...Six Characteristics of Totalitarianism Totalitarianism is absolute power used cruelly or unjustly. This type of government was used a lot in the 20th century. One out of the six ways that totalitarianism was shown was by propaganda. Hitler used it on such ways as: waving flags, marching, speeches, pictures with little girls, the Olympics, and saying to his people, “You are special.” Stalin on the other hand used: Posters/pictures, marching, being charismic, being generally nice, and also taking pictures with small girls. The second way totalitarianism was shown was by the use of secret police. Hitler, in this case, used storm troopers, and killed off his friends. Stalin, took leadership quickly. He also murdered his friends. He stated, “No man, no problem.” He arranged accidents, and arrested everyone, including family. The third way totalitarianism was shown was by the dictators emphasis on the goals of the state. Hitler wanted to take Germany to a new level. He quoted, “The survival of our race.” The only thing that Stalin said was, “No man, no problem.” The fourth way that totalitarianism was shown was that the state controlled every aspect of life. For Hitler, he made the trains go on time. He ended unemployment. And he put together an Olympic team. For Stalin, he was overprotective. He said that his son couldn’t shoot straight. He had his daughters first boyfriend arrested. But his wife finally...
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...Ramses II Military Leadership Kadesh was a city in what is today the country of Syria, an important center of trade in the ancient world. In 1274 BC Pharaoh Ramses II prepared to campaign in the region due to waning influence in Canaan. Though this area had been secured by his father Seti I, it had slipped back under the influence of the Hittite Empire. Gathering an army at the fortress Tharu, Ramses divided it into four divisions called Amun, Ra, Set, and Ptah. To support this force he also recruited a force of sherden mercenaries. Marching north, the Egyptian divisions traveled together along the trade routes they sought to defend while he had some troops along the Syrian coast. As they approached the city of Kadesh, Ramses received false information about the Hittites locations. This lead to an ambush but Ramses was able to gather what troops he had left and fend off the Hittites. Ramses II showed good military leadership because demonstrated some of the characteristics of a military genius discussed by Carl Von Clausewitz such as courage, presence of mind, and strength of character when they were ambushed by the Hittites. However he is not a military genius because he lacked the high intelligence to suspect he received false information about the Hittites location in the first place. In the bulletin and poem for the battle of Kadesh, Ramses was repeatedly compared to gods such as Mont, the god of war. Since the people of ancient Egypt would attribute victories to the intervention...
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...perception, as shown in Exhibit 6-1 of the textbook. Let us start with Dodge’s reaction as he was the team foreman. In terms of his personal characteristics, we must say that he had the most experience as a firefighter, had the personality to analyze the fire in terms of winds, weather, vegetation conditions, and the blockage to the river, and lead the other firefighters, and was able to conclude early enough that the forest was a ‘death trap’ as he repeatedly warned the other members. When we describe the situational factors of Dodge’s escape as well as the target factors, we must mention mainly the size and proximity of the fire and the lack of time they had before the fire would reach them, so he quickly lit a escape fire and instructed the crew to follow him in an effort to save them. In fact, Dodge was the only one who concluded that they could not outrun the rapidly approaching fire so running on a rocky incline to get to the ridge was not the solution. Hellman, on the other hand, showed inexperience at the very beginning. He was commanded to lead the crew toward the fire by bringing up the rear of the marching line and to make sure the crew understood and followed Dodge’s order. However, when the foreman reorganized the group, he found a scattered and confused team without apparent member in charge. With much less training and a lack of leadership (Hellman was unable to make decisions, give orders, or be aware of an escape route), he could not perceive Dodge’s lying down on the...
