Essays on Business Leader

Test Scores

Administrative skills: 22 Interpersonal skill: 27 Conceptual skill: 29 (Northouse & Peter, 142)

Reflection of the scores

According to the test results I have a high range of administrative skills. Administrative skills play an imperative role in matters relating to effective leadership. These skills can be termed as competencies required by organizational leaders for running businesses as well as accomplishing the business goals and purposes (Northouse & Peter, 124). As a business leader I apply my administrative skills in managing people, resources, and illustrating technical competence. In managing employees, effective business leaders are able to fully connect with other individuals, have a greater understanding of ...

There are numerous factors that make managers and leaders successful in the business world. One of the most important aspects of business leadership is allowing communication to flow up and down the chain of command; while not every idea is implemented, it is important that employees understand their concerns will be listened to in order to maintain a successful work environment. Leaders, therefore, build a transparent environment and make themselves available to their employees and other high level business people. In addition, business leaders must work on relationship building between other business leaders in order to foster good relationships ...

Introduction

Multinational corporations across the world usually consolidate and present their operational results in financial and non-financial terms at the end of every term, usually a year. The financial aspect of reporting is supposed to comply with a clearly prescribed set of regulatory standards. The adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards and GAAPs was meant to ensure that all compliant firms across the world produce financial statements that conform to the industry specific reporting frameworks and thus achieve a degree of uniformity in reporting. Different firms in operating in multiple locations operate under the strict guidelines of the specific ...

Of late, leadership has become the crucial issue challenging organizations functioning in a more volatile and complex business environment. Business leaders do have both positive and negative leadership traits. Until recently, business leadership literature has ignored the dark side of leaders believing that it does not favor implementing changes in the workplace. Historically, narcissism, a personality trait that continuously pursues gratification from the egotistic admiration of a person’s personal attributes, has been found to dominate the leadership characteristics of many leaders. Problems in sustaining healthy relationships, lack of empathy and taking insults to heart are certain common traits ...

According to me, a leader is one who inspires others through his actions. The actions of leaders are always inspired by self-awareness. Leaders have certain impeccable characters that distinguish them from ordinary individuals. In other words, leaders are principle-centered that makes them stick on to certain cherished values, regardless of the challenges they encounter from time to time (Covey, 1991). No wonder, leaders who allow their actions to speak rather than their words motivate others to do what they do, which in turn creates more and more future leaders. A good leader develops a good team of employees; together, ...

In this paper, the role of Joseph Dunn’s leadership at Ski Emporium and The Deli will be discussed. A good leader is the one who holds a prevailing and a dominating position. A good leader is capable of creating a stimulating visualization of the future and is able to encourage and motivate people to connect with that vision. Since Joseph Dunn has created a company known as Dunn's Ski Emporium. The company is famous for their highly developed ski equipment and maintenance services. Dunn’s company provides reasonable prices to skiers. The speedy service offered by Dunn's sporting ...

Personal Integrity

The moral compass includes my attitude to society, my family and myself and life persuasions that help me to build the relationships. Being a good human is one of the most significant things to me. From eastern Wisdom Traditions, I have got the idea of respect to my parents and siblings, elder and wiser people, women and people around me. I prefer to honor the traditions and rules of my culture and society. From my parents, I have decided that I cannot let down my relatives and people, which rely on me. I think this knowledge can help me ...

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Moral compass is a person's ability to consider good and bad things. Not that things that were declared good by somebody, and things that are good regardless of our opinions. It is believed that people should take care about the moral compass only if "The Good" really exists. I think that moral vision and moral compass are important because people need to follow rules to live honestly. My moral vision includes help to other people. I am a person with specific weaknesses, opportunities, and powers. When I was a child, I never saved and helped cats ...

Moral Compass

This essay is a discussion of what I feel on a personal level as what is right and also what is wrong. The essay will demonstrate how I can act accordingly when I am faced with decisions or judgment involving right or wrong. It is a reflection of myself in the context of moral values. The essay is a synthesis of personal value system and will incorporate experience, observations, independent inquiries, and ideas gained from learning wisdom traditions. There will also be a critical review of human values as well as the ethical challenges faced by business leaders. Further, ...

Introduction

Leadership styles of executives define organizational culture and thus determine the health and profitability of business operations. Leadership is a process through which an individual guides, controls and influences the thinking pattern, feeling and behavior of fellow employees in an organization (Haiman, 1951). Organizations are positively influenced by leaders who have the ability to plan and act through their own unique styles towards achieving their long-term visions. Analyzing the styles of leaders of business organizations reveals why certain organizations keep on breaking sales records whereas others fail to create a significant impact in the consumer market. Broadly, today’s ...

Vocation of Business Leader

Vocation of Business Leader. The paper provides a detailed insight into the Catholic Church’s vision of the modern world economic and entrepreneurial environment, the role of a true business leader, and the connection between Christian values and running a modern business. There are several important messages in the text. The Catholic Church fully understands the new realities of the twenty-first century such as globalization, development of financial markets, liberalization of the global labor market, new communication technologies and cultural unification. The Church embraces such new reality and has a clear vision on how the new world can be ...

Introduction

Leadership is an important factor in the development of a business enterprise. Leadership becomes even more important when the business experiences growth. The growth of a business enterprise results in new and different dynamics. It is imperative that the business leader also grows in terms of philosophy and skills in order to lead the business under the new dynamics. Burke, Clarke, Barrow and Molian (2008) argue from a different perspective. They hold that during the growth of a business entity, a leader has two roles to play. Firstly, the leader needs to articulate the vision and direction of the ...