Effective Leadership-Ellen DeGeneres
Shari Kjos
BUS 119-Principles of Personal & Organizational Leadership
Instructor: Chris Crites
November 12, 2016
As human beings the vast majority of us wish we could change the world, whether that be helping humans, animals, the environment, it is helping those that cannot help themselves. However, we also realize to help with these causes it takes money and for the most part a great deal of it. But, some people are fortunate enough and can help change the lives of many. That is what Ellen DeGeneres has done with her leadership skills, guidance, celebrity status and wealth. Through her kind heart and passion for the social good she does everything she can to make the world a better place. It is true that money can certainly help in spanning social good, however, multiple pennies can also impact those in need. Social good is something that anyone can do. It is not about celebrity status or being a millionaire. Social good is about feeling good about helping others when they are in need. It is about creating a sense of connectedness to humanity and being humble all the while influencing those that follow you. This is what Ellen DeGeneres is all about. This paper will discuss, Ellen 's foundations and charities, how these reflect her personal values and leadership integrity, how her giving enhances her celebrity image and whether her integrity is compatible with her image. Ellen DeGeneres is not only an
Debra L. Lee in approximately 1986 was given the break to be groomed as Mr. Robert Louis Johnson's successor. Johnson was the CEO Lee took the knowledge and soared with it. As BET grew into a multinational media firm, Lee's obligations grew as well. In 1991, Lee was provided the assignment for taking BET national. Which made BET the first black-owned company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Lee has often regarded this as one of her most impressive moments. (www.encyclopedia.com/doc) After proving her abilities to propel BET into the mass media market, Lee was given a grander opportunity. She was offered the opportunity to be President and Chief Operating Officer, in charge of BET's day-to-day operations during a period of major expansion. During this expansion, the conglomerate added event productions, theme restaurants, a men's clothing line, a financial services division, and new cable networks—BET Jazz, BET Gospel, and BET Hip Hop. BET International broadcast jazz to Europe and Africa. Black Entertainment Television was in steady progression with Debra Lee in the driver’s seat. BET was cornering the market in many areas, the website became the top gateway for many African Americans.
Throughout history, societies have produced many outstanding public figures that have established and maintained a powerful influence over an entire nation through their eloquence on a popular topic – social problems. These individual public figures are considered to be moral entrepreneurs who help develop and enforce rules regarding particular social problems usually based upon their moral beliefs. Moral entrepreneurs can be broken into two subsections, being rule makers and rule enforcers. Everyone, or at least most people, have certain moral entrepreneurs who speak to their own personal moral values. A moral entrepreneur whom speaks to my values, and I hold dear to my heart is Miss. Leilani Muir. Leilani was born into a poor family that
The influential american Sophia Bush has changed several people lives and is still continuing to do so today. She has been a very remarkable human being. Sophia is always supporting people and giving her time out to the world. “Giving back has always been very close to Sophia's heart and she's supported many different non-profits over the years, including pouring a lot of support into Pencils of Promise” (Dumandan 1). In this quote it is proving how Sophia Bush is making a difference and supporting nonprofit organizations.
Ellen DeGeneres uses her fame and her show “Ellen” to promote charities all across America. Using her her fame she is able “to help raise money for certain organizations, like the celebrity dunk tank, which helps benefit research for breast cancer” (DuBois 1). Because of her show she is able to raise money for orgainastions with the help of her celberty friends and guests. With her show she is able to give back to chairities that really need it. But most importanlty, she helps make donating an easy and fun thing to do. She does not only help out charities but “[She] helps out her viewers who are suffering due to economic and other crises” (DuBois 1). Giving back to her fans is something Ellen loves doing. Being very chairtyable to everyone
As a graduate student approaching her final semester in school, thoughts regarding my leadership abilities in the soon-to-be “real world” have occupied my mind lately. To further explore and develop my ideas about leadership, I decided to develop my personal leadership theory. So, I asked myself the following questions: What makes a successful leader? How do you recognize a leader when you meet one?, and lastly, what is my theory of leadership? With this last question I thought about what leadership meant to me personally and how I personified it in a role of authority. While I had given thought to how I led, I had rarely taken the time to fully understand what my personal leadership theory entailed. Throughout the length of this paper I will analyze how my leadership skills, traits, values and elements from both Authentic Transformational theories help me to shape my leadership philosophy. In doing so I hope to define the leadership values that influence the way I view and practice leadership.
