BUS119 Week 5 Final Paper
Review this list of leaders and select a leader to evaluate for your Final Paper Leadership Analysis

Part 2.

Leader’s Name Description

Jacinda Ardern

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Jacinda Ardern is the former Prime Minister of New Zealand. She led the country through the COVID-19 pandemic and minimized the number of deaths and the pandemic’s negative economic impact with her leadership. She led the country through the crisis with effective and persuasive communication.

Mary Barra

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Mary Barra is the first female CEO of GM and the first

female CEO of a Big Three automaker. She led a

culture change at GM and faced the challenge of 84

safety recalls upon taking office as the CEO. She is

leading GM’s movement into the electric vehicle

market.

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Arnold Donald

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Arnold Donald was the first Black CEO and non-family- member CEO of Carnival Corp. (Carnival Cruise Lines). He took the helm in 2013 after some disastrous incidents. He led the company through a turnaround in performance and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Steve Ells

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Steve Ells is the founder and first CEO of Chipotle. He took a new approach to the fast-food industry, challenging the traditional fast-food model. He led the company through a turnaround by incorporating digital access and then through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reed Hastings, Jr.

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(Wilmot) Reed Hastings, Jr. is a co-founder and the executive chairman of Netflix. He led the creation of a new way to watch movies and shows, leading to the demise of physical video rental companies such as Blockbuster. He continues to lead changes at Netflix as the streaming industry becomes the primary way to watch movies and shows at home.

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Winona LaDuke

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Winona LaDuke is a Native American environmental activist and author. Her work focuses on advocating for Indigenous people and giving them control of their homelands. She works to preserve their cultural history, as well. She was an instrumental leader of the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Cynthia Marshall

Photo by Stuart Isett from Fortune.

Cynthia Marshall is the CEO of the Dallas Mavericks

NBA team. As the first Black woman to lead an NBA

team, she was hired to transform a culture that for 20

years, had been considered toxic and misogynistic.

She created a 100-day plan at the start of her tenure,

leading a faster-than-expected turnaround in the

Mavericks’ corporate culture.

Greta Thunberg

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Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist

who began her activism at the age of 15. She is

known for challenging global leaders regarding their

insufficient actions to address climate change. She is

an advocate for our planet.

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Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani female education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Targeted by the Taliban, she was shot in the face at the age of 14 but survived and made human rights advocacy her passion. She particularly advocates for the education of women and children in her homeland of Swat, Pakistan.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the President of Ukraine. He is leading (led) the country through the full-scale invasion by Russia. Prior to becoming president, he was a comedian and actor. While many doubted his leadership abilities, he has proven to be an effective leader in these times of crisis.

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