Leadership from Two Perspectives
Timothy Scott
University of Maryland University College
AMBA 600 9045 MBA Fundamentals (2148)
October 28, 2014
Professor Susan Malone

Leadership from Two Perspectives This paper summarizes two types of leadership that each claim leaders must inherit to maximize their career, as well as remain a competitive asset within their organization. Mitch McCrimmon, the author of Thought Leadership: a radical departure from traditional, positional leadership suggest that leaders should remain cognizant of thought leadership in hopes of remaining competitive, as well as setting their organization apart from others. Equally important, he details the difference between ordinary leadership versus leadership coupled with thought leadership and why it's valuable to ascertain both. In efforts to explain his theory, he presents extensive illustrations that factor the positive end product of organizations when leaders or individuals within an organization utilize the concept of thought leadership. Daniel Goleman (1998), the author of The Emotional Intelligence stresses the importance of leaders being aware of their emotional intelligence and how it's directly related to the success of an organization and its mission. Moreover, he suggests that many leaders are so absorbed with their self perseverance, they’ve lost site of the human facet within the work place; this can sometimes foster hostility and acts of retribution from employees against the organization (Goleman, 1998). Essentially, he highlights that leaders must remain aware of their emotional intelligence and it’s valuable advantage when making logical conclusions regarding an organizations strategic planning; it’s also a positive trait for others to emulate. As Goleman (1998) reports his claim, he asserts this premise by means of an in depth anatomy of the brain that is