Category: Leadership

  • Strategic Executive Leadership and Integration

    Table of Contents Introduction Developing leadership skills Ethical leadership and diversity Overview and integration Reference List Introduction Power and the discretion to bring major revolutions is a crucial determinant of a leader’s potential influence on the performance of an organization. Managers face many internal and external constraints as they execute their duties. About the internal…

  • Holistic Thinking in Leadership

    Table of Contents Introduction Synthesis Reflection Conclusion Reference Introduction Since educational leadership involves a great number of tasks and competencies, success is impossible without continuous improvement. To contribute to positive change in their teams, educational leaders should make decisions thoughtfully and foresee potential problems, and the development of data synthesis skills remains crucial in this…

  • Balance of Leadership Development

    Table of Contents Introduction Leaders born or made Enhancing Leadership Development Purpose of Studying Leadership Development Goals achieved in this course Conclusion References Introduction Leadership development is a broad term which encompasses various activities that make sure that one becomes a better leader either as a person or as an organization. Being a broad term,…

  • Active Followership and Servant Leadership

    The problem of effective human organization for task-realization purposes has long attracted the attention of researchers, managers, and government officials. People have been searching for the best practices that would lead to the most favorable outcome of the group activity. In this regard, the question of effective administration is at the forefront of most management-related…

  • Being a Leader: My Leadership Capabilities Evaluation

    Table of Contents Introduction Training pillar Employee-organization common interest Personal Reflection Benefits Derived from Peer Feedback Limitations for Peer Feedback Conclusion List of References Introduction Leadership is as old as mankind; it generally refers to the ability to manage groups of people to achieve a specific goal (Wyman, 2003). Charisma, organization skills, oratory techniques, and…

  • Transactional Directive Leadership Style

    Under the leadership style is understood to be a set of all methods, techniques, actions used by the leader in his work. The individuality of styles is demonstrated primarily in communication between director and staff and is closely related to the category of leadership in management. That is the ability of the leader to influence…

  • Servant Leadership as a Follower-Centered System

    The concept of servant leadership has been continuously rising in popularity since the 1970s when Robert Greenleaf’s works established him as the pioneer of the movement. Unlike power-centered leadership, it focuses on empowering and inspiring followers to do their best and succeed. Naturally, the leader’s goal in this system is to serve, which creates a…

  • “José Mourinho: Special Leadership” by Luis Lourenço

    Table of Contents Introduction Summary Conclusions Reference Introduction Portuguese journalist Luis Lourenço wrote this book based on his Masters Degree’s thesis, which was devoted to Mourinho’s leadership. Lourenço was a long-term family friend and a fan of Mourinho. He managed to observe his achievements not only in football but also in team-management, and presented his…

  • Is Leadership in the Eye of the Beholder?

    Christian Jacobsen and Lotte Andersen, in their article “Is leadership in the eye of the beholder? A study of intended and perceived leadership practices and organizational performance,” published in the Public Administration Review, studied differences in perceptions of leadership between leaders and their employees. In their paper, Jacobsen and Andersen analyze transformational and transactional leaders…

  • Leadership vs. Management: Discussing Key Attributes

    The roles of a leader and a manager are central to most organizations, with both a manager and a leader performing critical functions that will allow for the future effectiveness and often the very existence of an organization. Therefore, assessing and comparing the roles that a leader and a manager have in a company is…