Essays on Strategic Leadership

1. Key Elements of Branson’s Leadership Style In his autobiography, The Virgin Way: If It’s Not Fun, It’s Not Worth Doing, Richard Branson identifies and explains important aspects of his leadership philosophy and style: There are ten of them: (1) “Follow your passion, but protect the downside”; (2) “Do some good”; (3) “Believe in your business”; (4) “Have fun”; (5) “Don’t give up”; (6) “Listen more and talk less”; (7) “Make room for personal time through delegation”; (8) “Go out and meet people”; (9) “Communicate among all levels of your company”; and, (10) “Be happy”. ...

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Higher education is considered the epitome of learning and research in the scholarly world. Therefore, leadership in higher education institution ought to be in maximum effectiveness at all times. Leaders at higher education institutions had better employ strategic leadership and management skills to ensure that such institutions attain the goals that define their existence. The current paper will analyze and comment on theories and research paradigms that have been presented in the integration and practice of leadership and management at higher institution centers. This section holds that although several theories, concepts and research paradigms have been presented, still there ...

Introduction

Public administration revolves around a complex set of correlated ideologies that surmise public administration. Part of the public administration includes the implementation of state policies and public governance. This report focuses on the functioning of public administration with a particular interest in public management and leadership. Various reforms and transformations in the public administration have impacted on the leadership and management of public offices. Extensive research studies have been done on public administration and management in providing an insight on transparency and efficiency. Challenges in public management and leadership have resulted in the enactment of reforms in the administration ...

Executive summary

The National Bank of Canada has its headquarters in Montreal, and it is Canada’s sixth largest bank. It was started on 4th May 1859 by the francophone business people in Banque and Ontario. The bank has 2.4 million personal clients and most of its branches in the Canadian provinces. It has many representative offices partnerships and subsidiaries in other countries where it serves both non-Canadian and Canadian customers. The bank’s management structure consists of the board of directors and the office of the president. The bank is upholding a proper governance system and appropriate ethical strategies to ...

Introduction

This report takes into consideration the application and the strategies that Petsmart Company has in line with their ethical structure, the governance structure and the corporate social responsibility for the present and the future. Additionally, the business report highlights the present position of the Petsmart Company in these three categories. The company is described as one of the largest pet and veterinary product retailer services provider and the solution for pet and the owners (Petsmart, 2016). The information provided by the company’s profile is that the company has more than 50,000 associates and another 1,466 pet ...

Introduction

For any airline industry to succeed in the US, a good business strategy is essential. When choosing business strategies, the industry should ensure that the success of the business-level strategies is promoted. The US Airline Industry can achieve this by meeting the following critical requirements: horizontal integration, vertical integration, building cooperative relationships, engaging in competitive bidding and short term contracts and being part of strategic alliances and long term contracts. Apart from a good business strategy, excellent management tools and effective leadership also play a crucial role when it comes to success in this industry.

Question 2: Identify Critical Requirements for a Strategic and Competitive US Airline Industry and Global Advantages to the organization

Horizontal Integration/consolidation is one ...

Strategic Management in Cemex

Strategic management is an essential aspect of any organization that wishes to stay ahead of the competition and increase its growth. This analysis gives an account of Cemex, one of the leading cement producing company in the world. The analysis demonstrates how the company's mission and vision align with its plans to penetrate the Indian and Chinese market through strategic management since the two markets have shown a high market potential despite having a high number of players in the industry. A description of the company objectives and strategic capabilities is outlined and how they can help it achieve ...

ZARA

Introduction and e- Business background A Spanish group known as Inditex found ZARA in 1975. ZARA is a Spanish clothing manufacturer and the world’s largest and successful clothing retailer. It is a fashion label and a fashion chain store that operates in many countries. The expansion of the company in the international market started in 1988 by opening its store in Portugal. The company has more than 2000 stores in different parts of the world. It is a part of ZARA’s policy that it reinvests a certain percentage of the company’s revenue to open new outlets . ...

