as in management
the capacity to guide the actions of a person or group
The company's high turnover rate is a sign of poor leadership. The scouts were awarded badges for demonstrating strong leadership.
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Strong, successful countries have competent and compassionate leadership and social solidarity and trust.
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
The Covid-19 pandemic would have challenged any president, but evidence suggests that Trump’s leadership contributed to unnecessary deaths: As many as 40 percent of American lives lost in the first year of the pandemic, according to one estimate.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
The effort was led by anti-violence advocate Brenda Grisham, Chan and included a mix of real estate investors, technology executives and past and present prosecutors unhappy with Price’s leadership.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Neena Newberry is the CEO of Newberry Solutions and creator of the New Lens leadership platform.
—Neena Newberry, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
The Covid-19 pandemic would have challenged any president, but evidence suggests that Trump’s leadership contributed to unnecessary deaths: As many as 40 percent of American lives lost in the first year of the pandemic, according to one estimate.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
The effort was led by anti-violence advocate Brenda Grisham, Chan and included a mix of real estate investors, technology executives and past and present prosecutors unhappy with Price’s leadership.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Neena Newberry is the CEO of Newberry Solutions and creator of the New Lens leadership platform.
—Neena Newberry, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Leadership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leadership. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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