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 ISSN: 1539-6363            Issue: Vol. 8, Fall 2008

Measuring Organizational Vision Content and Articulation: Testing a Comprehensive Vision Model and Identifying Implications for Senior Executive Leaders

By Philip T. Willburn, Center for Creative Leadership; Michael Z. Hackman, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Corey Criswell, Center for Creative Leadership

When developing and articulating a vision statement, senior executives should create a vision with an ideological goal, and articulate that vision using clear and concise language that challenges the organization and its employees to achieve compelling objectives.

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p. 113


Political Psychology Applied to the Inaugural Address of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet

By Michael Shambon, Claremont McKenna College, '09

This analysis of Chilean President Bachelet's inaugural speech demonstrates how a leader can use political rhetoric to emphasize unity and to navigate through emotionally charged themes. The power of Bachelet's words is revealed through the responses that they provoke in the subconscious elements of her listeners' personalities. The address is of such an inspirational nature that it exhibits elements of transformational leadership.

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p. 137


What Leads to Cultural Intelligence?

Original Publication by Kerri Anne Crowne
In Business Horizons
Synopsis by Ross Boomer, Claremont McKenna College, '09

Crowne's article highlights the importance of actively increasing global and cultural awareness and understanding in the workplace to better meet the demands of a diverse, connected world.

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p. 153


"All the World's a Stage..." acting and the art of political leadership

Original publication by Thomas E. Cronin
In The Leadership Quarterly 19 (2008) 459-468
Synopsis by Anum Malkani, Claremont McKenna College, '11

Cronin states that a political leader must act, put on a performance, to inspire and gain support. Like actors, politicians must appear heroic and flawless, yet human at the same time.

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p. 155

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