Analysing leadership – Princess Diana and Henry IV

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them” (Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, III.iv.39-43). Replace “greatness” with “leadership,” and the meaning of these famous lines remains intact: leadership is a complex, multi-facetted concept that arises from many different situations. The born leader, or great man, is believed to have innate leadership … Read more

Regular road repair and preservation is underfunded (leadership context)

For decades now, states have invested disproportionately in road expansion and left regular repair and preservation underfunded. As a result of these spending decisions, road conditions in many states, South Carolina in particular, are getting worse and may threaten taxpayers with billions of dollars in expenses. These expenses are skyrocketing but the issue isn’t being … Read more

Sir Winston Churchill – leadership qualities

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on November 30, 1874 in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England. His long career held many facets as a British statesman, orator, author, and prime minister. In December of 1894 he graduated from the Royal Military College of Sandhurst with honors. During the early days of Adolf Hitler’s rise to … Read more

Leadership skills required for engineers

Upon facing the trend of development, the reliability of the society on engineers can no longer be denied. Society demands the maximum interaction with technology which makes science to be nearly synonymous with innovation. But technical skills alone are not enough. Leaders are required in order to turn ideas into solutions, to bring innovations to … Read more

Leadership and communication

Two of the most important topics covered this semester are regarding leadership and communication. As defined by dictionary.com, the meaning of leadership is a person who guides or directs a group. This definition is very broad, so to take the definition to another level, leadership means to influence and support others to work enthusiastically in … Read more

Nelson Mandela – a great leader

In our modern history, a lot of people tried to have the leadership glory to themselves, but most of them has no place in our proudly history. Very few of the leaders who take place in our hearts and will remain in our hearts because of their passion, commitment, love of their country, peace makers, … Read more

Leadership by Rudolph Giuliani

Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani Leadership by Rudolph Giuliani could be considered one of the better books for those looking to study up on management and interpersonal techniques. It showcases a man who came to hold his mayoral position at a time when New York City was in shambles. Rudolph carefully dictates his steps in … Read more

Effective leadership – traits, characteristics, qualities

Leadership is an interpersonal skill applied by a leader in the style which is best suited to the situation and confirms the realisation of desired goals through effective, continuous communication on Individuals and Groups. Leadership is the progress of impacting individuals through continuous and useful communication between leader and follower to achieve the goal will … Read more

Review of ‘Stressing the Advantages of Female Leadership Can Place Women at a Disadvantage’

This literature review is on Joris Lammers and Anne Gast research article title Stressing the Advantages of Female Leadership Can Place Women at a Disadvantage. Lammers and Gast (2017) write that women still remain underrepresented in management with men holding a majority of the higher positions. Despite this, it is often common to hear that … Read more

Field Observation – coaching and leadership (children)

Field Observation 1 Site Visit: April 23, 2018 Instructor: Jason Rodriquez Facility Name: Tri-Valley YMCA Location: Pleasanton, CA Website: http://www.ymcaeastbay.org/Locations/Tri-Valley-YMCA.htm The first place I observed was Tri-Valley YMCA in Pleasanton, CA. The head leader of this organization was Jason Rodriquez. Mr. Rodriquez, as known to his students, is a charismatic 30-year-old whose passion for kids … Read more

Strengths and dark sides in leaders

Strengths and dark sides are qualities that everyone carry. They are derived from different components, but are also related. Strengths are mainly referred to as the ability that an individual contains, where a dark side is created from unmet needs. It is important to understand that both of the qualities have aspects that need improvement. … Read more

Leadership analysis of a coach

“A leader has to know who he is and what he stands for. And he also has to say it, demonstrate it, and mean it if he ever hopes for people to follow him.” At the beginning of every season Coach K sits the players down and tells them a little bit about himself, he … Read more

Leadership case study analysis

Comprehensive Exam Part A While analyzing and examining the case study between Matt and Dr. Hoffman, there are notable problems that emerge. Matt appears to be fairly new to the instructional design domain, as he is lacking basic developmental, motivational, and learning/instructional knowledge. Matt also appears to lack self-efficacy in the instructional design field. In … Read more

Crucial aspects of early adolescent girl’s leadership development programs

Introduction Problem of Practice The purpose of this literature review is to provide an understanding of the current literature that is available concerning the crucial aspects of early adolescent girl’s leadership development programs. This review seeks to understand how programs can be created to prevent negative behavior and positive youth development rather than seeking to … Read more

Egypt, China, and India hierarchy and power

The dictionary definition of hierarchy is; any system of persons or things ranked one above another.  In each type of society whether it be Egypt, China, or India there seemed to be some form of  a hierarchy. There had to be a system that these societies followed in order to succeed during their periods of … Read more