'A retrospective view of how modern leadership models can be used to explain the development of policing in 1820s England and 1930s America.' Andrew C. Fisher Student No. 08040516 Professional Doctorate – Policing, Security & Community Safety July 2010 “The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.” Henry Kissinger The centrality of leaders and leadership has long been recognised as a defining
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great leaders throughout history. These people have been scrutinized, thoroughly studied in an attempt to understand what makes a great leader, what makes someone an inspirational, influential person. There is a multitude of different theories and models of leadership, which evolve or become outdated as the world changes and studies multiply. For instance, in the 1930s, the developed trait theory of leadership focused on specific physical and psychological attributes positively correlated to leadership
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oriented(or task oriented). If you make people your priority and try to accommodate employee needs, then you are more people oriented. TEAM EFFECTIVENESS The other dimension to the study is team effectiveness. According to the team effectiveness model, the following are the factors that affect team effectiveness. Teams can continuously improve their effectiveness by focussing on improving their functioning in five key areas – goals, roles, procedures, relationships and leadership: * Goals: What
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4/5 Rule – 80% rule – used to calculate how many of a minority class will need to be hired. Example: If 100 men were interviewed for a job and 20 were hired, according to the 4/5ths rule how many women must be hired if 75 were interviewed? 20/100 men were hired for a selection rate of 20%. You can't have a selection rate for the women less than 80% of the male selection rate. 80% of 20% = 16% selection rate minimum. 16% of 75 interviewed = 12 Railway Act – 1st federal law that dealt with labor
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Leadership Theories and Change 1 Running Head: Leadership Theories and Change A Review of Leadership Theories and Possible Changes to Police Leadership Randy L. Conyers University of Central Florida Leadership Theories and Change 2 Abstract Throughout the history of law enforcement, leaders have used many different styles to lead employees. From the early styles of Autocratic and Laissez-Faire to Participative (democratic)
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Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Volume 30, Issue 6, Pages 563-576 This article is © Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/index.jsp). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited. www.emeraldinsight.com A Dynamic Theory of Leadership Development Abstract Purpose
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the following review establishes the two most common and traditional approaches (trait and contingency theories) before engaging in the more contemporary debates that support the general perspectives taken in the main report. Traditional Models of Leadership 2. Trait approaches to leadership have been popular since Hippocrates’s construction of personality types derived from ‘body humour’, but contemporary forms are rooted in psychological assessments of personality and a consequent
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| Transition from Employee to Supervisor | | Whether it is a company or a business, leadership roles are of much importance to maintain good results in workflow on the job, as well as customer and employee satisfaction. When an employee is offered a promotion to a managerial role, such as a supervisor, the transition of responsibilities and expectations of this employee are suddenly different and very important. The change of pace can be nerve racking to some, but with a leadership role
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targeted research and directed by an independent steering committee. DLP is supported by a global network of partners and currently receives its core funding from the Australian aid program. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the Australian Government or any of DLP’s other partner organisations. 3 04 Conceptions of Leadership Heather Lyne de Ver Introduction1 There is now a wide recognition in the international community
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