Leadership Assessment Paper Embry Riddle Aeronautical University 14 March 2014 Abstract This assessment paper aims to enhance the knowledge of effective leadership within our Armed Forces and across our nation. First‚ I will provide information on General Colin Powell’s (Ret.) life and style of leadership that he has presented through our nation. Second‚ I will present a personnel leadership self-assessment of how I view myself. In conclusion‚ the paper will show a comparison and contrast between
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Upon completing the leadership style quiz‚ I determined that I retain a Transformational leadership style. In the context of Transformational leadership‚ my highest score occurred in individual consideration category‚ explained as "leaders who act as coaches and advisors to their team. Leaders with individual consideration encourage others to reach goals that help both them and the organization" ("Foundation of Nursing Leadership - What is your leadership style‚" n.d.). My results to this quiz did
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displays several traits of both charismatic and transformational leadership. Whitman moved from a tightly structured‚ traditional button-down corporate environment at Hasbro ’s Playskool division into the T-shirt and jeans atmosphere of an internet start-up company without missing a beat. In doing so‚ she illustrated that sometimes it is more important to have a vision and the willingness to commit to that vision than to have targeted knowledge of how the business works. Much credit must be given
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Transformational and Transactional Leadership Styles‚ Followers’ Positive and Negative Emotions‚ and Performance in German Nonprofit Orchestras Jens Rowold‚ Anette Rohmann Although the transformational-transactional leadership paradigm has received increased attention from the research community over the past two decades‚ the nonprofit sector has been largely neglected. This study provides information about the effectiveness of transformational and transactional leadership styles in the domain
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Ethical Dimension in Transformational Leadership Anona Armstrong Centre for International Corporate Governance Research Victoria University‚ Australia Anona.Armstrong@vu.edu.au Nuttawuth Muenjohn RMIT University‚ Australia Abstract Few empirical studies have been done that directly address the underlying values that drive leadership or distinguish its ethical dimensions. As a result the development of a theory about how values and ethics affect transformational leadership lacks empirical
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My interviewee follows a transformational leadership style. From my interview‚ I believe she has the characteristics included in this type of style. By being a mentor‚ she is very inspirational. She teaches what she knows and can perform herself and this in turn increases the knowledge of everyone that she works with. She increases a sense of self-worth and value to the employees by not demanding and degrading. All of her thoughts‚ aspects and actions provide a positive morale at the hospital‚ which
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Categories and types of leadership Leadership is a quality a person may have. One can categorize the exercise of leadership as either actual or potential: * actual - giving guidance or direction‚ as in the phrase "the emperor has provided satisfactory leadership". * potential - the capacity or ability to lead‚ as in the phrase "she could have exercised effective leadership"; or in the concept "born to lead". In both cases‚ as a result of the constancy of change some people detect within
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Exploring the Transformational Leadership Style in Nursing As nurses‚ we all have leadership roles in our profession. Taking care of patients places us into the role of a leader‚ being responsible for the well-being of a group of clients. Throughout our studies at university‚ we are taught how to be leaders within our profession. To be not only an efficient nurse but also a good nurse‚ we will have to apply the leadership skills we have acquired through our studies and through our life experiences
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HBR.ORG Do You Know Your Cost of Capital? Probably not‚ if your company is like most by Michael T. Jacobs and Anil Shivdasani July–AuGust 2012 reprinT r1207L For arTicLe reprinTs caLL 800-988-0886 or 617-783-7500‚ or visiT hbr.org Do You Know Your Cost Of Capital? probably not‚ if your company is like most by Michael T. Jacobs and Anil Shivdasani W With trillions of dollars in cash sitting on their balance sheets‚ corporations have never had so much money. How executives
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As portrayed in the previous examples‚ leaders are essential to the progression and development of successful organizations. Much contribution could be given to those who follow transformational leadership qualities and principles. Transformational leads inspire and result in positive progressive change within and throughout the company. Of course‚ there are positive and negative aspects that follow. Recent researchers have spent efforts to understand the relationship of leader and follower
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