Essays on Visionary

In his speech at Rice Stadium, president JF Kennedy gave more insights into what makes people good leaders and what are the factors that account for their potential to lead. Given that the ideas and the impact of the speech we choose to go to the moon are still felt to date, it’s apparent that the speech went to a long way to showing Kennedy as a model of a good leader. Through his achievements, Kennedy was known to be a visionary leader who excelled in his work. Close examinations of the contents of his speech show examples ...

Introduction

Leadership is a necessity in any social setup and is more specialized when it comes to the medical setup. This is because it involves various parties, ranging from doctors, nurses, patients, staff and other people within the system. However, nursing leadership stands out as specialized because of the need to have a sense of direction. Leadership in nursing involves the issue of influencing and making people follow instruction as well as adhere to authority and set up social control systems. In this paper, there will be a detailed discussion about nursing leadership, personal perceptions on the values and beliefs ...

The Autobiography of a Forest Monk is a life’s tale of the Venerable Ajahn Tate who has described his life and journey as he embarked on his journey in the Thai Forest Tradition. To leave behind a busy life in the towns and villages and move toward the forest in order to claim some peace and quiet however the same lifestyle was accompanied by a lack of worldly necessities such as money and being patient when necessities grew scarce. Ajahn Tate grew from a humble background, and his predecessors had seen hardships and struggled in life before him. ...

It is important to establish critical success factors, especially in attempts to becoming a global leader. Leadership, in its entirety, demands that an individual possesses the desired traits and attributes that would make him or her a visionary, an ethical, wise, proactive and articulate leader, so as to be trusted with the leadership roles in the first place. As such, it is of much essence to establish and focus on the critical success factors going forward. Additionally, a leader, or a prospective global leader, who intends to shape the decisions of the world’s organizations globally, has to appreciate ...

Introduction

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, or FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a Democrat who was a successful politician and who was able to win a total of four presidential elections. He is still perceived as a strong leader who was able to steer the United States through a global depression and through the Second World War (The White House, 2016). Even when he was stricken with polio in 1921, he continued to participate in politics and serve his constituents. This short paper will examine his leadership style, as well as his strengths and weaknesses while ...

Admittedly, one of the world’s greatest public health leaders was Dr. Lee Jong-Wook. He was the first South Korean to be elected as the head of a United Nations agency, the World Health Organization where he served for eight years as a leader. Dr. Lee had taken over as the director of the World Health Organization at a time when the agency was undergoing revival that had been initiated by his predecessor Gro Harlem. Despite this being a major challenge, his fifteen years’ experience working with the organization prior to his appointment proved significant, as he was able ...

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The Coca-Cola Company has a long history of innovation and development. The company was founded in 1886 by a recipe concoction created by pharmacist John S. Pemberton (Coca-Cola, n.d.). The beverage enjoyed moderate success until Pemberton passed away, and several businessmen worked to ensure the trademark drink would become a world famous flavor. In the early 1900s the product expanded rapidly from its roots in the southeastern United States across the country, and the cause of all of this growth can be traced back to successful leadership in terms of management and innovation. The purpose ...

In my academic life in this college, I have been performing poorly and if this trend continues I am going to lose my scholarship and be sent back home by my embassy and I have to pay all the money they have spent on my education. For that reason, I have developed a 14-day program that will enable me to improve my grades this semester. In this program, I will apply different leadership techniques such as visionary, coaching and affiliative. Visionary leadership is paramount in my case because I need to adopt a new educational direction (Benincasa, 2012). In ...

Undefeated is an inspiring movie about the football team of Manassas High School in North Memphis, Tennessee and how a special coach was able to turn their poor performance around through his transformational leadership. As a volunteer coach, Bill Courtney gave so much of himself to the team because he believed they could do much better. Not only did he build up their skills and changed their attitude for the better, but more importantly, he built their self-esteem, discipline, commitment, and character. The film takes the viewers to a journey of change in the characters from nonchalant boys who ...

An individual whom I admire is Barack Obama. Coming from a humble background, Obama has risen into being the 44th president of the US and highly influential person for his visionary intuitions. Today, the world with the US in specific experiences significant challenges than ever Obama’s leadership spectacle has enabled a sustainable existence with substantive goals that shape the future of America and the world as a whole. On his entrance to the throne, the US portrayed immense political upheaval characterized by bureaucratic claims focused on satisfying only the leading party's strongholds. Being an elite moderator, he bought ...

Executive Summary

Lehigh Valley Campus in Pennsylvania is proposing to incorporate renewable sources of energy (Hybrid Photovoltaic Cells and Thermal Collector) into the campus and a cybercafé/bookstore business venture in honor of the recently deceased alumnus of PSU, Wayne K. Newton. It is our firm belief that this project will fulfill the Late Wayne Newton’s visionary dream and fulfill the family’s wishes to donate the funds. The campus aims to use these funds to procure hybrid solar module and design a cybercafé/bookstore business premise

The total cost of the project will be $87120.

