Matthew R. Fairholm University of South Dakota Different Perspectives on the Practice of Leadership Public administrators need not only practical and intellectual permission to exercise leadership‚ but also a practical and intellectual understanding of what leadership actually is. Much has emerged in the public administration literature and practice about the need for and legitimacy of public managers exerting leadership in their work‚ complementing the traditional functions of organizational
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d. Compstat and community policing‚ are on opposing cultural assumptions‚ is a significant challenge facing police leaders in the twenty-first century. Contrast: IT versus random patrol of the streets: a. The police departments that utilize COMPSTAT are based on the collection of information and analysis of such information contrary to random patrol of the streets‚ which do not utilize data collection and neither it’s analyzed. b. Previously to Compstat‚ the departments had merely conducted
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term "emotional intelligence"to a wide audience with his 1995 book ofthat name‚ and it was Coleman who first applied the concept to business with his 1998 HBR article‚ reprinted here. In his research at nearly 200 large‚ global companies‚ Coleman found that while the qualities traditionally associated with leadership-such as Intelligence‚ toughness‚ determination‚ and vision-are required for success‚ they are insufficient. Truly effective leaders are also distinguished by a high degree of emotional
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Leader Interview Karen Gifford Gonzaga University Leader Interview Introduction “The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve‚ to serve first” (Greenleaf‚ 1977‚ p. 27). For the servant-leader‚ the needs of others will be the primary driver rather than meeting the needs of the individual themselves. In this paper‚ incorporating a leader interview‚ the student will highlight the interviewee’s responses to servant-leadership concepts
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New Aspects of Leadership A significant part of effective leadership is the close connection between the leader and the follower‚ which often determines the success of the leader’s mission. Unfortunately‚ this leader-follower relationship cannot be created according to some simple formula. Without inspiration‚ involvement‚ and encouragement from both participants‚ the relationship suffers. Leaders‚ in particular‚ must give an extra effort to reach out to followers in order to initiate and develop
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& Reflections of: Leaders and the Leadership Process By Jon L. Pierce and John W. Newstrom Submitted for Clemson University’s I LEAD! Program 12-15-09 Prologue “Perspectives on Leadership From Homer’s Odyssey” By Fred A. Kramer (University of Massachusetts) Summary This article discusses the leadership roles demonstrated by two characters in Homer’s Odyssey. Mentor and Odysseus exhibited good leadership by demonstrating Warren Bennis’ four “competencies” that leaders must display. The four
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Business Review 1717 Kellerman.indd 84 | December 2007 | There is no leader without at least one follower – that’s obvious. Yet the modern leadership industry‚ now a quarter-century old‚ is built on the proposition that leaders matter a great deal and followers hardly at all. Good leadership is the stuff of countless courses‚ workshops‚ books‚ and articles. Everyone wants to understand just what makes leaders tick – the charismatic ones‚ the retiring ones‚ and even the crooked ones. Good
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Educational Leadership: An Islamic Perspective Dr. Walid Ahmad Masa’dah‚ Department of Islamic Studies‚ College of Shari ’ah and Islamic Studies‚Yarmouk University‚ Irbid‚ Jordan And Dr. Ali Mohammad Jubran‚ Department of Islamic Studies‚ College of Shari ’ah and Islamic Studies‚Yarmouk University‚ Irbid‚ Jordan ABSTRACT This paper aimes to identify the main features of educational leadership from an Islamic perspective. It is an attempt to contribute to the development and understanding
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How does Barack Obama use language to create impact in his speech? Barack Obama’s acceptance speech was spoken on the 4th November 2008 after he was elected president. His speech included many different rhetorical devices to enable that it was most suited to the situation and have a huge impact on the Chicago audience but most importantly‚ on the world. Throughout Obama’s speech he continuously creates a sense of friendship with his audience in a number of ways. In terms of structure he addresses
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Submitted By: BBS -1E Sushant Thakran‚ 50574 Question 1. Analyze the leadership style of any Business Leader. Does it fit into any leadership theory? What do you think has made him or her a leader? Support your answer with the help of appropriate examples. Answer 1. Charles Albert Coffin (31 December 1844 - 14 July 1926) was the cofounder and first President of General Electric corporation. The person he is only compared to during his lifetime was Thomas Edison. Coffin oversaw two social innovations
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