Category: Leadership
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Leadership vs. Management
Describing cases of management and leadership Being a leader of an Ambulatory Surgery Center, I try to do everything possible to coach and empower my staff. I am always concerned with the future development of our nursing network and all my reforms are directed at innovating, advancing, and improving the quality of healthcare deliver. Applying…
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Narcissism in Organizational Leadership
When an individual is extremely and inordinately interested with oneself, it is referred to as narcissism. Narcissistic persons are also egocentric and self cantered in nature. Narcissism is associated with a high level of smugness. It does matter how much theory is offered about what is good management and leadership. This essay argues that all…
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Importance of the Teacher Leadership
Table of Contents Introduction Main Focus Area Conclusion Reference Introduction Teacher leadership is the process of a tutor undertaking formal and informal duties within the school instead of only classroom responsibilities to enhance learning for all students and the success of the school’s improvement efforts. Cheung et al. (2018) indicated that instructional reforms relied on…
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Effective Leadership in Global Virtual Teams
Executive Summary With the advent of globalization and advancement in information and communication technology, multinational corporations have been able to do business in different parts of the globe. This has seen the emergence of what are referred to as global virtual teams. These teams are composed of people who work for the same organization but…
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Positive Leadership Styles for Organisational Performance
Abstract The focus on globalization and multiculturalism has led to the importance of understanding organizational productivity and team effectiveness. This paper focuses on the UAE business context by evaluating and comparing leadership styles in the UAE and their effect on the competitiveness of the country. Mainly, this paper evaluates the leadership styles of the UAE…
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Leadership Skills and Change Encouragement
While the importance of encouraging cooperation and promoting cross-cultural communication in the context of an organization is a crucial step in leading a team to victory, a leader must also possess conceptual skills. Northouse (2016) defines the subject matter as the ability to use ideas and concepts as building blocks for producing innovative solutions (Northouse,…
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Leadership Styles: Transactional Vs. Transformational
Leadership styles refers to the approach that a manager adopts in order to exercise authority in the work place and be able to direct staff towards meeting the organizational mandate as outlined in their job descriptions (Foti, 2007). It is the way that a manager resorts to conduct things in order to discharge all the…
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Leadership Behavior and Skills Inventory
The possession of leadership skills is not just an ability to use specific techniques that can theoretically help an employee. It is quite a big complex of activities, which is necessary to adhere. Everyone has this or that knowledge, but leadership philosophy requires a particular approach. As for my leadership philosophy, based on the questionnaire…
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The Thorntons Company: Development and Leadership
Introduction Leaders have characteristics that are expressed in their behaviour and their motivation when working. Just like managers, leaders take the role of dealing with daily activities at work, but they focus more of their efforts on managing the visions and missions of their firms. Thus, a leader focuses on being an achiever, exhibiting ambition…
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Situational and Adaptive Leadership in Organizations
Table of Contents Introduction Cohesion Coherence and Organization Reference List Introduction Context-based leadership is a stance that clearly justifies the existence of the situational model of leadership. Under the model, leaders should use appropriate leadership approaches that meet the requirements of a given situation. Different contexts in an organization require a leader to exhibit different…