Essays on Military Leader

Abstract

This paper talks about the difference between hard and soft skills. It also aims to define soft skills as well as emphasize the importance of soft skills, particularly in the military. Regardless of one’s profession, soft skills are needed to succeed in life. In fact, in almost all aspects of an individual’s life, whether in work or in dealing with people and personal relationships, soft skills are always at play. The military organization is particularly in need of soft skills, both in an individual and organizational level. In fact, the success of a military operation could not ...

1. An American who have made a difference in America and the world in the 2000s includes President Barack Obama, who has managed to change the condition of the American economy after the 2008 financial crisis, brokered Iran Nuclear deal, passed Obamacare, facilitated jobs, and brought back the confidence of investors in the American economy. 2. The positives of the reconstruction era were the reunification of the South and North, expansion of the economy, blacks started to become politically active, Freedmen's Bureau, states could not restrict the rights of citizens (Amendment 14), all men had right to vote (Amendment ...

Satan's name dates back to the Jewish root “Satan”, which means "to resist "," to be an enemy". In "Paradise Lost" Milton often names Satan “The Enemy” or “Archenemy”. Thus, Satan seizes human consciousness as the enemy of God, so that believers, watching him struggling with God, perceive the grandeur of the latter. Milton’s Satan is not just an Archangel, but the most outstanding military leader, who enjoyed complete trust of God. G. Butler pushes to the idea that Milton’s Satan was influences a lot by “Comedy” and it should be agreed with: Milton received classical education and “ ...

Liberalism in America

Different nations in the world have varying political-economic systems. Countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom have a liberal economic system, where the State has limited control over the economy. The other characteristics of a liberal economy are that the market plays a huge role in the economy, and there is little importance to equality (Dudovskiy, 2012). Creation of policies in a liberal economy is through pluralism, where groups of people, rather than the whole population make decisions. Different scholars have explained inequality to be the greatest flaw of a liberal political-economic system. As a liberal ...

Abstract

Throughout the known history of organizational development, the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of leadership has always been included in some of the most important discussions. There is an abundance of literature relating leadership to organizational outcomes and performance. The consensus, according to this literature, supports the notion that leadership is one of the most important indicators of organizational success. In this paper, the author conducts a review of related literature exploring the use of the Big Five Personality Traits Paradigm and Leadership Style theories when it comes to examining the differences (if any) between military and restaurant business leadership. ...

‘Subject’

History 2010 - George Washington Few leaders in history have managed to be as successful in the roles of both a military leader and political leader like Washington. George Washington’s leadership both in military and in politics was basically rooted in the same principles – patriotism, energy, courage, temperament and highest moral character. A man of many facets, George Washington was not just a war hero but a person who was able to successfully make the transition from a military leader to a politician and ably lead the newly born nation he brought into being. George Washington was born on Feb. 22, ...

Abstract Leadership is very important in military in order to win battles. Leadership is the ability to influence people by providing purpose in a course of action, direction and motivation and at the same time operating to achieve the intended mission in order to improve the society. In military, leadership is a decisive element to achieve battle field success. A good military leader should assist an army in overcoming adversary since leadership is the driving force behind the structural factors that a nation can provide to its military commanders that necessitates the winning battles. A good army leader prepares his ...

INTRODUCTION

When the average person thinks of ancient Rome the first thoughts that often come to mind are the immense columns and marble architecture synonymous with the era, they imagine the power and wealth of one of the most successful Empires of its time or they see it is as the modern epicenter of, the Christian religious denomination, Catholicism for the bulk of the world. However, the history of Rome is not just a story of arts, architecture, wealth, decadence or religious locale; it is also a story of immense wars, dictatorships, religious intolerance, mass conquests, a number of bloody wars, shifting religious ...

Einhard attempts to create a sense of sympathy towards Charles, or Charlemagne, because he was a powerless monarch whose responsibilities were exercised by other officials which meant there was not a lot he could do as king and due to the monarch losing his father. Pepin, Chalemagne’s father and who was just as powerless as Charlemagne due to the Mayor of the Palace possessing most of the power, died of dropsy which led to Charles becoming king of his father’s Frankish kingdom and Carloman becoming king of their uncle’s Frankish kingdom (Einhard 2). Charlemagne is presented to the reader ...

Julius Caesar is perhaps one of the most popular and powerful political, military, and economic leader who have ever lived. In this paper, the author is going to give out specific reasons why Julius Caesar can easily be considered as the most influential person in history. It was in 60 B.C. when Julius Caesar won the election as consul for 59 B.C. The results of the election were fairly close because of the strong reputation and apparently incorruptible character that the other two candidates had . However, what made Julius Caesar win the election was his strong background and popularity as a ...

