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1. In the business world what are five traits or practices that make a leader strong, and what are five traits that can make a leader weak? How do those factors compare to differentiate effective organizational leadership?

2. What key things is Alan Mulally doing at Ford as an organizational leader to shape Ford's organizational culture? Will he succeed and why?

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Leaders are made strong by their ability to listen, compassion, innovation with forward thinking action, and ability to see the bigger picture and communicate it to others. The five traits that make a leader weak are a tendency to act as though they know it all and then they do it all. Another is never letting others have any control, even over their own jobs. Weak leaders do not encourage others. They also do more to undermine others. There are many others of both, but these are usually the most prominent. I would say a lot of weak leaders are fearful and strong leaders are ...

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