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In twelve pages an historical overview of Powell's career with emphasis upon his leadership of the House Committee on Education an...

Witte said, "We tried a more conciliatory management in 1995, both in the way we operated our mines, and in the way our head offic...

and command as a problem to solve and he did so. Those are the strengths of the entrepreneurial leader: a dream, a strong vision t...

to success. This is an aspect that authors Rooke and Torbert (2005) introduced some years ago, is the concept of "action logic," i...

The writer chooses four modern business leaders and contrasts their different approaches to leadership to demonstrate the variety ...

undesirable, the style works. Jobs is a great leader because he combines the basic functions of management and does them well with...

One of the theories from the mid-1990s that is still getting a lot of press is Golemans introduction of emotional intelligence as ...

because it tries to find a resolution that is acceptable to all parties (Bizman and Yinon, 2004). Part of the leadership plan wou...

and people were referred to as sheep: "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless,...

are disciplined and they are able to see the Gestalt, the big picture.2 They know what they want to accomplish and even know how l...

a mentoring leader, He gave them more and more responsibility so they would be able to carry on after He left.4 For instance, in L...

more or less inherited their leadership roles. Fledging governments such as those of the United States did put some store on elect...

He is at once authoritarian and participatory. His orders to everyone were to reduce costs and increase revenue and he is open to ...

the same growth and development experiences they give men (Pinder, 2005; Stelter, 2002). There is an ongoing debate that suggests...

variety of different parties while promoting "their recombination in a loosely synthesized mix" (Skowronek, 1997, p. 449). Dwight ...

are very similar and one will find the same or very similar components and steps across models. 2. Theory E and Theory O Leaders...

as being led into making decisions by events and circumstances rather than meeting them head-on. An example of this might be the ...

immediately went to work at GE Plastics in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In 1981, Welch became CEO and chairman for General Electrics...

how it can impact organizational performance Leadership is one of the most important determining aspects of a companys success -...

leadership was to distinguish between transactional and transformational leadership. There are some similarities between them and ...

Unfortunately, unlike quantitative skills such as financial analysis, risk assessment, project management, and so on, leadership i...

thing that leads. 2. a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group" (Dictionary.com, 2010). This shows ...

Childs (1972) it is the leader, in the form of the CEO that is responsible for making the strategic choices within an organization...

is Lou Platt, who was promoted to a position of leadership in 1992, after serving with the company for some 26 years (OToole, 2000...

are empowered to help the customers. The main aim is for the call center operatives so solve the customers problems. This aim is t...

for this element. Low to moderate maturity employees have low motivation and require more direction and more personal attention. M...

varying organizational contexts and came to the conclusion that modern leadership should strive to "lead employees better" and to ...

of the department and the achievement of goals by motivating staff through the offer of rewards (Sellgren, Ekvall and Tomson, 2006...

transformational leadership (Bass, 1990). Transactional leadership, in general, is a leadership approach focused on processes and ...

organization when the leadership is shared between every member of the organization, with each member having responsibility and ac...