As man tries to find new alternatives that will create changes in the way they do things, it requires committed and dedicated individuals who shall serve as the catalyst for enactment. At the same time, it seeks to find new dimensions that will allow differences to come in. Seeing this leadership has always been an integral part in facilitating growth and development. Due to this, […]

In order to talk about what I see as the main secret of a leader, I would like to start with my vision of the qualities that together give a leadership character. For a start – sociability. A leader without a team (even if this team consists entirely of one himself) is nobody. He does not have people with whom he will work, and whom […]

The age old question. Are leaders made or are they born? My belief on this – I believe that a leader is made, not born. Why do I say that? Before going further, lets be clear on one distinction – when we say a leader is made, it does not mean that someone can be taught to become a leader by attending leadership courses. While […]

Casa Myrna Vazquez is a non governmental organization that is based in Boston and that was founded in 1977 (Dym & Hutson, 2005). The organization was founded by activists and street workers who got tired of listening to outrage from the frustrated neighborhood women who were complaining about the abuse and beatings they got from their husbands and partners. The founders decided to start off […]

The biggest difference between managers and leaders is the way they motivate the people who work or follow them, and this sets the tone for most other aspects of what they do. Many people, by the way, are both. They have management jobs, but they realize that you cannot buy hearts, especially to follow them. Managers have a position of authority vested in them by […]

Leaders are those people who give vision and lead an organization. It is highly typical of us to think of leaders as those who are at the top in an organization, as those who powers are concentrated to, as those who all the credit goes to. However, these assumptions are contradicted by Professor Joseph Badaracco in the video ‘Leading Quietly’. Professor Badaracco considers leadership to […]

The Leader as a Strategist Report Holly A. Shones Argosy University Perspectives in Change Leadership B6027 A01 Dr. Karen Ivy April 22, 2012 In late 2009 Mayo Clinic (MC) updated the vision, mission and strategy of the institution to better align with the ever changing healthcare industry. The primary value at MC is “the needs of the patient come first”. The mission is “to inspire […]

This essay will approach types of power such as; to utilize and influence others, to either reward or punish, to confirm by role of an organization, and to identify with a leader such as rock or film personality. This essay will cover six categories of power and these interlink with each other and brings a better focus on theories of power. The functions of leadership […]

Regardless of the company size, a successful leader has a certain skillset to make her stand apart from others. I’ve had the opportunity to work at a Fortune 50 company and a 3-year-old startup, and I’ve found that success at each one is driven by the same factors. These traits have led to my success, whether leading a small marketing team at Microsoft or leading a […]

Today we are living in a globalized world, where organizations are multicultural and diverse, people are sharing a global language (English) and a global medium of communications (Internet), technology is booming, small connected world and changes are faster than ever. To be an effective leader of emerging organizations in the global world one will need to see the world and the workforce with a global […]