SUCCESSFUL LEADERHIP
Instructions:
From the list below, choose a contemporary leader. Using appropriate theories, approaches and models, critically evaluate and analyse the leadership of this leader. If you were this leader, what would you do to make a stronger impact on your followers and situations?
Your discussion should do the following:
provide a clear, short description of the leader you’ve chosen
Evaluate your choice of leader with reference to theories, approaches, models, concepts covered in the module
Discuss how you would provide different leadership in the same situations as the leader you chose.
You should clearly follow instructions for the assignment – these are in three parts: a description, an evaluation and an application. The work needed be separated into three sections as such, but all components must be evident.
The leaders were chosen from the Fortune list of the world’s Top 50 leaders of 2018 – short descriptions of them are on the website if you are unfamiliar with them.
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Bill and Melinda Gates
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Cofounders
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Gates Foundation
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Jacinda Ardem
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Prime Minister
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New Zealand
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Robert Mueller
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Social Counsel
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Department of Justice
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Pony Ma
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Founder and CEO
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Tencent
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Satya Nadella
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CEO
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Microsoft
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Greta Thunberg
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Student and climate activist
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Sweden
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Margrethe Vestager
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Commissioner for Competition
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European Union
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Anna Nimiriano
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Editor-in Chief
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Juba Monitor
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Jose Andres
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Chief/Founder
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World Central Kitchen
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Doug McMillon and Lisa Woods
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CEO; Senior Director, Strategy & Design for U.S. Benefits
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Walmart
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Aliko Dangote
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CEO
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Dangote Industries
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Masayoshi Son
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CEO
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SoftBank
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Marilyn Bartlett
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Special Products Coordinator
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State of Montana
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Tim Cook
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CEO
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Apple
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Claudia Dobles
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First Lady
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Costa Rica
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Chip Bergh
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CEO
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Levi Strauss
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Sean McVay
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Head Coach
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L.A. Rams
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The Pink Wave
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42 Newly Elected Women
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United States Congress
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Tristan Walker
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Cofounder, Code 2040 and CEO
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Walker & Co. Brands
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Charlie Baker
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Governor
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Massachusetts
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Jo Ann Jenkins
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CEO
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AARP
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Michael J. Fox
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Founder
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Michael J. Fox Foundation
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Katrina Lake
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CEO
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StitchFix
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William McDonough
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Founder
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William McDonough + Partners
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Leo Varadkar
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Prime Minister
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Ireland
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Maro Harrison
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President and CEO
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Intermountain Healthcare
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Fatma Samoura
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Secretary General
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FIFA
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Kyaw Hla Aung
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Activist/Lawyer
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Myanmar
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William J. Barber II
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Pastor and Activist
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The poor people's Campaign
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Kapil Mohabir
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Managing Partner
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Plympton Farms
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Tadashi Yanai
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CEO/Founder
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Fast Retailing
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Mick Ebeling and Daniel Epstein
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CEOs
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Not Impossible Labs and Unreasonable Group (respectively)
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Venture Capital for the 99%
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Aileed Lee, All Raise
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And Steve Case and J.D. Vance, Rise for the Rest
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Joy Buolamwini
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Founder, Algorithmic Justice League
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and graduate researcher, MIT Media Lab
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Kerstin Forseberg
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Founder/Chair
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Planeta Oceano
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Sunita Danuwar
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Executive Director
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Shakti Samuha
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Chrystia Freeland
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Minister Foreign Affairs
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Canada
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Ellen Agler
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CEO
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The End Fund
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Jordan Peele
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Director/Producer
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Monkeypaw Productions
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Sister Norma Pimentel
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Executive Director
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Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley
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Antonio Horta-Osorio
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CEO
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Lloyds Banking Group
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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Duke and Duchess of Sussex
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United Kingdom
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Beth Ford
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CEO and President
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Land °takes
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Michael Crow
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President
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Arizona State University
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Arunachalam Muruganantham
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Social Entrepreneur
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Jayaashree Industries
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Tricia Griffith
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CEO
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Progressive Insurance
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Mahathir Mohamad
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Prime Minister
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Malaysia
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Tony Bennett
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Head Men's Basketball Coach
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University of Virginia Cavaliers
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Brian Manley
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Chief of Police
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Austin
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Scott Gottlieb
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Former Commissioner
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FDA
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Coursework of this type/length normally contain 12 to 15 references, the vast majority of which would be beyond your essential reading. References should be a good balance between academic and other credible sources (such as company reports, organisation web sites, current news, credible online resources and media).
Word count for this piece of coursework is 2,500. This does not include end/footnotes or appendices, however the main gist of the argument you are presenting should be clear to the reader without reference to these so make sure that all your main points are in the body of your coursework.