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...accept him as the leader in his father’s place. In this conquest he easily defeated the Illyrians and the Thracians in less than a few weeks. During Alexander’s conquest to invade the Persian Empire, entering Asia with an army of 37, 000, men he still knew he was taking a chance, which almost caused him his life, but ended in a major victory. In twelve years, Alexander continued to conquered vast territories, dominating lands from west of the Nile to east of the Nile, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Syria, Bactria, Anatolia, Judea, Phoenicia, and Gaza. He was able to extend his empire as far as India. He brought the Persian Empire, Egypt, and much of the Middle East under his control. Alexander made clear his determination to continue marching east to conquer more of India, but his soldiers refused and Alexander reluctantly turned back. During their journey thousands of Alexander’s troops died; however, he continued to plan more campaigns until his death in June 323 B.C.E. at the age of thirty two. When analyzing Alexander of Macedon’s conquests and the legacy he created after his reign one can understand why he is referred to as Alexander the Great and why he is one of the greatest leaders in...
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...integration of 3 disciplinairy management fields: Resource Management, Service Management, Hospitality Management. FM resources • • • • • • • Human resources Material resources Information resources Financial resources Market resources Production & Logistics resources Development resources (Innovation) FM andHospitality Management • The art of welcoming • The conditioning of behaviour • The conditioning of navigation 3 Strategic FM Challenges • What is the dominant orientation of your organization: enabling or making (facilitating or producing)? • Did your FM make the step from supporting to enabling (from reactive to pro-active)? • Did you make the next step in positioning FM: from facility management to enabling leadership (from marching along the choosen road to marking the shining path) The strategic choices • Facility or make • Example Health care • Take hospitals: – Healing patients – Or – Enabling medical professionals to execute medical interventions Context: what is the world around FM Social Economic: a New Economy Geo-Political: The world is not enough Geo-Political: shifting power positions Political-Administrative: relationship business vs. state • Turbulence by crisis • Changing Governance systems • Limited tenability of current models • • • • New Economy disintermediated prosumption multiformity networks/chains ICT convergence changing economic landscape demand driven knowledge...
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...Leadership Whenever and wherever human beings are gathered together in large numbers, they need leadership. Even children need their school prefects and schools captains! Men whether of the East or the West, require to be led and each group 'throws up' its own leaders in each succeeding generation. Whether in the school-room, or on the battlefield or in governmental deliberations, people who are natural leaders and who are chosen to lead, always have the same qualities of character and of outlook. In order to become the best leader the person should possess several qualities that will be described in this essay. Leadership is an indispensable activity, which every leader has tap perform for directing the people, working under him. It is the ability of the Leader to induce subordinates to work with confidence and zeal. In other words "Leadership is the process by which an leader imaginatively directs, guides and influence the work of others in choosing and attaining specified goals by mediating between the individuals and the organisation in such as manner, that both will obtain maximum satisfaction. As a matter of a fact many people choose their perspective leader by appearance, however it is their fault. Some people have a misconception that only those people who are physically strong can become good leaders, but this is not the fact. A leader may not be physically strong but he needs to be mentally strong and firm in decisions. For example, Mahatma Gandhi, the Father...
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...And McCrimmon, M. (2005, January) Thought leadership: a radical departure from traditional, positional leadership. Management Decision, 43 (7/8), 1064-1070 Summary 1 Goleman, D. (1998, fall). The emotional intelligence of leaders. Leader to Leader, 10, 20-26Leadership skills can be derived from various angles and most organizations have a certain style of leadership. Most of these styles come from studies and patterns of growth. Goleman (1998), in this article explains with illustrations how leadership should be construed and how one’s emotions play a huge role towards an effective style of leadership. The way you feel the type of person you are and the actions you take are essential in leadership skills. Leaders in top positions in various organizations have great credentials to show for it but, like Goleman pointed out, there are some that lead mainly on what they have studied, that is, their technical expertise. Hence, they are not open to emotionally leading that organization. Our emotions are who we are, they are imbedded in us. Goleman, goes further to give in-depth illustrations as to how the human brain is linked to what feelings we feel, be it happy or sad, regret or anger. Thinking your actions through before voicing them out has a lot to do with our emotions. Our thinking faculty and the emotional part of our brain (known as the amygdale) work side by side and these two are essential for an effective leadership style, they cannot work single handedly...
