Leadership
Quiz 1-1

An 82 indicates moderate readiness for a leadership role. This is a good score, albeit a love of haggling is perhaps a strange measure. With the other 1s that I scored, those are fair in that they are things people in leadership positions should be able to deal with -- areas where I can improve my leadership skills.

With Quiz 1-2, a lot of those apply to me. I have held a formal leadership position, but I often taken the initiative to deal with things, even when I have not be granted formal permission to do so. I hope to never work in multilevel sales (aka pyramid scams) -- that cracked me up. There are definitely some gaps in my leadership experience -- there are moments when I take a back seat and let somebody else handle the leadership. For me, I take leadership positions every now and again, but…...

Therefore, it is important that leaders be sufficiently mature and psychologically evolved to avoid the common psychological impediments to learning from others (Fitch, 2010). More specifically, effective leaders are capable of empowering others (Maxwell, 2007) and of allowing others to contribute to their knowledge base without feeling challenged by the isolated reversal of their leader-follower relationship where circumstances (such as technical expertise) make that advisable for the benefit of the organization (Gove, 2010). In principle, leaders who are threatened by the success of others in their organizations (Maxwell, 2007), or who cannot assume the role of learner because they perceive that dynamic as threatening to their authority (Fitch, 2010; Gove, 2010) are less likely to increase their own knowledge base from interactions with others in their organizations.
Personal Leadership Development

Having recently been promoted into a leadership position in which I am responsible for increasing their productivity, I hope to emulate…...

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References

Fitch, B. "Good Decisions: Tips and Strategies for Avoiding Psychological Traps." FBI

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(2008).

Leadership Skills for Criminal Justice Professionals
Leadership is vitally important in any field, whether it is in the public or private sector; but leadership is especially important for professionals in the criminal justice field since the welfare and safety of the public is at stake. And when ethical values are not adhered to in the criminal justice system it creates a gap in quality service for citizens, and moreover a lack of virtue and ethics presents a very negative and potentially embarrassing scandal for public servants. This paper discusses leadership skills and ethical considerations vis-a-vis the criminal justice system.

Leadership Skills

In the book by Michael Carpenter and Roger Fulton (A Practical Career Guide for Criminal Justice Professionals) offers practical advice to those who would serve the community in a criminal justice capacity. Being a leader entails a great deal more than being "the boss," Carpenter explains (Carpenter, et al., 2007, p. 52).…...

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Works Cited

Carpenter, Michael J., and Fulton, Roger. (2007). A Practical Career Guide for Criminal

Justice Professionals. Flushing, NY: Looseleaf Law Publications.

Roberts, Julian V. (2007). Public Confidence in Criminal Justice in Canada: A Comparative and Contextual Analysis. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 49(2), 153-184.

Souryal, Sam S. (2010). Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth. Atlanta, GA:

That is what I am looking for in terms of career progression.
In addition to all these leadership aspects, the challenge of staying patient in the midst of corporate cultures that over time have learned to be myopically focused and often slow-moving, resistant to change. The greatest long-term challenger of any leader is in initiating and sustaining long-term change in their organizational cultures (McGuire, hodes, Palus, 3).

ealizing that if and when I get into a managerial position within any organization, there will no doubt be times when I will want to change the culture and see opportunities for it to become more efficient, more streamlined and market-focused. I'll have to develop my patience as a leader specifically for these circumstances and concentrate on finding incremental approaches to bringing lasting, positive change into the organizations I will become a member of during my career. esistance to change has forced many a…...

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References

Peter F. Drucker. "What Makes an Effective Executive" Harvard Business Review 82.6 (2004): 58-63. ABI/INFORM Global. ProQuest. 21 Jul. 2008

Ann Gilley, Pamela Dixon, Jerry W. Gilley. "Characteristics of leadership effectiveness: Implementing change and driving innovation in organizations"

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Robert F. Hurley. "The Decision to Trust." Harvard Business Review 84.9 (2006): 5562. ABI/INFORM Global. ProQuest. 21 Jul. 2008

Leadership Skills for the Criminal Justice Professional
Criminal justice professionals need leadership skills. If they are not seen to be leaders, their jobs are made more difficult because it is harder to get criminals to obey them when they give orders or need to secure and get control of a situation (Nordin, Pauleen, & Gorman, 2009). They also need to be able to work with other officers and show skills that make them leaders. Those skills allow rookie officers to look up to officers who have been there for some time. In addition, police and other criminal justice professionals must have leadership skills because they are generally looked up to in their communities. While there have long been stories of "crooked cops," there are some people in any profession who have difficulties or who are untrustworthy. The majority of those who work in the criminal justice system are good people who…...

