Download or read book I Am a Follower written by Leonard Sweet and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this examination of leadership and followership, Sweet proposes an intentional shift from leadership cults to followership cultures. He critiques the issue of leadership obsession but focuses on reigniting a passion for the "follow me" theme found throughout the gospels and the entire New Testament.

Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership written by Gary E. Roberts and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 1729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference work offers comprehensive perspectives on servant leadership. Featuring a cadre of leading world-class scholars, practitioners, and contributing authors from diverse fields of inquiry, it aims to collate research on servant leadership with a particular focus on its moral and spiritual dimensions.It is divided into sections that center on topics such as character, philosophical influences, diversity and inclusion, critiques of servant leadership as well as examples of servant leaders Though first introduced in the 1970 by Robert Greenleaf, the field of servant leadership is still lacking consensus on a definition and a theoretical framework. The goal of this reference work is to begin to fill this gap by assembling the scholarship of the top scholars in this field and providing a go-to source for information on the theory and practice of servant leadership. This handbook will serve as an essential resource for researchers, scholars, and students of organizational behavior, human resource management, and business ethics, as well as consultants and business leaders interested in discovering the best leadership models to suit contemporary organizations.

Download or read book The Follower written by Bryan Kolar and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the small, midwestern town of Hopeton, drugs run rampant and the youth are set on paths of self-destruction. Enter Dylan Clark, a vagabond with an uncanny wisdom and a complete lack of fear. The estranged widow he befriends, along with a quartet of misguided teens, are intrigued but skeptical about this man's strange power. It seems that everywhere he goes, people are either inspired or terrified by him. Hopeton has its secrets, and Dylan is determined to root them out, no matter what the danger, in order to stop the cycle of corruption that pervades the hearts and minds of those in power and those who grow up in their shadow. But it will take more than just one man to set things right. Those under Dylan's tutelage must decide how much is too much. When is taking a chance for the better of the community worth the risk of ridicule or alienation?

Download or read book Hypercompetition written by Richard A. D'aveni and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Motors and IBM have been battered to their cores. Jack Welch, the chairman of General Electric, called the frenzied competition of the 1980's "a white knuckle decade" and said the 1990s would be worse. In this pathbreaking book that will define this new age of "hypercompetition," Richard D'Aveni reveals how competitive moves and countermoves escalate with such ferocity today that the traditional sources of competitive advantage can no longer be sustained. To compete in this dynamic environment, D'Aveni argues that a company must fundamentally shift its strategic focus. He constructs a brilliant operational model that shows how firms move up "escalation ladders" as advantage is continually created, eroded, destroyed, and recreated through strategic maneuvering in four arenas of competition. Using this "Four Arena" analysis, D'Aveni explains how competitors engage in a struggle for control by seeking leadership in the arenas of "price and quality," "timing and know-how," "stronghold creation/invasion," and "deep pockets." Winners set the pace in each of these four competitive battlegrounds. Using hundreds of detailed examples from hypercompetitive industries such as computers, software, automobiles, airlines, pharmaceuticals, toys and soft drinks, D'Avenie demonstrates how hypercompetitive firms succeed in dynamic markets by disrupting the status quo and creating a continuous series of temporary advantages. They seize the initiative, D'Aveni explains, by employing a set of strategies he calls the "New 7-S's" Superior Stakeholder Satisfaction, Strategic Soothsaying, Speed, Surprise, Shifting the Rules of Competition, Signaling Strategic Intent, and Simultaneous and Sequential Thrusts. Paradoxically, firms must destroy their competitive advantages to gain advantage, D'Aveni shows. Long-term success depends not on sustaining an advantage through a static, long-term strategy, but instead on formulating a dynamic strategy for the creating, destruction, and recreation of short-term advantages. America must embrace the new reality of hypercompetition, D'Aveni concludes in a compelling analysis of the potential chilling effect of American antitrust laws on competitiveness. This masterful book, essentially an operating manual of strategy and tactics for a new era, will be required reading for managers, planners, consultants, academics, and students of hypercompetitive industries.

