I need help to find three interesting things about former UCLA Basketball coach Wooden that relate to his leadership style, ways he developed teamwork, and/or influence tactics used by him to motivate others.
Managerial Leadership: How does the follower affect/influence the leader and the nature of the leader-follower relationship? Please include source references if any.
Management Essay - Write an essay using APA formatting - typed and double-spaced using 11 or 12 point Times New Roman font. The topic for the assignment is to discuss - How do environmental factors impact managers and leaders of organizations? Select at least two - three major environmental factors and discuss in detail thei
1.In which type of organizational structure do you think your leadership style would be most effective? In what kind of structure would it be least effective? Compare and contrast the structures. 2.How does a manager's leadership style influence his or her effectiveness in the workplace? Provide a specific example. 3.Think
Why do organizations decline? What steps can organizational leaders take to halt decline and restore organizational growth? Provide an example of a company that is in decline and list several options the company can do to stop the decline.
Distinguish between transactional and transformational leadership. Give specific examples. Which one more effective and why?
Read that case study and answer the question(s) at the end of the case study.
What is the difference between leader pricing and bait pricing? What do they have in common? How can their use effect a marketing mix? Explain your answer.
I am in charge of sales and marketing of industrial sugar . Have a new order for a very specific sugar product, that should start production in 12 months time. For this, one of our plants should undergo significant adaptations to the current site which will include the addition of a new piece of equipment and a large extension
Explain the differences between management and leadership, and how cultivating leadership skills in managers can benefit the organization. Explain how managers can set effective expectations for their employees to increase organizational performance. Describe how managers, when applying leadership principles, can contribute t
What is Sam Walton's leadership style? Why do these traits make him successful? What characteristics, abilities, and business leadership made Walmart successful and stand out from its rivals? Name a prominent leader that could be described as authentic. Name a prominent leader that could be described as inauthentic. Explain. Do
After watching the Change is good movie clip, list three ways in which it can impact your leadership at work and two ways it can impact your leadership at home or in your personal life. What was the most important thing you learned from the clip? Change is good - you go first: 21 ways to inspire change http://www.changeisg
Identify an organizational communication concept that is particularly interesting to you and one that you would like to learn more about. Potential topics include: change management, diversity, public relations, ethics, organizational culture, organizational teams, crisis management and resolution, conflict, supervisor-subordina
Assume that you are the portfolio manager of the Coastal Fund, a $3 million hedge fund that contains the following stocks. The required rate of return on the market is 10.00% and the risk-free rate is 4.00%. What rate of return should investors expect (and require) on this fund? Amount Beta Stock A
Read the House and Aditya article on leadership research. This article reviews the history of the study of leadership and the prevailing theories of leadership that have gain empirical support. If you want you can supplement your reading with items from the Optional Reading list or other outside reading you find useful. Then, wr
In regards to Managerial Leadership: Compare and contrast Autocratic and Democratic Leadership styles. What are the pros and cons of each leadership style?
A personality clash refers to the fact that sometimes people: -basically dislike each other. -are violent on the job. -have different goals. -are too much alike. Question 2 An example of a cultural blooper would be for an American to: - pressure an Asian job applicant to brag about personal accomplishment
See the attached file. Discussion Questions: 1. What attributes of good organizational leadership do you see Alan Mulally display? 2. What changes is he making in rewards, skills and selection of key leaders that are most different from Ford's past 3. Do you think they will be embraced? And work? 4. How is he changing the
1. Identify an organization and its leader, analyze the leader's functional role in the organization. 2. Analyze the expectations of the role and how the leader fulfills the expectations of the role. 3. Analyze how the leader shapes the organization's strategy and design. 4. Analyze and justify whether the leader is
You make an excellent point about using open-ended questions. In the course of performing a review of an operational loss at the bank, I would first send out a questionnaire to the person responsible for posting the loss. The questionnaire I developed is intentionally designed to be open-ended with the hope that the person will
Should all CEOs be transformational leaders? Would you like to work for a transformational leader?
1. Consider your present or recent organizational leaders and the culture of the organization. Which perspective(s),(competency, behavioral, contingency, transformational, or implicit) would you say were most applied when it came to influencing those within the organization? What about the culture of the organization made this
"Identifying a Global Leadership Team" you developed a strategy for identifying the top 15 percent of talent for development. How will you engage others to support the development of that top talent? As an HR manager, you need to create at least one strategy to support the concept of global management with local respect.
1. What do you see as the intersections of Drucker's discussion on effective decision making and the Lussier/Achua discussion of charismatic, transformational and transactional leaders Where do they agree and disagree 2. Using Drucker's discussion of generic vs. exceptional issues, how would you categorize/analyze the Katri
Today, Google is recognized as one of the world's most innovative companies. Research and discuss the measures adopted by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to increase innovation and creativity at the company. Did they consciously focus on encouraging employees to keep an open mind, have a questioning attitude, and g
Introduction: Organizations develop numerous teams as part of their operational environment. These teams perform different activities, such as decision-making, advising, and investigating problem-solving options. The key to team effectiveness includes identification of the right members, appropriate empowerment, and combining
Choose any group to which you currently belong or have belonged to in the past. Discuss the type of group, its intended purpose, and how it was formed. What were some benefits and challenges you faced while working in this group? Do you think it is essential to appoint a formal leader? Why or why not?
1. Culture Define culture and explain the terms related to culture. Define and describe ethnocentrism and prejudice. Give personal examples to support your descriptions. Explain the dimension of culture that research has focused on in the past 30 years. 2. Ethical Leadership Define and describe the principles of ethica
Explain why crisis leadership competence is an important consideration when hiring new leaders.
1. Who are the influencers (leaders) in your life? 2. Think of your life purpose. Why you are here and what do you want to accomplish? 3. Which of your core values will guide your behavior as you attempt to live your life "on purpose"? 4. Given what you've learned from past leaders, your life purpose, and your core values,