Leadership
There are a number of different approaches to leadership development. At different leadership levels, the skills and tasks required to excel can be quite different, but an organization should have a pathway that recognizes these differences while allowing for skills development and personal growth to move leaders from one level to another. A first-line supervisor is learning the basics of organization and motivation, and typically does so within a tight framework. There is only limited opportunity for creativity -- at this level the leader is building the basic skills of dealing with people and implementing systems. Turnover at this level can be high, and it might be too early to identify potential top performers. The company should have the ability to find people at this level who are capable of moving on, however, and begin to get them into a position where they are managing managers. Skills development here can…...

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References

CCL. (2014). Strategic leadership: An organizational imperative. Center for Creative Leadership. Retrieved June 13, 2014 from  http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/general/CCLStrategicWhitePaper.pdf 

Graen, G. & Bien, M. (1995). Relationship-based approach to leadership. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Retrieved June 13, 2014 from  http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1059 

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Strategic leadership influence culture organization eventually organization succeed fail. Show examples Air Asia, Apple Enron (Failure). I limit references subject matter Edgar Schein's theories culture organization business management authors.
The influence of strategic leadership on organizational culture and the ultimate success or failure of the organization

The focus on strategic leadership and organizational culture has been increasing exponentially throughout the past recent years, in both the academic community, as well as among the practitioners' community. The assessment of the role of strategic leadership in shaping the organizational culture and influencing the company' final success or failure has to start out with a review of the available literature. This effort as such represents the centralization of important and relevant data from the literature and its presentation in a relevant manner.

The sources addressed at this stage include books, journal articles and internet articles. Each of these sources has its own benefits and shortages. The…...

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Adler, N.J., Gundersen, A., 2008, International dimensions of organizational behavior, Cengage Learning

Albarran, A.B., Chan-Olmsted, S.M., Wirth, M.O., 2005, Handbook of media management and economics, Routledge

Andrews, M.M., Boyle, J.S., 2007, Transcultural concepts in nursing care, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Argyris, C., 1976, Increasing leadership effectiveness, R.E. Krieger

Therefore, the leaders job become to endorse new strategy and provide resources for the implementation (Boal, 2000).
Second, most business strategies fail not because the strategy is inherently flawed, but because the strategy is not properly aligned with the organization's leadership or culture.

Therefore, the key tasks of leaders are to create a sense of urgency and ensure that corporate strategy is aligned with the culture of the organization. In this regard, leaders need to understand the need for right people, right processes and right methodologies that are essential for companies to be competitive and grow.

Third, the gist of strategic planning is to inspire people for the innovation in the organization. The formulation phase of strategic planning sets strategic direction, defines the related criteria and frames overall strategies. This formulation involves an external assessment that includes understanding how existing and future innovation could affect strategic businesses, offerings and opportunities. The strategic…...

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References

Allerton, Haidee. "Leadership a to Z." Training & Development Journal 54, no. 3 (March, 2000): 58-61.

Boal, Kimberly B. "Strategic Leadership: Research: Moving on." Leadership Quarterly 11, no. 4 (Winter, 2000): 515-549.

Kipp, Michael F. "The Strategic Leader - Finding the Key Dimensions of Leadership." Strategy & Leadership 27, no. 4 (1999): 49+.

Strategic Leadership and Management
The link between Strategic Direction and Leadership

Leadership can be described as "a process in which a number of people work together for a common task. It also covers accomplishment and eventually getting the task done."

Chemers M. (1997) has defined the strategic direction (henceforth referred to as strategic management) as the process whereby one can "identify the needs and wants of an organization and achieving that particular goal through joint efforts and collaboration. It might also include the decisions taken by the management and these are the ones which define the long-term strategic plan of an organization. It also includes devising such policies so that organization and its working environment are in line to achieve a common goal."

Lamb, obert (1984) said that it is an advent fact that leadership and strategic direction both are inevitable in any organization. They help to achieve goals and make the organization outshine…...

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References

Ballmer, S. (2007) Steve Ballmer Speaks Passionately about Microsoft, Leadership ... And Passion; taken from  http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu 

Bolden, R., Gosling, J., Marturano, A. And Dennison, P (2003) A review of leadership theory and competency frameworks - Edited Version of a Report for Chase Consulting and the Management Standards Centre, Exeter: University of Exeter.