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References

Bryan, K. & Mackenzie, J. (2008). Meeting the speech, language, and communication needs of vulnerable young people: Model of service delivery for those at risk of offending and re-offending. Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Retrieved from  http://www.rcslt.org/about/campaigns/RCSLT_model_of_service_delivery_offending_2008.pdf 

Nordin, M., Pauleen, D.J., & Gorman, G.E. (2009). Investigating KM antecedents: KM in the criminal justice system. Journal of Knowledge Management, 13(2): 4-20. Retrieved from http://lpis.csd.auth.gr/mtpx/km/material/JKM-13-2a.pdf

Walsh, E.F. (2010). The development of comprehensive criminal justice leadership standards: A modified delphi study approach. Retrieved from http://gradworks.umi.com/3467496.pdf

Aside from these, there are several other "technical" elements a manager has to acquire. Therefore, a good manager has to be acknowledged with the machines and the technological process involved. Moreover, the manager has to improve his communication skills, both written as well as oral. In the case of oral communication, the manager must send out a clear and concise message in a logical sequence of ideas. With written communication, the leader must prove impeccable grammar and spelling.
A good manager must be highly documented in regard with the task to be solved and offer his workers all the necessary resources and feed-backs.

In order to become the "ideal manager," if such a manager were to exist, one must focus his learning process towards two directions: the human mind and the technical elements of his work field. Therefore, one must teach himself to be a good psychologist, to be able to…...

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Bibliography

The Human Aspects of Project Management, Verma, V.K., Volumes 1-3 Project Management Institute, PA, U.S., 1995-97

Trust and the Unintended Effects of Behavior Control in Virtual Teams, Gabriele Piccoli, Blake Ives (2004)

leadership skills of Lee Iacocca, beginning with a brief biography and a look at his careers at Ford and Chrysler. Using his 9 C's as a point of reference, it shows how Iacocca's success at leadership stemmed from his devotion to creativity, common sense, communication, charisma, and character, among others. It examines how his leadership effected and was affected by political outsiders as well as by economic factors. It analyzes his philanthropic pursuits and his literary career as well. It concludes that Iacocca proved his leadership ability by arranging the 1979 bailout, a re-organization of a top heavy company, innovative design, and all around competency in business matters.
The Leadership Skills of Lee Iacocca

Biographical Sketch

Born Lido Anthony Iacocca (named after the town in which he was conceived) in 1924, "Lee" Iacocca grew up to be one of the most popular and revered business men in the world. First as head…...

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Reference List

Avolio, B.J., Walumbwa, F.O., Weber, T.J. (2009). Leadership: Current Theories,

Research, and Future Directions. Annual Review of Psychology, 60: 421-29.

Iacocca, L. (1984). Iacocca: An Autobiography. NY: Bantam.

Iacocca, L. (2007). Where Have All the Leaders Gone? NY: Scribner.

leadership skills, chosen project manager project. Your order business project manager development scope statement. Your boss asked sales deliverables. You met sales manager a general sense support sales team require product.
The main purpose of the marketing and sales departments is to provide product specifications, photographs of products, pricing structures and some of the marketing materials (not in their entirety, since these are created jointly with the sister company). The meeting will thus focus on developing the necessary requirements for the sales and marketing departments in terms of what they need to do in the next period of time in all these areas, with the responsibilities, deliverables, exclusions and assumptions.

Deliverables

For each of the four mentioned areas, deliverables need to be established, as such:

product specifications: (1) create a list with the product's most important characteristic (sales team, consulting the production team); (2) summarize the list of characteristics, determining solely those that…...

