Prominent Leaders John Smith MGT 380 Leadership for Organizations Prof. Steven Jones August 6, 2014 General Douglas MacArthur is a leader that I have admired for the extent of my military career. I will be discussing the leader style and achievements of the Army five star General and Field Commander of the Philippine Army, Douglas MacArthur. General MacArthur’s leadership traits were rather unique, because it defies a lot of the well-known leadership styles. In spite of his unconventional
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A Review of Maxwell’s Leadership Development “Leadership can be taught.” (Maxwell, 1993, p. viii) This is the continual theme expressed by John C. Maxwell throughout his books Developing the Leader Within You (1993) and Developing the Leaders Around You (1995). In his first book, Maxwell identifies leadership as a teachable and practicable skill, and outlines the various components of leadership to improve one’s own character and ability to lead others. His second book, focuses on reproducing
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A Review of the Literature Concerning Ethical Leadership in Organizations Kelly Monahan Regent University The following article explores the literature regarding the topic of ethical leadership. Thirty-eight articles were identified that are written by authors who focused on four main topics. These topics are the definition of ethical leadership, the personal integrity and morality of a leader, how a leader ethically influences followers, and current challenges facing ethical leaders. These four
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2.1 Definition of Leadership 10 2.2 Type of Leadership 10 2.2.1 Autocratic Leadership 10 2.2.2 Bureaucratic Leadership 10 2.2.3 Charismatic Leadership 10 2.2.4 Democratic Leadership or Participative Leadership 11 2.2.5 Laissez-Faire Leadership 11 2.2.6 People-Oriented Leadership or Relations-Oriented Leadership 11 2.2.7 Servant Leadership 12 2.2.8 Task-Oriented Leadership 12 2.2.9 Transactional Leadership 12 2.2.10 Transformational Leadership 13 2.3 Using the
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Bolman and Deal's Four Framework Approach to Leadership Objective: To show that there is more than one behavioral mode for leaders. Time: 45 minutes Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Have them discuss the situations listed below and decide what behavioral framework would be the best to operate out of and why. Note: There is no correct answer. The activity is to show that there are always at least four approaches to take for each situation. A leader has to decide which approach
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then comparisons will be made to the various leader styles and approaches covered from MAN 6296, and conclude with an analysis of Mr. Ciasca’s leadership philosophies, his approach to leadership, and as his skills as they relate to accomplishing the organization’s mission. Analysis Trait/Process Leadership After carefully analyzing Mr. Ciasca’s leadership styles and philosophies, placing him in any particular category of trait or process theory is unfeasible. While many researchers believe the
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Example of Good Leadership EMPLOYEES FIRST, CUSTOMERS SECOND * SUBMITTED BY ANKIT HEGDE On July 15th 2010 the book ‘Employees First, Customers Second’ written by Vineet Nayar, CEO, HCL Technologies was launched, based on a unique management theory that turned conventional thought completely upside down. Mr. Nayar illustrated the journey that he and his employees at HCL took to change the conventional
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Leadership Maturity and Candor On Becoming a Leader, is quite an easy read, as it is relevant to my life experiences, and especially my leadership career. After reading the book, I now understand why this book is a classic. This is because it touches on so many aspects of my daily life. I appreciated the author making it such a relevant read, reader friendly to even the most unsophisticated of readers. To help explain and explore what stood out I will review the paragraph that stood out
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My leadership philosophy started back at home where the discipline and motivation grew, from seeing my father go to work in uniform, to listening to all the stories he told, that was when I decide I wanted to be in the military. Being a part of a family that
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Personal Leadership Development Plan Today, leaders within the healthcare organization face immense obstacles and challenges on a daily basis. For today’s leaders, the previous brick-and-mortar leadership style is insufficient to managing the constant influx of changes. Subsequently, current and future leaders must maintain a constant self-awareness in order to accommodate, innovate, and successfully lead in their organizations (Porter-O’Grady & Malloch, 2018). In addition, nursing leaders must
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