What is leadership? And how has the theory on leadership developed? Greenwood (1993) paints an interesting if somewhat surprising picture as he reviews the development of leadership theory from the turn of the twentieth century onward. Greenwood (1993) describes how in the early 1900s the Father of Scientific Management, Frederick Taylor while not directly writing about leadership in his description of the role of the […]

Leadership evolves around the central role of providing problem solution in order to achieve set objectives. In this global experience, there is need for a simulation model which subsist the general concept of a leadership framework that offers a problem based experience engaging participants in addressing real world problems and situations in a learning environment. In this model, principals and school leaders are expected to […]

David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue airline, garnered support for his new airline in part using inspirational appeals directed at investors and politicians, as well as potential partners. He managed to convince skeptics that he could make his idea of a low cost airline work. Some say Neeleman was successful by “sheer force of his personality” (Kreitner, 2005, p. 378). Neeleman’s primary power base of reference […]

The fundamental approach to leadership at Unilever has been evolving in the last twenty years from traditional leadership development systems to the current sophisticated Standards of Leadership model, and it continues to evolve. During this evolution in the early 2000s, Leadership Growth Profile (LGP) emerged as the most important stage in bridging corporate growth strategy (Path to Growth) and leadership competencies. Unilever‘s Path to Growth […]

The flexibility towards diverse characteristics and situations is clear in the Managerial Grid and behavioural approach to leadership. The underlying assumption of the approach is that leadership styles can be learned or developed. Furthermore, the possibility of change of leadership style with the change of situation also exists. These assumptions are more realistic than those contrasting assumptions of the earlier trait theory which dominated the […]

Martin Luther (1483 – 1546) was a catholic priest and a theology professor in the late 15th and early 16th century. He was also a central protagonist during the reformation movement In the 16 century, which fathered what Is now known as the protestant reformation. Martin Luther has subsequently become one of the most recognized and Influential leaders In the history of the Charlatans Church. […]

A transactional leader is that who has only management and positional authority over others. He’s positional wise superior to the employees and all other working under him. There are no necessary skills needed to lead people. He’s in charge of their salaries and other finances. Transformational leadership involves motivating and encouraging employees to do their best in their performance. Employees must maximize their potential. The […]

I. Introduction Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, a British explore, was born in Kilkee, County Kildare, Ireland on February 15th, 1874. His family moved to London when he was 10 years old. At the age of 16, he dropped out from school to join the Merchant Marines, the youngest age to join the service at time. In 1898, Shackleton became a qualified master and a sub-lieutenant […]

John Adair – Action-centred Leadership John Adair (b. 1934) is one of Britain’s foremost authorities on leadership in organisations. Before Adair and arguably still today people associated leadership with the so called ‘Great Man Theory’. One charismatic individual who used his or her personal power and rhetoric to mobilise a group. Adair approached leadership from a more practical and simple angle; by describing what leaders […]

I used to be a varsity player in high school and as in every group or team, we have our set of arguments as well. One time, two of my team mates were arguing about “being too irresponsible of not passing the ball to the other” versus “not passing the ball because the other one usually loses the ball in passing”, consequently leading to countless […]