Leadership, according to La Monica (1938), is when a person has authority that is recognized by others, and the person has followers/subordinates under them, who believe that the person will assist them in attaining certain goals (carrying out specific objectives for the followers). Furthermore, anyone that is willing to assist and help others could be referred to as a leader (p.8)
Leaders see what others do not Most leaders have acuity, where they are able to observe things that others cannot see, hence setting them out from the rest. Leaders see things with greater scrutiny and clarity, and they analyze both possibilities and also the expected outcomes, including problems and risks involved in taking a certain path of work. In simpler terms, leaders are able to tell what the current situation is and future expectations. Leaders also define reality and only work under realistic circumstances. Some theorists such as Max…...

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References

Bass, B.M. & Riggio, R.E. (2012). Transformational Leadership. New York: Psychology Press.

Browning, D. (2009). What leaders do: A Leadership Primer? Indiana: iUniverse Publishers.

CPP. Inc. (2013). Using Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment with Leadership Practices Inventory. Retrieved February 28, 2013 from  https://www.cpp.com/pdfs/MBTI_Use_With_LPI.pdf 

Davis, M.J. (2003). Corporate Culture as the Driver of Transit Leadership Practices. New Jersey: Transportation Research Board.

The participating leadership style is facilitative, and the nurse will receive the supervision that she needs to feel completely comfortable with the work that she is doing.
The delegating leader provides less specific directions and engages in two-way communication with his or her subordinates. The unit manager decreases both the amount of task or directing behavior and the amount of relationship or supportive behavior. The unit manager develops trust in the new nurse in this way, and the delegating leader is confident that he or she has high-readiness followers.

Chen and Silverthorne (2005) conducted a study designed to test the Situational Leadership Theory (SLT) refined by Hersey and lanchard (1984) and earlier explicated by Fiedler (1972). These researchers looked specifically at the viability of the theory of leadership effectiveness and the impact of what they called the degree of match between the leadership style and the employee readiness level on a…...

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Bolman, L.G. & Deal, T.E. (2003).Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice and leadership (3rd ed). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Burns, J.M. (1978). Leadership. Harper & Row New York: NY.

Chen, J.C., & Silverthorne, C. (2005). Leadership effectiveness, leadership style, and employee readiness. Leadership & Organizational Journal, 26(4), 280-288.

Ciulla, J.B. (Ed.) (2004). Ethics, the heart of leadership. London: Praeger.

Indeed, this seems a direct response to the prevailing understanding of how one must ultimately achieve organizational effectiveness by seizing on common ground. As our research denotes, "humans are primordial team players. Our uniquely complex social relationships have been a crucial survival advantage. Our extraordinarily sophisticated talent for cooperation culminated in the modern organization." (Goleman, 199) Indeed, this is the very premise by which the judicial system is allowed to operate. In this context, the jury is a key organizational context in which consensus must be achieved. This imperative denotes a goal which must be reached in spite of the divergent worldviews inherent to any room of twelve different individuals.
It is through this plot movement that Lumet carefully draws out the process of ascension to group cohesion. Indeed, this is no simple task, as Juror #8 must none-too-gently navigate the apprehension of some, the distortion of perspective in others…...

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Works Cited:

Cha, S.E. & Edmonson, a.C. (2006). When Values Backfire: Leadership, Attribution, and Disenchantment in a Values-Driven Organization. The Leadership Quarterly, 17, 57-78.

Christensen, S.L. & Kohls, J. (2003). Ethical Decision Making in Times of Organizational Crisis. Business & Society, 42(3), 328-358.

Goleman, D. (1998). Working with Emotional Intelligence. Bantam Books.

Ivancevich, J.M. & Matteson, M.T. (2002). Organizational Behavior and Management. McGraw-Hill Books.

Toyota's way of doing things (kata), or strategies, are presented in easy-to-understand language, without hype or excess verbiage. Key points in this book include how leaders lead and teach, how change is instrumental to success, and how Toyota organized improvement workshops specifically designed to deal with flaws and out-dated approaches to workplace dynamics.
The messages from this book are useful and practical. Being able to adapt to new work structures and strategies is part of improving the culture of workers, for one. Another message is that because the marketplace is unpredictable, an organization must be flexible and willing to adapt to market changes almost immediately. The step-by-step process that Toyota uses to analyze various production processes is a valuable tool for any company whether they make cars or vitamins. Another message that came across clearly was how the behavior of managers can have an enormously positive impact on the attitudes…...