The remaining funds will cater for future needs should they arise before the ...

Introduction

Leadership is defined as the ability of an individual to lead and actuate others through his/her actions. A leader can guide individuals, as well as, organizations to follow a certain path. Leaders are responsible for doing right things for selves and with others. They are the ones who set particular direction as well as the vision which not just help them but others too. Leadership is not restricted to organizations, but it has been witnessed in public sectors, politics and even at our houses. The perception that all leaders practice good leadership qualities is not true. It is not ...

Directors Else & Harrar (1997) paint a negative image of water engineer Mulholland in their movie Cadillac Desert: Mulholland's Dream. The film signals it will show both sides of the debate on the controversial figure, with the constant appearance of Catherine Mulholland, granddaughter of the engineer and his biographer. However, she is the only one who is supportive of Mulholland; all of the other testimonials, as well as the narrator, paint the engineer in undesirable colors. For example, the film introduces the choice of San Fernando Valley as the route of the aqueduct as a shady real estate deal, sponsored ...

Three poems, which have been chosen for this paper: “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson, “A Supermarket in California” by Allen Ginsberg, and “Sailing to Byzantium” by W. B. Yeats, are all very different and belong to different literary trends. However, they all are focused on the subject of death, which they depict from different standpoints, systems of beliefs, and values. In the first poem, “Because I could not stop for Death”, Emily Dickinson describes death using the image of a gentleman, who takes her into his carriage: “He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage” ( ...

Introduction

Leadership styles of executives define organizational culture and thus determine the health and profitability of business operations. Leadership is a process through which an individual guides, controls and influences the thinking pattern, feeling and behavior of fellow employees in an organization (Haiman, 1951). Organizations are positively influenced by leaders who have the ability to plan and act through their own unique styles towards achieving their long-term visions. Analyzing the styles of leaders of business organizations reveals why certain organizations keep on breaking sales records whereas others fail to create a significant impact in the consumer market. Broadly, today’s ...

European Union (EU) is an association of sovereign states in Europe made of about 28 states. The states were brought together by their political, economic and social factors. The union was formed by countries signing treaties that gave the countries in the union privileges and obligation to the union (European Union, N.p). The union has some affiliation with even nations that are not officially members of the union. It is aimed at bringing European countries together and sharing democratic ideas or joining them in other integration without necessarily being part of their integration. However, the union has recently been ...

Leadership Styles at Blue Sky

The new CEO has proved his willingness to adopt a visionary, collaborative and transformational approach in his efforts to restore the competitiveness of Blue Sky. Unlike in the era of Max Blue when all decisions were made by him since he believed that as the owner, he had the final say on the actions to be taken, Willis has his focus on the need to involve everyone in decision making including the regional directors who were previously denied the opportunity to take part in the executive meetings. Hubres seems to be a visionary leader too considering the fact that ...

Many a time have people heard about politicians who do plenty of talking. However, verbal rhetoric is only meaningful when backed by actual deeds aimed at the improvement of what politicians oversee, which is society and its welfare. The incumbent Senate President of New Jersey, Stephen Sweeney is one of such politicians who may be said to utilize his legislative authority to its limit. He has showed his aptitude in areas, such as education, property ownership, taxation, healthcare, and the protection of different social categories. Of course, as with other prominent politicians, however renowned, Sweeney has made some controversial ...

Everybody knows that the ubiquitous nature of the Internet, the richness true-to-life images, and convenient ways to connect to mass media is here to stay. When Steve Jobs died five years ago, whom many considered the genius and driving force behind Apple, haunting shockwaves of disbelief reverberated worldwide. In his Los Angeles Times article of October 5, 2011, Hiltzik wrote “His legacies include making the human factor,” in terms of the look and feel of computerized communications devices, “an indispensable element of consumer electronics design, refining the distribution and display of digital content” to a level which pushed the ...

Article Identification

The video under evaluation is drawn from the Benevon firm. The CEO, Terry Axelrod teaches nonprofit organizations how to obtain sustainable funds. Benevon (2012). Creating Sustainable Funding for Your Nonprofit 55-Minute Recorded Seminar. Retrieved April 30, 2016 from http://www.benevon.com/fundraising-training- video.

Summary

Terry coaches and trains non-profit firms on the use of the Benevon Model. The paradigm is an initiative that is mission-based to enable the development of relations and engagement with donors. When molded to serve the customized interests of every NGO, the Benevon structure creates passionate investors who are dedicated to the long-term economic stability of the NGO. The ...

