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Barnardos Australia is one of Australia’s leading child protection charities, committed to assisting and working with parents and children in preventing and providing care for victims of domestic abuse; whilst building community knowledge around issues that are faced by disadvantaged children and families. The organisation tackles these issues through a variety of avenues; such as foster care, family and youth services, adoption, as well as tailoring services and programmes for adolescents in…

Self-efficacy concerns with perceived self-efficacy of an individual in managing his/her own life circumstances (Ahearne, Mathieu, & Rapp, 2005; Fernandez-Ballesteros et al., 2002; Hecht & Allen, 2005; Judge & Bono, 2001). Slightly different, Riggs and Knight (1994) point out that self-efficacy refers to individual judgments of the consequences that work performance is expected to produce (p.755). Similar to Riggs and Knight, R. Wood and Bandura (1989) define self-efficacy as beliefs in one’s…

I knew the moment word had reached me that Hunter was snatched up by Paulette Hensley that things were going to go bad for me. Oh, how I wish I wasn’t right, but I found myself in the back of a limo between two large men and a folder placed in my lap by Ms. Hensley herself. Not only did Hunter hit a hornet’s nest with a baseball bat, the queen came out to deal with him personally. I knew some of the things I had done that were wrong, but after she and her lawyers twisted everything around, I…

The mere attempt at perfection is a lost cause, no one in the world can achieve something because one can only be as perfect as his flaws allow. August Wilson’s play, Fences, explores this theme of trying to be the best that one can be through the protagonist, Troy Maxson. His past defines him, where it is fitting to define Troy, and any person for that matter, as the sum of one’s experience. As the choices he makes in the play are defined by prior events in his life, he believes that his…

Of the many leadership theories and approaches that exist in the Nourthouse text, two approaches that will be analyzed by their strengths and weaknesses and then compared are the trait approach and skills approach. The trait approach entails many strengths and weakness as it focuses on innate characteristics that influence one’s leadership abilities. The second approach discussed in the Northouse text is the skills approach. Unlike the trait approach, which focuses on one’s inborn traits, the…

3.2.1 Future focus required Though important development has been made in revising charismatic/transformational leadership, but there are number of areas which still required more attention and clarification. First, in spite of the significant and constructive contributions made by charismatic or transformational leadership in practice, inquiries continue as to what predicts charismatic or transformational leadership, or why some leaders involve in charismatic or transformational leadership…

work through Troy as he struggles to fight for equality between him and his white superiors in his line of work, “All I want them to do is change the job description. Give everybody a chance to drive the truck” (1.1.15). For Troy and his co-worker Bono, the chance for them to drive the garbage truck while working instead of hauling trash,the job provided to African Americans, is nearly impossible. Because they happen to be African-American, they are treated differently and unfairly compared to…

He feeds off of his pride, because he loves to feel like he is better than others are. An example of how Troy works for pride is when Bono says, “Your daddy got a promotion on the rubbish. He’s gonna be the first colored driver. Ain’t got to do nothing but sit up there and read the paper like them white fellows” (Wilson 45). Troy had worked as a sanitation worker, and he would pile the…

Flanagin et al (2003) pointed out that credibility is the essence of leadership and the foundation on which leaders can be able to create their vision and followers can build security toward leaders. They also proposed five measures to examine the practices of leaders by their actions: challenging the process, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others, modeling the way and encouraging the heart. Those beliefs augment the typical images of leadership and incorporate the new elements of…

Will mankind ever rid itself of those traits that so often lead to tragedy? William Shakespeare suggests not. In his Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare illustrates how love, whether it be love of self, love of others, or love of power, can corrupt. By analyzing the text with psychological criticism, one can understand the incentives for the characters’ actions and the resulting scenarios. The daunting task of discerning people’s intentions is often made even more challenging by one’s emotions…