Kristle chose a very interesting theme for her Web Poster: Building Corporations through Leadership. The image she selected is adequate in the sense that it speaks by itself and the links direct visitors to interesting content related to the theme.
The introduction is engaging in a way that invites even those who might not be entirely interested in the dynamics of leadership.
It is clear what Kristle’s interests are. It would be interesting if she had added brief information on the timeframe she established to be where she wants to be.
In future research Kristle mentioned that the articles do not directly talk about leadership, but have relation to it. My feeling is that many of us experienced similar situation. My project partner and I experienced also found very interesting articles which somehow were related to our area of interest, but did not necessary addressed the question directly.
The conclusion is straightforward, and it points out that not everybody can be a leader. In times when people strongly advocate their leadership skills, it is important to remind what a real leader is!
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Leadership is a hot topic across the spectrum of organizations, especially in the wake of the current economic situation. I think large companies are in an especially difficult situation because top leaders are far removed from the people who represent the firm through contact with the public. You constantly hear talk about customer service initiatives, as though providing good customer service was something they could mandate to employees. In contrast, I read an article in the business section of CNN yesterday, about a small/medium sized family owned company in the mid-west. The company had been sold to a foreign owner, but as a parting gift to employees for their service and loyalty, the family gave out bonuses totaling 6.6 million dollars! Many received as much as $35-40,000. I don't think employees of the company need to be prodded to provide good customer service. This is in sharp contrast to the enormous bonuses of Wall Street executives who likely have little empathy or understanding of their company's day to day operations.
CommBuzz makes a good point about the excessive salaries and other compensation given to company leaders, typically CEOs, COOs, and CFOs. Today I read in the NY Times that the CEO of Ford Motors "earned" $21 dollars last year, yet the company wants help from the taxpayers. What could a CEO possibly do that's worth that amount of money? Granted, Ford is in better shape than GM and Chrysler (and on a personal note I'm very thankful that Ford has a brighter future because one of my brothers is a middle-manager at the River Rouge plant). Still, the salary seems out of proportion to the job done. In addition, so-called leaders of these large multinational companies seem out of touch with employees as well as customers. This is not to say, however, that CEOs can prove essential to an organization. Consider the case of Steve Jobs and Apple. The company languished during Jobs' absence from 1985-1997. Since his return, Apple's fortunes have soared with the iPod, Macbook, iTunes, and similar innovations.
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