Introduction The essay will synthesize, evaluate, and apply concepts, theories, and strategies related to leadership and organizational change. Within this final paper, a summary and analysis of the surveys and questionnaires from this term will be used to discover how each leadership approach and theory relates to my leadership style. An explanation will be given of which method closely resembles my style and personal experiences. Next, a description of which approach would most likely be adopted will be given along...
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The aim of this paper is to show how two contrasting characters, Katherine Watson and Elizabeth (Betty) Warren, from the movie ‘Mona Lisa Smile’, can be seen as leaders. With different approaches, personalities and overall life prospects, they have intrinsic characteristics some types of leaders possess. On one hand, Katherine Watson is showing how she can inspire and transform the vision of her students at Wellesley, taught by the conservative driven society, making them believe that they can become whoever...
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Transactional Leadership was first characterized by Max Weber, who concluded that leadership could be broken down into three distinctive characteristics: Charismatic (Transformer), Traditional (Feudal), and Bureaucratic (Transactional) (Weber 1947). Charismatic Leadership (Transformer) provides employees with the 'basis of personal trust in the leader and his intention, consciously accept to belief in his charisma, vision, and mission', therefore a leader practicing this style must lead by example and be respected by subordinates to be successful. Traditional Leaders believe in the legitimacy...
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Summary Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th President of the USA and the first African American president, has been an exemplary leader in the political sector. Obama served two presidential terms from 2009-2017. He identifies as a person with collective leadership values. Obama possesses several qualities that make him a good leader, his personal traits such as humbleness, friendliness and his warmth proved him to be a Charismatic leader, and known as a talented speech expert, Obama conveyed his message to...
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Leadership is the process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal (Northouse, 2007). Leaders’ persistent efforts aiming at improving the organization is called organizational change (Abbas & Asghar cited by Hirlak & Kara, 2018). Important element for a successful change in any organization is ‘leadership’. There are various leadership styles as put forward by different theorists, and each style has its own impact on change management (Ajmal et al., nd). Researches show that the...
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Executive Summary Transformational leadership is a style of leadership where a leader works with subordinates to identify needed change. The present study focuses on the transformational leadership among the captains in the IPL. In this study a sample of 59 respondents were selected to identify the transformational leadership style adopted by eight captains in IPL. The data were collected with the help of a well-structured questionnaire. The results of the present study denote how transformational leadership made the team achieve...
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