Identify two CEOs whose leadership you admire.
What is it about their skills, attributes, and effective
use of power that causes you to admire them?
Founders have an important role in developing their
organization's culture and values. At times, their influence
persists for many years. Identify and describe
two organizations in which the cultures and values
established by the founder(s) continue to flourish. You
may find research on the Internet helpful in answering
these questions.
Some leaders place a great emphasis on developing
superior human capital. In what ways does this help a
firm to develop and sustain competitive advantages?
In this chapter we discussed the five elements of a
"learning organization." Select a firm with which you
are familiar and discuss whether or not it epitomizes
some (or all) of these elements.