Download or read book The Great Followers written by HRI and published by 맨트립(Mantrip). This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until now, we have focused more on the leadrs. There has been much education on leadership but the complaints on organizations and leaders do not easily disappear in reality. But leaders alone cannot create the ideal organization. Great followers are necessary for successful organizations. What is the role of followers and the meaning of followership that supports leadership? Until now, we have only focused on leaders. If, however, the followers do not properly play their roles, the leadership becomes meaningless. Leaders were once followers and most of the leaders possess both aspects of a leader and a follower, playing both roles at the same time. How can one become a great follower and what is the role of followers? Past or present, managing the boss is a difficult assignment for members of an organization. Although the secret of leadership is indeed embracement, a boss who listens carefully to the words of his members is rare in reality. Before blaming the boss, what would be a wise solution from the follower's point of view? Today, we talk about how to make the boss stand on my side. Many books, classes and media deal with the "qualifications of a leader". But because no one really talks about the qualifications of a follower, people whine more rather than initiate any change as they get more exposed to education related to leadership. Remember that managing the boss is the responsibility of followers. What are the must-do's for managing the boss? A person who does not know how to follow others cannot become a good leader. At most organizations, there are more members who complain than be happy about their relationships with the boss. What should we avoid to manage the boss? Are you trying to find the right moment to make an opposing comment to the boss' opinion? You want to do it but you can neither say no nor hide it. It is not easy to talk straight to a boss in an organization. It is necessary to master a high level of "talking straight" skills for the betterment of the organization and the boss. Today, we will learn more about the conditions of talking straight to update the relationship with the boss. Persuasion equals selling your own issues. In order to make one's opinion attractive in an organization, one should be capable of persuading the boss. How can one effectively sell his or her issue to the boss? Let’s take a closer look on the answer to increasing the winning rate to 100%. Meeting someone as a boss at work is destiny one cannot choose. But making the boss a supporter or inspector is at one's disposal. All successful leaders chose to respect their boss as their mentors. Today, we look at how to make the boss the mentor. The word "power" naturally has a negative connotation. But power is closely related to leadership and can be an attractive method to help our dreams come true. Now, let's see how to read the pulse of power. There are many types of followership. The most representative among these is the followership type of Professor Robert Kelley at Carnegie Mellon. He has opened the new horizon of followership by not only analyzing the types of followership but also suggesting the remedies. Among the 5 types of the alienated, the yes-people, the sheep, the star followers and the pragmatics - what type do I belong to? Let's learn more about our own type of followership and the solution to improve any weaknesses. Depending on being a professional or a slave, the attitude at work totally changes. What is the difference? You can be the master of your own work life. A professional is someone who takes responsibility for his own performances. Let's learn more about the skills to bring in luck to my career.

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Download or read book Industrial Organization written by Pak-Sing Choi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-29 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated for the second edition, this textbook presents over 100 exercises on industrial organization with detailed answer keys. While most textbooks on industrial organization focus on theory and empirical findings, this textbook offers practical examples and exercises helping predict firm behavior in different industries. The book emphasizes the game-theoretic tools used in each type of exercise, so students can systematically apply them to other markets, forms of competition, or information environments where firms, consumers, and regulating agencies interact. The book begins with examples that analyze different models of firm behavior and interaction; starting with monopoly and moving through the Cournot model of simultaneous quantity competition, the Bertrand model simultaneous price competition, and sequential competition. The following chapters apply game-theoretic tools to situations of increasing complexity: regulation; R&D incentives; mergers and collusion; bundling incentives; incomplete information, signaling, and competition; networks and switching costs. In addition to providing algebraic simplifications, some chapters also offer the unique feature of worked exercises based on published journal articles by leading scholars in the field. Finally, exercises are ranked according to their difficulty, with a letter (A-C) next to the exercise number, which allows students to pace their studies and instructors to structure their classes accordingly. The second edition contains additional exercises optimized for study at the upper undergraduate level. Providing a rigorous, yet practical introduction to the field of industrial organization, this textbook is appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in economics and finance.

Download or read book Communicating to Lead and Motivate written by William C. Sharbrough and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective leaders lead by communicating. It is through communication that leadership is enacted as leaders influence followers to behave in ways that achieve the leader’s and the organization’s goals. This book applies leadership theory and research to communication in ways that are easily understood and can be applied to any situation where individuals find themselves in a leadership position in an organization whether as a front-line or top-level leader. The book begins with a basic explanation of the leadership process and how leaders express their vision. It then looks at how leaders can create positive relationships with followers that pay off in effective performance. Next, the book investigates how leaders motivate their followers by creating follower self-efficacy, trust, and valued rewards. Then, the focus changes to the specific types of messages a leader can use to motivate followers. Leading is about change, so the book next looks at ways effective leaders communicate in leading change in organizations and at how the changing workforce is effecting how effective leaders communicate with the new workforce.

Download or read book Introducing the Practice of Ministry written by Kathleen A. Cahalan and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ministry is often examined in terms of who the minister is, not what the minister does. But the vocation to ministry must be understood as a call to identity as well as to practice, one that is rooted in Jesus' life and ministry as well as the Spirit's charisms. InIntroducing the Practice of Ministry Kathleen A.Cahalan defines ministerial leadership as carried out through the practices of teaching, preaching, pastoral care, worship, social ministry, and administration for the sake of nurturing the life of discipleship in the community of believers. In her examination of charisms for each of the practices of ministry, Cahalan presents readers with a Trinitarian foundation, noting that the practices of discipleship and ministry have their origin in the very practices of God." Kathleen A. Cahalan is associate professor of theology at Saint John's University School of Theology, Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota. She is author of Formed in the Image of Christ: The Sacramental-Moral Theology of Bernard Häring (Liturgical Press, 2004) and Projects That Matter: Successful Planning and Evaluation for Religious Organizations (Alban Institute, 2003). She is the past-president of the Association of Practical Theology. "

Download or read book Christian Leadership for Today s World written by Dr. Jean Marc Désiré and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Available information at this time. Author will provide once available.

