Positions of authority

Self-assessment is crucial in effective leadership. One might become so engrained in their own ways that they forget to check themselves for insufficiencies or look for places to improve. Effective leaders are not afraid of criticism and look to assessment tools to help improve themselves and their team. I took self-assessment quizzes on proactivity, charisma, task orientation, ethical behavior, and meaningful work. After assessing myself, I hope to within the next year and a half become more…

traditional leaders effectively transformed themselves from custodians of their people into custodians of the colonial order. This not only eroded their support base, but also overemphasized their coercive functions……The basis of any traditional leader’s authority; it is this characteristic which differentiates traditional leaders from all other leaders in any society”. (Keulder, n.d., p.2) As you can see that a traditional leader is a person that is more worried about mainly their organization…

What is a leader? A leader is the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country. On the other hand a manager is a person responsible for controlling or administering all or part of a company or similar organization. The key differences between a leader and a manger are many. The primary difference between leader and a manager is that a leader is concerned with doing the right thing, while a manager is concerned with doing things right. A great example a leader would say, “What…

Charismatic Service: A Leadership Philosophy At the heart of any worthwhile leadership is a genuine concern for the well-being of those who are being led. Although this statement is true for any leadership style to be sustainably effective, it is particularly necessary for my personal philosophy when considering my values, beliefs and worldview. As a Reformed Christian and educational leader, the words of 1 Peter 4:10 express, very succinctly, the rule that characterizes my approach to…

organization’s goals and objectives, the organization will not have the ability to maintain their place in today 's marketing industry. The leaders (management team) at my current work were energetic, have physical stamina and very passionate about their position as leaders. Every…

all transformational and then charismatic leadership needs to be “good enough” to be able to improve organisational performance. In the language of “socialised and personalised” charisma, it has to start off as sufficiently “socialised” for the authority base to develop; for the person to receive promotion; for the individual to develop the Weberian distinction and exceptionality required as a charismatic prerequisite. The development of “bad” charisma from “good” is driven by adverse…

This report will investigate on the effective leadership and the need for the leaders to lead from behind and put others in front in the occurrence of nice things and to take the front line when there is a danger. The quote means that leadership should be a collective activity where the leader understands all his followers and includes all of them in his leadership activity. Through the years, leadership has been outlined in many means. Northhouse (2010) quoted that leadership is “a process…

The trailer for Dealt incorporates many rhetorical techniques and appeals to a large audience. The main point the trailer stresses is that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to and that you don’t have to be what society labels you. Richard stresses that his disability is what makes him great. The main audience that this trailer tries to appeal to is people who are told they can’t accomplish something. In the beginning, they try to appeal to people who consider themselves…

Simon Sinek is considered a “visionary thinker with rare intellect” and focuses on teaching leaders and organizations how to inspire people (Simon Sinek INC n.d.). Mr. Sinek developed a concept called the Golden Circle, which is a concept that epitomizes why the Marine Corps is the most premiere fighting organization in the world. The Marine Corps started out with limited resources, a small amount of manpower, and a concise mission statement. According to the book First to Fight, “The initial…

Is there such realistic idea of a perfect leader? While in one’s imagination, the notion of a flawless leader is an acceptable principle, humans are composed of contrasts and flaws rather than consistent, perfect virtue. The archetype of the leader suggests an idolized character (Shadraconis), but it can also be challenged. Such a scenario occurs in Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, a renowned Ancient Greek Tragedy that illustrates the leadership, and the subsequent catastrophe of King Oedipus who…