Essays on Leader

“From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength” (Chavez). Additionally, this quote describes Cesar E. Chavez as a person that feels he needs to take…

Cesar Chavez, a prominent civil rights activist, drew upon the nonviolent tactics of the civil rights movement to strengthen his fight regarding justice for farmworkers. On the tenth anniversary of Martin Luther King’s death, Chavez published an article in a religious magazine, urging for nonviolent…

From the 1950s to 1960s, California migrant farm workers experienced difficult times, facing unfair working conditions in the fields and discriminated against “white” Americans. All of the Mexican agricultural workers worked in inferior and poor conditions daily, with a low wage. Although providing food for…

Jonathan Teplitzky’s “Churchill” is historically accurate and is a good historical source as it takes the perspective of Winston Churchill during WW2, D-Day, and his personal life and recreates as accurately as possible. The film, which imagines British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill as afflicted…

Intelligence is defined as the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills, this can come in many forms. Howard Gardner, a Harvard professor is most known for his theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner believes there are seven bits of intelligence; musical intelligence, bodily-kinesthetic intelligence,…

What kind of leader was Mandela? He once said, “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your…

There can be an argument made that George Washington is potentially the most influential person in the entire history of the United States. His name is all over our country’s history and in many monuments and museums. No matter how many times Washington lost, he…

Flexible, half-retirement Although retirement reform remains stagnant at the policy level, companies are being more proactive about modifying employee exit schemes. For example, Scripps Healthcare has installed a phased-retirement program: Retirees work part time, while drawing a portion of their retirement funds, so they still…

We often witness, one of key differences between true, quality leaders, and the rest – of – the – pack, is, whether they are ready, willing, able, and properly prepared to recognize viable options, objectively and introspectively determine, strengths and weaknesses, needs, goals, perceptions, and…

The first promotion I received was to lead a team of entry-level, non-management employees. I was terrified but wanted to make sure I was nothing like all of the terrible leaders that I had experienced up to that point in my young career. However, what…