the team‚ clearly and compellingly‚ then steps back and allows the team to work. The leader steps in from time to time to reiterate the vision if required‚ but that is all he / she does. The leader reports that the style was “easy – I didn’t have to do much and I could see how the style would free me up to operate strategically”. The team report enjoying the activity‚ and feel enormously proud of the work they have done‚ often getting out their smart phones to take pictures posing with their creation
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Sir Francis Galton was one of the pioneers who have put in efforts and great times in experimenting human nature and how would individual personalities and traits. He also started to take an academic approach to measure traits. Galton measured the weights of livestock and aristocrats‚ the speeds of reaction times‚ the sizes of heads‚ the shapes of fingerprints‚ and many other characteristics. (Nettle‚ David 2007). Galton has also contributed significantly in the personality theory by taking scientific
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testament to his leadership. Frank Wild‚ Shackleton’s second in command‚ embodied the influencer profile. His charisma and ability to uplift the team’s morale‚ even in the most challenging circumstances‚ was truly inspiring. Tom Crean‚ representing the Steadiness team‚ demonstrated remarkable resilience and dedication to the team‚ working tirelessly for the welfare of all. And finally‚ James Wordie‚ the expedition’s geologist‚ could be categorized under the Conscientiousness style. Wordie’s meticulous
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"Leadership in Crisis: Ernest Shackleton and the Epic Voyage of the Endurance” 1) In what context should the Endurance expedition be analyzed? As a scientific endeavor? An entrepreneurial venture? An exercise in imperial opportunity? By what criteria should the expedition be evaluated? Given your answer to the preceding question‚ was it a success or a failure? The case study examined Ernest Shackleton and his Antarctic exploration with his ship the Endurance. This expedition took place in
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Earnest Shackleton: Moral Challenge Earnest Shackleton‚ leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition showed great moral leadership in the choosing‚ leading and ultimate saving of his crew of 27 men. Shackleton led his men with strength and respect. He had a great ability to showcase the strength of individual men‚ while leading them as a team. In choosing his crew‚ he not only looked at the work that they would do‚ but also how they would interact with the rest of the men. In the most trying
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managerial scholar has defined entrepreneurship as the “relentless Pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled.” Using this definition‚ evaluate Shackleton’s actions on the Endurance expedition. Was Shackleton an entrepreneur? I believe Shackleton could have defined entrepreneurship as the “relentless Pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled” as well‚ and he definitely was an entrepreneur. He faced with same problems as today`s entrepreneurs
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Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy‚ is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th President of the Philippines since June 2010. Following the death of his mother on August 1‚ 2009‚ many people began calling on Aquino to run for president. On September 9‚ 2009‚ Aquino officially announced he would be a candidate in the 2010 presidential election‚ held on May 10‚ 2010. On June 9‚ 2010‚ the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino the winner of the 2010 presidential
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1. What were the underlying causes of the Endurance crisis? Two major underlying causes of the Endurance Crisis are: A. Bad evaluation of circumstances and stubbornness instead of perseverance. Shackleton was ready to depart to Antarctica however; just when he was at South Georgia‚ local seamen warned him that he might get trapped and advised him to wait until next year. At this point he had the opportunity to make a decision and wait‚ but due to the compromises reached with his sponsors
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an astounding true story of heroic leadership and relentless perseverance through seemingly impossible odds. In August 1914‚ days before the outbreak of the First World War‚ the notorious Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven men set sail for the South Atlantic with one goal in mind: becoming the first group of individuals to cross the Antarctic continent by foot. However‚ the decreasing temperatures set off a series of events that would lead Shackleton away from his original goal and test
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Ernest Shackleton set out on October twenty-sixth‚ 1914‚ prepared for an incredible journey. He was going to cross the antarctic‚ which was obviously going to be an amazing trip‚ which it was. It did not‚ however‚ go as expected. Their ship the Endurance was trapped in the ice‚ and crushed. For the next three years‚ they were trapped on the ice‚ alive only so long as they had the will to survive. Through this experience‚ Ernest Shackleton learned that to live he needed perseverance‚ positivity‚ and
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