Essays on Great Leaders

Leadership is undoubtedly a highly complex issue one of which indispensable parts is motivation. The experts of Management Study Guide claim that motivation “is a goal-oriented characteristic that helps a person achieve his objectives” (MSG Experts, n.d.), thus ensuring that it is a determinative component of success. Being self-aware of one's strengths and weaknesses is another aspect which a leader has to possess. Thereby this essay will focus on analyzing and interpreting leadership motivation assessment and ensuring the plan for further self-development. The results of my test showed the total score of 48 points which, as its reinterpretation goes, “ ...

In the video clip from Ted talks, Simon Sinek talks about how great leaders inspire action. In his talk, Simon uses example of companies such as Microsoft and Apple to explain how the companies sell their brands to the people. According to Simon Sinek, people focus on the why they do what they are doing instead of how they do it. In the talk, the speaker also uses examples of innovators such as the right brothers who were able make the idea of flying an aircraft come true even though they did not have a good education and finance. ...

Introduction

The concept of leadership is not new in the business world. The management of every company provides the deep focus on the leadership in order to motivate the employees. In order to get the success, the company must create motivation in the employees because the motivation develops the enthusiasm in the employees. The concept of leadership indicates that when the employees of the company become motivated so that they will utilize their full efforts that will help the company in its success. The management of the company is responsible to make the employees more effective that will help to ...

Introduction

Contemporary leadership theory is focused on the transformation of the organizational and individual view on the role of leaders in building the sustainable corporate culture and addressing change management and uncertainty in the modern corporations. While a number of frameworks are developed to evaluate and concept and find a set of factor and personal qualities, which define a great leader, the reality shows that leadership unique and the success of one or another individual as a leader depends on upon a number of intrinsic and external factors (Bennis and Thomas, 2002). With that in mind, self-awareness, understanding of the ...

Application of Management Skills

The purpose of this exercise is to build a comprehensive plan for the development of the leadership capability in myself. Based on the understanding of the underlining principles of management, it is evident that leadership is the key skill, which I would like to develop and further work on to be able to complement and complete my profile as a current leader of self and a future leader of others. With that in mind, the following aspects of the leadership competence are central to my development model:

Personal and unique life story

Diversity awareness and management skills Continuous learning. First of all, personal and ...

In his letter to Mohandas Gandhi of September 7, 1910, Leo Tolstoy argues that the purest form of love would not allow for violence. His position emphasizes that one cannot have love for another and respond in an aggressive or harmful manner. Christ did not support nor preach that violence or forceful actions against another would be acceptable under any means. There is not a situation in the world that could justify a violent response. Even when one is robbed of all his or her possessions and left alone to suffer, the individual who has love for his fellow ...

Business Leader Analysis

Reflection on the Leader Leadership is individual and when it comes to assessing the performance of individuals in a given environment, company or a group, there is no universal formula, which can outline the specific characteristics and qualities, describing the great leaders. At the same time, numerous examples in the recent history demonstrate how one individual can make a true difference for a company and how his or her personal story ca contribute to building a great leadership experience. One of the most impressive and interesting leaders of the recent business history is Howard Schultz, the founder and the ...

There are many theories about what makes a good leader. Leadership is often confused with management. A person can be a good leader and a good manager. An organization needs both. The difference is the thought process. Leaders influence and inspire others, deal with change, and take decisive action. They look into the future by creating a vision. This vision is what the end result will be in present time. A manager’s mindset is in the present, usually by performing the day-to-day operations of a business. Managers carry out the visions of leaders. My current job does not ...

Personal Leadership Philosophy

Leadership evolves. Philosophies developed a priori and applied to a given organizational context are apt to fail. By definition, a leadership philosophy, let alone a personal one, emerges in response to variables making up a specific organizational behavior. Accordingly, in order to develop a personal leadership philosophy one should, above anything else, cater for organizational needs both at corporate and individual levels. Personally, I aspire for a leadership philosophy based on strict definition of raison d'être. By identifying core purpose for which an organization exists, I would be able to develop a sustainable leadership philosophy. Indeed, companies, successful ...