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Works Cited

Johnson, Spencer. (1998). Who Moved My Cheese? An A-Mazing Way to Deal With

Change In Your Work And In Your Life. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.

Rother, Mike. (2009). Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness, and Superior Results. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional.

Organizational Leadership Change
Competition in the modern day business community has become cutting edge and the economic agents have to seek new means of creating competitive advantages. This situation has been brought about by the emergence of numerous important changes, all which generated important impacts upon organizational operations. For instance, the customers are now no longer the people buying what the company is offering, but they have become so powerful that they demand what to be produced and sold (Longenecker, Moore, Palich and Petty, 2005). Then, the employees, once the force operating the machines, are now the most valuable organizational asset (Hickman, 2005) and this is due to their ability to create intellectual capital. Then, there are also changes in the state of the economy, the development of the technologies or the demands of the stakeholders, such as the public, the governmental and non-governmental institutions and so on (Paul, Eva, Yeates,…...

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Ahn, M.J., Adamson, J.S.A., Dornbusch, D., 2004, From leaders to leadership: managing change, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Vol. 10, No. 4

Armstrong, M., 2000, Performance management: key strategies and practical guidelines, 2nd edition, Kogan Page Publishers

Armstrong, M., Baron, A., 2005, Managing performance: performance management in action, 2nd edition, CIPD Publishing

Bell, R.L., Bodie, N.L.D., 2012, Leaders as catalysts for organizational change: how popular press business books address this topic, Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict, Vol. 16, No. 1

Organizational Leadership Strategies
Falls in the elderly due to polypharmacy and possible approaches

Polypharmacy refers to the use of multiple medicines by the elderly especially those above sixty years. Most times, it involves the use of more than five regular drugs. Alternatively, it is sometimes referred to as unnecessary prescriptions or purportedly excessive medication. Polypharmacy has not yet achieved a universal definition. This problem has been persistent across forty percent of the elderly population that reside in their own homes (Menaker, 2010).

Polypharmacy might be appropriate: most times, it tends to be inappropriate. Polypharmacy is associated disadvantages such as an increase in adverse reaction towards drug intake, prescribing cascade, higher costs and drug vs. drug interaction. Polypharmacy leads to a decrease in life quality, cognition and mobility. The use of multiple medications is common even in fair illness and does not indicate poor treatment. Studies have repeatedly shown that an inhibitor, aspirin, antidepressant,…...

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Drenckpohl, D., Bowers, L., & Cooper, H. (2007). Use of the six-sigma methodology to reduce incidence of breast milk administration errors in the NICU. Neonatal Network, 26(3), 161-166.

Hines, P.A., & Yu, K.M. (2009). The changing reimbursement landscape: nurses' role in quality and operational excellence. Nursing Economic$, 27 (1), 7-13.

Menaker, R. (2010). Leadership strategies in healthcare. The Journal of Medical Practice Management, 24(6), 339 -- 343.

Miller, D. (Ed.). (2005). Going lean in health care. Institute for Healthcare Improvement Innovation Series. Retrieved from  http://www.entnet.org/Practice/upload/GoingLeaninHealthCareWhitePaper.pdf

Sellers want to get the maximum price for their goods. The market however, eventually will determine the price and the value that is conferred on any product. This ensures that the resource- optimization and resource-utilization in any organization is important.
Comparative advantage on international trade is seen as an advantage due to the fact that goods and services can be produced in regions that support and have the necessary raw materials and the labor for the task. Numerous studies by economists and researchers have indicated that nations relatively open to free trade grow faster and achieve higher incomes levels for their citizens than those nations that follow a relatively closed trade policy. There are however, significant drawbacks. Many countries, as a result of the open markets, come under intense pressure as a result of the talent, technology, capital, and institutions brought into a regional or small market by large-scale multi-national…...

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Broda, Christian, and David Weinstein. "Are We Underestimating the Gains from Globalization for the United States?" Current Issues in Economics and Finance 11.4 (2005): 1-7.

Muldoon, Robert D. "Rethinking the Ground Rules for an Open World Economy." Foreign Affairs 61.5 (1983): 1078-199.

Wolf, Martin. Why Globalization Works. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004.