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...And McCrimmon, M. (2005, January) Thought leadership: a radical departure from traditional, positional leadership. Management Decision, 43 (7/8), 1064-1070 Summary 1 Goleman, D. (1998, fall). The emotional intelligence of leaders. Leader to Leader, 10, 20-26 Leadership skills can be derived from various angles and most organizations have a certain style of leadership. Most of these styles come from studies and patterns of growth. Goleman (1998), in this article explains with illustrations how leadership should be construed and how one’s emotions play a huge role towards an effective style of leadership. The way you feel the type of person you are and the actions you take are essential in leadership skills. Leaders in top positions in various organizations have great credentials to show for it but like Goleman pointed out, there are some that lead mainly on what they have studied, that is, their technical expertise. Hence, they are not open to emotionally leading that organization. Our emotions are who we are, they are imbedded in us. Goleman, goes further to give in-depth illustrations as to how the human brain is linked to what feelings we feel, be it happy or sad, regret or anger. Thinking your actions through before voicing them out has a lot to do with our emotions. Our thinking faculty and the emotional part of our brain (known as the amygdale) work side by side and these two are essential for an effective leadership style, they cannot work single handedly. We learn...
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...In 1933, Hitler said, “When an opponent declares, “I will not join you,” I calmly say, “Your child belongs to us already. What are you? You will pass away and your descendants now stand in a new camp”. The Nazis uused the education of young people to indoctrinate them and to create soldiers who would later go on to fight for the Reich. Education was carried out not just at school but in youth movements. The Nazis understood that adults were harder to influence than children, so indoctrinating the young with Nazi beliefs was essential if Nazism was to continue and develop in the future. The Nazis changed the curriculum and rewrote all textbooks to indoctrinate and reinforce Nazi ideology. Subjects underwent a major change in schools. Some of the most affected were history and biology. History teaching was based on the glory of Germany – it had to be taught in a nationalistic way. The German defeat in 1918 was explained as the work of Jewish and Marxist spies who had weakened the system from within. The treaty of Versailles considered to be the work of nations jealous of Germany’s might and power. The hyperinflation of 1923 was the work of Jewish saboteurs. In geography, pupils were taught about the land that had been taken away under the Treaty of Versailles, and that Germany needed Lebensraum (living space). Children studied the German language to create a 'consciousness of being German'. Biology became a study of the different races to ‘prove’ that the Nazi belief in...
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...non-commissioned officers in the company and battalion levels. In particular it outlined characteristics of leaders. The Noncommissioned Officer Manual defines a leader characteristic as having a strong sense of duty, efficient, intelligent and is soldierly. In today’s Army we have similar expectations in a leader’s...
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...bovine image is seen knocking down the walls of a city, further commemorating Namers military victory. This ancient artifact displays the critical role of a ruthless warrior in the forming of one of the greatest civilizations in all of human history. Although human beings should always strive to avoid violence, the use of force is essential to to building complex civilization. Violence is crucial to the development of a civilization because it is not only an effective means to attain power but is also an excellent tool to demonstrate in the purest sense the authority of a regime. To build a civilization there must exist some form of government. And governments are most effective when their citizens not only recognize but obey their leadership. Therefore I would argue that governing through the use of...
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...The Fresh Connection Game Strategic Supply Chain Management SHT 4001 University of HUDDERSFIELD Name: Zhen Lei (Ray) ID: U1069600 Course: Transport & Logistics management Module Leader: Jayne Hemmingham Executive Summary The main purpose of this report is to discuss and introduce the experience of playing the fresh connection game with answering three main questions, The first one is to consider the competitive strategy of the team and evaluate the scope of team’s supply chain strategy was marching with its competitive strategy. The second is to utilize the financial information to analysis the situation of the business in the last round. Examples need to be explained how our team’s supply chain strategy influenced the financial performance of our team. The last point is to explain how the information can be used in the business to achieve sustainable improvements. The participants not only need to introduce their experience of the game but also demonstrate relevant academic theory and concepts. Introduction This report concentrates on reflecting on the experience of playing the fresh connection game experience. The fresh connection is a website which is one the strength of supply chain management researching environment and is played by both students and professionals. It provides a learning experience of supply chain. The students will make strategic decisions in the supply chain of the fresh connection which is based on a substantial producer of...