Diversity Management in Contemporary Organization

The contemporary business environment is a complex mechanism of relationships on organizational, group and individual levels, where the trend of internationalization and blurring business and economic boundaries between the countries places more emphasis on adaptability and unique competitive advantage, based on intangible assets. For many companies, growth and profitability mean organic and inorganic expansion to foreign markets and, thus, there is an increasing concern about diversity and management of cross-cultural differences within and outside of the companies. The reality of such retail giants as Tesco, Walmart, Starbucks Coffee Company and many others demonstrates that in order to build on ...

Book Review – The Extraordinary Leader

Book Review – The Extraordinary Leader

The first edition of the book, which was published in 2002, drew rave reviews for the ground-breaking research on leadership. Their focus had been on balancing and maximizing the strengths as opposed to just correcting the errors. The second edition is completely revised with more global outlook and new chapters regarding the core topic of strengths. Figure 1: The Leadership Tent Floor

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The book starts by listing the sixteen variables that form the significant unknowns upon which the leadership depends on. In order to demystify the leadership, they undertook an empirical research. Their empirical ...

Undoubtedly, managers need to have a specific set of abilities and skills to effectively perform their jobs. But what qualities set successful managers apart from mediocre ones? A manager might be an expert in his field or the smartest person in the company, but this is no guarantee of success. Specifically, to increase the productivity of employees, managers make use of their experiences, knowledge base, and perspectives; however, they also should be effective leaders to inspire others to share common goals. As a matter of fact, leadership is one of the four basic functions that constitute the management process. ...

Pamela M. Waymack in her article describes characteristics of a great leader in the healthcare industry. She defines three major features that distinguish great leaders: strategic thinking, consensus building and impeccable execution (Waymack, 2008). Strategic thinking. Here the author focuses on examining every decision for “its strategic implications”, meaning that every decision should be questioned in terms of its needs for the company, the benefits and its needs for the market. Great leader also should know when to say no to some initiatives, even though they seem “on trend” for continuous success of the company (Waymack, 2008). Consensus building. ...

Introduction

It is the nature of human beings to live in communities which are commanded by leaders. Usually people endeavor to become great and admired leaders to their subjects. Scholars have attempted to suggest how to become good leaders in each era of existence. Machiavelli is among the educated people who have put forward suggestions on how to become great leaders. He suggested the methods of becoming a powerful prince through many illustrations and a narration of Kings who lived in the past. Lao Tzu on the other hand suggested different methods of becoming great leaders. The writings of the two scholars ...

Genesis - Schultz’s leadership model

Great leaders usually have certain characteristics that make them special. For any organization to be successful, then they should have great leaders with special characteristics. This research will evaluate the leadership of Howard Schultz whom I believe is a leader who possesses the characteristics of a good leader.

According to leadership theories, a good leader takes care of the other employees’ needs. They should help the other employees to work through activities such as delegation (Michael, 1). In addition, the leaders should allow employees to give their ideas that can assist the organization. Howard Schultz reports that good leadership involves observation of ...

Leadership and its qualities are often a confusing and complex issue – the various attributes that make people good leaders are often lost on those who want to be them, leaving many in the dust while others succeed. In the Forbes articles “Why You’re Not a Leader,” “5 Transitions Great Leaders Make That Average Leaders Don’t” and “The Most Successful Leaders Do 15 Things Automatically, Every Day”, these make-or-break attitudes are illustrated and discussed, cementing a transformational leadership style as far preferable to a transactional leadership style. Both Myatt and Llopis’ articles extol the virtues of open communication, trust and decisiveness as ...

Why MBA Programs Don’t Produce Leaders appeared in the Forbes online e-zine in October of 2011. Throughout the article, the author details his opinion of how business schools fail to produce leaders who can be effective in real world business situations. Master’s in Business Administration degrees comprises one fourth of the total number of master’s degrees being awarded each year. With such a high number of attendees compared to other master’s degree programs, students obviously seem to believe that they are gaining the skills that they need to be effective managers and leaders of today’s ...

Introduction

It is important for every organization to have great leaders under whose direction the organization achieves its goals and celebrates success. A leader is the one who has strong focus on the vision and goals of an organization and remains in pursuit of achieving the goals. The characteristics of a leader enable him to influence and motivate his or her sub-ordinates and team members to achieve targets. Without effective leadership, it is not possible for an organization to achieve its goals and targets. Thus, poor leadership could lead to poor management and organizational failure. This paper will discuss great influential ...

