Johtajuus tänään / Leadership today

The International Journal of Business & Management, 2021

Leadership is one of the common concepts in organizations which is described by Bass (1990) in Jami (2018) as a universal phenomenon. This is because the role played by leaders in every organization cannot be underestimated as they keep both the employees and the organization in motion. Also, leaders define and outline expected behaviors in the organization, relationship between units, as they ensure the free flow of activities in the organization. The activities of leaders set the vibe for employees in the organization hence, the goals and objectives of the organization remain defeated. Euripides one of the greatest Greek poets in Thompson (1922) stated that 'Ten good soldiers wisely led, will beat a hundred without a head.'This indicates that the success of every organization lies on quality and effective leadership as critical decisions, that is, choices that repositions the state of situation-organization dynamics, employee morale, organizational behavior, and changes that affect the fate of a group and its members are solely for those occupying leadership positions. Yes, every leadership position/role no matter how little it appears has significance both within and outside the organization. Undoubtedly, it is usually difficult for the behavior of an individual to be completely understood, consequently, it is more complex to understand the relationship and behavior of various groups of people found in the organization (Nadler and Thushman, 1989). Nevertheless, the goals and objectives of an organization is achieved through these individuals in the organization. So, it becomes the major focus of management to recognize various behavioral pattern of persons, group, as well as the organization to better predict in terms of responses in behavior that will be elicited as a result of different managerial activities and to utilize this prediction and understanding towards achieving effective coordination, and control towards the achievement of goals and objectives. In terms of assets, human resources are the most valuable resources any organization can have as they are responsible for the implementation of plans, policies and strategies. They are also involved in the decision making process, represents the cooperate image of the organization, and address issues as it affects the organization. Thus, the potential commitment of workers is progressively recognized by management which will turn out to be increasingly more significant for managers and employees to get a grasp on the intricacies of organizational behaviour. The significance of organizational behavior is that it helps in separating the role of leaders and offers a specific view on the human side of management: people as people, people as resources, and people as organizations ('Understanding and managing organizational behavior', 2006). The focus of organizational behavior is on the behaviours, qualities, of individual workers; the processes and attributes that represent the organization; the level of motivation within the organization; and the behaviours exhibited by workers in the organization based on their individual needs. It is also concerned with the study of the activities of workers in the organization, ways of minimizing employee turnover, absenteeism, and aberrant behaviors in the organization; improvement on productivity, job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behavior, and how the behavior of workers affects the performance of the organization (Frederick, 2014).

Nuts About Leadership, 2022

This book argues that there is a need to redefine leadership as an activity rather than a position. It has focused on two major goals that are widely regarded as essential to taking action in the position of leader: ‘creating vision’ and ‘driving change.’ Based on these two goals, it narrows its message to four areas of discussion: the nature of leadership, ethical leadership, foresight, and seeing beyond leadership. Through an ontological discussion and following a review of the nature and fundamentals of leadership, the first part pinpoints the most important leadership topics, such as leading naturally, change management, motivating others, relationship building, meaningful partnership, crisis leadership, and thought leadership. The second part is on ethical leadership. It discusses ethical leadership qualities and principles-based leadership. The third part highlights the importance of forward-thinking for leaders. It covers a range of topics such as algorithms that explain human behavior, including forward-thinking. Seeing around corners, strategic leadership, strategic planning, corporate foresight, and strategic succession are among the topics discussed in this part of the book. The fourth part is focused on three topics that go beyond conventional leadership discussions, including paradoxes of leadership, leadership development in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and leading with Artificial Intelligence.

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Zenodo, 2025

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of how mindfulness can reshape leadership practices in today’s fast-paced and complex world. In this guide, you will discover the essential principles of mindful leadership. It emphasizes self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and resilience as the cornerstones of effective leadership. Each chapter delves into critical themes, from understanding the unique distinction of leadership to practical strategies for fostering a culture of mindfulness within teams and organizations. Through engaging narratives and actionable insights, this book illustrates how leaders can cultivate a deeper awareness of themselves and their impact on others. By integrating mindfulness practices into daily routines, readers will learn to enhance focus, reduce stress, and make more informed decisions—ultimately leading to greater team effectiveness and organizational success.

