must be willing to develop one’s self understanding, one’s self weaknesses, which takes me to my first point, “understanding others”. There is no simple hard rent here, but...
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...BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE GLOBAL LEADER (Chapter 30 of "Coaching for Leadership" Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2000) Maya Hu-Chan, Jeremy Solomons, and Carlos E. Marin “To lead the people, walk behind them” (Lao-Tzu) “In a beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities. In an expert’s there are none.” (Zen Master Suzuki Roshi) Nature versus Nurture Although there may never be a definitive answer to the nature versus nurture question, most people will agree that no amount of nurturing can make someone into a global leader if he or she does not have a fundamental desire, passion, and talent to be one. And no potential leader, however naturally gifted he or she may be, can become fully realized without a tremendous amount of nurturing. Throughout childhood and adolescence, even the divinely reincarnated Dalai Lama had to undergo intense and lengthy preparation for his weighty role as the spiritual leader of Tibet. But the preparation does not stop at the onset of adulthood; in some ways, it is only just starting. Potential global leaders must continue their formal education by expanding their theoretical and technical knowledge in various arenas of higher learning, but they must also begin to live the reality of being a global leader through practical experience, particularly traveling, living and working in cultures and countries that are not familiar to them. 1 Are global leaders born? Or are they made? Is global leadership an innate competency? Or is it an acquired skill, learned...
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...Managerial Ethics: First Take-home Exam: Individual Project June 16, 2013 Instructor: Fr. Ozzie Mascarenhas SJ Sampad Biswas GMP Section A G13041 Submission – 8/07/2013 1. Are you a leader, born or cultivated or both? How do you characterize your leadership traits based on the leadership profiles presented by Narayana Murthy and Rahul Khosla? In-born Leadership Traits | Leadership Style, Inspirational Style, Imagination, Self Invention, Self- Organization Style, Convincing power, Moral Commitments | I think the my leadership quality is generated from my inherent characters and the from the learning cultivated throughout my professional and personal life. | Cultivated Leadership Elements | Proper Behaviour, Setting up goals and purposes, Moral Sensitiveness, People Accountability, Understanding psychological drift of followers, Use of Leadership powers, Teamwork skills, Ethics of change | | Personal Leadership Traits based on N.Murthy Leadership Profile | Rewarding Meritocracy, Honesty and Loyalty, Encouraging Participative style of decision making, Having own clear Vision and Goal, Creating a Unified Goal for Followers and Leading them towards it, Offering value to customers, Unity among diversity | Essentially Mr Murthy’s style of leadership is more directed to Social commitment and Reward Oriented. This in-turn helps to groom up raw Talents and motivates them to be focused towards...
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...Managerial Ethics: First Take-home Exam: Individual Project June 16, 2013 Instructor: Fr. Ozzie Mascarenhas SJ Sampad Biswas GMP Section A G13041 Submission – 8/07/2013 1. Are you a leader, born or cultivated or both? How do you characterize your leadership traits based on the leadership profiles presented by Narayana Murthy and Rahul Khosla? In-born Leadership Traits | Leadership Style, Inspirational Style, Imagination, Self Invention, Self- Organization Style, Convincing power, Moral Commitments | I think the my leadership quality is generated from my inherent characters and the from the learning cultivated throughout my professional and personal life. | Cultivated Leadership Elements | Proper Behaviour, Setting up goals and purposes, Moral Sensitiveness, People Accountability, Understanding psychological drift of followers, Use of Leadership powers, Teamwork skills, Ethics of change | | Personal Leadership Traits based on N.Murthy Leadership Profile | Rewarding Meritocracy, Honesty and Loyalty, Encouraging Participative style of decision making, Having own clear Vision and Goal, Creating a Unified Goal for Followers and Leading them towards it, Offering value to customers, Unity among diversity | Essentially Mr Murthy’s style of leadership is more directed to Social commitment and Reward Oriented. This in-turn helps to groom up raw Talents and motivates them to be focused towards...
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...TERM PAPER ON Theory of Leadership Style Submitted To Md. Sahidur Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong Submitted by Session: 2005-2006 Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong 07 June, 2011 University of Chittagong Letter of submission Date: 07 June, 2011 Mr. Md. Sahidur Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong. Subject: Prayer for obliging the ‘TERM PAPER’. Sir, With due respect, beg to focus your kind attention with the following fact that as biased requirement of the BBA Programmed. I had studied many feature, journal, research material, reports, and professional papers to collect the information regarding Theories of Leadership. And I have tried my best to build and maintain follower ship by earning the respect of those they lead. I hope that you will accept my TERM PAPER considering its distinctiveness. Yours truly, ………………… Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong Acknowledgement At first I want to give thanks to the Almighty Allah who is our creator and has given us life to live on the earth. That’s why, I like to pray to Him and want His blessings to lead our life properly. The Term paper could not have been prepared without the generous contribution...