Abstract

The outcome of any situation, incident or event depends upon how the person faces them by using experience, skill, and trouble-shooting approach. The success of any business or organization is determined by the effective leadership. Leadership is a multi-dimensional concept. The paper focuses on the thorough discussion of leadership. The paper highlights the effective leadership qualities of Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential personalities of our time. The paper starts with explaining a brief biography of Oprah Winfrey. The biography highlights Oprah's professional aspects rather than the personal aspects of her life. Among these aspects, her educational achievements, career achievement ...

Practicing Greatness Book Review

The book “Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders,” written by Reggie McNeal is one of the famous literary works on seven fundamental disciplines for religious leaders. The author portrays a complete picture of a spiritual leader, by reaching multiple aspects that comprise an individual. From his long years of experience as the leader of the Church, McNeal illustrated several practical examples to examine the positive and negative aspects of leadership. The seven key disciplines stated by the author are self-awareness, self-management, mission, decision-making, belonging and aloneness. McNeal describes perfecting the strengths of leadership in the chapter called self-development by ...

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Imagine Gandhi

I will not claim that I totally understand what you have done in New York and Washington. I will tell you that I sympathize with you because the Americans have caused you pain, exasperation and frustration because of how they approach the global problem. I, too, am a man of principle. I, too, am a man who has a very good belief that the utmost power should not come from man, but from the solely from omnipotent being whom we believed as it exist. We may call him differently, however, one thing is certain, ...

Learning about management, in theory and practice, drives the quest to be better leaders. Good management practices go hand in hand with good leadership. This paper looks at the basic summary of the book entitled, ‘Leadership and the Art of Struggle – How Great Leaders Grow through Challenge and Adversity’ written by author Steven Snyder. Every organization, company, and institution needs good management. However, every company or organization does not have good leadership or management. Steven Snyder’s book looks at different ways how to develop good leadership skills. The book is divided in to three parts. The first section ...

Leadership is the ability of a person in charge of others or a specific group to provide guidance and direction to those that he or she commands. The group works with a common objective in mind. In executing leadership roles, the person in charge does not only depend on his or her ability to give direction, but also depends on social control. Social influence goes beyond individual effort to the engagement of the subjects in the accomplishment of a given task. At most times, leaders assume the support of the people they are leading. However, success in leadership depends on others, as well; ...

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next,

skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it”

David Starr Jordan

Nowadays organization’s success is becoming more and more dependent on the effective leadership, that is an essential part of its efficient development, but it is often quite difficult to define the qualities of great leader. Moreover, it is unclear in which way an organization can encourage and help people to develop these qualities. There are set of qualities that can be learned and internalized: inspiring actions and commitments, that have unique outlooks, approaches, practices and skill sets. Great leaders should have a deep understanding of their ...

Introduction

Present day organizations are more complex in terms of managing them. Globalization and intense competition in almost all the segments have made lives difficult for the leaders of the organizations. Great leaders can take organizations into unreachable heights. Mark Zuckerberg is one of the great leaders of the present day world. He became the youngest billionaire in the history through the successful launch and operation of his company, Facebook. This essay will provide a brief background of Facebook, discuss the rise of Mark Zuckerberg, problems faced by Zuckerberg in his early days and how he handled those problems.

Background of Facebook

Facebook, headquartered ...

Abstract

Contemporary business environment demands from organizations more flexibility and higher responsiveness to the external pressures. Management capabilities cannot address these challenges. In the crisis situations, when there is a need to make fast and difficult decisions in difficult situations, companies have to rely on effective leadership to drive organizational development. The history illustrates various examples of the organizations, which are over managed and under led and it is a challenge and the task of the modern corporations to develop an internal framework for development of the leadership capabilities, which can take the organization to success through crisis. One of the ...

