Special Topic in Strategic Management

Your task is to formulate a cogent response to the following question:

1. Why is leadership an important element in strategy implementation?

Additionally (or alternatively), consider addressing one or more of the following questions:

2.Think about any two leaders you have known, one effective (i.e., "good") and one ineffective (i.e., "bad").For instance, think about the "best" boss you've ever had and the "worst" boss you've ever had.Next, make a list of the traits, practices, characteristics, etc. that cause you to consider one of them to be a "good" leader and the other to be a "bad" leader.In other words, what are the traits, practices, characteristics, etc. that cause you to consider one of them to be a "good" leader and the other to be a "bad" leader?

What is required to transform a "good" company into a "great" company?In other words, what do you think is the single most important ingredient?Is leadership the key ingredient?Is having the "right" strategy the key ingredient?Is having the "right" culture the key ingredient?Is having the "right" structure the key ingredient?

If you had to develop a list of "the ten greatest CEOs of all time," what names would appear on your list?