2. The "boundaries" that posed challenges to this collaborative effort were the lack of cross department communication, work processes that slowed the process down, and Dr. Tony's lack of certain authorities.
Optimal Leadership Traits What traits must the leader of a college or university possess? This is the question posited in the editorial being reviewed by this paper. The author espouses the view that charismatic leaders are no longer relevant nor desirable. Rather, effective leaders must be collaborative consensus builders to perform as effective leaders in today's world. The author of the article has identified six key traits that they deem to be essential. This writer's additional traits and counterpoints…
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When Hitler practiced authoritative leadership to achieve his goals, he still ended up losing World War II. When the U.S. put Japanese people in concentration camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. ended up paying the price because the U.S. paid twenty thousand dollars for every survivor. When Great Britain used its oppressive power over the United States, the United States ended up defeating Great Britain and gained freedom in the Revolutionary War. Several historical events show that…
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“The concept of collaborative leadership challenges conventional thinking and popular leadership theories by elevating the importance of interpersonal dynamics between people engaged in collective action in change-oriented environments,” (Cox, 2009, p. 1). In today’s organizations leadership is no longer viewed as a top-down practice. While the dominant models of leadership portray a style of hierarchical systems of power, the collaborative approach inspires a shared vision amongst all members. “The…
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Understanding Leadership Styles There are a number of factors that will influence the style of leadership a leader may choose, such as: The working environment, The task or project that is being tackled, The staff themselves and their preferred style of working, along with their personal traits and qualities How do you determine what is an appropriate style? Any leader uses a range of different styles at different times during the course of a single day. Decisions have to be made and it may…
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Leadership can be considered a battle between selfishness and selflessness. Many people believe that being a leader is all about the title or being successful, but in reality, the real leaders are the people who are selfless or more concerned with the aspirations of others rather than themselves. For some, the thoughts of being a leader can evoke feelings like fear, uneasiness, and apprehension because of the potential to fail or be unliked by the population. These feelings could either be developed…
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In his book, Catholic School Leadership Phillip Robey describes ways to develop a productive and collaborative educational environment. “ Given this form of distributive and collaborative leadership, principals must be able to make decisions, but must also build a collegial structure with teachers” (Robey, 2012, p. 33). I am of that same mind set and intended to apply motivational techniques, which breed a collegial atmosphere. In order to achieve that goal, I need to provide formal and informal…
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Distributed leadership is an effective leadership process that support leaders in school improvement. This collaborative practice build teams, learning communities and support leadership work. In the article on Distributed Leadership Fad or Fashion, more research is needed to further develop the focus on school improvement. A focus on the theory of distributed leadership misses the big picture of how schools are not ensuring that all children are confident individuals and citizens of the twenty-first…
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level where group leaders and VP’s now had to allocate additional time to meet with assigned councils and participate in supplementary meetings in addition to their normal workload. As the councils were improved to operate under a Three-in-a-Box leadership model consisting of executive leaders from different departments, employees had to adapt from working with set and specific lines of business to working collaboratively with the rest of the company. Initiating & Managing the Change Introducing…
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with an administrator that practices collaborative leadership. Furthermore, he or she has to demonstrate his changed way of thinking. The new collaborative leader creates an atmosphere that says I am not a dictator, but one who shares the responsibility. I listens to others versus telling others what they should be doing. Furthermore, he allows others to share their thoughts, and respects what they share. Utilizing this new found way of thinking, the collaborative leader can help to change minds of…
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U06d1 Assessment Team Excellence And Collaborative Team Leader Questionnaire As with the transformational and Authentic Leadership Theory, the Team Leadership is becoming one of the most utilized approaches in organizations to date. Northouse (2013) reports that its use is very popular and being research in a variety of arenas. The Team is defined by Northouse (2013) as being a group of individuals composed of members who are independent thinkers but share common goals within an organization, and…
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