As a student‚ I used to wonder why the graduation speeches are called commencement speeches. After working very hard and earning the graduation‚ the feeling we had was that it’s finally over. So what’s this commencement all about? But the word is used at the right place since you are now going to be commencing your careers. While most of you will start your corporate life‚ some of you may choose to chart your own path and start as an entrepreneur. Today‚ you will be entering the corporate world
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General Electric and worked his way through the ranks to become the Chairman and CEO of GE‚ making him the eighth and youngest leader (Woopidoo- Biographies- Business Leaders). During his 20 year reign of General Electric‚ one of Americas largest and most well known companies Jack Welch ’s management skills became almost legendary (Woopidoo- Biographies- Business Leaders). His no nonsense leadership style gave him a reputation of being hard‚ but fair when making business decisions and his style
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The Johari Window was developed in 1955 by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham. The tool is represented with a four-quadrant grid and is a very useful visual illustration of a person’s character. The goal of the Johari Window is to demonstrate the importance of open communication‚ and to explain its effect on group trust. The model also teaches you the importance of self-disclosure‚ and shows how group feedback can help you grow‚ both personally and professionally. (http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/JohariWindow
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Footsteps to Follow There are good leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and bad leaders like Hitler‚ some would say. But there are leaders out there that are not as famous and still have an effect on many people in their lives. My father is one of those leaders. From six-thirty to four in the afternoon‚ day after day‚ he works. When he gets home‚ he eats dinner‚ takes a nap (sometimes) and does the work around the house that needs to be done. Whether it is simply taking out the garbage‚ fixing
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A Prominent National Leader Of My Country As an initiator of sweeping reforms‚ Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad stands head and shoulders above his predecessors. The winds of change brought about by this tough leader have touched every aspect of Malaysian life‚ economic‚ social‚ political and cultural. Born in Alor Star on 20th December 1925‚ Dr Mahathir received is early education in Maktab Sultan Abdul Hamid. After completing his secondary education‚ he took up medicine at the King Edward VII College
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Antigone By Sophocles; translated by Ian Johnston Dramatis Personae (Fill in relationship information for each character listed.) ANTIGONE: ________________________ ISMENE: ______________________________ CREON: ____________________________ EURYDICE: ___________________________ HAEMON: __________________________ TEIRESIAS: ___________________________ Polynieces: __________________________ Eteocles: ______________________________ Oedipus: Father of Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polynices
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Gang Paper The author of “Gang Leader for a Day”‚ Sudhir Vankatesh‚ delivers an intimate look into a world most people would prefer to ignore. In the book‚ the graduate student formed a friendship with a local gang leader and was able to get the inside information of the gang’s role in the Chicago housing projects. ABC’s 60 Minutes and National Geographic have made outstanding videos describing in great detail‚ gang life. Girls in the Hood‚ by ABC‚ informs that the notion of only males in gangs
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Meljorie Co 11110937 Stratma Reflection Paper Vocation of a Business Leader According to the author‚ “The vocation of the businessperson is a genuine human and Christian calling.” He also added “An important part of the business leader’s vocation is practicing ethical social principles while conducting the normal rhythms of the business world.” “Such business leaders play an important role in advancing and bringing to life ethical social principles‚ drawing on the Catholic social tradition
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Reasoning Skills for Leaders Q: Critically discuss why management and leadership development programs place more importance on rational and technical capabilities than emotional ones. Leadership has been defined as “the ability to influence a group towards the achievement of a vision or set of goals”‚ and managers as “people who achieve goals through other people” (Robbins et al 2008‚ 695). With these definitions in mind‚ it would seem that appropriate training for leaders and managers would
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Tony Dungy Tony Dungy is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet Strength and Uncommon. He led the Indianapolis Colts to Super Bowl victory on February 4‚ 2007‚ the first such win for an African American coach. Dungy established another NFL first by leading his teams to the playoffs for ten consecutive years. Dungy joined the Colts in 2002 after serving as the most successful head coach in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history. He has also held assistant coaching positions with the University
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