Essays on Leadership and Management

A major challenge facing organization is to bringing organizational change effectively. In many sector of the economy organizations must have the capacity to adopt quickly in order to endure the speed and complexities of change this severally test the capabilities of leaders and employees to adjust quickly and effectively. This scenario forces them call for…

Transformational leadership models are grounded in a world view of self-interest. But the exclusive Pursuit of self-interest is found wanting by most ethicists (Gin, 1995, 1996; Rosenthal & Buckhorn, 1995). Authentic transformational leadership provides a more reasonable and realistic Concept of self- a self that is connected to friends, family, and community whose welfare may…

This paper analyzes the leadership style of Google CEO; Eric Schmidt based on the of leadership concepts outlined by David Missies in his essay “On the Psychological Exchange Between Leaders and Followers”. Eric Schmidt measures up very well on all the dimensions except Protection-security. In his paper, Missies analyzes leadership by focusing on the relationship…

Introduction For growth and development in any field, and especially a field involving working with different sets of people, personal values and leadership qualities play a vital role to ensure the achievement of the set objectives. The values and beliefs of the leader in any organizational set up will eventually influence the organization and the…

President Abraham Lincoln, Steve Jobs, and Oprah, are all very different people, but what do they have in common? They are all leaders. It takes a unique talent to be a leader, and the position is not for everyone. It could be argued that leadership can be taught there are specific differences between a leader…

Introduction Medical leadership is becoming crucial due to the current trends where there is a lot of expansion in the medical field. A large percentage of hospitals experts are becoming leaders as they open up their private clinics which then means must acquire necessary leadership traits for successful operation. This is the reason why medical…

Introduction Aliko Dangote is an African-Nigerian investor, businessman and the CEO of Dangote Industries/Group; born in 1957. Dangote holds a ‘Business Studies and Administration’ bachelor’s degree from Al-Azhar University, Cairo. Dangote founded the Dangote Group 38 years ago and has managed to establish the business as the largest corporation in West Africa; with most of…

Costco is a membership warehouse club and is dedicated to bringing the best possible prices on brand-name merchandise and its quality. Costco provides a wide selection of merchandise, including the convenience of specialty departments and exclusive member services for hundreds of locations worldwide. Designed to make consumers shopping experience seamless and a pleasurable one. The…

Nurse Leadership/Management Role in Financial Management and Budgeting Kimberly Lizard Holy Names University NURSE 151 IFS December 6, 2010 Abstract The following paper discusses the nurse manager’s/leader role in healthcare financial management and budgeting. The definition of a budget is a detailed financial plan. The nurse manager/leader is responsible in knowing and understanding the different…

The role of a leader is to inspire and generate followers who are also individual leaders. The task of a leader is the ability to make change happen in a constructive way. Outstanding leaders become a fine balance between traits, abilities and behaviors. Leadership has been defined in terms of group processes, personality, compliance, particular…