Impact of Technology on the Military

Impact of Technology on the Military The American civil war was fought from 1861 to 1865 in many different locations around the USA. Approximately, six hundred thousand soldiers died in the war. In that war between the Union and confederacy, it was the union states that won the battle. The secession of the southern states was due to the differences in ideologies between the slave and free states (Lovelace, 1997). The major forms of weapons used during the American civil war were smoothbore cannons, rifled cannons; crude forms of grenades, and ironclads were also used for naval battles. ...

Impact of Technology on the Military

The American civil war was fought from 1861 to 1865 in many different locations around the USA. Approximately, six hundred thousand soldiers died in the war. In that war between the Union and confederacy, it was the union states that won the battle. The secession of the southern states was due to the differences in ideologies between the slave and free states. The major forms of weapons used during the American civil war were smoothbore cannons, rifled cannons; crude forms of grenades and ironclads were also used for naval battles. The cold war conflict in Korea started in ...

Introduction

The word “Leadership” is sometimes confusing and difficult to understand. Many scholars and political scientists in the leadership discipline have tried to define what exactly comprises a leader. Theories and various distinctive perceptions have been developed in the quest to describe what it entails to be a real leader. Yet, a truly definitive answer is still to be found. This essay uses Garry Wills book “Certain Trumpet” to describe the character of a real leader. The chosen individual from the book on whose the element of leadership will be explored is General Robert Edward Lee. The essay will reflect on a real leader who ...

Introduction and Thesis

The 18th president of the United States; Ulysses Grant occurs as one of the most transformational leaders of all time. In fact, their life mark the unprecedented efforts that can be tapped from effective and efficient leadership. Born by the close of the year 1822(Broadwater 24), Ulysses Grant was often perceived to be a failure in his tender years. This can be accredited to the fact that he failed in a myriad of occupations that he tried. On a similar note, he was indifferent as a student, and this is perhaps he would never transform into a leader whose reign in the History ...

Literature

My men are my hero is a book giving a graphic description of war from the perspective of the American marines who are usually on the front line. The book was written by sergeant major Brad Kasal. It documents his life and an experience in the military. It especially focuses on the war in Iraq and especially the battle for Fallujah. This is a tale of heroism and sacrifice told first hand by the people on the front line. The motivation for the book was a picture taken of brad Kasal in Fallujah. The picture is graphic to say the least. In ...

Kim Jong-un is Korea’s darling leader. He is called by all sorts of praises; "The greatest-ever commander, a great person born of heaven, great successor and an outstanding leader". Hes is both a political and a military leader. Kim Jong-un is the son of Kim Jong-ill, formally a North Korean military leader, and Ko Yong-hee, an opera singer. After the death of his father, Kim Jong-un succeeded him as the new Korean leader. He is estimated to be about 29 or 30 years as no one is sure of his exact date and year of birth. He loves basketball and dancing. Despite ...

"The greatest-ever commander" as he is known in North Korea, Kim Jong-un is both a political and military leader. He is also referred to as “a great person born of heaven, great successor and an outstanding leader". Kim Jong-un is the son of Kim Jong-ill who was North Korea’s military leader and Ko Yong-hee, an opera singer. Kim Jong-un succeeded his father after his death as the Korean leader. He is estimated to be about 29 or 30 years as no one is sure of his exact date and year of birth. He loves basketball and dancing. Despite sanctions, and ...

This case study begins by highlighting about the blue print meeting presided over by the Nigerian military leader and attended by all the leading health, commercial and agricultural administrators from all the states. In attendance, was Keke Omuji, one of the officers who would be responsible for the implementations of the government directives. As a district officer, he was in charge of a small area consisting of 11 Yoruba villages and only one town which hosted the largest market in the South western region of the country.

During the meeting, the government committed itself to liberating the dwindling economy by making a ...

Motivating today’s Employees

I have always been interested in the concept of management verses leadership and while both play their parts in motivation, leadership style is what interests me most. I believe that adopting the role of CMSgt for a week to see how he steps in to motivate the AF workforce he is responsible is an ideal challenge to enable me to understand this perspective. According to the words of Warren G. Bennis, Ph.D., "Leaders are people who do the right thing. Managers are people who do things right.” Undeniably, management and leadership are two concepts that confuse many a person not mentioning ...