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    focuses on the characteristics of an individual that gives them power to act as leaders. There is leadership as an attribution this approach views leadership as phenomenon that causes group of followers to have outcomes.(Wu et al, 2010, 90).Researchers have used the following approaches to study leadership; they are mainly trait, behavior, power influence, situation and integrative approaches. Trait approaches focuses on the characteristics, values, skill and personality of leaders. Behavior approaches

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    Being aware that not all nonviolent movements have successful outcomes, for those that do whether short term or long term have certain characteristics associated with its success. There are many characteristics nonviolent movements should acquire in order to gain effective positive change. Having the strength and will power to remain nonviolent even when provoked or receiving violence is of course one of the main actions. However, there are many more methods for successful outcomes. Many nonviolent

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    educational leadership, including general theoretical concepts of effective leaders, trends in educational leadership, effective personal leadership traits of school leaders, and the Iowa Teacher Leadership Compensation model. First, this review provides a foundation by examining theoretical concepts in general leadership theories. It focuses on historical trends in general leadership as we as general personal leadership traits of effective leaders. Next, this review provides an overview of educational leadership

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    shows that he has the characteristics of an effective leader by being brave against the gods and the cyclops and by doing this he inspires his crew, and pushing through the hardships, like the cyclops and the gods declining him access to make it home along with Penelope testing his mind after the massacre of the suitors. Also, he is very manipulative and able to trick his enemies to find his way home. So in my opinion this sets a great example for being an effective leader like Odysseus. Odysseus

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    Followership Effective followership is an essential component of effective leadership in that, without good followers, the leader’s work is difficult and cumbersome. The role of the follower is many times understated. As illustrated by Kelley (1998), “effective followers are thinkers; energetic and assertive, self-starters, independent problem solvers, and carry out their tasks with these characteristics (p. 143). Effective followers also are characterized by their ability to perform tasks with

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    organizational success. Actually, the strength and success of an organization is directly proportional to the strength and success of its leaders. Based on a summary of all ideas regarding this topic, Daft & Marcic (2012) define leadership as the use of influence among people in order to achieve goals (p.371). Since influence is used as the means to realize certain goals, leaders work with their subordinates towards the realization of goals. Moreover, these authors state that leadership is people-centered

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    understanding of behavioral knowledge. This assists the leader in rallying their employees to execute a shared vision. Within this framework, a characteristic that can enhance the effectiveness of a manager is humility. A contemporary view of humility may not immediately correlate with the decisive action and leading by example that is required to eliminate organizational obstacles to achieve desired goals. In fact, we often associate leaders with a higher status, and are generally viewed as more

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    Emotional Intelligence: An effective leader is defined as a person who is followed by the others, in other words “leadership is a process of influencing others to achieve organizational goals, creating a vision for others and having the power to translate the vision into realism.” Leadership is a skill in which the leader tries to modify and shape the behavior of others. It has been understood throughout the history and culture that people had been looking towards leaders for assurance in case of uncertainty

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    Leadership has special characteristics. Leadership has the ability to decide and do right things and help others to do the right things. Also, leadership has a future outlook in solving problems and has the ability to motivate its team to achieve the vision. In addition, leadership has the ability to planning and managing its team to implement the plan successfully. Management and leadership similar in terms of both: 1. Seeking to develop the organization. 2. Planning the programs 3. Having followers

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    “Effective leadership is getting other people motivated enough to follow your lead or goal.” Above you see my leadership philosophy summed into one sentence. Within any community education is the top priority. A school must encourage greatness and loathe mediocrity. The school needs a supportive environment that establishes high expectations and achievement amongst its students. The school community needs to provide support that fosters high standards and expectations. School leaders are

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