Leadership Essays

Scenario: You are employed by the local council as a Senior Sports Leader working out of a local sports centre. You have a variety of roles to fulfil, from raising awareness of sports leadership within the area, to training the newly recruited sports leaders, to working alongside them demonstrating good …

The case examines the transformation of GE under the charismatic leadership of Jack Welch, from the time when GE was a small player to its status of the ‘Most Admired Company’ and the ‘Most Respected Company’ by late 1990s. We have done a detailed study of the impact Jack Welch …

Sadia Abbas It seemed too good to be true. Pakistan had a judiciary asserting itself. The media was feeding a nascent democracy movement. The military was being challenged. Even the intelligence services were being asked to produce those it had been “disappearing” for years. If you were accustomed to CNN …

Planning, organizing, leading and controlling (POLC) are the four basic processes or functions of management that constitute the entire work of management. All these four processes are essential parts of management. Planning involves setting objectives and deciding on actions to be taken to achieve these objectives. The process of organizing …

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams Why begin a paper concerning nursing leadership with a presidential quote rather than one from Florence Nightingale? Because working as a nurse today requires the skill and diplomacy …

Describe, examine, compare, contrast, explain, analyze, evaluate, and illustrate the trait definition of leadership versus the process of leadership. Leadership is a fascinating topic. As Stogdill states, “there are almost as many different definitions of leadership as there are people who have tried to define it” (Stogdill 1974, p.7). In …

Each one of us wants to become a leader because we want to become superior and be respected. Being a leader or a superior is great fulfillment to your self because you have power to control things and demand whatever you want and most of all you gain respect from …

The main problem discussed in the Harvard case study, “Lehman Brothers: Decline of the Equity Research Department” is the slow demise of Lehman’s Equity Research Department. The department’s painful downfall begins when the equity’s division head Jack Rivkin, a leader who was loved and well-respected among his team, was replaced …

McDonald’s: a name synonymous with fast food, quality and innovation. McDonald’s is known worldwide for its Golden Arches symbol and its mascot, Ronald McDonald. Two brothers from Southern California, Dick and Maurice McDonald, started operating a hot dog/hamburger stand at the Monrovia Airport. Eventually outgrowing that location, they moved the …

The art of leadership is to think of the leaders as steward in terms of relationship, assets, legacy, momentum, effectiveness, of civility and values (DePree 14). The leaders’ should leave behind their personal interest and promote the interest of their group. A good leader should be the role model of …