The Dalai Lama is a spiritual and political leader, who elects to be called a “Tibetan Buddhist Monk”. He is depicting himself as a humble – down to earth religious leader. However, his appearance on global platforms seems to contradict the image of a pious...
Machiavelliclaimed many years ago: “Which states that, a leader is there to make the difficult decisions for his subjects. It is not his responsibility to be liked or loved, but instead to be feared and respected, that’s isn’t to say that he should be cruel....
Rosa Parks was an American activist and leader in the civil rights movement whose bravery led to nationwide efforts to empower African Americans and raise awareness about racism towards them. She has been named ‘the first lady of civil rights’ and ‘the mother of the freedom movement’ by...
The articles by Shiao and Wolfe both presents adequate arguments and statistical studies but on further examination, I find the article by Shiao ‘ Why we don’t like women bosses (and why it matters)’ more compelling and persuasive for the organization and therefore urge you...
Born as Nanyehi, Nancy Ward made her way into the world around 1738 in the Cherokee capital, Chota. Today, this location is known as Monroe County, Tennessee. Her mother was often referred to as “Tame Doe” and was the sister of Attakullakulla. Also, Nanyehi’s mother...
Hillary Clinton is an exceptional figure in the world of politics. Recognized globally, her name continues to be frequently mentioned in discussions concerning the political, national, and personal life of American society. Her career, attitude, objectives, purpose, and capacity to fulfill her roles have established...
Given insufficient insight into the thoughts and the goal of a political leader, one can blindly appreciate the benefits from their government. While the reverse can also be established that political leaders desired for such perception to be placed within individuals in order to further...
Have you ever wanted to learn about the guy who created Mickey Mouse himself? Well, Walter Elias Disney was his name the creator of Disney films. Walt Disney had a very hard childhood with his brother and his sister. Disney is famous for all of...
Democratic leadership is a style of leadership that involves a number of stakeholders, from employees to customers, in every aspect of the decision making process. Another common characteristic of democratic leaders is that they tend to allocate and redistribute responsibilities among other members of their...
Introduction What does it mean to be a leader? Do you need power over millions like Hitler during World War II, or is leadership a position earned, not given? To further the complexity of the question, what does it mean to lead effectively? This part...
What makes a person a compelling leader? In the book, Ender Games written by Orson Scott Card, human life is threatened by the expectation of a war with the buggers, a technologically advanced, species that have previously threatened to obliterate the Earth. Population control on...
Leadership has been a mysterious and controversial topic of discussion. Researchers have tried to discover, what factors determine how a leader acts and what traits, abilities, behaviors, sources of power or aspects of the situation determine how well a leader is able to influence followers...
Kobe Bryant was one of the best basketball players in the history of the game. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships,...
In the present progressively complex worldwide economy and contracting society, partnerships, governments, and different associations are swinging to a project management model to encourage effective activities that improve their items, administrations, strategies, and systems. Project management has turned out to be a vehicle to regulate...
Introduction Leadership means different things to different people around the world, and different things in different situations. To a child a leader might be a heroic character, always over coming evil and helping to better the world. For a teenager this may be an explorer,...
Nobody knows how to cheat as soon as they are born. Many factors have led to its popularity but critically the decline of professors’ ethic, the breakthroughs of modern technology, and it is necessary that school leaders have serve discipline to stop its appearance. In addition,...
A Michigan teenager, Hunter Gandee, is a famous high school wrestler who has a robust figure and strong determination. However, he is more well-known for always having his sick brother on his back. Hunter Gandee’s younger brother, Braden Gandee, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at...
Introduction to José Mourinho’s Leadership José Mourinho is a charismatic football (soccer) manager from Portugal, broadly regarded as one of the best coaches in the game’s history. He is extensively known both for his coaching success and for his controversial leadership style. He has headed...
Chester William Nimitz was born in Fredericksburg, Texas on 24th February 1885 just after six months of the death of his father. The primary role model of young Nimitz was his grandfather who had been a German Merchant Marine, one of the first Texas Rangers,...
In 1850 slaves were typically used for hard labor in plantations and once the “owner” didn’t need them anymore they would sell them which would cause the slave to leave their family and it was usually a goodbye and a not see you later. Being...
Introduction As leaders, we tend to punish errors versus rewarding risk-taking. Our standard of learning is focused on content versus skill. Therefore, mistakes require investing additional time and defining success as limiting the time of a person’s failure. Understanding one’s values contributes to overcoming mistakes....
Ethical and Moral are sometimes used interchangeably because they are both related to what is right and wrong, however, they are not the same. Ethics refers to rules provided by an external source. It refers to the value judgment that we make when we communicate....
Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntington on April 25, 1599 to Robert and Elizabeth Cromwell. Although he wasn’t a direct descendant of Henry VIII’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell’s great-great-grandfather, Morgan Williams, married Thomas’ sister Katherine in 1497. It was Morgan and Katherine’s children...
The film “Coach Carter,” released in 2005 by Paramount Pictures and directed by Thomas Carter, is a compelling drama based on a true story. It revolves around the remarkable journey of Ken Carter, the head basketball coach at Richmond High School, who gained fame in...
I believe that at that point I had some understanding that leadership meant some form of power. I remember the excitement that we as students had as we got those plastic orange belts. Entrusted with that responsibility was a prestigious honor for such a young...
Napoleon Bonaparte, a renowned French military leader and emperor, was born August 15, 1769. Originating from Ajaccio on the Islands of Corsica, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, he was born to Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Romalino Buonaparte. Napoleon was one of eight children. The...
Booker T. Washington was one of the best leader of black community. He felt that blacks could not be a in a position to improve their standing until their communities reached a level of development that made equality undeniable. he had a different opinion about...
Introduction Coach Carter is a film about a basketball coach, coaching a Richmond high schoolteam. The story is about a group of students playing basketball and its poor academics. Ken Carter takes the job from a retiring friend in the film and is very sorry,...
Larsson and Vinberg (2010) explained that leadership behaviour plays a crucial role for successful organisations and the balance between the two behaviours, task- and relations- orientation, will lead to different desired outcomes in different situations. Leaders may use more than one leadership styles and combine...
Introduction Mr. Ghosn, at 64 years of age, has bagged plenty of achievements in his pocket to boast. Having saved Japan’s second largest automaker from the brink of doom in 1999, he has become somewhat of a cultural icon and a hero to the Japanese...