Introduction

According to O’Connell (2011), Emirates Airline has had a wide market share when it comes to Middle East air travel and especially amongst the Arabian Gulf Carriers. However, the question is, where will Emirates Airline be in the next five years? Emirates Airline is a Dubai airline situated in the United Arab Emirates. On October 25th, 1985 Emirates Airline was established by the Dubai government with only two aircraft. By then, what mattered to them was quality and not quantity. To date, Emirates Airline has had a beautiful and fruitful trend regarding growth and development; this had been ...

Introduction

This paper attempts a critical analysis of the entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg and his quest with his company, Facebook Inc. Zuckerberg has been one of the most successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists in the field of social media entrepreneurship as well as social media innovation, and has managed a largely profitable company in the Silicon Valley software ecosystem. Despite starting off as a relatively small company and start-up with limited capital and market share, he has truly emerged as one of the biggest global businessmen in the world. This essay is going to analyze and evaluate the entrepreneurial characteristics of Mark ...

Audience

This paper is directed to the academic audience. It will benefit the academic community associated with the organizational function of human resource management. Specifically, the report would be presented to my tutor. This is done in partial fulfillment of my academic goals. Nevertheless, the information provided in the report has utmost significance to practitioners in the field of human resource management.

Summary

This report focuses on the issue of leadership and management performance in organizations. It begins with the definition of terms that commonly occur within the context of human resource management. It then proceeds to give a brief introduction ...

With the evolvement of the society, increase of our Planet’s population and accessibility of gained information the number of times the news about occurred serial killings escalates. It is logical to assume that the general number of active serial killers increases with time at least due to the statistical approach to the question. Based on the conducted research this work will explain what makes a serial killer kill on the example of a fictional character form a popular TV show Dexter Morgan. In order to understand the serial killer’s actions the paper will examine all of the ...

Analysis of Leadership in the Film “Into the Wild”

Introduction It is difficult to define leadership. There are multiple opinions regarding this topic. Some experts think it is an innate ability of a person to lead; the others insist that there is no such thing as a natural born leader, as every individual has a potential for leadership. These are diametrically opposite views towards leadership, yet both of them have important points. Those who claim leaders are born, emphasize the significance of their relationship with family and resources available in the early age. The opposite view focuses on the training, learning, and the ability of a person to ...

Architecture is viewed as the art of science that involves coming up with design in the form of a drawing, managing, and constructing structures such as building complexes, swimming pools, parks, and other various structures in a particular proportion and shape. It is in this regard that since time immemorial architecture has grown from simple ideas to the amazing and intriguing structures that exist in our lives today. One of the magnificent works of architecture has been the Burj Khalifa building in Dubai, UAE; that is the highest sky scraper to date. The enormous growth of the architectural world ...

One of the introductory visions in the Book of Revelation is written in chapters 4 and 5 that the Lord Almighty is the one seated on the heavenly throne. The vital theme of chapters 4 and 5 is the own vivid and personal experience of the prophet. It implies that the statement has the element of truth and it has the substance of apocalyptic declaration that is totally associated with the life of the visionary individuals to the present generation of believers. However, at some point, the visionary process separates from the conscious or subconscious imagery of human thinking. ...

Introduction

The case of HP Kittyhawk 1.5 inch drive poses a managerial problem, which is rooted in technological risks and market uncertainties. While Bruce Spenner, the General Manager of Disk Memory Division (DMD) within HP had a visionary approach of developing a revolutionary product and the risk taking potential to drive a major success for his company, there were some problems in how the project was implemented and coordinated with the market needs.

Analysis

The enthusiasm did not lack Spenner and his team when they started working on a product that was meant to bring HP a 20% market share in ...

Executive Summary

Apple Inc. is a multinational information technology company that designs a number of IT products such as Mac Laptop, iPod, iPad and iPhones among others. The company employs a vertical integrated strategy hence able to control its operations. The company over the years has recorded major profits and this can majorly be attributed to its motivated employees, leadership structure, negotiation and change management strategy. The company’s continued success mainly stems from its motivated employees. By considering the hierarchy of needs, Herzberg’s two way theory and expectation theory, Apple’s employees are wholesomely motivated. With regards to leadership, ...

Abstract

I wish to tender my very humble interest to secure admission in your college as a student in community leadership. I had a primary interest in taking this course, and it is a natural conviction which emanated from a very remote encounter to this discipline. I discovered quite early in life that I am very inquisitive, argumentative and critical and my late father testified to this when he said that I took after my uncle who was a community chief I would like to testify that as a visionary future leader, I have taken initiatives of launching the anti jigger campaigns in my community ...

Strategic management is the set of actions and organizational decision that determine the long-run running of an organization. It involves all the four functions of management. Strategic policies provide a common vision for the whole association. The strategic management procedure is a series of steps that devices the strategic planning, execution and evaluation (Gilkey, 1999).