Meeting Context Summary

A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Port St. Lucie on May 12, 2014; the meeting started at 7:00 PM at Port St. Lucie City Hall, 121 SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States of America. Present during the meeting were Vice Mayor Linda Bartz of District 1, Council Member Michelle Lee Berger of District 2, Council Member Shannon M. Martin of District 3, Councilman Ron Bowen of District 4, Jeff Bremer the City Manager, the City Clerk, committees, and the public. The agendas of the regular meeting are the ...

Introduction

Human relations refer to the study of how companies manage and interact with their employees in order to improve the overall employee and organisational effectiveness. It is a field of study which includes topics such as leadership, organisational structure, power centres, and delegation of authority. This particular case would deal with the relationship between human relations and leadership. Human relations also deal with issues that are related to motivation at workplace, fulfilling the needs of individuals or group and improving the quality of life. Leadership is an element that varies from one situation to another. Leadership, in a small company ...

- “Better leadership is too often proposed as a panacea for organizational problems which have other origins.” Critically argue for or against this proposition with examples.

Introduction

One of the major challenges of the new and global business environment is the management of people as globalization needs heightened interaction among people from diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures than ever before (Ely, Robin, & Thomas, 2001). Global companies and dynamic organizations need human capital, knowledge and technology development to further enhance their innovation in order to compete with global competitors. The current market systems need leaders to totally comprehend the competencies required to ...

Contrary to popular belief, great leaders are not born; instead they are made through, educated, practice, and experience that allows them to be a leader for the people. “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves” (Forbes, 2012). There is no clear cut definition of what a leader is defining leadership requires much more than a “clear cut” definition. Leaders are not defined by their muscle but by their ability to direct, ability to guide, and ability influence others. In the corporate world, leaders are ...

Great leaders follow different ways and create very essential changes for a community. They have a different logic than others and they can realize what is need to change in the routine life of a country or a community. Most of the people get lost among the routines in the life and the change looks horrifying for them, thus, instead of improving their lives, they prefer continuing the routines. Every great leader has different treats, however, we can summarize a great leader's treats under four title in general: 1) Confidence, 2) Making the right decisions, 3) Being insistent and consistent, and 4) Having ...

how can you improve on your leadership skills?

Philosophy and Number

Describe the following as it relates to leadership development. - Self-confidence is a large portion of developing as a leader. Where are you currently in regards to self-confidence? What does this mean for you as a leader? What steps can you take to improve your self-confidence? Indeed, self-confidence is a large part of developing as a leader. Currently, I have a mild degree of self-confidence. I know how to deal with people at an appropriate time. Because I strongly believe that self-confidence is one of the most invaluable leadership characteristics, I use it to influence ...

Abstract

We have seen changes in the way management theory and leadership strategies are looked upon in the last 100 years. Conjured under the backdrop of numerous and varied events such as the industrial revolution in the early 1900s, the equalization of the treatment of races and gender, through the various economic depressions and worldwide political changes, the management aspect of business and life in general, has evolved at a sharper and more meaningful rate. This paper examines the evolution of management, from its early beginnings, to the scientific method espoused by Taylor, the findings of Henri Fayol, the summation of ...

Abstract

This study aims to prove whether Hmong are a resistance of leaders, in addition to their commitment within historic ethnic principles and beliefs. These leaders are intriguing and their specific attributes are to be recognized; the study will aim to prove whether these leaders are born or made. This study aims to show whether the Hmong groom young men and women to fulfill a life of greatness or if they themselves strive to greatness through the persecution of their very own culture. Questions to be answered within the study include who these frontrunners for greatness and leadership are, whether they are ...

Leadership is one of the most crucial subject matter in any aspects of human affairs. This is very important because of two main reasons. First, leadership solves the problem of organizing a collective effort, which is a major ingredient in group or organizational success (Daft, 2011). With great leaders, government, business, personal and community organizations succeed and develop. When organizations are successful, the members are happy and fulfilled. Leadership matters because it is greatly consequential for the effectiveness and the success of an organization and the well being of the members of an organization (Daft, 2011). Leadership affects organization. For ...

Assignment#2

Introduction Successful leadership is characterized by the manner in which the leaders manage difficult times. Most leaders ranging from those in businesses to those working in the public setting have undergone and put up with traumatic situations. The ability to learn from every negative experience and soldering on to making great leaders is what makes the difference. Thomas and Bennis(2001) refer to these challenges of leadership as “the crucibles of Leadership.” A crucible is a transforming occurrence of a person from an old perspective to a new sense of individuality. For a leader to grow and develop out of the crucibles, ...

