The intent of this paper is to review some of the qualities and traits of leadership that will be critical as American society continues into the 21st century. The focus of this paper will be on societal leadership‚ specifically‚ the political leadership of the United States. This paper will present the theory that there are several skills necessary in our leadership for the continued success of American society. There can be no question that the future holds great challenges for our future
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1. "Great Man" Theories: Great man theories assume that the capacity for leadership is inherent – that great leaders are born‚ not made. These theories often portray great leaders as heroic‚ mythic and destined to rise to leadership when needed. The term "Great Man" was used because‚ at the time‚ leadership was thought of primarily as a male quality‚ especially in terms of military leadership. Critique : Sociologist Herbert Spencer suggested that the leaders were products of the society in which
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Leadership Case Study Introduction The leader chose in this case study is Mr. Samuel Moore Walton (March 29‚ 1918 – April 5‚ 1992). He was an American businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher‚ Oklahoma in USA and the founder of American retailers Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club.[1] Sam Walton began his retail career when he started work at a J.C. Penney store in Des Moines‚ Iowa in 1940. In 1945‚ he met Butler Brothers‚ a regional retailer that owned Ben Franklin chain stores and that offered
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on receiving it‚ takes the appropriate action." Treister et al (1997) also state followership is “considered a passive or submissive role of lesser importance than leadership. However‚ the effectiveness of leaders to a large measure depends on the qualities of their followers.” Treister et al (1997) go on to say “good leadership enhances followers‚ just as good followership enhances leaders." So followers are just as important as leaders are to a leader/follower relationship. Some have categorized
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A leader’s job is to get results. Organizational climate can account for nearly third of financial performance the influence of working environment will be controlled by leadership style. An article by Daniel Goleman clearly state the six distinct leadership skill by hay/McBer consulting from research found 6 distinct leadership styles‚ each springing from different component of emotional intelligence .Coercive ‚ Authoritative ‚ Affiliative ‚ Democratic ‚ Pacesetting and coaching are precious value
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Personal Leadership Development Plan Ivan F Rodriguez University of Phoenix Abstract This leadership development plan (LDP) is tailored for its author and is not a research paper in the traditional sense. The author begins with his personal framework for leadership. Included are the results of several leadership assessment tools‚ information from coaching‚ and personal feedback‚ and insights into the author’s goals for career and leadership development. The report concludes with thoughts on
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A. Robert Greenleaf said: “The great leader is seen as servant first “What does this mean? Servant leadership has been identified by Robert Greenleaf‚ as one serving others before serving themselves‚ In addition Greenleaf also stated that true leadership emerges from those whose primary motivation is a deep desire to help other. (Spears & Lawrence‚ 2002). This means that a servant leader will have to develop compassion for people and also be able to respond to people in a way that can build
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Different Leadership Theories on Premier Inn The theories which are followed by the Premier Inn are now being described in the below: 1. Great Man Theories of Leadership in Premier Inn | This based on the conviction in Premier Inn that leaders are outstanding populace‚ instinctive with inborn qualities‚ destined to show the way. The make use of of the expression ’man’ was deliberate because until the concluding part of the 20th century management was contemplation of as a thought that is
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Fundamentally‚ servant leadership entails leaders being servants first. It starts off with a natural feeling that one wants to serve‚ and goes beyond one’s self interest‚ where leaders are genuinely concerned about serving their followers. Further‚ it also involves leaders not using their power to get things done but instead try to persuade and convince their followers. In this way‚ followers support their leaders and are motivated to become the very best they can become (Dierendonck‚ 2011). Indeed
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Traditional approaches to leadership focus on Transactional leadership while‚ the more recent studies are now focusing on Transformational leadership style. Transactional leaders are those who motivate their followers by clarifying task requirements and work role. Transactional leadership style may be considered a common management style that involves a chain of command and defined structure where subordinates are expected to do what their supervisor tells them to do. Forms of motivation include
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