Casey Mork's Leadership Analysis

The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has now become legendary inside and outside the Navy. Captain Abrashoff offers this tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today’s uncertain seas. When Captain Abrashoff took over as the commander of USS Benfold, which is a ship that is completely armed with every cutting-edge system available, but unfortunately, the ship was like a business that has all the latest technology but it lacked in productivity and teamwork. Knowing that that the responsibility for improving performance rested with him as the new USS Benfold’s Captain, Abrashoff realized that he had to improve his own leadership skills before he could improve the crew aboard the ship. Within months, Abrashoff created a crew of confident and inspired problem solvers eager to take initiative and responsibility for their actions. The slogan on board became “It’s your ship,” and the USS Benfold was soon recognized far and wide as a model of naval efficiency. (Abrashoff, 2002) From achieving amazing cost savings to winning the highest gunnery score in the Pacific Fleet, Captain Abrashoff’s extraordinary campaign sent shock waves throughout the entire U.S. Navy fleet. By reading this book, it can really help you change the course of your leadership skills, no matter where your battles are fought. As a society, we continue to invest in the latest

Burns wrote the book to address the essence of leadership. His intended audience is the everyday

Throughout my four years at the Bethel Park High School, I have represented myself as a strong leader. I never focused myself on just one aspect of leadership. To start, I have worked very hard to be considered as a captain of the cross country team, I currently hold the position of treasurer of the Journalism Club, and I am the head of a committee for the Principal Advisory Committee of Students. Being a leader in not something that I could learn from a textbook, it is a skill learned through my countless experiences. My current jobs that I hold give me great opportunities to prove my leadership skills. One of the most difficult is my referee job, which forces me to take the lead over coaches, players, and parents.

SPC Jon exceeded the XVIII Airborne Corps Noncommissioned Officer Basic Leader Course graduation requirements with an overall 92.85% grade point average earning Commandant's List recognition. His attributes and competencies and knowledge of the responsibilities were put to the test with SPC Jon achieving the Leadership Award. SPC Jon demonstrated a high level of dedication to maintain his physical ability by achieving a 300 on the APFT. SPC Jon was also had the opportunity to compete in the academy's Iron Warrior Competition. His ability to effectively commutate verbally is that of a seasoned Noncommissioned Officer, whether it is though giving commands to a formation or writing awards for his Soldiers. SPC Jon's dedication to the mission

MSgt Abbott served as active duty Air Force for four years as a civil engineer, including one year in Korea, before transitioning into the California Air National Guard. She instantly competed for key leadership roles within her National Guard unit, while also pursuing a career utilizing the technical skills she acquired in the Air Force. Her dedication, drive, and leadership were unmatched as she was promoted into positions of great authority. MSgt Abbott deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2011. She coordinated planning and resources necessary to accomplish long term missions by working closely with her Army, Navy, and Marine counterparts. I was fortune enough to visit her in Cuba for her well-deserved promotion from Technical Sergeant

Authorizations always got in the way of making timely changes to the regulations and procedures in my battalion in the Marine Corps. The changes would usually need to get approved up the chain of command before reaching the commanding officer to give the ultimate okay. I usually would run my ideas past the individuals who needed to sign off on my proposal before creating sending it up. Giving them a heads up and keeping them in the loop, usually got my proposal approved faster. This concept ties into your second paragraph on Casey Mork’s leadership experience. I do not think it is always possible for middle managers to set clear goals and to be transparent when the upper leadership is slacking, however you seem to be proactive person. I am

Lord of the Flies, an allegorical novel by William Golding, portrays the behavior of a group of British boys, when stranded on an island. The two main characters of the novel, Jack and Ralph, persistently compete for leadership. Leadership is an aptitude that emerges in certain individuals. In society, people consistently look to the most robust person for leadership. Ralph and Jack both have the qualities of a leader, but Golding develops the character Ralph, though not the physically strongest character, as the best leader because of his determined attitude, vigorous mentality, and copious leadership skills.