Chemers M. (1997) An integrative theory of leadership. Mahwah, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc., Publishers. Taken from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership#cite_note-1 

Covey, S. (1992) Principle Centered Leadership. Fireside/Simon & Schuster: New York.

Strategic Leadership
McKinsey 7s Model to Assess an Organisation (Telenor).

I did just the first 3's for Telenor assessment. These had been strategy, structure along with system. "Telenor Business group is the incumbent telecoms business in Norway, with head office found at Fornebu, near Oslo. Telenor Business group is mainly a worldwide cordless carrier with operational functions in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe as well as Asia, working mostly under the Telenor brand name. It has been ranked as the 6th biggest smart phone driver worldwide, with even more than 172 million customers. In addition, it has substantial broadband and TELEVISION circulation operations in 4 Nordic Countries (Telenor Strategy, 2013).."

As on August 5, 2010, 2 of Telenor strategies had been to catch development in 3 areas (Asia, Central-Eastern European along with Nordic), as well as to embark on Merger and Acquisition (M&A) tasks. These strategies had been reasonable, thinking about the condition of the…...

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References

Telenor Strategy. (2013). Our strategy. Available at:  http://www.telenor.com/about-us/our-strategy/ 

Telenor Structure. (2013). Corporate Governance.  http://www.telenor.com/about-us/corporate-governance/ 

Harlow, W.F., Brantley, B.C., Harlow, R.M. (2011). BP initial image repair strategies after deepwater horizon oil spill. Public Relations Review, 37, 80-83.

Strategic Leadership
Outline a specific area where a change would significantly improve productivity in your organization

In the UAE, health care services are provided by government with the rapid expansion of hospitals and treatment options. This is a part of an effort to modernize the health care system and improve quality. However, the prices associated with receiving a variety of services have increased dramatically. Evidence of this can be seen in a study conducted by the UAE government. They found that for a woman to have a simple procedure (such as: delivering a baby) the costs are between: Dh 6,000 to Dh 25,000. (Haine, 2012)

This is problematic, as these kinds of challenges could undermine the dramatic amounts of spending inside the sector to modernize and build more facilities. Once this occurs, is when it could place added strains on the health care system and the quality that is provide. If costs are…...

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References

Haine, A. (2012). Eight Steps for a Cost Effective Birth. The National. Retrieved from:  http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/personal-finance/eight-steps-for-a-cost-effective-and-hassle-free-birth-in-the-uae 

Zain, A. (2010). Health Care Costs need to be Controlled. Khaleej Times. Retrieved from:  http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2010/February/theuae_February199.xml&section=theuae

They assumed fewer risks and focused more on consolidating the strategies which had already been implemented, and which proved successful. In other words then, obert Goizueta is understood as a visionary leader, who had the courage to assume risks and to implement his vision of the Coca Cola Company. The managers that followed were more of strategic leaders, who focused on the implementation of the vision through strategic efforts and the consolidation of the gains attained by Goizueta.
3. Problem statement

After numerous leaders had occupied the position of chief executive officer at the Coca Cola Company, it was the time for Muhtar Kent to embrace this new role. But the future CEO was concerned over the direction his leadership style should embrace.

"Muhtar Kent had just been promoted to the CEO position in Coca-Cola. He was reflecting upon the past leadership of the company, in particular the success that Coca-Cola enjoyed…...

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References:

Rowe, W.G., Riaz, S., 2008, Strategic leadership at the Coca Cola Company: the real thing, Harvard Business Review

Strategic Leadership and Future Delivery Models
The issue of life expectancy at birth is a relatively novel one. Before the 19th century for instance, the United Kingdom -- the country with the longest time-series of measured life expectancy -- had not measured this variable at all. It is nevertheless estimated that the life expectancy at birth was between 30 and 40 years -- today, it is around 80 (oser, 2016). Within the United States, it is of 79 years; in Japan it is of 84 and Monaco (the highest expectation in the world) is of 89 years (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016). There are still countries with lower life expectancies, but the people in all countries across the globe are expected to life at least 49 years, with Chad having this lowest expectancy of life at the time of birth, followed by Guinea-Bissau and Afghanistan with 50 and Namibia and Somalia with…...