Toxic Behavior and Leadership Skills One of the toxic behaviors that I expect to face when collecting data for my dissertation is role differences, where employees feel like it is the duty of management and not their duty to increase organizational effectiveness. This text analyzes how this issue can be resolved using Scharmer’s Theory U of Leading from the Future. The second part of the paper identifies a conflict theory from ‘Quantum Leadership: Creating Sustainable Value in Healthcare’ that I could use to guide my leadership endeavors.
Role differences can be a source of toxicity, especially when employees at the lower levels of the organization are unwilling to cooperate because they believe that it is not in their place to contribute to organizational decision-making. This is a common occurrence if the organizational culture does not promote inclusive decision-making and employees are continually taken as passive implementers rather than active participants in the…...

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References

Albert, N. M., Pappas, S., O’Grady, T., & Malloch, K. (2020). Quantum Leadership: Creating Sustainable Value in Healthcare (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

Gibbs, G. K. (2013). Scharmer’s Theory U and Administrative Leadership: Seeking Leaders and Developing Candidates. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(14), 66-69.

Applied here means that we need to use any approach suitable in order to serve the final purpose.
Change Agents: The "change agent" is again closely connected with the vision concept I have previously discussed. A manager needs to be able to deal with all the changes that the company is submitted to and adapt the organization according to the requirements from the market or act before the market. This is the only way it can actually remain competitive.

Reflective Skepticism: In my opinion, reflective skepticism means that nothing should be taken for granted and nothing should be believed to be true unless reflected on and proven by each individual in part. In an organization, reflective skepticism should be a significant resource of new and potentially profitable ideas.

Diversity: No one needs to underestimate the ethics aspect, but there is a general conception in many organizations that ethics is something you are…...

Leadership and Teamwork Issues
Mary Tarkington, Chief Executive Officer:

Mary has the right intention as far as hoping to improve the health of her employees. However, her manner of speaking and referring to her employees as having "stomachs bulging out of their pants" is demeaning and inappropriate for the workplace, particularly in the context of motivating employees positively. Mary's delegation of the responsibility to a team by forming the Wellness Task Force was appropriate, but her failure to appoint a team leader was a mistake. Doing so would have empowered the leader she selected more than the selection by group vote. Mary should also have remained a bit more involved, such as by meeting with Kristine separately for an update before the group presentation.

Brent, ystems Analyst:

Brent's conduct was clearly passive-aggressive and designed to undermine Kristine's authority as group leader. His first comments were inappropriate, condescending, and unnecessary. His conduct during the second…...

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“It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.” Many of the most common cultural maxims are sports related, because sports great an optimal environment for social learning. Sports teach self-efficacy and build honest confidence, while also helping individuals develop the communications and leadership skills they can apply in all areas of life. In face, empirical research continually shows that participation in sports leads to life skills development. For example, Gould & Carson (2008) found that sports help people develop transferable life skills—meaning the types of skills that are not limited to the sporting arena. Those skills include conversational skills and skills in creative conflict resolution.
Team sports are particularly conducive to psychological and social skills development. During team sports, participants learn how to deal with conflict directly, resolving disputes without using aggression or passive-aggression. Holt (2017) points out, “rather than seeking to remove conflict children can be…...

49). That goes for leaders in the learning community as well. Thessin asserts that while it is important to teach students to solve problems, there is a lack of focus on another important, related goal: "the need for teachers to learn to do the same" (49). Teachers are leaders and they must be given the training to develop problem solving skills along with the other important skills mentioned in this paper.
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Jameson, Jill, Ferrell, Gill, Kelly, Jacquie, alker, Simon, and Ryan, Malcolm. (2006). Building

trust and shared knowledge in communities of e-learning practice: collaborative leadership in…...

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Alansari, Eissa M., and Albustan, Suad A. (2009). Center for Continuing Education and Community Service at Kuwait University: A Model in Leadership for Adult and Continuing

Education. College Student Journal, 43(2), 1-8.

