Chief Davis: Internal And External Roles Of The Chief Executive

The concept of effective leadership is a topic that has been widely debated by individuals and professional leaders in many societies. In Kevin Cashman’s book, Leadership from the Inside Out: Becoming a Leader for life, the author reveals that leadership is defined through a person’s understanding of their internal nature, rather than the values, beliefs, and morals a society claims that a leader should possess. Even though Cashman does acknowledge the importance of the societal view of leadership, he argues that true leadership is defined by an individual’s understanding of their internal essence. In each chapter Cashman strongly debates that leaders lead by virtue of who they are. He defines this outlook on leadership as the Inside-Out Leadership Method. This is a method that allows an authoritative figure to develop a strong understanding of their physical, mental, and spiritual essence to lead others towards a mutual goal.

A governor’s responsibility is implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch. They also develop and reviewed policies and programs using a range of tools, they also deal with executive orders, executive budgets, and legislative proposals and vetoes. Governors carry out their management and leadership responsibilities with the assistance of department and agency heads, they are allowed to assign many of them. Governors have two broad roles in the state legislatures. First, they are authorized to call special legislative sessions. Second, and better known, governors coordinate and work with state legislatures. They handle things like approval of state budgets and appropriations; enactment of state legislation;

In Energetics meets Generex negotiation, I was acting as a Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Energetics Corporation and my opponent and my classmate Chace Eskam was acting as a COO of Generex Corporation. In this deal, as a COO I was supposed to sell the Wind energy division of the Energetics to Generex. Energetics Corporation was in desperate need of cash due to bankruptcy. Another hurdle was that I could not sell three different locations of Wind plants individually. My company needed cash within three months with no additional terms added to this deal. My another best alternative was to sell all the assets of Wind Energy division to generate some cash if deal with Generex fails in this negotiation. Our negotiation went on for 15-20 minutes during class time and deal was set in $247 millions. My opponent Chace was very tough in this negotiation to deal. He was very prepared with facts and numbers before he came to the table. My opponent asked me lot questions such as the depreciation of the property, equipment’s life, taxes etc. After having lot of discussion we ultimately came to the conclusion that Generex will pay Energetics $247 million right away in cash to purchase Wind Energy division from Energetics.

The most important leadership hat of the president is the Chief Executive Hat or power. In respect to this hat, the president of the United States has the power to enforce laws of the United States, create policies, appoint federal judges, and fires or hire officials or representatives within the executive branch. This hat is important because it enables the president to make decisions that help maintain the economic stability as well as the political stability of the country. For instance, by enforcing laws and appointing federal judges, the president is able to make decisions that help maintain stability within the United States. In turn, this enables economic indicators such as businesses to flourish efficiently.

We interview the site general manager for a company called Bombardier Transportation. His name is Jeff Gaffney. His official company title is MARC Operations General Manager. Bombardier Transportation is one of two subsidiaries of the company. The other half is Bombardier Aerospace. The parent company is called Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Inc. is headquartered in Montreal Canada. Jeff Gaffney is only involved in the transportation division of the company which is headquartered in Berlin Germany. Bombardier is the leading manufacturer of trains and the third leading manufacturer of planes. The company as a whole has roughly about 72,000 employees with a revenue averaging around $16.8 billion. These numbers are statistics split between the two divisions of the company. As stated before Mr. Gaffney is involved in the transportation division of the company so that is what the interview was primarily about.

David Jones is a well established Australian high-end department store with 36 stores nationwide. Its focus is to deliver an exclusive, high-class shopping experience, supplying luxury goods at competitive prices to meet the high standards of their consumer base. David Jones continues to be successful in a country that suffers inescapably from ‘Tall Poppy Syndrome’, while also preferring to exude an air of wealth and status.