Today, Medical practice has change and integrative medicine has become the benchmark in the healthcare sector globally. However, the field is a niche area in Ghana. According to new report by Grand View Research, The global complementary and alternative medicine market size is expected to generate a revenue of USD 210.81 billion by 2026. This niche area was revolutionized in Ghana by one young medical leader in his thirties who defied all odds in the medical industry to influence the healthcare sector. This paper examines the 21st century medical leader; the President of Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine who also doubles as the CEO of RNG Medicine Research Lab, Tema community 17 and Men’s Health Foundation Ghana as the case study. The paper first examines leadership in the context of healthcare using Pubmed, Google Scholar and other academic sites focusing in the area of healthcare leadership. It further examines the leadership lessons from the review of literatures. The author further discusses his strength and weakness as the President given the situation of the company and his immersed contributions in the area of holistic Medicine and healthcare industry in generality. The author review personality traits and realizes that he actually possess more traits than previously. The author proposes that leadership is not absolute and says Leadership means ‘Here a little, and there a little’ to accomplish his mission in the medical sector. Nyarkotey believes that, our DNA is not our destiny and our fate do not tied down the very day the sperm fertilizes the egg. It is only a roadmap and we have control on our DNA. He is guided by this personal philosophy which goes like this “The future you picture is the future you will feature, the ‘YOU’ you see is the ‘YOU’ you will become. Therefore picture a great future to feature and desire a great ‘YOU’ to become and the almighty God will see to it that you have featured in the future you have pictured and have become the YOU, you have desired”. It is based on his zeal, passion, confidence, boldness, leadership style and motivation that will be the subject of focus in this paper.

IJM, 2018

The paper conceptually explores and analyses the relevant literature dealing with mental and emotional competencies, which the leaders should possess and would require in order to overcome challenges of this disruptive and unruly business environment in the VUCA world. Mental wellbeing is one of the most critical facets of human actions that can affect one's emotional intelligence and self-concept. Selfconcept and emotional intelligence are essential aspects of individual mental wellbeing. Goldman (1995) opined emotional intelligence is another dimension of knowledge which is more effective than rational intelligence in people achieving achievement in different areas of life. From a psychological point of view, emotional intelligence is the capacity to correctly interpret your and other emotions; to recognize the messages that emotions convey regarding relationships; and control your and others' emotions. In an article "what makes a leader" published in Harward business review (HBR) Daniel Goleman (1998) establish the significance of emotional intelligence to business leadership. Leadership in business and the related issues focused during the late 20 th century due to virulent and unruly business environment with high volatility and with stiff competition, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA).

The paper is intended to present an analysis of new theories regarding the leadership and the management and to promote a new concept, that of " Leadership in the mirror ". An organization that intends to " grow up new leaders " is good to hire managers according to the type of leadership they intend to implement. There is a great difference between manager and leader. The first one faces complexity and the second one faces changes, grouping characteristic activities of management and leadership. Every action system implies taking the decision about what has to be done, creating relations between people; relations that may lead to the fulfilment of a common plan, and then the essay to assure those people are doing their job. Every person realizes these three actions in different ways.

Imperialism and colonialism that occurred in Indonesia has raised the spirit of struggle that induced the national leaders. Essentially, leader is an influence. The good National leaders have a great and permanent influence for other people. For example, General Sudirman with his cunning and skill in managing the war strategy has led him to become a role model throughout the period of time. Mohammad Hatta was also a role model for his simplicity and honesty. Hatta also cooperated by applying cooperative principles to support the economy of Indonesian family. Ki Hajar Dewantara was a role model in education system in Indonesia. He initiated an education system that able to educate young Indonesian nationalist’s attitude. Similarly with BJ Habibie, through his intelligence and ingenuity, he could be an inspiration to other scientists. Even, when he served as Minister of Research and Technology of Indonesia, he sought a condicive situation in science and technology developing in Indonesia. These figures are included in the Most Famous National Leaders denomination. Their expertise in leading summarized in three basic principles of leadership, which are Ing Sung Ngarso tulodo, Ing Madya Mangun Karso, and Tut Wuri Handayani. Those three principles are derived from the Java language that emphasizes the role of leader in those three positions, namely: as a role model ahead, as initiator to build cooperation in the middle and as a motivator behind. Aplication of these principles require the learning process. The learning process is influenced by the environment, both internal and external. Internal environment comes from yourself and family, while the external environment includes the participation of a person in the organization. Keyword: leadership, role model, initiator, motivator