Essays Tagged: "subordinates"

Building Mentors in the Military. The US Army is recognized around the world for its exceptional leader development programs. In fact, it has no equal.

leader development programs. In fact, it has no equal. We have made great strides in counseling our subordinates to help them improve their performance. But, turbulence, budget and other policy constr ... ter, specific training.Twenty-first century leaders will have to set the conditions that give their subordinates the best possible chance for success. One of the easiest ways to do this is through men ...

(4 pages) 237 1 4.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Comparing The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne to The Other by de Beauvoir

e unique views of females. De Beauvoir believes that men see women as the inferior sex and they are subordinates to men. Hawthorne, on the other hand, feels that although most women are lower in statu ...

(6 pages) 37 1 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

What are the essential ingredients to a successful military leader? Please draw your essay from the Taylor/Rosenbach text.

itness; Personifying Command Presence; Knowing Your Men (or Soldiers in today's army); Keeping your Subordinates Informed; [from SLAM] Be Direct, Be Approachable, Be Willing to Listen to Subordinates; ... ling to Listen to Subordinates; Be Sincere (avoid "acting"); Serving to Your Men (not self); Ensure Subordinates' Personal Welfare; and through it all, Maintain Your Sense of Humor.As I have been in t ...

(5 pages) 123 0 4.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Teaching listening

areer competence, managerial competency, and effectiveness of relationships between supervisors and subordinates. Yet listening remains one of the least understood processes in language learning despi ...

(12 pages) 381 0 3.2 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

This is an essay type response to What The Perfect Teacher's Leadership style should be: authoritarian,democratic or lassize-faire Wafa Nurdin

n, democratic, and laissez-faire. A leader who makes all the decisions and passes the directives to subordinates who are expected to carry these out under very close supervision characterizes an autho ... ional competence. Supervision is minimal as individuals take the responsibility for their behavior. Subordinates are encouraged to express their ideas and make suggestions. However, shared decisions a ...

(5 pages) 314 2 4.9 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Economic relationship between Canada and Spain

sses, popularly known as "el jefe" or "el padron," have the authority to make decisions. Generally, subordinates are required to follow orders, obey authority, and solve any problems before they surfa ...

(15 pages) 67 0 2.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Four functions of management

nager must coordinate these functions. Implementing plans requires structuring groups (organizing). Subordinates must be guided to complete the plan (directing), and the plan's progress must be monito ... opportunity for motivation. (Straub, 1994) Each manager must oversee the work of each of his or her subordinates.When leading, the manager must provide direction to the work group, build a climate in ...

(4 pages) 607 1 3.8 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Leadership concepts.

rom this and the other definitions it can be concluded that leadership is a function of the leader, subordinates and the situation.The above definitions do not imply that it means the leadership only ... type of managing relations, or the leadership type. Those relations are between the leader and the subordinates. The historic leadership type had appeared much earlier than this kind of relations, wh ...

(7 pages) 1095 1 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

John Highfield Company and Puck Stop.

be used capriciously. In Highfield, Broadbent abuses his power to control his staffs. He wants his subordinates to comply. He treats leadership as a form of control in which he use his formal authori ... theory is concerned with four kinds of leader behaviour:Directive behaviour: Directive leaders let subordinates know what is expected of them. In Highfield, Broadbent watches over his staffs all the ...

(13 pages) 111 0 3.6 Jun/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Managerial Functions.

ng the resources of the organization. These functions also include counseling and coordinating with subordinates and peers. These resources include people, jobs or positions, technology, facilities an ...

(4 pages) 308 0 4.3 Jul/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Preparing Employees for Flat Organizational Model.

managers are left with more people to supervise, they are less able to meddle in the work of their subordinates, who thus have more authority.Empowered Decision Making Jobs today require constant lea ...

(3 pages) 515 1 4.6 Jul/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The use of E-Commerce in Hewlett-Packard.

in the organization and the communication in the organization.A manager can " remote control " his subordinates when he is not in his office, e.g. having meetings in foreign country, making visits to ... s in foreign country, making visits to other business entities. Not only does a manager delegate to subordinates in terms of authority and responsibility, but in terms of distance also. This is said s ...

(2 pages) 130 1 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > E-commerce

Effective communications.

out communication nothing happens. To win a sale, gain approval for a proposed project, or motivate subordinates to follow a new policy; we have to communicate. To persuade management to accept our an ...

(5 pages) 742 0 4.8 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Working with people and teams, leadership styles.

ision-making authority. Although there are many reasons for this belief, the leader may assume that subordinates employees are incompetent, disinterested or lazy. The superior-subordinate relationship ... sinterested or lazy. The superior-subordinate relationship is the same, the leader gives orders and subordinates are expected to follow them. Assuming that the leader is competent, the advantage of th ...

(25 pages) 2303 1 3.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Failing to React to External Factors Requiring Organizational Change.

irst key for leaders is clarification (Beaudan, 2001). This two part step entails understanding how subordinates or co-workers interpret and accept the strategy. Managers must incorporate these differ ...

(3 pages) 269 0 2.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Racial intolerance as demonstrated in Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird"

er form of intolerance demonstrated throughout the novel. In Maycomb, children as seen very much as subordinates to their parents, which in turn manufactures an intolerance from adults to children if ...

(4 pages) 41 1 4.2 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Theories of Motivation.

ctions. These theories concentrate more on the motivational techniques of managers to control their subordinates' motivation in the work environment.Content theories deal directly with what motivates ... rganizational policies, quality of supervision, wages and salaries, and relationships with peers or subordinates. The textbook also gave examples of motivator factors such as, achievement, recognition ...

(7 pages) 772 0 4.9 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Chapter Notes

work willingly toward achieving objectives.Leaders fill many roles interacting with and motivating subordinates, leading groups whose members are interacting and in which conflicts might arise, and b ...

(3 pages) 156 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Unintended Cosequences of Information Age Technologies

larly change that may affect the relationships among organizations and between commanders and their subordinates, presents significant risks and generates considerable concern.The explosion of informa ...

(6 pages) 75 0 4.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

The Influences on, and Attributes Required of Personnel Acting in a Supervisory Role

ayed by an effective supervisor:(i) Firm but fair, a supervisor must, at all times be fair to their subordinates, supervisors are responsible for their subordinates and the actions of those subordinat ... ctions of those subordinates. If the supervisor is weak or easily influenced by pressure from their subordinates then the subordinates will start to challenge the authority of the supervisor. If a sup ...

(7 pages) 66 0 4.2 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management