Study Like a Boss
Organizational leadership from companies far and wide has spent millions, if not hundreds of millions of dollars trying to develop the perfect method for the enhancement of performance within his/her organization. Human resource (HR) managers have been directed to come up with incentive packages that might include trips, concert and sporting event tickets, spot bonuses, … Read more
Today was a fast pace day for Feed My Sheep. I was the only person available to work in the counseling department of the facility, so I felt a little overwhelmed. The other two staff member didn’t show up because they both had a family emergency they needed to address. Today started out like any … Read more
Leadership. A trait, it has been said, that an individual is born with and cannot be acquired, denoting that it is in the gene pool of an individual’s family ancestry. Others contend that leadership is an acquired talent, one that can be instilled within an individual through training, modeling and mentoring. While there is validity … Read more
Frederick Douglass said, “He who will, intelligently, lay down his life for his country, is a man whom it is not in human nature to despise”. This quote is a direct reference to what servant leaders are. They have a great desire to serve and work for the benefit of others. They share their power … Read more
When I arrived at my current unit, the first team lead that I was assigned to was an uninspiring guy. His only idea of leadership was going to the gym for a PT smoke session. Mentorship, improvement of technical skills, and career development weren’t even on the radar. Fortunately for me, less than a year … Read more
Unit 31 1. 2 Compare the models used to link individual roles and development with team performance. Belbin (1965) found that individual roles when allowing each individual in the team to perform the tasks that highlighted their strengths allowed a well-balanced team to develop with each individual able to bring their best to the team. … Read more
Describe the Central External Conflict(s): Yossarian’s external conflict pertains to his squadron’s bureaucracy. Yossarian’s resentment to missions creates a problem with several of the higher ranking members of his squadron. These higher ranking members have put a system in place that doesn’t allow anyone to get out of war. This doesn’t allow Yossarian to get … Read more
\\ They say that everything happens for a reason. Every person that comes into our life and leaves a mark on it, stays there on a long term for a reason. Some people become our work mates, others our friends, or teachers, and very few of them turn into our mentors. A mentor is a … Read more
One of my first data source that I would expect to use in the evaluation would be people inside the educational program for example faculty members, students along with other learners, and administrators. Second would be my people outside of the education program, which would be groups of students, administrators, and teammates. Third, I would … Read more
After completing the StregthsQuest survey, I learned that my five greatest strengths are Harmony, Competition, Achiever, Includer, and Communication. Some of these strengths I had previously recognized as a strength, but a few were a surprise to me. Growing up, I was always a competitive person. I enjoyed the thrill of winning, whether it be … Read more
Karen Horney defines a basic anxiety as insidiously increasing, all pervading feeling of being lonely and helpless in a hostile world” (Horney, 1937, p. 89). When a child experiences basic anxiety they can develop self defense mechanisms. These self defense mechanisms can become very common throughout the child’s life. So common in fact, that they … Read more
Collaborative Leadership has an approach that empowers employees; develop creative and innovative thoughts and actions to strategically contribute and cooperate for the success of a group. Collaborative leaders have a proactive and interactive behavior, have a passion for a cause, take risks, deal with high level of frustration and facilitate a diversity group to accomplish … Read more
This paper will discuss various theories, including leader-centric approach as well as follower-centric approach and investigate the relationship and interaction between these two parts of an equation to answer the question of “astute leadership practice requires followership” and to prove these two sides are like the yin and yen of successful leadership practice. Some personal … Read more
Leadership Self-Assessment According to Schultz (2010) “leadership is the process of persuasion or example by which an individual (or leadership team) induces a group to pursue objective held by the leaders or shared by the leaders and his to her followers…. All that we know about the interaction between leaders and constituents of followers tells … Read more
Throughout my life, I have sought to do work that matters. I would often volunteer in community organizations and my local church, seeking ways to serve others. Until, I completed my undergraduate degree, my experience with the nonprofit sector dealt primarily with serving as a volunteer. Now, as I a paid staff member at a … Read more
Based on the results of the leadership assessment taken during this course, I would be characterized as TransformationalServant Leader. Per the leadership assessment, the characteristics of a transformative leader are charismatic, inspirational, a role model, and an enabler. The leadership styles presentation viewed during the course describes a transformative leader as one who strives to … Read more
The article Organizational Theory by Adrianna Kezar (2011) looks at one of the most important frameworks for student affairs professional’s organizational theory, which is essential in understanding their roles within the student affairs realm. One thing that stood out to me was how Kezar (2011) didn’t just simply outline four of the major organizational theories … Read more
“I live by ‘Go big or go home. ‘ That’s with everything. Its like either commit and go for it or don’t do it at all. I apply that to everything. I apply that to relationships, I apply that to like sports, and I apply that to everything. That’s what I live by. That’s how … Read more
Leadership is a very critical aspect of any business. The current technologically connected world is characterized by a fast moving environment where borders are opened to global trade, consequently putting organizations in constant struggle to gain a competitive advantage over their business rivals. Actually, as Quiros (2014) states, for a company to survive, it requires … Read more
The best speeches demonstrate the power of a single voice. They may be delivered by politicians, preachers, or athletes. Some such as Abraham Lincolns Gettysburg Address or Martian Luther King Jr. s I have a Dream speech, may inspire and encourage us, unite and guide us. Others, such as farewell addresses of presidents George Washington … Read more
Leadership is having the ability to give guidance to those that will follow. Those that follow will help to complete the mission. Leadership is an immature science and the body of knowledge in the field has developed through a series of fits and starts. Leadership is a soft science, just as anthropology, sociology and psychology. … Read more
The topic of this leadership case study is Ernest Shackleton. This paper will identify the development of Shackleton’s leadership skills, provide examples and reflections of his abilities, and relate how he played an essential role in one of history’s greatest survival stories. This study of Shackleton’s leadership is set loosely within the framework of the … Read more
Leadership has meaning only in an organizational context, and only in the sense of on managing within a system of inequalities. Superior-subordinate relationships help to define leadership behavior, and the culture in any particular society influences the nature of these relationships. Two leadership roles are common to all societies, however. The first is the Charismatic … Read more
A great leader is someone who appears to be priceless. Great leader is the main example of his people; he should have the characteristics of higher standards therefore developing his followers into something better. Extraordinary leaders need to have communication skills to understand what the followers expect from him. You serve as an influential role … Read more
Over the last sixty years of business activity, there has been new ways and means of conducting business through something we call technology. Technology is the advancement and use of electronic devices and other high-tech equipment to produce and progress knowledge into the future. Advancements in technology have affected management leadership in many ways over … Read more
The emergence of leaders. When discussing leadership, there are two main theories that can be adopted. Firstly, there is the situational approach, which is unsurprisingly concerned with the situation. There may, for example, be a person within a business environment whom is tasked with controlling and leading a group of colleagues. It is therefore when … Read more