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Managerial Coaching: A Practical Way To Apply Leadership Theory?, Julia Milner, Grace Mccarthy
Managerial Coaching: A Practical Way To Apply Leadership Theory?, Julia Milner, Grace Mccarthy
Faculty of Business - Papers (Archive)
Transformational leadership is one of the most researched leadership theories, but sometimes misunderstood by managers who believe that to be a transformational leader requires them to be charismatic and in some way extraordinary. Similarly, some sportspeople and sports coaches may be truly transformational in their achievements and yet not receive the same recognition as their more flamboyant colleagues. In this chapter, several similarities are identified between managerial coaching and transformational leadership. Some differences were also identified. Where there are similarities, it is argued that adopting coaching practices can help managers to put transformational leadership into practice and gain the associated …
Enacting Spiritual Leadership In Business Through Ego-Transcendence, Lauren Klaus, Mario Fernando
Enacting Spiritual Leadership In Business Through Ego-Transcendence, Lauren Klaus, Mario Fernando
Faculty of Business - Papers (Archive)
Ethical dilemmas in organisations can arise due to situational circumstances, the decision making process and the conditions in which they are made. Academic literature offers some insights into analysing ethical decision making; these include guidelines on how to deal with ethical dilemmas (e.g. Abramson, 1985; Loewenberg and Dolgoff, 1996; Reamer, 1990). Recently, several prominent corporate scandals have been reported in the media. These include News International Limited, Barclays and BP. According to business ethics scholars, one of the causes for the escalating incidents of corporate scandals is triggered by the weaknesses in the leaders' decision making process. For example, Giacalone …