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Leadership and Managerial Skills

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This chapter explains the place of leadership and management in twenty-first century businesses and organizations, the role of leaders and managers, leadership styles as well as their levels of efficacy. Every organization needs effective leaders and managers as well as competent and reliable followers. It also posits that the place of leadership and management in today’s organizations is changing because leaders and managers require a practical approach to leadership and management to substantially influence and motivate their followers to enhance their performance to achieve set organizational objectives.

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    Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian, professor, writer and one of the best-known public intellectuals of our time. His books sold more than 27.5 million copies in 60 languages. He has been credited with revolutionizing the nonfiction market since the publication of Sapiens. In 2019, Harari participated in a discussion about technology and the future of society with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In 2020, he was a speaker at the Foro de Davos when he talked about the future of humanity. He discussed global issues with several heads of state, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong.

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    Alvin Eugene Toffler (1928–2016) was an American writer, futurist, and businessman known for his works discussing modern technologies, including the digital revolution and the communication revolution, with emphasis on their effects on cultures worldwide. He is regarded as one of the world’s outstanding twentieth century futurists.

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    Nasdaq is a global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities. Its name was originally an acronym for “National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations”—Nasdaq started as a subsidiary of the 7 National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), now known as the 7 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Nasdaq was launched after the 7 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urged NASD to automate the market for securities not listed on an exchange. The result was the first electronic trading system. Nasdaq opened for business on February 8, 1971. Source: 7 https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq%3A-50-years-of-market-innovation-2021-02-11.

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Sapiro, A. (2024). Leadership and Managerial Skills. In: Strategic Management. Classroom Companion: Business. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55669-2_6

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