Take lessons from politicians’ good — and bad — leadership decisions

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Dawn Z. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Decisions ◽  
Bad Leadership

scholarly journals Large Event Security - A Case Study of Spokane Events, WA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
Angela Senter ◽  
Mark Beattie ◽  
Demi Deng
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Event Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Boston Marathon Bombing ◽  
Service Staff ◽  
Guest Satisfaction ◽  
Boston Marathon ◽  
Leadership Decisions ◽  
Martin Luther King

Large event security has become increasingly complex over the past 20 years. Security incidents have included headline tragedies such as the Las Vegas shooting in 2017 and the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. Spokane, Washington, has been no exception to the need to enhance guest security for large-scale events, as evidenced by the Hoopfest gang-related shooting in 2010 and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day bombing attempt in 2011. Balancing the interests of stakeholders has become challenging for event management professionals in both planning and operations phases. Security strategies and trainings designed for security and guest service staff are critical for the success of new protocols. Transparent communication to the public is crucial for the event's success and the guarantee of guest satisfaction. This case study aims to document the leadership decisions made to enhance security for large-scale events held in Downtown Spokane and the Spokane Arena. Focusing on several tipping points, the leadership decisions and implementation are chronicled as a case study, along with the decisions and protocols that continue to influence large event security in the Spokane area. This study will benefit other event planners and venues as they face security system upgrades, protocols, and implementation.

scholarly journals CONFLICTS AND CONTRADICTIONS IN POLICY APPROACHES IN NIGERIA: A DIALECTICAL MANIFESTATION OF POVERTY OF LEADERSHIP

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 04-08
Author(s):  
James Nde Jacob ◽  
Ochoga Anita Onmoba
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Elite Theory ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Colonial Legacy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Bad Leadership

The paper discusses the conflicts and contradictions in policy approaches in Nigeria since 1960 with a view to ascertaining the role of bad leadership in policy outcomes. It adopts essentially the secondary methodology in data gathering through textbooks, journals and research articles, while the elite theory is chosen to explain the influence of the elite class on policy issues in Nigeria. From the findings, the paper argues that the heterogeneous configuration of Nigeria, colonial legacy, and institutional constraints have remained the major factors affecting smooth policy making and implementation processes in Nigeria due largely to the dearth of national leadership. In addition, the paper undertakes conceptual clarification of terms as used in relation to Public Policy in modern Nigeria; traces the history of Public Policy in the country; draws conclusion and made recommendations.

Predictive Analytics of Workplace Bullying and Bad Leadership Practices

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-170
Author(s):  
Joshua R. Garcia ◽  
dt ogilvie ◽  
D. Anthony Miles
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Behavioral Traits ◽  
Bullying Behavior ◽  
Bad Leadership ◽  
Hostile Work Environment

Bad leadership and aggressive behavior in the workplace have been a recurring problem for most companies in the United States. With the rise in hostile work environment litigation, management has to address the problem of workplace bullying of employees. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the problem of workplace bullying and bad leadership behavioral traits on the victims and victims' actions to deal with bullying behavior. The researchers conducted a nationwide study with 327 participants that have experienced workplace bullying and bad leadership. The researchers used a first-generation, researcher-developed survey instrument to conduct this study. The results of the study show there is strong causal influence of workplace place bullying traits and victim behavior such as employee resignations and HR complaints. Management should carefully evaluate the effects of workplace bullying and bad leadership on its workforce.

ICTs and Indigenous Languages as Agents for the Actualization of Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Festus Prosper Olise
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Indigenous Languages ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Bad Leadership

This paper advocates for the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and indigenous languages for the actualization of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria because both tools are capable of transforming the rural and urban populace. It explores the MDGs so as to unravel the ways ICTs and indigenous languages can facilitate the speedy actualization of MDGs in Nigeria, a country with peculiar cultural heritage and with over 750 indigenous languages. It also analyzes some of the contending constraints confronting Nigeria from actualizing MDGs such as corruption, extreme poverty, lack of attention to indigenous languages, high cost of ICTs which are products of bad leadership. The effective use of Nigeria’s different indigenous languages and ICTs, it maintains, remains the most effective way towards educating Nigerians and achieving the MDGs in Nigeria come 2015.

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