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Bill Gates' approach to planning, implementing and managing strategic-level initiatives throughout Microsoft Corporation and the long-term effects of his leadership strategies on the culture of the company is the subject of this analysis. Using the model on effective strategic leadership found in the text (Hitt, Ireland, Hoskisson, 2013) each of its dimensions are also used for assessing Bill gate's leadership style and effectiveness. As the model shows that the factors of effectively managing the firm's resource portfolios, sustaining an effective organizational culture and emphasizing ethical practices form the foundation of effective strategic leadership, these three foundational elements form the basis of the analysis. Determining strategic direction and establishing balanced organizational controls are also essential for guiding organizations to above-average performance and profitability (Hitt, Ireland, Hoskisson, 2013). Based on this framework and the insights gained, an assessment is also made of Microsoft's ability to sustain an effective, productive organizational culture. Inclusive in this analysis is also an assessment of Bill Gates' strategic leadership style, with two suggestions of how Gates and his predecessors at Microsoft could create higher levels of strategic entrepreneurship throughout the company. This analysis concludes with the identification and discussion of two strategic

1. A single catastrophic event, often followed by civil liability litigation, leads to the chief of police being replaced (Swanson, 2012, pg. 650). This forces changes because it addresses a single incident and forces change. A good example of this would be the failure to adequately respond to an incident. This can be seen when an incident unarmed person is killed by the police. This can be a result of inadequate training or a trigger happy force. None the less the reason, the

Chief’s Davis and Fortier were both put in their respective positions to be agents of change, which is clear. However, from the very start, both came by way of different paths. Chief Davis was appointed to the position from the rank of Capitan - internal promotion. Chief Fortier appears to be an outside hire (research – possibly from San Diego PD). This clearly set the two men on different paths. Chief Davis had institutional knowledge, where Chief Fortier did not; he gained insight from a report that was commissioned to examine the issues in the Riverside PD prior to being hired.

Chief Davis executive style is the administrator, the statesman and the politician. Each style has its own advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of Chief Davis administrator style is he is able to join the department and look at the internal factors that needed to be fixed in the department. He was able to plan for administrative changes, fixing staffing issues, and overall take control over his police department (Cordner, 2016). Chief Davis second advantage was using his ability as a statesman to reach out to the community and create an open dialogue to get to the root of the issue. Having the ability to be a statesman in the department involves being a leader in both the police department and the public. The chief last advantage was

The article in www.governing.com discusses the nomination of William J. Bratton, as public official of the year 2007. It goes to summarize why he was nominated by describing some of his accomplishments to date in this 2007 article. Mr. Bratton has had a natural sense of leadership and bravery ever since his younger days as a Police Officer. In 1975, just when he was a rookie sergeant with the Police Department in Boston, he responded to a call that would make even the most seasoned officer nervous, bank holdup; shots fired; possible hostage situation. When William Bratton, arrived at the scene, he came face to face with the bank robbery himself, a 6’2” man dragging a woman in a business suit across a bridge with his gun drawn. Right away he

The authors of the essay, Zelleke and Talbot, are scholars at Harvard Business School in Boston (Massachusetts). The document presents a critic position on the way how the leaders of the United States’ (US) government are making decisions. The core argument of the document is rooted in the absence of prospective planning and strategic thinking at the supreme political level. According to the authors, it is required to designate a person responsible for foreseeing the future of the US and its strategic role in the world’s geopolitical arena. Therefore, the creation of a Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) position is proposed to overcome such failure. Even tough, some of the arguments presented in the essay may sound logical in the eyes of public opinion, most of them are not convincing and compelling if analyzed from a National Security perspective.

James MacGregor Burns said it best, “Leadership is leaders inducing followers to act for certain goals that represent the values and the motivations-the wants and needs, the aspirations and expectations-of both leaders and followers. And the genius of leadership lies in the manner in which leaders see and act on their own and their fellow 's values and motivations”. As one reads this statement, one naturally reflects on personal leader experiences or ones learned through academic or professional studies. Abraham Lincoln, especially during his presidency, exemplified Burns definition of a leader.

As Satya Nadella takes over the position that Mr. Ballmer once endured, his spirit took off with great confidence concerning his new role at the company (Microsoft, 2014). The next decade is likely to reveal the level of success his abilities bring to the future of the company and his own status as leader.