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...Humanity and Leadership in the Iliad Many values found in The Iliad correlate with our society today. In the ancient epic poem by the bard Homer, Agamemnon, the leader of the Achaeans, and Hector, the hero of the Trojans, stand out as two radically different types of leadership. Hector is considered the tragic hero of the poem; he is both the devoted family man and the patriotic champion of Troy. Agamemnon is the cruel, harsh commander-in-chief of Achaeans, driven by self-gratification and greed. However, as drastically different as the two leaders are, they also share certain similarities. Both are fundamentally human and have their own unique flaws and admirable characteristics that coalesce to influence their individual styles of leadership. Hector motivates his army with promises of glory and loot, while Agamemnon uses ridicule and humiliation to motivate his army. When Hector needs a spy to learn if the exhausted Achaeans are still guarding their ships, he begins with promises of glory and material objects. He offers “a chariot, two horses with strong necks, the best of the breeds beside Achaea’s fast ships”, with the alluring promise of “what glory (the spy) can win” (286). Instead of selecting a spy through intimidation or goading, Hector appeals to his warriors’ desire for glory and luxury. Glory, or kleos, is one of the most sought after ideals in both the Achaean and Trojan armies, and Hector knows this. By appealing to these desires, Hector motivates his...
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...C200 Managing Organizations and Leading People Hermisecier Broussard C200 October 20, 2015 C200 Managing Organizations and Leading People In today’s society, if a company or organization wants to get ahead and progress ahead of the game, quality leadership practices must be set into place in that organization in order to have a blueprint of knowledge of where they are heading and trying to go business-wise. Although, there can be major role differences in the way that organizations implement their leadership practices, all of the approaches tend to be unified with the desired outcome of improving the organizations efficiency practices and growth in helping the organization to move forward in the direction that they want it to go. A1. Description of the Organization The ACS or Army Community Service center is a one stop family center that focuses on serving military communities all over the world. It was implemented and put into place to offer an array of services that include but is not limited to information and referral systems, relocation assistance programs, orientations and briefings, financial readiness, family advocacy, employment readiness programs, army family team building classes, army family action plans, army volunteer corps, swap and assist shops, food pantries and Christmas shops. These programs in some way shape or form are very important to the military, their families and communities in which they were designed to serve as a helping agent to assist...
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...University of La Verne Point Mugu, California Martin Luther King Jr. A paper prepared for Leadership in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Bachelors of Arts in Organizational Management February 11, 2011 Instructor: Mr. Stadler Chapter One Introduction The leader I have chosen to analyze is Martin Luther King Jr. He is someone I find as a fascinating leader and changed the lives of million worldwide. He was known as the moral leader of the United States and was born January 15 1929 at Atlanta, Georgia. Jacqueline L. Harris coauthor of marching to freedom provides a detailed concise biography and introduction to our moral leader Martin Luther King Jr. His father was the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. As a member of a black middle-income family, young Martin never felt the pinch of poverty. But his family could not protect him from the cruelties of racism. As Martin grew up, he kept his mother's words in mind: "You are as good as anyone." King earned degrees from Morehouse College in Atlanta and Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. He then went to Boston University, where he earned a doctorate. In Boston he met Coretta Scott. They married in 1953 and settled in Montgomery, Alabama, where King had been appointed pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Not long after King arrived in Montgomery, he was asked to lead a black boycott of the city buses. The black people of Montgomery had decided that they would not...
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