Dr. Skilling 's Case

Throughout the millennia that humans have been forming societies with leaders, there have been many different kinds of leaders, some effective and others not. Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar shows examples of leaders who prevailed over time and leaders who didn’t. This information combined with knowledge of other past leaders can be used to establish common traits among effective leaders and common traits among ineffective leaders. Although Joseph Stalin is primarily considered a cruel tyrant, he also exhibits several of the leadership traits deemed most effective. While most can agree that his practices were immoral, it is often forgotten that due to his organization, practicality, and determination, Stalin was a decidedly effective leader.

Upon watching the documentary, one could conclude that Enron’s bosses created a culture of pushing limits and taking risks. From the movie, we understand that Jeff Skilling was known to be a nerd as well as others within Enron. It seemed as though Jeff had woken up one day and decided to change himself by wearing contacts instead of glasses, changing is wardrobe, and doing some modeling. As he changed, so did others who worked under him for the fact that they saw Skilling as their hero. With time, it has been noted that Jeff became some sort of tragic figure. He became a man who was radically different than how he portrays himself. It was known that Skilling was a huge risk taker and he often talked about, and then started to manifest in trips that he began to lead with small groups and customers that were often times dangerous. These

There are many varying opinions on our Nations leaders and their leadership skills and qualities. The following is being written about one of the presidents of the United States of America, who in the writer’s humble opinion deserves the title of “The Worst President Before 1877”; this person would be James Buchanan. Looking at our Nation’s history the following can be observed: James Buchanan was a very passive leader because his style was laissez-faire and he did not really lead per se. He was the last president before the civil war. His attitude toward leading our nation was so laid back and indecisive that this leads us to believe that he was not only a

Jeffery Skilling, born November 25, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Skilling is know for "handy work" working as the CEO of Enron. He was brought on by Kenneth Lay who was the original founder of Enron. Lay appointed Skilling to Chief Executive Officer in 1997. Skilling pushed an aggressive investment strategy which would considerably help Enron, the biggest gas and energy company at the time, with making $27 Billion in a quarter. Enron slowly but surely was building a house of cards. They would record future anticipating profits actually gains in order to inflate the stock price. In August of 2001, California had an energy crisis. Skilling unexpectedly resigned and sold almost $60 million in Enron shares, The company declared bankruptcy in December

He was selfish or unfaithful, cocky, and he made bad decisions. In everyday life,you need a good leader to help you accomplish your goals.

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Can a pathologist, after being discredited get off virtually free from his life destroying mistakes? Dr. Charles Smith is certainly making it clear that, the penalties are far from just. Dr. Smith was formally known to be one of Canada’s best in, forensic child pathology. He practiced at SickKids in Toronto and conducted more than 1000 autopsies. Dr. Charles Smith conducted the autopsy on Brenda Waudby’s 21 month old daughter which resulted with, Brenda being charged with second-degree murder in 1997. In 2006, however, the baby sitter who was looking after the child pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Brenda Waudby was one of the many of the victims wrongfully convicted because of Dr. Smith’s statements.

On 2-10-15, Neurologist, Dr. Johnson documented Mr. Durland complained of hemorrhoids, difficulty with bowel movements, a change in bowel habits, urgency, and rectal pain. Dr. Johnson documented that Mr. Durland’s PCP examined him, as well as a proctologist, urologist, neurosurgeon, GI physician, and a pain management physician. Dr. Johnson documented that Mr. Durland had various test and procedures, rectal exams, and no one had ever found anything. Dr. Johnson documented that Mr. Durland’s pain was perirectal/perineum and burning, occasionally he had pains down the medial aspect of both legs, right greater than left, and along the medial right thigh region. Mr. Durland complained that when it had "flared up" it was hard for him to sit and he had to lay or sit on his side because his perineum region was so tender. Mr. Durland denied numbness, was able to get erections, could ejaculate, and described the pain as being internal. Dr. Johnson documented that Mr. Durland did not have any radicular components to his pain. Mr. Durland stated that for the most part the pain was stable but did fluctuate and it was worse when he sat. Mr. Durland stated that his lumbar spinal injection had helped his pain to some degree. Dr. Johnson documented that Mr. Durland stated he had no previous lumbar spine problems. Dr. Johnson documented that Mr. Durland admitted to having a history of neck pain and migraine headaches which his primary care physician was treating with medication.

Throughout history, there has been numerous accounts of great leadership. Whether its political or social leadership, each man or woman has his or her own unique set of characteristics that makes them great. Frequently they leave a legacy which is observed meticulously in order to understand the traits which corresponded to great leadership and its accomplishments. What is less often accounted for is the failure a leader experience during their time lifetime. Failed leadership in history and literature provides examples of how some of the greatest figure to ever exist become oblivious to the wake of destruction that they leave behind. Odysseus, Oedipus and Hamlet each have a fatal task to accomplish throughout their individual stories’. While each man shows characteristics of wisdom, critical thinking and hold some position of royalty, these traits are not enough to save them from the destructive trail they leave behind.

Isabella, it is good to see that you took a moral approach to this dilemma; the strengths of your argument is in your personal conviction that you needed to do the right thing in this situation, regardless of how important it could be for anyone else that you to take an unlawful action. Just as significant was you’re the effectiveness in trying to persuade Dr. Jones to take the right course of action. You turn it all around on him, so that he would consider how the wrong decision could destroy his medical career, and hurt what he treasures the most, his family and his patients.

Another trait that Jeff Skilling possessed in order to be an effective leader was intelligence. Skilling was a highly intelligent man and used that intelligence to build Enron into the seventh largest corporation in the United States until its eventual downfall. According to Biography.com, Skilling received a B.S. in applied science from Southern Methodist University and later an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School (Jeffrey,

Nice response. I agree that the doctor completed disregarded the ethical codes and violated the trust of the client. You made s good point that the supervisor should review all of Dr. Hardy’s clients and the case load. If the doctor was so easy to do this in front of her client, she must have done this dozens of times before. If the supervisor finds a significant number of wrongfully billed services by the doctor, then she should be fired. She is basically steeling money from the insurance company. If she had moral values she would not wrongfully bill clients and even be confronted tell the client to go along with it. I wonder what the doctor would do if the client reiterated that the dates and number of services were wrong. What

Given these points, one will more likely understand how each of these variables work independently and together to help support Dr. Browne’s pursuit in saving a life. Claire, being a competent communicator, used all these tactics in response to the relationship she held with her boss and the situation she was present in. Her incorporation of jargon with her hedges produced a polite but coherent argument that could understood by her boss and fellow doctors. Additionally, her adjustment with pitch and rate (especially on the jargon) showcased the main points that need the most attention in such limited time. Finally, her eyes were exuding confidence by making direct contact with all the members in the scene. Independently, these behaviors would

He was a good manager but not a leader as he was exceptional planner and controller but was unable to have a good relationship with the team members. All of us never felt motivated by him to work.

Jeff has a unique management style. He invokes loyalty from his employees and most of them see him as a colleague. He has a distinctive, loud laugh that he uses to “charm and disarm” people. He is known as a fun person to work with, but his employees and investors know that he is serious about his company.