In The Lord of the Flies, Jack’s leadership is allegorical to Stalin’s control of the USSR during the 1940s. In the Soviet Union under Stalin, the government was a totalitarian communist dictatorship, where it was controlled by one person, and the only authority was the absolute power of the state. Political opposition was controlled and suppressed by military police, and those who spoke out too loudly were never seen again. An article from the Library of Congress describes this control as “strict party-state control, not tolerating even the slightest expression of local initiative, let alone political unorthodoxy.” However, there was the equal sharing of labor and wealth that was distributed by the state, and industrialization of the Soviet

Throughout my years of experience in education, the most powerful moments are when students draw parallels of theories with practices. Therefore, having the opportunity to analyze various leadership theories and the information that I have learned in Dr. McGhee’s “Leadership Theory and Practice” class and interview an exemplary leader led to a memorable and invaluable experience. Moreover, I found the leadership analysis report so thrilling significant because it allowed me to apply all knowledge I gathered during this course and make real world connections. I considered Mrs. Magana as the person for my interview, she has made a great impact as a leader here in Fort Worth ISD. Mrs. Magana’s greatest assets are the colleagues that she leads. She will always be the first to say that, without a dedicated and committed team who enthusiastically choose to follow, the team can accomplish little. She also says that the best investment is the time she spent with her team members, learning about each team member 's wants, needs, values, and priorities. She uses this information to help each individual grow and prioritize his or her talents in order to provide each individual the opportunity to excel and advance. Knowing this about Ms. Magana inspired me to continue to learn about her leadership style even further. Mrs. Magana has served in education for about 33 years. She was a teacher for 11 years, nine of which were with Fort Worth ISD. In 1989, she graduated with her Master’s

Although trait and skill theories have ideas that can be intertwined and can be compared

This paper is an analytical paper that will discuss the successful leadership practices and principles of Suzanne F Shank, founder, co-owner, and member of the Board of Directors of Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC, and a municipal investment bank. It was with integrity and strong ethics that Suzanne was able to lead her firm to become one of the top ten senior manager in municipal bond. She has always seen herself as a business leader who promotes collaboration and team work, and these are some of the qualities necessary to be a great leader.

I was asked to write and submit a 4-6 page book summary of the text “Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership” by Gary L. McIntosh and Samuel D. Rima. This book report should summarize the basic purpose of the book, the most important leadership principles contained, and the student’s evaluation of the book’s strengths and weaknesses. The goals of this book are to guide the reader in understanding what the dark side is, assist the reader in identifying your own dark side, and give the reader some specific steps for overcoming the dark side lurking on your success before you unexpectedly get blindsided by it.

I am a huge fan of Allan Mulally leadership style. What his team accomplished at Ford is nothing short of legendary. There is something about a corporate turnaround I like, the transformational Journey of these companies close to bankruptcy and back to profitability is very, very fascinating.

There are no second thoughts when it comes to Peter Drucker being credited, as “the leading founder of the field of management.” He was the first to describe management as more so a “practice, or discipline” as oppose to a science much like Frederick Taylor had assessed. Drucker was a man all about, “getting mangers to ask the right questions. To see beyond what they thought they knew, to look past yesterday so that they might get a glimpse of tomorrow.” He strongly believed in a life and management style that thrived on moving forward without looking back. Abandoning the ineffective or old to make room for the “highly promising and opportunistic new.” He was a brilliant man who to his grave claimed, he knew

I have learned many lessons from Jack Welch on leadership. Jack Welch has been with the General Electric Company (GE) since 1960. Having taken over GE with a market capitalization of about $12 billion, Jack Welch turned it into one of the largest and most admired companies in the world by the time he stepped down as its CEO 20 years later, in 2000. Jack Welch used his uncanny instincts and unique leadership strategies to run GE, the most complex organization in the world and increased its market value by more than $400 billion over two decades. He remains a highly regarded figure in business circles due to his innovative leadership style. Jack Welch demonstrated Kouzes and Posner’s five practices of modeling the way, inspiring a shared