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Strategic anagement Leadership and Competitive Strategy
anagement Strategic Leadership and Competitive Strategy

Strategic Leadership and Innovation at Apple Inc.

Describe two factors you think Apple should consider as the company develops long-term strategy for growth.

While developing its long-term growth strategy, Apple should consider these two factors, its competitive position and technological leadership.

How well a company is able to differentiate the products or services it is offering and how it can create value for its market is referred to as competitive positioning. Due to product imitation by other companies who are trying to duplicate the key competencies of Apple, the company should come up with a long-term strategy that would counter this imitation and ensure the company remains competitive. The following should be defined in its strategy customer segments, market profile, value proposition, competitive strategy, and positioning strategy.

In the market that Apple competes, it has demonstrated that it is the technological leader. The company…...

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Making the company's large stores feel homier is PetSmart's competitive strategy. The company has achieved this by reducing the size of their stores, and changing the shelves stocking layout from the warehouse format that was not working for the company. These changes plus the addition of other services, which their competitor was not providing gave the company a competitive advantage. As postulated in the case study, these additional services would generate $450 million of sales, which would represent 10% of PetSmart's $4.5 billion total. Since the strategy was developed in 2000 this figure would represent a 26% increment in annual growth. These value adding services provide the pet owners an opportunity to visit the stores, and this boosts the stores sales, as the owners will buy other products.

How does Petco compete with PetSmart and other pet food stores, and how does the company's competitive strategy relate to its internal analysis? Give an example from the case.

To remain competitive in the market, Petco has adopted a different strategy than the one adopted by PetSmart. Petco not only caters for cats, and dogs, but it has included products for other animals. The company also holds events in its stores, where it has competitions, and useful demonstrations for the pet owners. The case study shows that, Petco recently in its 200 stores had a Reptile Rendezvous event. During this event, there were demonstrations like new clay which owners of reptiles can use to mound caves and hills. Petco stores are relatively small, thus they cannot provide overnight stays, but they do have a day care in some locations. The company is also privately owned and this would make it difficult to make radical changes in the stores.

Personal trategic Leadership Plan
Background of the ituation Requiring Change

In my current organization, there is a need to improve the communication efficiency of many employees. We have encountered problems because of poor communication, especially in written form. ome of our personnel perform their other job functions well but when it comes to written communication, they lack professionalism and precision. On several occasions, clients have expressed frustration because they were unable to understand the meaning of emails sent to them in the ordinary course of business.

For example, one client complained and asked to be re-assigned to different account managers because he believed that the export manager who had been handling his account was inexperienced. Meanwhile, she has more than a decade of experience doing her job and she is one of our new employee trainers. Our internal audit of her communications with clients revealed that the problem is strictly one of poor…...

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" (Ying-Feng, 2006)
As mention earlier, the leadership at GE was able to pull of years of having the best leadership; for instance, in eptember 7, 2001, when 44-year-old Jeff Immelt was picked as being the company's twelfth leader after Edison, he faced an intimidating challenge. Not only would he be guiding a $130 billion global company managing businesses from lighting to aircraft engines to monetary services, nonetheless he would do so following Jack Welch, a legendary CEO who, over two decades, had generated an average annual total return to shareholders of more than 23%.

As Immelt took on one of the biggest management jobs in the world, some wondered whether GE's vaunted management development process had prepared him to lead such a complex organization. But for the new CEO, the bigger question was, how could he ensure that GE's talent machine kept developing executives who could continue driving the company's superior…...

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Servant-Leadership is the model that most closely resonates with me, though I think the title a bit pretentious, even though I cannot think of a better one. According to Spears (2004), it comprises much of the attributes of Burns' (1978) transformational leadership, but it does not really require a charismatic leader, only a sincere one who follows up. I like that very much.
However this is a long list of key traits that Spears identifies as central to Greenleaf's Servant-Leadership (What is servant leadership? ) concept.

Listening

Empathy

Healing

Awareness

Persuasion

Conceptualization

Foresight

Stewardship

Commitment to the growth of people

Building community

While I do not have any problem with any of these attributes in a leader, I fear that I lack some in the healing category and I do not always have enough foresight, which is what I look for in my team. However, the idea that we are equal partners and equally desiring to reach the goal fits well…...

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Burns, J.M., Leadership, Harper & Row, New York, 1978

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of leader-member exchange (LMX) theory of leadership over 25 years: Applying a multilevel multi-domain approach. Leadership Quarterly, 6, 219-247.

