One of the hardest things to get right as a founder is building out a strong and capable leadership team that can propel the company to the next level. The next hardest thing, once the leaders are assembled, is determining: 1) How much ownership of the strategy should those leaders have? and 2) How involved should a founder be in the business as it grows? […]

Leadership is the process whereby one individual influences other group members towards the attainment of defined group or organizational goals (Yukl & Vanfleet 1992). Often the leader of a group is the one who holds a particular title e.g. manager or head teacher. There are such things as informal leaders. Thus a group leader can emerge and be a person with no title or status. […]

ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management: |Centre Number: |R31609 | |Centre Name: |Leeds Metropolitan Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Centre | |Student Name: |Alexandra Hunt | |Leeds Met Student ID: |33251825 | |Student Date of Birth: |15/01/1991 | |Student Email Address: |a. [email protected] leedsmet. ac. uk | |Gender: |Female | |Assessment Summary | | | |This task requires you to develop and […]

Introduction Leadership is a serious task that has to betaken by those who are able to understand the society in an objective way. Certainly, the idea of becoming a leader requires serious thinking.  Becoming a leader requires efforts that start with personal development and adjustments. There are numerous theories and practices that help the hopeful leaders in becoming the person that they want to be. […]

The fall of Xerox market share can be blamed on many factors; for starters it could have just been the economy. Another reason that could explain the fall of Xerox could be that Xerox did not fund its R&D programs well enough to secure their future in sales. One other reason for their fall could be that Xerox depended on current products to do well […]

Leo Tolstoy once asked the question, “What is the human spirit?  You can’t see it like an arm, you can’t feel it like the heart…but the human spirit will drive you further and longer than muscle in the human body.” When we speak of man, however, something else is meant within the world image of the Book of Changes, something other than the individual, which […]

Business Leader Profile Ingvar Kamprad Founder of Ikea Retail Stores Why Ingvar Kamprad? Does the name Ingvar Kamprad mean anything to you? To most people it doesn’t and it’s a testament to the fact that he built up a brand that is so powerful people recognize it immediately, while not tying it into, or even knowing, the genius behind it. The brand? IKEA! The reason […]

Martha Stewart has a rags and riches story where she has been able to establish herself as an international brand targeting women of multicultural backgrounds with her products and services. However there exist many people who love to hate Martha Stewart. Part of the reaction of people to Martha Stewart can be attributed to the fact that she has been able to attain a high […]

PROVIDE LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE ORGANISATION ASSESSMENT BY CHARLOTTE MCMANUS LEADER: The 14th Dalai Lama 1. INTRODUCTION The reason for selecting the Dalai Lama is because he has achieved many things in his life and is now considered amongst many researchers and writers, as one of the greatest leaders of all time. He has been a leader of a country, a religion, and more significantly, the […]

Immanuel Kant is the philosopher who best embodies my personal ideas of leadership. His concept of the “categorical imperative” perfectly sums up the ideal leader in contemporary society where human rights are essential in the growth of the society (Clarke, 1997). Without a regard for human life, there can hardly be any leader who can please his followers so that they will function productively and […]