Executive Summary
The use of power in a leadership role is a multi-faceted process. Understanding the types of power available and the tactics that support them can create a more efficient leadership role. Ethical leadership can be reflected in the use of power and the motivations that are utilized by that power. Locus of control, Machiavellian Personality, and Narcissism assists in defining leadership performance. Myers-Briggs Type Leaders (MBTI) can reveal responses to leadership and predict certain outcomes and successes. The use of power, influence, and tactics are aspects of leadership that can empower workers and leaders to create an interaction that leads to resolving some common worker issues. Understanding these factors can create a strategy for success. Understanding where these factors can be inappropriate can also ensure that a strategy can be found to re-center the leadership perspective.Read full article.
Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, and Corruption
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The very basis of corruption in leadership is spear headed by the lack of emotional intelligence or what some call spiritual maturity. In early stages of development, humans discover that certain reactions to situations can elicit certain results. In infancy, humans learn that crying can get attention or food. In adolescence humans discover that they can further use responses to elicit specific reactions with greater accuracy and a refining of what was learned becomes a process of uncertainty and deeper emotional responses. By adulthood, the cycle of behaviors and responses should be balanced and encompass a self-aware individual capable of empathy, understanding, and a sense of appropriateness. Read full article.
Abstract
The global marketplace has provided both benefit and challenges to consumers and companies with products and services. Some of these challenges present themselves in development, organizational structure, and market orientation. Technology has provided benefits that have opened opportunities in communications, a large digital marketplace, and improved production assisting in a progressive movement. Some of the legal and ethical issues include market instability and greed, intellectual issues, and concerns for the environment. An Ipsos Reid study exposed consumer perception as an important factor in consumption. The pricing of the iPhone in relation to practicality related to a shift in marketing. Team organization plays a key component in company performance and creativity and logic are important factors. Another challenge in the global market is seen in the market placement of a product. IBM had difficulty with a personal PC launch and consumers wish to be educated. Technological advancements have aided communication in a team environment and a global environment. Small companies now have access to a global market to launch their products and services like Turkcell. Advances have also aided in production development of more advanced and green technologies. The ethical issues have encompassed greed and misaligned obligations on behalf of large companies like the automakers and government agencies. Global trade has made a large impact on even the successful markets with considerations of how noncooperation will effect their trade abilities and environmental concerns. Read full article.
ENERGY
Discussion
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Abstract
Energy concerns encompass the continued use of non-renewable energy sources and environmentally damaging sources. Considering these sources and the alternatives has become a neccessary need to sustain the eco-system and provide for the growing energy needs. Solar energy, fission, fusion, wind, and clean burning alcohol are current components in consideration. The nuclear aspect of energy production has real concerns in radiation contaminationa nd storage. The production costs and the components that are used in the production of nuclear fuel are expensive and damaging to humans and animals. The use of clean burning alcohol has all but been forgotten with the onset of mass oil production. Solar and wind are gaining attention and interest for the independence and sustainability in production of renewable energy. Read full article.
Conflict Management By Dianne Irene © 2004
A new sensibility
about conflict reflects the ability to channel energy into a positive
outcome where resolution is the goal rather than ascertaining a victory
of political, personal, or egocentric origin. The power is in how
one reacts to situations in life and not always, what is happening.
It is rather a comfort to see the higher functioning of individuals
in social groups.
However,
with moral issues the resolution is not always achieved. One example
given by Pierce in Moral Conflict, speaks of two groups disputing
over a CIA visit to their campus. Even when negotiations were sought,
these two groups displayed reactions that opposed the idea of a new
sensibility and “The party line of both sides was that the other
had forfeited its right to participate in civilized society”
(Pierce, 1997, p. 5). Pierce explains that moral conflicts do not
always reach a resolution by “ordinary discourse” (p.
5). Conflict is “the expressed disagreements between people
who see incompatible goals and potential interference in achieving
these goals. Conflict, then, is defined by its mixed motive nature
as entailing both cooperation and competition” (Putnam, 2001,
p. 11). Putnam points out that recognizing certain ironies, accepting
them, and developing new concepts are important as handling conflict
continues to evolve over time (p. 11). Read full article.
Chinese
and Indian Philosophy of Health
The Ayurvedic philosophy and
the Chinese philosophy of health stresses the importance of
balance in all things that contain life and energy. This beautifully
paints a motif of harmony for health and wellness. Both philosophies
span back at least 5,000 years and concentrate on using herbs
as compliments of one another. This holistic approach of supplementation
goes beyond the traditional use of one substance for a symptom.
Instead they focus on the entire organism and achieving a balance.
The geographic proximity of these schools of
thought uses natural substances intact and in complementation.
Unlike the philosophy of Western medicine that will often derive
a single substance from a compound, the supporting nutritive
substances are then abiding within the laws of nature. Often
this alleviates the need to treat another complication as a
result of this unnatural appearance. Read full article.
Hierarchy Concepts in Marketing
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Abstract
Maslow's theory of needs construct a viable marketing concept that implies that consumer targets can reflect a basis of perspectives and the decisions that come with those perspectives. Leaders that have their basic needs met can focus on the higher actualization needs and this can reflect in their decisions. Global Green seeks to reach the target market of leaders and decision makers in a company where their buying power and decision making process can reflect a platform that will become a part of the more general population.
The Central Florida target market consists of a diverse consumer spectrum and an equally diverse leadership base. The decisions made by the leaders of these companies will create a springboard for emerging sustainability practices. Understanding the consumer and their development phase can assist in developing marketing messages that encourage market consumption. Read full article.