Nahavandi A., The Art and Science of Leadership, Prentice Hall International, London, 1997, p.89, p 190

In this sense, large companies operating in different sectors would fit this description. An example in this sense would be Vivendi, the French company who went from being a simple water company to having businesses in cinema and movies, the music sector, etc.
4. Michael Milken was an ambitious financial tycoon who was CEO at one of the best investment banks on Wall Street, Drexler. His ambition drove him into deals with junk bonds and inside trading affairs, which led to a $200 million fine and 22 months in jail due to fraud on 1989.

Jake Welch, CEO at General Electrics, revolutionized management by introducing a series of innovatory ideas at his company. Among them, the best known is the Six Sigma methodology, which was subsequently successfully implemented by Motorola as well.

ill Gates was indeed a man with vision, having the chance to foresee the success that the information technology would…...

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Corporate-level strategy centers its focus on determining a company's core business amid the existence of other businesses. This core business ultimately determines the company's corporate image, influencing its marketing and advertising plans and programs. An example of a company that adopts the corporate-level strategy is PepsiCo, which is primarily known as a beverage business company for its product Pepsi Cola, its core business despite the existence of its other businesses in the food and beverage industry, known also to manufacture products from brands such as Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Tropicana, and Quaker Foods.

Steven Reinemund, CEO of PepsiCo, Nobuyuki Idei, CEO of Sony Corporation, and Leonard Riggio, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Barnes & Noble, Inc. are three business leaders who are able to maintain their firm/company's leadership in the beverage, electronics, and trade books business, respectively. Their ability to identify the needs of their customers and determining their target market…...

Leadership -- its Importance for Today's Organization
hen looking at leadership and the role it plays in organizations, it is important to not only define it, but also recognize the differences with respect to "Management." The characteristics of effective leaders need to be examined, as well as how one can develop leadership skills in today's work environment.

This report will show the importance of leadership in terms of developing and implementing effective strategies, as well as traits employees feel are important for an effective leader. Three articles concerning leadership will also be examined in this report.

Definition of Leadership and Differences with Respect to "Management" good definition of leadership is one who possesses the "capacity or ability to lead (http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entries/06/m0070600.html)" or give an organization direction or guidance.

Management, however, refers to the executive ability or skill in managing an organization.

Management skills should be balanced with leadership skills. It is important to place extra emphasis…...

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I. Introduction
- Provide an overview of why strategic leadership development is important for the organization
- Highlight the benefits of investing in this resource

II. Current State Analysis
- Conduct a thorough assessment of the organization's current leadership capabilities
- Identify gaps and areas for improvement in strategic leadership skills
- Consider feedback from stakeholders and performance evaluations

III. Objectives
- Clearly outline the specific goals and objectives for developing the strategic leadership resource
- Ensure that objectives are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound)

IV. Proposed Strategies
- Develop a comprehensive training program focused on strategic leadership skills
- Offer opportunities for leadership coaching and mentorship
- Implement leadership development workshops....

Formulating Proposals for Strategic Leadership Resource Development

Introduction

Developing a strong strategic leadership resource is essential for organizations to navigate complex and dynamic business environments. This resource encompasses the knowledge, skills, and capabilities that enable leaders to effectively define and execute strategic initiatives, drive organizational change, and achieve sustainable competitive advantage. To formulate effective proposals for developing this resource, a comprehensive approach is required.

Needs Assessment

Conduct a thorough analysis of the existing strategic leadership capabilities within the organization.
Identify gaps and areas for improvement through interviews, surveys, and data analysis.
Assess the current and future strategic challenges facing the organization to determine....

Reflection and the Evolution of Governance Perspectives

Studying public administration through reflection has profoundly transformed my perspective on effective governance and policy-making. By critically examining my experiences, assumptions, and values, I have developed a nuanced understanding of the complexities and challenges involved in public service.

Critical Examination of Roles and Responsibilities

Reflection has illuminated the multifaceted roles and responsibilities of public administrators. Beyond the traditional functions of policy implementation and management, I now recognize the importance of exercising strategic leadership, fostering collaboration, and engaging with citizens. Through reflective practice, I have identified my strengths and areas for improvement, enabling me to become a....

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