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Article: Leadership: the state of the research.(results of leadership research)(includes related article)
- Article from:
- Parks & Recreation
- Article date:
- October 1, 1998
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 National Recreation and Park Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Leadership is a topic of interest to all of us in the field of parks, recreation, and leisure services. Whether we are referring to direct leadership, where we work one-on-one with participants; supervisory leadership, where we guide and mentor our staff; or managerial leadership, where we make decisions at the board or executive level, all agencies, organizations, and individuals are affected by it. Highly effective leadership can move an organization ahead in its efforts to provide quality leisure services to a variety of constituents, while poor leadership can negatively affect an organization to such an extent as to put the organization "out of business."
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