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The Twin Pillars of Effective Leadership
Leggett, Brian O'Connor; Neill, ConorArticle ART-1820-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementDuring periods of crisis or disenchantment, charismatic leaders emerge because they offer an alternative to the uncertainty of the times. Such was the case in the 1980s with Ronald Reagan, whose clear message and emotional style held across-the-board appeal and provided a sense of certainty after years of political and social turbulence. Using case studies of prominent leaders of the past 50 years, the authors explore the keys of effective leader...Starting at €8.20
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The Deliberate Speech Style: Primarily a Question of Identification
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-128-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementIt was Barack Obama's oratorical skills and his clarity of vision that brought him fame and prominence in his speech to the Democratic Party in 2004. It was here that he successfully established a link with his audience, which gave people an opportunity to identify with him. For a successful deliberate speech, identification between speaker and audience is essential and is the principal element of its success. The note also deals with other issue...Starting at €8.20
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Styles of Oratory
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-96-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management¿The orator should use the plain style to instruct, the grand style to move, the intermediate style to charm¿ Although the quote from Quintilian above gives us three distinct styles, most commentators have rolled them into two: the ¿forensic¿ and the ¿grand¿ styles. The forensic style gives much of its attention to directness and the particular. Such personalities as Margaret Thatcher, Helmut Schmidt, and Al Gore are modern examples of ¿forensic...Starting at €8.20
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Vienna Neubau GmbH (A): CEO and Shareholder
Baselga, Antonio; Stein, Guido; Roure, JuanCase E-129-ELeadership and People ManagementNeubau Vienna GmbH (VN) is a mid-sized company and leading distributor of wood derivatives in the Austrian market. CEO Walter Anzenbruger had decided to hire a general manager who could help steer the company in its new stage. Walter finally decided on Hans Macher, 34, an industrial engineer with an MBA and current director of the Price Waterhouse Office in Graz. He thought that Hans was pulling very heavily on some of his strengths in the negot...Starting at €8.20
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Negociación: Proceso de resolución de problemas y de creación de valor. Proceso
Pascale, Richard Tanner; Roure, JuanTechnical Note PN-370Service and Operations ManagementEsta segunda parte se centra en el análisis del proceso negociador, distinguiéndose una serie de fases que es conveniente tener en cuenta para favorecer dicho proceso y obtener los resultados buscados.Starting at €8.20
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Negociando una operación de capital riesgo (II): Estructuración del acuerdo e instrumentos contractuales
Segurado, Juan Luis; Roure, JuanTechnical Note EN-11Entrepreneurship, FinanceCuando se trata de estructurar las operaciones, y con independencia de su naturaleza, los inversores de capital riesgo buscan, fundamentalmente, maximizar su retorno, minimizar sus riesgos financieros y cubrirse frente a los posibles conflictos de interés que pueden surgir con los gestores de las compañías en las que invierten. Para ello, negocian la incorporación ?en los acuerdos de inversión? de una serie de mecanismos de control y de asignació...Starting at €8.20
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USP Hospitales (B)
San José, Amparo; Roure, JuanCase E-124FinanceEn marzo de 2007, Gabriel Masfurroll (Gabi), Presidente de USP Hospitales, evaluaba su estrategia de crecimiento recordando cuando a principios de 2004, dejó Dallas algo desilusionado tras una reunión del Consejo de la matriz americana. En aquel momento USP Hospitales formaba parte de la empresa americana United Surgical Parners, la cual planeaba concentrar su crecimiento en el mercado americano y la inversión dedicada a la división europea, lide...Starting at €5.74
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Padeinvest
Roure, Juan; de San José Riestra, AmparoCase E-176Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information TechnologiesEl caso aborda la creación y gestión de un grupo inversor, PADEINVEST, puesto en marcha por el grupo de PADE '10 de Madrid, para llevar a cabo actividades de inversión en grupo en startups. El caso recorre brevemente la creación del grupo y la motivación, sus parámetros de funcionamiento, la construcción de una cartera incipiente y las primeras inversiones. El caso utiliza además una de las inversiones, la tercera, para destacar la diferencia de ...Starting at €8.20
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The Non-verbal Aspects of Speeches
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-36-ELeadership and People ManagementStudies have found that people who communicate non-verbally through active movement tend to be rated as warm, more casual, agreeable and energetic, while those who remain still are seen as logical, cold and analytic. Our audience's interpretation of our non-verbal communication is not only very important but also the largest element of the communication process. Non-verbal communication is all forms of communication other than by the use of words...Starting at €8.20
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Effective Evaluation of Spoken Communication: A checklist for evaluating speaker performance
Neill, Conor; Mueck, Florian; Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-92-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementAn important part of powerful communication is developing your own ability to continuously improve as a communicator. Immediate specific feedback is necessary if you are to become a truly great speaker. Effective evaluation is an important part. As you become more skilled in evaluating others, you will become better able to ask for feedback on your own speaking.Starting at €8.20