Sc Jon Leadership Analysis

As a successful Fortune Fifty company, Lowe’s depends on great leaders to help the organization achieve its financial and organizational goals, motivate its extensive workforce, and build a culture where employees share and cultivate the purpose of the organization. While many great leaders, including Wheatley, Cashman, Peters, and others have written on the subject of leadership, the success of Lowe’s Companies has demonstrated that since 1946, it has been the home of many great leaders. By interviewing recognized leaders in key positions at Lowe’s, I hope to learn several valuable aspects of effective leadership, which I plan to incorporate in my personal leadership style.

SPC Novy exceeded the XVIII Airborne Corps Noncommissioned Officer Basic Leader Course graduation requirements with an overall 97.29 grade point average earning Commandant's List recognition. SPC Novy demonstrated excellence in the core leader competencies. He is an enthusiastic leader that possess all the attributes of an effective leader. His constant professionalism and military bearing was impeccable. His unyielding desire to succeed resulted in him being selected above 31 of his peers to perform duties as the Platoon Sergeant. He provided decentralized leadership allowing each squad to focus on their mission without interruptions; a consummate professional who requested respect and displayed authority while assigned in a leadership

SPC Jones achieved the XVIII Airborne Corps Noncommissioned Officer Basic Leader Course graduation requirements with an overall 94.33 % grade point average. She exceeded the Army standard by scoring 273 points on her APFT. SPC Jones has exhibited unwavering motivation from beginning to end through her constant pursuit of perfection. Her relentless effort to excel was seen in every evaluation which resulted in her ability to achieve outstanding results in 11 of 12 evaluations. SPC Jones took her leadership role seriously and her ability to communicate with purpose, respect and confidence commanded the respect of her peers. She demonstrated true team cohesion by not only putting out information but by helping when needed even when in a

SPC Foltz exceeded the XVIII Airborne Corps Noncommissioned Officer Basic Leader Course graduation requirements with an overall 97.23% grade point average earning Commandant's List. SPC Foltz received a first time "GO" on all evaluations and examinations throughout the course. SPC Foltz is an enthusiastic speaker who commanded the attention of the whole group while serving in leadership positions. She displayed exceptional leadership skills as a squad leader; constantly ensured that personnel were prepared for the next training day and used initiative to accomplish tasks not assigned. SPC Foltz was a true team player throughout the entire course; completely supported fellow Noncommissioned Officers and strived to build and improve collective

SPC Call achieved the XVIII Airborne Corps Noncommissioned Officer Basic Leader Course graduation requirements with an overall 91.67 grade point average. He earned the respect and loyalty of his peers; a true motivator when he was conducting practical exercises in classroom environment and situational training exercises in the field. He showed rare qualities that a NCO should have that shows his genuine care for her military career and the training of his subordinates and peers. SGT Call displayed the confidence and professionalism needed when communicating with confidence and credibility through group

In the Leadership Challenge, 4th edition, it is Kouzes & Posner (2007) intention to present a road map for individuals to follow on their leadership journey. The authors stress that “leadership is not a gene and it’s not an inheritance.” Leadership they assert is “an identifiable set of skills and abilities that are available to all of us” (p. 23). They make clear that the “great person” theory of leadership is “plain wrong.” Leaders are our everyday heroes who do extraordinary things on a regular basis (p. 23).

Casey Mork’s experience at the start up would have been dramatically different if he had leadership, which was as motivated as Paul di Bari’s leadership philosophy. Paul had a higher level of standards compared to the manager at the start up. Paul established his voice by taking the initiative by making bolder decisions that would improve the security standards for the VA Palo Alto Health Care facility. (Kouzes and Posner 2014, p. 49) Casey’s manager did not establish his voice and let the board of directors hinder his ability to come up with solutions. Paul was able to create relationships and standards by having a meeting with his new team members. Before Paul is able to move forward on other projects, he knew he would need to be vocal about

Billy Mitchell was a visionary airpower pioneer who demonstrated very effective leadership in field operations, but his inability to develop a guiding coalition limited his effectiveness in leading the major organizational change he so desperately desired.

The late Pastor, Reverend Chuck Smith is a Godly man who has blessed my life from the very first moment I met him. From the day I was born again, Rev. Smith has been an example of leadership that Tidwell has noted in our textbook. Even after Rev. Smith has gone home to be with Lord, I still remember his teaching and how God used him to start Warrensville Community Baptist Church, the church on the hill doing God’s will.

This leadership interview was conducted with Jarrod Schell, a mechanical engineer who leads teams of 5-10 individuals tasked with designing and producing aviation products to fulfill government contracts. The intent of the interview was to identify common themes of leadership that emerged. Very quickly in the interview process, Jarrod identified a common theme that was referred back to quite often as the interview progressed. Essential to effective leadership is having a clear vision to guide interactions between team members and the decision making process. Once a vision is identified, then additional elements of successful leadership, such as keeping yourself and your team motivated and working to improve effectiveness as a leader, must be

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

Shannon Hardin was born and raised in Columbus Ohio. He is 29 years young and was elected to the Columbus City Council in 2015. His deep-rooted values give him insight in representing a younger generation out of the 7 Columbus City Council members. Shannon’s definition of leadership comes in the form of vision and creating a vision for people to follow and buy into. He believes that people will invest into authenticity, openness and connection. He explained, “Leadership should be organic and allow your own values to be amplified and uplifting while highlighting others values.” He is conscious of his leadership style and efforts as he grows within his new position.

Jack Ma an entrepreneur of China, and he is one of richest man in Asia. Jack Ma is absolutely effective leader; not only because of his success, but also that he is known as good reputation. Ma is the main founder of Alibaba, and he is the CEO of Alibaba now. Alibaba is one of the global (B2B) electronic commerce between enterprise and famous brand, to provide millions of electronic retailing opportunities and online trading market. Ma and his 18 employees founded Alibaba in March 1999, in Hangzhou, China. In 1999-2000 Alibaba started rising from Softbank, Goldman Sachs and other companies of $25 million. In 2003, in the Ma’s flat, the personal e-commerce site, Taobao was founded. And by 2016, Taobao become the most popular online shopping site in China, and the numbers of Alibaba’s employees have extended from eighteen to thirty-five thousand. His background is kind of different from other entrepreneur, since e is a self-made that he didn 't get any family support and also did not have a lot of savings. He was an English teacher in college for two decades years, and in that time, he got opportunity to visit the United States for business translation. And this trip really influenced him, because he firstly knew internet, and people can find everything on the internet. So after that, he decided to found China page. And at the same time, internet business was the aim goal of Ma and

For this discussion, select two articles related to your final project literature review. Categorize the articles as to whether they use a qualitative or quantitative methodology. If possible, select one article that uses each method. In your initial post, provide a citation and a brief summary of the methodology used to study leadership in the articles. Provide your critical analysis of the articles and methodology and assess the contributions of each particular research methodology to understanding your leadership topic. Share your thoughtful view of why you believe quantitative research has predominated, as well as your views as to the use of qualitative research to uncover new ways of thinking about leadership.

It has been said that “Today’s youths are the force, the hope and the leaders of tomorrow”. We are the driving force for change and we live with the hope of a better future, we have the ability of not only being tomorrow’s leaders, but today’s as well.