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They are the reason that many organizations advance even in the toughest of times because they bring out the best in people around them, including peers and subordinates, through a passion for bringing change about for the better. Excellent management combines all these attributes and a great sense of when to use which managerial strategy in which situation at the best possible time, and in that innate sense is what excellence in management is all about. Finally excellent leaders strive to be transparent and trustworthy to both peers and employees in their organizations. Jenkins and Oliver (1998) define this aspect of behavior that leads to successful change as being critical for the creation of trust between executive managers and the many affected employees of the company. Transparency creates trust.
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Jenkins and Oliver (1998) - the Eagle & the Monk: Seven Principles of Successful Change (United…...

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References

Jenkins and Oliver (1998) - the Eagle & the Monk: Seven Principles of Successful Change (United Publishers Group, 1998)

Leadership Skill - Planning
Planning as a Leadership Skill

There are many leadership skills that are important, and one of the most significant is planning. Additionally, there are many different models for planning. The one chosen here is vision-based or goal-based. This is a good type of planning for an individual or a company that has not done much strategic planning previously, because it allows that company (or individual) to do something that is relatively basic but that is still highly effective and that works well (Garth, 2000; Nag, Hambrick, & Chen, 2007). Two other models, Issues-Based planning and Scenario Planning, were considered but deemed more complicated and unnecessary. In vision-based planning, it is necessary to first identify the purpose. Usually, a company does this through the creation of a mission statement (Drucker, 2000). From the mission statement and the kinds of things that the company would like to see occur in…...

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References

Drucker, P. (2000). Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases (10th Edition), New York: Prentice Hall

Garth, M. (2000). Strategic Management. New York: Wiley.

Govindarajan, V. (2005). Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators: From Idea to Execution. New York: Harvard Business Press.

Nag, R.; Hambrick, D.C.; & Chen, M. (2007). What is strategic management, really? Inductive derivation of a consensus definition of the field. Strategic Management Journal, 28(9): 935 -- 955,

Title: The Benefits of Mandatory Community Service for Secondary School Students

Introduction:
The modern education system should aim to produce well-rounded individuals who are not only academically successful but also socially responsible. Community service plays a vital role in this development, as it exposes students to various societal issues, instills empathy, and fosters a sense of duty towards their communities. Therefore, it is essential that every secondary school student be required to participate in community service as a condition for graduation.

I. Enhancing Social Awareness
A. Community service exposes students to diverse social issues in their local communities.

I. Introduction
A. Brief explanation of the Rizal Law
B. Importance of the Rizal Law to Filipino students

II. The Rizal Law and its implications to present-day Filipino students
A. Promotion of patriotism and nationalism
B. Emphasis on the importance of Philippine history and heritage
C. Development of critical thinking skills
D. Exposure to different perspectives on Rizal and his works
E. Influence on students' values and attitudes towards national identity

III. The Rizal Law and its implications to the future life of Filipino students
A. Preparation for responsible citizenship
B. Contribution to the preservation of Filipino culture and identity
C.....

Through an exploration of the personal attributes, experiences, and actions that contribute to the development of leadership skills, this descriptive essay aims to demonstrate the intricate process involved in the making of a leader. This involves analyzing the various factors that shape an individual's leadership style, including their communication skills, decision-making abilities, emotional intelligence, and ability to inspire others. By examining these key elements, we can gain a deeper understanding of how leaders are forged through a combination of nature and nurture. Ultimately, the thesis statement for this essay could focus on the multifaceted nature of leadership development and the importance....

## Refining a Thesis Statement on the Making of a Leader

### Original Thesis Statement:

> The journey of becoming a leader is a complex and multifaceted process, shaped by innate traits, environmental factors, and deliberate actions.

### Refined Thesis Statement:

> The emergence of exceptional leaders results from a dynamic interplay of inherent qualities, nurturing environments, and conscious efforts to develop and harness leadership skills.

Improvements:

More specific: Focuses on the "making" of exceptional leaders rather than the general concept of leadership.
Differentiates between inherent and developed traits: Recognizes that leadership qualities can be both innate and acquired through experience and training.
Emphasizes the....