Prudence

A. Ethical Leader Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors is changing the culture of one of the largest automotive companies applying ethical leadership. Since being appointed CEO in January 2014, GM has experienced impressive positive guidance under Mary Barra's ethical style. Decisions at GM aren't made anymore based solely on boosting stock values. The old rules of running a major automotive giant have been broken, tossed out and replaced with new inspiring conscientious ways of accomplishing a…

Book Arrangement: When Britain was in danger and distress during World War II, the country’s radio stations called upon Clive Staples Lewis to deliver a simple, earnest message concerning the Christian faith to the despairing population. The broadcasts were well received, and Lewis later published these talks as three separate works: Broadcast Talks (1942), Christian Behavior (1943), and Beyond Personality (1944). Eventually, Lewis merged the trio into a single body: Mere Christianity. This…

Thesis Development of leadership reflection in the healthcare sector and the challenges faced by leaders. Support for the Thesis Statement First, it is important that we define the term reflection to gain a deeper understanding of the topic. This refers to the process where an individual critically thinks about their attitudes, behaviors, values and beliefs, which forms a significant part learning experience whether informal or formal (Roberts, 2008). The experimental learning model used by…

Duty of care and skill. A practitioner has a duty to act towards others and the public with caution, attention, watchfulness and prudence that a reasonable person in the circumstances would. If the practitioner’s actions don’t meet the standards of care then the acts are considered negligent. In the case of Hedley Byrne Heller and Parties , it was held that if somebody was giving out…

This review examines the history of African American cultural, influential factors of current trends, further questions, and recommendations for other research. Even though many historical events were in the past, they still have an overwhelming influence of the shortcomings of African Americans in shaping cultural identity. The impact of race, slavery, segregation of schools, and depression, around the 1960’s has led to the shortcomings of African Americans in the 21st century. The short…

The Flawed Expectations of Marriage Jane Austen’s Persuasion deftly explores the complexities of marriage through it's characters. The novel displays the marital values of its time through the character opinions and desires for what society deemed as an idyllic marriage. Persuasion illustrates the implications of marriages that follow the expectations of gender roles and the expectation of social and financial advantage. Persuasion leaves no doubt regarding the standard roles of men and women…

healthcare management sector without the necessary education and credentials unique to the discipline is tantamount to failure (Stefl, 2008). This is because healthcare managers possess the conventional skills of an ordinary manager such as leadership, prudence, experience with problems and motivation. However, they also have the added skills that are only relevant in the healthcare sector (Buchbinder & Shanks, 2012). These include talent management that involves handling workforce matters among…

Revenge captures the hearts and minds of powerful rulers, lowly homemakers, and innocent children alike, and while it can be all consuming and superficially satisfying, vengeance always harms those who seek it. All know the blaze of vengeful feelings, however, not all realize the impossibility of truly successful revenge. The characters in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet find themselves obsessing over vengeance as their decaying country and corrupted court fall to shambles. Hamlet loses his father…

How to define a good citizens? Augustus will be a good example to discuss. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, formerly known as Gaius Octavian Thurinus, the founding monarch of the Roman Empire, ruled Rome for 40 years. He is one of the most important figures in world history. He is the nephew of Caesar 's grandchild, in 44 BC, he was designated as the first heir and adopted as son. He entered political arena after Caesar was stabbed. In 30 BC, he stop the civil war that possibly split the Roman…

Given Alice’s manipulative and cunning character, her comparison to a mythological hydra by Arden is particularly apt. Stemming from Greek mythology, the hydra is a venomous monster possessing nine heads and extremely difficult to kill. As Linebaugh and Rediker illuminate, “when Hercules lopped off one of the hydra’s heads, two new ones grew in its place” (2-3). Just as the hydra regrows its head when attacked, Alice exhibits increasing maliciousness when provoked. When questioned by Arden about…