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...(David James Lee) In English the word 'virtue' relates to the sense of personal character, inner strength or personal integrity. It is this definition of virtue that I consider to be the core of good leadership especially in the field of social work. Tafvelin (2012) found: Social work leadership has attracted growing attention in both social work practice and research. As social service organisations have changed in a variety of ways during the last decades, knowledge of how leaders should act in these transformed organisations is crucial. However, few empirical studies have examined what kind of leadership these changed organisations benefit from and how the continuing organisational change might affect the impact leaders have. Clinicians who become supervisors may find it challenging to transition into a leadership role. It is imperative that the new supervisor understand the agency's mission, vision, goals and culture as it relates to their new responsibilities. In order to be an effective leader who inherits managerial responsibilities, the supervisor will need to choose and develop a leadership style that closely reflects their personal values and personality. The leadership style will serve as a...
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...competitive the leader must keep employees engaged in the company. Business does not thrive unless there is a leader who exemplifies emotional intelligence. Managers want to make sure employees feel compensated for their hard work, but also making sure the company is not putting themselves in a hole on the balance sheet. Businesses have fallen due to lack of knowledge about how to keep employees interested so that they can be productive for the business. Leaders must understand and create procedures that are both positive and beneficial to the business. The success that a business can have depends on the leadership style that is chosen. Keywords: Leader, Workforce, employee Leadership Styles Leadership styles have multiple effects not only in small businesses but also in the world's largest corporations. These styles have an impact on everyone from senior management to the newest college intern. They help form the corporate culture that shapes the organization and its performance (Carraher). Autocratic Style Effects, also known as authoritarian leadership, autocratic style clearly helps identify the division between leaders and workers. Autocratic leaders make decisions with little or no involvement from employees. These leaders are supremely confident and comfortable with the decision-making responsibility for company operating and strategic plans (Carraher). Although research indicates that autocratic leaders show less creativity...
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...Licensed to: CengageBrain User Licensed to: CengageBrain User This is an electronic version of the print textbook. Due to electronic rights restrictions, some third party content may be suppressed. Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. The publisher reserves the right to remove content from this title at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions, and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title, or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. Copyright 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. Licensed to: CengageBrain User Leadership: Theory, Application, & Skill Development, Fifth Edition Robert N. Lussier, Christopher F. Achua Vice President of Editorial, Business: Jack W. Calhoun Publisher: Erin Joyner Acquisitions Editor: Scott Person Senior Developmental Editor: Julia Chase Marketing Manager: Jonathan Monahan Marketing Coordinator:...
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...the 21st century? NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI, 1469–1527 The end justifies the means achiavelli lived in Florence, where he worked for the Florentine state as a secretary, then a diplomat. His best known work, The Prince,1 is based on his observation of Cesare Borgia – a cunning, cruel and self-seeking man. Machiavelli did not regard Cesare Borgia as an ideal person, but thought that, under him, the Florentines could unite Italy – and this was his long-term goal. In fact, Machiavelli’s tactic did not work, as the Medici (the ruling family of Florence) took exception to what he said, and Cesare Borgia himself also found the work insulting. Machiavelli was essentially a republican, preferring a state controlled by citizens (in his day, citizens made up only a small part of the population)....
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...—Duke of Wellington One bad general does better than two good ones. —Napoleon Introduction During the early nineteenth century, Wellington’s and Napoleon’s1 observations made sense. With the onset of battle, communications became muddled, artillery was immobilized, and a commander’s ability to control his forces was limited. Consequently, the leadership of a single general could prove decisive in battle by maintaining clarity of command and control. We are now at a totally different stage of warfare. This not to say that the fog of war has completely lifted, but visibility and synchronized actions, and the speed, precision, and lethality of response is beyond comparison to anything that has preceded it. The battlefield success of the doctrine and technology of Network Centric Warfare was not based upon a single brilliant plan, or a single individual or group, but rather was a property of the network, both technologically and organizationally. As Operation Iraqi Freedom so vividly illustrated,2 battle plans can now be changed very rapidly, affecting all aspects of operations—strategy, tactics, logistics and PSYOPs, operations, kinetics, and all types of forces. The competencies that make NCW a success are network properties; they are no longer solely the province of charismatic leaders or chance, but the result of diverse competencies and a new understanding of the role and growth of network leadership, and how it is learned and rewarded. 1 Roberts, Andrew...
