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On Becoming a Leader

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In this paper, Bennis distinguishes leadership by focusing on 28 individuals, including Apple's John Sculley, Johnson & Johnson's James Burke, and others, in a new book.
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"In a penetrating, insightful new book, Bennis distinguishes leadership by focusing on 28 individuals, including Apple's John Sculley, Johnson & Johnson's James Burke", (Sloan Management Review), and others. "A solid work that illuminates its subject and engages (the reader).. . . Its ideas are wise enough to stand reexamination".--USA Today.

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Evaluating the difference in employee engagement before and after business and cultural transformation interventions

TL;DR: In this article, the difference between employee engagement before and after a business and culture transformation intervention in the workplace was investigated. And the main findings of the research indicated that there was a limited impact on employee engagement.

A Phenomenological Study of High School Principals’ Crucible Leadership Experiences

TL;DR: The authors examined crucible leadership experiences of high school principals and found that difficult situations required participants to resist their existing assumptions, beliefs, and prior life experiences to transform their habits of mind.

Leadership versus Management: Between Self-Concept and Actual Practices of Lebanese School Principals

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the theory and practice of leadership and management in selected schools in Beirut, Lebanon and find that concepts of leadership are not clear enough neither to public, nor to private school principals.
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Women in the Nonprofit Sector: Leadership for Social Change

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the characteristics and behavior of women who are functioning in visible leadership roles in a nonprofit sector organization in order to document the effectiveness of their leadership as measured by the outcomes they achieve.
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The Closing of the American Mind

TL;DR: The closing of the American mind as discussed by the authors is one of the best-sellers in history, and Bloom's sweeping analysis is essential to understanding America today, and it has fired the imagination of a public ripe for change.