Topic: Psychology of Leadership, Supervising, Motivating

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It has long been realized that people don’t quit jobs, they quit Bosses. People will not follow a bad manager, supervisor or leader under most conditions other than coercion.The basic premise of this course is that it is the personality of an individual and his ability to inspire trust and credibility that makes the difference in the performance of organizations (teams, groups). No matter what the system of management is or the system of governance, it is the nature and strength of the leader that makes all the difference, in what people will do to accomplish mutual goals. All Presidents of the United States operate under a free Democracy. But, is it the same government under an Obama, Bush, Clinton, Johnson or Nixon? While there are similarities attributable to the system and the times, there are also major differences which are a function of the personality of the Leader. Indeed, we often pick partners and professors on the basis of likeability, trustworthiness and credibility as opposed only to objective qualifications.