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...Studies have shown parents want their firstborns to have high status jobs such as lawyers and doctors but they relax on the choices for other siblings. The coaching we get concerning job, affects our achievement and self-esteem. The position of first born is very much geared towards high achievers. 21 out the 23 first astronauts in space were first born children. In a study looking at the birth place order of CEO’s it was found that 43 percent of them were firstborn children, 33 percent were middle born and 23 percent were the youngest children in their family. On the other hand, the youngest sibling in the family may be the one to engage in more reckless behavior such has dangerous sports including sky diving, motor cycle racing, sky jumping, and even football. According to a survey taken in a high school, the younger siblings said they were more sentimental and were less judgmental than their older siblings. The same survey reinforced the studies on firstborns who were geared towards being high achievers as this survey indicated these students rated themselves as being perfectionists. However, studies show that younger children get better grades. This is because they are mentored by the older siblings; they have watched how their older siblings overcome challenges and learn from them. Strangely, the very first studies on birth order never included females. Nevertheless, Montrealers need to know that these studies, especially the earliest ones did not account for the...
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...The Walt Disney Case GM591 Team 2 THE HISTORY OF OUR CHILDHOOD ENTERTAINMENT Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901, to Elias Disney, of Irish-Canadian descent, and Flora Call Disney, of German-American descent, in Chicago. His developed a love for drawing and trains while living on a farm in Marceline, Missouri. One of his elderly neighbors would pay him to draw pictures. While attending Benton Grammar School he met Walter Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer was a theatre aficionado. He introduced Walt to the world of vaudeville and motion pictures. Even thought Walt knew that you could make money from drawing pictures. Pfeiffer open his eyes to possibility of movies. Disney created ads for newspapers, magazines, and movie theaters. He and a friend started a commercial company but it was short lived. However while working in Kansas City for a Film Ad Company, he made commercials based on cutout animation, Disney took up an interest in the field of animation, and decided to become an animator. This is where his vision started to take shape (waltdisney.freeservers.com). Innovation is important to every company’s survival. Without it almost ever company will surely fail or be left behind. Disney is a company that has endured the ever changing market. Creating new ideas and putting them into place is something that Disney has mastered. Disney has found a way to intrigue the young and even the young at heart. With their theme parks all over the world, news...
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...LEADERSHIP Exam questions: 1. “Leaders are born, not made” – Discuss this statement in a cross cultural context 2009/2010 2. What is the meaning of leadership? Are western theories of leadership relevant to non-Western cultural settings? Illustrate with examples.2009/2010 3. Are Western theories of leadership relevant in Non-Western cultural settings? Illustrate with examples. 2008/2009 4. Leadership is critical for the success or failure of international operations, and what is effective in one country might be considered as ineffective in another culture. Select two leaders from two different cultures and compare and contrast their leadership styles. Explain why they are different or similar.2007/2008 5. “Leadership is fundamentally the same irrespective of culture.” Do you agree/disagree? 2007/2008 6. How does culture influence the practice of leadership? 2006/2007 Objectives: 1. Describe the basic philosophic foundation and styles of managerial leadership 2. Examine the attitudes of European managers toward leadership practices 3. Compare and Contrast leadership styles in Japan with those in the US 4. Review leadership approaches in China, the Middle East, and developing countries 5. Examine recent research and findings regarding leadership across cultures 6. Discuss the relationship of culture clusters and leader behaviour to effective leadership practices, including increasing calls for more...
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...THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN GUARDIAN LIFE OF THE CARIBBEAN Title Page Name: Kibosha DaCosta Grade: 12A Subject: Management of Business Year of examination: 2010 Teacher: Mrs. Nelson Name of school: St.Mary High School Territory: Jamaica Centre number: 100112 TABLE OF CONTENTS Aims and Objectives 4 Methodology Employed 5-6 The Report: Description 7-13 Analysis and Interpretation 14-21 Conclusion and Recommendations 22 Appendices 22-23 References 24 AIM To find out the importance of effective communication in the business- Guardian Life of the Caribbean and also to acquire the necessary information to complete this research in order to achieve a reasonable grade. OBJECTIVES 1. To analyse the importance of setting business objectives 2. To show how Guardian Life carry out their social responsibilities. 3. To tell the different leadership...
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...Truman (1884 – 1972). The issue of political seems to be an endless case of trial and error. New leaders, new management but it seems to be that they never found the best leaders for the government. People are just aware of what they see but they never through the root of all problems, the problem is not the government itself but the people behind it. There were official positions whose function was to serve the community. Today’s welfare is not only achieved through individual efforts but through the leadership styles of chosen state heads. These leaders have various qualities and styles which may or may not, contribute to or benefit the society. One quality of an effective leader is his feeling of oneness with his people. To say that the leader has an explicit understanding with his people, he must first be one with his people. A common vision and goal may emerge that could suit the needs and welfare of everyone. Man is a social being. He can be weak and need support of communal living. His capabilities and form of expression are inseparably linked to the existence of others. Wise socialization is achieved not through repression but through social interest. Development is not achieved with the efforts of few persons or by the government alone. For it to be real, every member of the society must participate in order to achieve the goal set by the government. No matter how effective and efficient the law enforcers are in maintaining peace and order the problem of the society cannot...
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