EFFECTIVE & INEFFECTIVE & LEADERSHIP STLYES “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” This is a quote by John Quincy Adams and provides a brief yet complete description of a true leader. The concept of a leader and a manager are often confused but in actuality a good leader is always a good manager however a good manager does not have to be a good leader. History is full of several examples of leaders both good and bad, leaders who fulfilled their follower’s needs and leaders who failed their believers. Every leader ...

I think that leadership is the ability to inspire and enable a group of people to achieve a common goal. However, even as a good leader allows group members to contribute in their own ways, he or she still remains responsible and accountable for the group as a whole and for providing the group with the necessary guidance that will enable them to cope with the changes that may occur as they try to achieve their goal (Farid Dadashev,2007, http://mba.yale.edu/index.shtml).

That said, leadership is something that should be taken seriously. Although it can be adventurous and fun to be a leader, it should ...

Schultz’s leadership model

Great leaders usually have certain characteristics that make them special. For any organization to be successful, then they should have great leaders with special characteristics. This research will evaluate the leadership of Howard Schultz whom I believe is a leader who possesses the characteristics of a good leader. Howard Schultz is an exemplary American businessperson who has shown considerable moral qualities that make him stand out as a leader in the society. Howard Schultz was the man who turned Starbucks coffee into an international brand. Howard was born in a housing estate In Brooklyn New York in 1953. He was the first ...

Schultz’s leadership model

Great leaders usually have certain characteristics that make them special. For any organization to be successful, then they should have great leaders with special characteristics. This research will evaluate the leadership of Howard Schultz whom I believe is a leader who possesses the characteristics of a good leader. According to leadership theories, a good leader takes care of the other employees’ needs. They should help the other employees to work through activities such as delegation (Michael, 1). In addition, the leaders should allow employees to give their ideas that can assist the organization. Howard Schultz reports that good leadership involves observation ...

As a general manager at air conditioning service repair and Installation Company, leadership is all about integrity. To be an effective leader one should do whatever you ask other people to do. Lead others by example. Although to be an effective leader one requires to have the knowledge and skills, showing others what to do is the best way to lead. Others might argue that great leaders are born but great leaders are also created. The ones who are willing to learn and put into practice whatever they learn.

Blanchard and Hersey have classified leadership styles into four depending on ...

Great leaders usually have certain characteristics that make them special. For any organization to be successful, then they should have great leaders with special characteristics. This research will evaluate the leadership of Howard Schultz whom I believe is a leader who possesses the characteristics of a good leader. According to leadership theories, a good leader takes care of the other employees’ needs. They should help the other employees to work through activities such as delegation (Michael, 1). In addition, the leaders should allow the employees to give their ideas that can assist the organization. According to Howard Schultz, good leadership ...

Introduction

There are many different definitions of leadership, but most of them state the same core idea. According to the website www.nwlink.com ''Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent''.

In her article called Leadership, Susan Ward states that the leader is the inspiration and director of the action. He is the person in the group that possesses the combination of personality and leadership skills that makes others want to follow his direction. (Ward, n.d., para. 3)

Ward also explained that leadership is ...

Executive Summary

This paper posts tat leaders make a difference in one organization. It tries to prove its point by sowing how leader make a difference in an organization and by how they affect the organizations by their own innate skills, personalities and their experiences. It tries to define leadership by the unique traits and skills a leader has.

The paper initially answers the question by asserting the importance of a leader in an organization. It illustrated its point through the examples such as the leadership of Steve Jobs and how e made a difference in Pixar.

Then it explores the various definitions of leadership and ...

Book Review: The Leadership Challenge by Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes

First written in 1987 by two authors considered to be experts in the field of leadership, The Leadership Challenge has gone to become one the most trusted voices on the subject of leadership as well as an all time best seller leadership book. One of the reasons for this is that the authors, Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes, in the true spirit of leadership, have churned out regular revisions to their original work, continuously adding to and improving upon content based on the ongoing changes in the corporate environment. The classic’s fourth edition has been released ...