Download or read book The Mountain Guide Manual written by Marc Chauvin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association (IFMGA) certified mountain guides Marc Chauvin and Rob Coppolillo, The Mountain Guide Manual is the go-to reference for novice and experienced mountain guides, as well as advanced recreationalists. Covering everything from rope systems and belaying to advice on group dynamics and rescuing, the manual combines practical how-to instruction with clear graphics, illustrations, and awe-inspiring alpine imagery.

Download or read book The Nature of Biblical Followership Volume 1 written by Kathleen Patterson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a Biblical perspective, followership is an important aspect of leadership and is exemplified in the lives of numerous individuals in the Bible. These examples offer valuable guidance for how followership can be applied in modern organizations. Divided into three parts, this volume explores the definition and impact of followership on leadership, examining its interdependence with servant leadership, as well as the positive and negative aspects of the relationship between followers and leaders. The book also delves into how followers share power in the workplace and the characteristics and behaviors of followers. Overall, this work contributes to the emerging field of followership in organizational leadership research, with a particular emphasis on the Biblical perspective but also relevant to broader leadership studies.

Download or read book Understanding Position Sensors written by David Nyce and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the definitive resource on position sensing technology, Understanding Position Sensors encompasses all aspects necessary for a full understanding of the field, with topics of background, operational theory, design, and application. While grasping the theory of technologies used in the measurement of linear and angular/rotary position sensors, the reader will also learn about terminology, interfacing, testing, and other valuable concepts that are useful in the understanding of sensors in general. The first three chapters provide readers with the necessary background information on sensors. These chapters review the working definitions and conventions used in sensing technology; specification of position sensors and the effect on performance; and sensor output types, plus an extensive section covering communication protocols. The remaining chapters describe each separate sensor technology in detail. These include resistive sensors, cable extension transducers, capacitive sensors, inductive sensors, LVDT and RVDT sensors, distributed impedance sensors, Hall effect sensors, magnetoresistive sensors, magnetostrictive sensors, linear and rotary encoders, optical triangulation position sensors, and ultrasonic position sensors. Presents sensor specification, theory of operation, sensor design, and application criteria Reviews the background history of position sensors as well as the underlying engineering techniques Includes end-of-chapter exercises Understanding Position Sensors is written for electrical, mechanical, and material engineers, as well as for engineering students who are interested in understanding sensor technologies, and can be used as a textbook for an engineering course on sensor technology.

Download or read book Leadership and Organization written by Sverre Spoelstra and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a philosophical exploration of the relationship between leadership and organization. Each chapter in the book sheds light on this relationship by exploring leadership with respect to a particular theme: charisma, authority, religion, language, authenticity, image and followership. These themes are linked to popular notions of leadership, such as transformational leadership, authentic leadership and servant leadership. Offering insight into the ways in which leadership is understood in contemporary culture, the main thesis of Leadership and Organization is that understandings of leadership today are still shaped by the figure of the charismatic leader, even though charismatic leadership itself has lost much of its appeal. The clearest expression of this paradigm is the leadership-management distinction, where the leader is someone who transcends the organization and the manager someone who resides within the organization. Drawing on a broad variety of sources in continental philosophy, the author explores the central philosophical question of how leadership can be understood in relation to organization This book provides new perspectives on leadership that will be of interest to all students, academics and practitioners who are interested in challenging their thinking about leadership. It will particularly appeal to those considering leadership studies from a critical or philosophical angle.

Download or read book Leading Forward written by Dr. Jeffery R. Wimbush Sr. and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading forward is about moving from where you are in life to a better place or position in life. It is about overcoming all the obstacles that life presents to us and leading other people to do the same.

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Download or read book Biblical Servant Leadership written by Steven Crowther and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the concepts from Scripture for Servant leadership and compare these findings with contemporary models of servant leadership. It is an examination of Christian leadership for the contemporary world in its global and increasing secular context. Leadership studies typically view leadership externally from the results. This is a good beginning but leadership needs to also view the inside of leadership in the person of the leader. Scripture is uniquely qualified in this area since its first concern is the person who leads not just in leadership behaviors. The author uses examples from both the Old and New Testament to establish a new shepherd model of leadership that moves beyond the servant mode to the mode of caring direction. This model will provide scholars and researchers as well as leaders themselves with a way of leading that overcomes negative forms of leadership which lead to failure.