Application of Leadership

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In this article, the writer notes that a number of different models of leadership have been developed and offered as a way of assessing leadership skills and understanding the role of leadership in the organization. The writer points out that this issue is the subject of a number of popular books offering recommendations on how to develop better leadership skills and how to make the role of the leader more effective. The writer also discusses that the textbook approach is offered by writers like DuBrin and a more how-to approach is offered by writers like Bossidy and Charan in their book 'Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done'. The writer concludes that the two books together provide a comprehensive view of the nature and needs of leadership in organizations today and advice on how to develop leadership to the full.

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"DuBrin (2005) also includes a number of examples of each type of leader he discusses, using case studies as a way of expanding his discussion and showing how some have put his ideas into practice to good effect. He talks first about the nature and importance of leadership and cites Martha Stewart for her leadership abilities and Tom Freston of MTV Networks for how he has made concepts of leadership work for his organization. He gives particular attention to the transformational leader, a type of leader often needed to change an existing organizational culture into something more effective in light of new internal and external pressures. He uses John T. Chambers of Cisco Systems as an example. As noted, he gives particular attention to questions of ethics and social responsibility and uses Andrew Fastow of Enron as an example of how not to behave, with Enron serving as one of the prime reasons why more and more people in business are giving greater attention to ethics and the need for social responsibility both as a recognition that this is the right thing to do and also because the public expects it and can hurt a company greatly if the perception is that the company is not acting in a responsible manner."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bolman, L. & Deal, T. (1991). Reframing organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Book Review (2005). Adventure Associates. Retrieved December 8, 2007 from http://www.adventureassoc.com/resources/newsletter/nlbr-execution.html.
• Bossidy, Larry; Charan, Ram; Execution, the Discipline of Getting Things Done; Crown Business, New York, NY. 2002.
• DuBrin, A.J., R.D. Ireland, & J.C. Williams. Management & Organization. Cincinnati: South-Western, 1989.
• DuBrin, A.J. (2005). Leadership: Research Findings, Practice, and Skills, 5th Edition. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.

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