The concept of effective leadership is a topic that has been widely debated by individuals and professional leaders in many societies. In Kevin Cashman’s book, Leadership from the Inside Out: Becoming a Leader for life, the author reveals that leadership is defined through a person’s understanding of their internal nature, rather than the values, beliefs, and morals a society claims that a leader should possess. Even though Cashman does acknowledge the importance of the societal view of leadership, he argues that true leadership is defined by an individual’s understanding of their internal essence. In each chapter Cashman strongly debates that leaders lead by virtue of who they are. He defines this outlook on leadership as the Inside-Out Leadership Method. This is a method that allows an authoritative figure to develop a strong understanding of their physical, mental, and spiritual essence to lead others towards a mutual goal.
It takes a very strong, dedicated leader to take the road less traveled by in order to stand behind what they believe is right or wrong. The easy route may seem more appealing to most because there is no challenge and you can almost always predict the outcome. Dr. Ronald W. Roskens, an internationally known and respected leader, gave a speech titled, Ethical Leaders: The Wide and Easy Way, and stated, “Leaders can choose the easy way out, or they can attempt to apply ethics to their decisions and actions. True leaders are principled individuals, who assume their positions because they have earned the respect and, in certain sense, the allegiance of others.” This is the perfect definition of an ethical leader. Julia Roberts portrays
Through identification and ongoing assessment of her leadership style and ability this leader is able to develop and understand her own strengths and limitations in order to grow and develop into a more effective leader. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of servant leadership, contingency, path-goal styles leadership to gain an understanding of current leadership models, identify this author’s style of leadership and explore why leadership is important to organizations, society and this author.
Bill and Melinda Gates have founded a foundation that provides help for poverty and places that don’t have many education or homes. They both contribute to negating poverty and increase schools and higher education in places that need it the most. They have in total given away 41 Billion USD in just only from 2000 to 2016. They are now spending and giving away 3 to 4 Billion USD every year to combat diseases, reduce poverty, and help increase better education. Every year Bill and Melinda Gates answer 10 “tough questions”. One of the questions they had responded with “The headlines are filled with awful news” “Every day brings a different story of political division, violence, or natural disaster. Despite the headlines, we see a world that’s
DeGeneres has undoubtedly been one of the most philanthropic celebrities in Hollywood. As per Gossip Cop, Ellen has already donated millions to breast cancer awareness, as well as being a representative for Pink for the Cure.
According to Webster’s Dictionary, leadership is the power or ability to lead other people, the act or instance of leading. I believe that Leadership is an art, the art to get others to follow and accomplish a common goal or task in a harmonic manner. A leader can be shown in all kinds of shapes and forms. To be a great leader many people believe it consists of modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act, and encouraging the heart. Over the course of me learning how to become a better leader and being in leadership roles, I’ve learned that all these are very necessary to be a great leader.
I have learned many lessons from Jack Welch on leadership. Jack Welch has been with the General Electric Company (GE) since 1960. Having taken over GE with a market capitalization of about $12 billion, Jack Welch turned it into one of the largest and most admired companies in the world by the time he stepped down as its CEO 20 years later, in 2000. Jack Welch used his uncanny instincts and unique leadership strategies to run GE, the most complex organization in the world and increased its market value by more than $400 billion over two decades. He remains a highly regarded figure in business circles due to his innovative leadership style. Jack Welch demonstrated Kouzes and Posner’s five practices of modeling the way, inspiring a shared
He suggests that money given to a charity could morally bring about the same type of satisfaction, than if going on vacation or spending money on a video games (Singer 336.) Singer also suggests that often time’s society is afraid of where their money will end up or how it will be use when donated. Singer names four charities that are in existence which are single-handedly devoted to improving the lives of those less fortunate (Singer 337.)
Being a good leader is done by making the correct choices and inspiring people to complete their tasks and work together as a team. In order to be a great leader you need to think outside the box and travel the road that is seldom or never traveled. A great leader will use their inspiration and determination to complete the tasks no matter what hurdles or problems they
Although trait and skill theories have ideas that can be intertwined and can be compared