Good ideas are no longer assumed to merely rest in the minds of the organization's top leadership personnel, and employee loyalty to the company cannot be assumed, given that even the best employees know that they may be laid off during these volatile economic times.
Instead, supportive approaches to leadership are being adopted. A supportive approach depends upon a leader showing charismatic leadership instead of using his or her powerful position or monetary incentives to win a following. Through leadership the organization helps the employee to grow and accomplish things in the organization on a personal level. (Clark, 1998) More and more, Generation X managers are seeking companies that nurture their growth and provide a stimulating atmosphere, rather than simply looking for the position that pays them the most amount of money or promises long-standing benefits. Also, because companies are more unstable than before, the promise of benefits may be…...

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Clark. Don. (1998) "Organizational Leadership." Big Dog, Little Dog. Created March 19, 1998. Last update February 24, 2002. Retrieved 19 Jul 2006 at  http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/obsurvey.html 

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Managing the New Workforce." Business Know-how. Retrieved 19 Jul 2006 at  http://www.businessknowhow.com/banman/ad.aspx?ZoneID=128&Task=Get&X=1153336142253

Leading an Organization
Organizations are created to fulfill certain specific roles and targets in the society that are meant to affect lives. The objective of starting organizations is to concentrate energies and forces to achieve an objective that is not much possible to be done by an individual. These organizations come in many forms and the need for specificity in the functions and needs of the stakeholders cannot be downplayed. However, some organizations focus on making businesses work while others are purely on making the lives of those they work for b improved. Some are created for social well-being of the members of the public. The following study focuses on Diode organization by identifying the main stakeholders, the mission, and vision guiding its establishment.

Diode Organization

Diode is a non-governmental organization whose main objective is spearheading the creation of an enabling workplace environment for people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. Individuals…...

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References

Bratton, J., & Grint, K. (2009). Organizational Leadership. Mason, Ohio: Thomson/South-Western.

Tropman, J. (2010). The Management of Ideas in the Creating Organization. Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books.

Organizational Leadership and Team Development
Organizational Leadership & Inter-professional Team Development

In a contemporary healthcare environments, application of a quality healthcare is a complex system because it encompasses unique regulatory requirements, economic process as well as quality indicators that cannot be found in the traditional business environment. In essence, it is very critical to develop unique skill sets to the development of inter-professional team development and organizational leaderships that are critical for healthcare leaders at all level. Moreover, understanding the comprehensive approach to the patient care management is essential given the complexity that occur with the healthcare industry. The concept of organizational leadership assists in creating a team development to support leaders in order to create an effective patient-centric environment. (Weng, Kuo, Yan, et al. 2013).

The self-assessment tool is the strategy to understand the breadth and elements of family and patient care that assists organization to create an effective patient-centric environment. The…...

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America Medical Association, (2014). HIPAA Violations and Enforcement. USA.

Autores, V. (2012). Pediatric Surgery. Elsevier Health Sciences.

Clark, H. And Taplin, D. (2012) Theory of Change Basics: A Primer on Theory of Change. New York: Actknowledge

Glennister, D. (2013). Towards a General System Theory of Nursing: A literature Review. University of Hull, Hull, UK

Organizational Leadership
Program Reflection Survey

What was your experience of the modular format of the courses? Did the courses in each module seem to fit together well? Why or why not?

I have enjoyed this particular modular format. It had all of the academic quality that I expected from the Masters Course. For starters, it maintained high and extensive standards for academic excellence and classes that are quite intensive. In addition, the modular format had flexile scheduling. The classes were well scheduled to allow time for practical assessments and time to soak in the academic content. The internet communication and contact etween the classes enaled us as students to interact with each other together with the professors through the internet. In addition, these online discussions largely strengthened the conversation and deates held in the classroom. The courses in each module seemed to fit with each other in the right way, the reason eing,…...

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bibliography is an acknowledged research tool in social sciences and therefore goes in tandem with the main topic of organizational research.

This course will have a positive and constructive impact on my career in the future. I have gained an understanding on the significance of mechanisms in the theory-building practice and process. More so, I have also gained imperative knowledge on the benefits of mechanisms with regard to perceiving new relationships and progressing or evolving our competencies and abilities to forecast and comprehend the social world. Additionally, by having a deliberation on the challenges of relating mechanisms in organizational research and presenting methodologies of converting these challenges into prospects, I have attained much needed knowledge that will steer me ahead in my career.

