failed leadership
Carly Fiorina is considered the top cause of this information technology company's largest loss of revenue and staff. This was attributed to her failure to listen to those around her and antagonizing the staff of this large corporation.
HP (Hewlett Packard)
"Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.” was said by this former USA General and US Secretary of State
General Colin Powell
He’s a former president who taught himself law. He is also listed as the tallest President in History. He is regarded for his curious nature.
Abraham Lincoln
Ken Lay was CEO of this large Energy Company. His management style of disregarding ethics and a philosophy of "increased revenue regardless of the personal cost" led this Energy company to lose 99.7% of its value in 2001.
Enron
This former President, whose legacy includes the largest expansion of the National conservation programs in the early 1900's, has said, "“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.” –
President Theodore Roosevelt
She was the first woman Prime Minister in Great Britain, greatly regarded for her Courage, and demonstrating her leadership not just talking about it.
"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."
Margaret Thatcher
John Sculley is said to allowed his emotions and dislike for Steve Jobs effect his running of this company and almost ran it into the ground, before being fired.
Apple
This human rights leader changed lives for people in India, and often inspired others to live in harmony
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
Mahatma Ghandi
He was assassinated April 4, 1968, but is revered today as a great leader known for syncing his values with his actions .
Dr. Martin Luther King
a cognitive bias when leaders prefer to “stick their head in the sand” (like the myth of what this bird is infamously known for) rather than facing unpleasant and negative information. This is known as the_______ effect
The Ostrich Effect (in management)
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." is attributed to which great poet and author and civil rights activist.
Maya Angelou
He died in 1943, however his IMAGINATION led him to design coils, remote control and parts that are now in a car bearing his name led by Elon Musk
(Nikola) Tesla
He was a US General in WWII greatly regarded for his on the ground leadership. His style has been widely used in business management studies .
General George S. Patton