Abstract

This study looks at the glass ceiling by examining three specific research questions. The questions look at the definition of the glass ceiling, its effects as well as how it can be broken. This part of the research contains a comprehensive literature review of some of the sources to be used. The literature review only includes sources from current peer-reviewed journal articles. The literature review reveals the fact that the glass ceiling is still in place in the current workplace and has various effects. The effects stem from factors such as unequal pay for the same job and lack ...

Organizations face many challenges that require readers to come up with strategic implementations that help the business overcome market challenges and achieve its goals (Redmond 1). No one could images McDonald could record reduced sales after a year of high sale volume and high profitability. The rapidd dramatic changes in the business world propagated by technology, globalization, rise of many emerging markets, and competition demand leaders to apply for strategic leadership roles. Thompson, the new McDonalds Chief Executive Officer (CEO), faces complex challenges in leading the company through achieving its three strategic goals. McDonald aims at optimizing and evolving ...

Abstract

This is a literature review on various research articles on the glass ceiling phenomena. The purpose of this literature review is to understand the glass ceiling phenomena, by looking at the various ways in which the glass ceiling phenomena presents itself. This literature review also intends to come up with various strategies which can be used to break through the glass ceiling. The glass ceiling phenomena has not yet been defined clearly by any of the researchers, but most articles agree that the phenomena discriminates women from career development. Means in which the glass ceiling effect manifests itself include ...

Leadership in nursing has many facets, and can incorporate establishing a clear objective or target, organizing nursing activities effectively and providing motivation for others to achieve the organizational goals (Porter-O’Grady, 2003). On a daily basis, leadership in nursing could also require a senior nurse to coordinate the activities of the nurses on staff, as well as any support staff. The operation and efficiency of any hospital can depend on how effective it senior nurses are at managing shifts, employee morale and a host of problems and issues that can crop up on a regular basis. Thus, the management ...

Leaders tend to play an extraordinarily significant role in today’s market economy as they have a crucial impact on the prosperity, success, and sustainability of every separate organization. It is known that the primary leader’s task is organizing the cooperation within the employee stuff in such a way it could contribute to establishing the working process of high quality and effectiveness. Furthermore, the concept of strategic leadership is regarded to be among most essential ones for every company. Those organizations which manage to implement into the core of the general strategy of their development the approach of ...

Article review.

Shoemaker, P.J.H., Krupp, S., Howland, S. “Strategic leadership the essential skills”. Harvard Business Review. 02-03 (2013): 1-5.Print.

Thesis statement

The article is dedicated to researching essential skills a strategic leader has to possess. While the scope of the notion ‘strategic leadership’ remains not sufficiently researched (Morill 2), the description of essential skills of a strategic leader can be used to address strategic leadership from conceptual standpoint. Relying on the findings of empirical research in several corporations, the authors of the article distinguish six skills, essential for a strategic leader. They include anticipating, challenging the status quo, interpreting data, deciding, aligning ...

As the CEO of a multinational Organization, I will ensure that I am a visionary leader. I will be the type of leader who works towards achieving certain goals for the organization I work for. I will commit myself to protecting the interests of the Organization in such a way that success will be attainable in the long run. I will apply cross cultural leadership in the multinational Organization. I will be the kind of leader who can integrate my leadership skills to suit the different cultural backgrounds represented within the organization. I will apply this in my day to day duties ...

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Leadership Theory and Practices Introduction

Leadership is important for any group of people that has come together for a common purpose. Clark (2004) defines leadership as a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs an organisation or institution in a way that makes it more coherent and cohesive. Thus, a leader steers and stimulates a group of people towards achieving a shared goal. While this is the basic role of a leader, people’s approach to leadership varies widely. The objective of the paper is to analyse the leadership approach of a chosen leader based on key leadership theories that provide ...

This paper limits itself to the discussion of maximizing team performance. It begins by introducing the concept of team leadership and teamwork by highlighting the most essential features that can enable team leaders to bring out the best out of their teams. Within the introduction, it identifies the factors that are critical for enhancing the performance of team members. From the introduction, the paper examines the impediments to high team performance and outlines the causative factors. This includes failure to create visionary strategies, lost interests in team activities, lack of role specification, and poor motivation. The importance of overcoming ...