At NIB (National Irish Bank), the unethical behavior of employees according to Knights and O'Leary (2005) was at no time suppressed. Leaders in this case according to the authors were largely concerned with profit maximization. This is a clear indication that when leaders fail to mould subordinates, the consequences could be dire. Indeed, a report issued by the inspector general with regard to the scandal at the institution revealed that the role leadership played in the entire scandal was momentous (Knights and O'Leary, 2005). Best Buy CEO's sexual relationship with an employee also set a bad example for other employees to follow. This is more so the case given that the two acted in a way that left no doubt in anybody's mind that they were having an affair. There were also clear disparities between the CEO and the concerned employee especially with regard to age, power, and position.

But why…...

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References

Brown, M.E., Trevino, L.K. & Harrison, D.A. (2005). Ethical Leadership: A Social Learning Perspective for Construct Development and Testing. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Process, 97(2), 117-134.

Brown, M.E. & Trevino, L.K. (2006). Ethical Leadership: A Review and Future Directions. The Leadership Quarterly, 17, 595-616.

Knights, D. & O'Leary, M. (2005). Reflecting on Corporate Scandals: The Failure of Ethical Leadership. Business Ethics: A European Review, 14(4), 359-366.

McCann, J. & Holt, R. (2013). Perceived Leadership Integrity in the Manufacturing Industry. Journal of Business Ethics, 115, 635-644.

leadership, in particular the differences between tactical leadership and organizational leadership. Tactical leadership is focused on tactics and tends to be small scale in nature, flexible and decentralized. Organizational leadership tends to be more centralized, with a focus on resource deployment, logistics and support. Where tactical leadership is about what to do, organizational leaders ask how can we do something.
Tactical Leadership

The concept of tactical leadership reflects a concern for the immediate time frame. Tactics are developed primarily to serve the current interests, and tactical leaders seek to find ways to resolve problems. This leadership style is not particularly well-suited for long-range planning but can be useful in combat and other mission settings. One of the key traits and benefits of tactical leadership is that it is flexible. Tactical leaders are capable of constant adjustment to tactics on the fly, which is a valuable skill in a rapidly-changing environmental dynamic.

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Martin, R. (2011). The three levels of leadership. ALN. Retrieved December 3, 2013 from  http://www.alnmag.com/articles/2011/06/three-levels-leadership 

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Organizational Leadership in Today's Society Organizational leadership is a term used to refer to management approach through which leaders help establish strategic goals and objectives while motivating employees toward the achievement of these goals/objectives. In the modern business environment, organizational leadership is critical toward achieving the desired success given increased competitiveness. Modern organizations face intense competition from their rivals because of rapid technological advancements and increased globalization. These advancements have brought new ways of doing business, which has in turn generated new demands on organizational leaders. Therefore, organizational leaders need to establish strategic approaches that enhance competitiveness, success or profitability.
The Concept of Leadership
Based on insight obtained from the course, leadership primarily refers to the process of influencing others toward common goals or objective. Leadership determines the success or failure of any organization or project because of its role in influence (Wadhwa & Parimoo, 2013). Therefore, leadership is important in today’s society…...

These abilities cited above have helped me to become more intuitive to the individual strengths of my co-workers and to help place them at tasks where they can excel. And because I make myself approachable, I have found that personnel are forthcoming in telling me of their strengths, in providing me feedback with their progress and individual tasks and at indicating to me their unique needs. These have all helped to strengthen my role as a leader by allowing me to optimize the experience and, consequently, the productivity of individual team members. The organization as a whole would demonstrate improved overall productivity as well.
This approach is further verified by consequent research on the psychodynamic approach to leadership. Literature tends to emphasize the improvement of organizational strategy when said strategy incorporates the psychological, emotional and cultural makeup of the people who comprise an organization. According to Trehan (2007), "psychodynamic perspectives…...

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Works Cited:

Trehan, K. (2007). Psychodynamic and Critical Perspectives on Leadership Development. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 9(1), 72-82.

Vries, M.K. & Engellau, E. (2009). A Clinical Approach to the Dynamics of Leadership and Executive Transformation. Harvard Business School.

Winkler, I. (2009). Psychodynamic Leadership Approach. Contemporary Leadership Theories, 23-30.