This is a dissertation chapter on Leadership:

Some believe that leaders are born, not made, while others think that leadership is a quantifiable set of skills and ways of thinking that can be taught (Messmer 1999). Concepts of leadership, ideas about leadership and leadership practices are the subject of much thought, discussion, writing, teaching and learning (Depree 1989). What is it that makes an effective leader? What are the attributes, skills and competencies leaders of organisations possess, and can these sets of skills be developed through training? Can some leaders perform below their potential, even becoming toxic leaders, and if so how is this occurrence recognisable? This report will investigate these concepts of leadership in order to provide a simple blueprint of the important aspects of what it is to be an effective leader in an organisation. Continue reading →

This is a dissertation chapter on Psychology:

Psychology as defined in Segal and Kegan’s book on psychology is the “systematic study of behavior and mental process – including thought and emotion – and the factors that influence them”. The behavior aspect of the definition deals with the physical actions that us humans undergo, commencing from the second we wake up from sleep every morning. On the other hand, the mental and emotional processes deal with our thoughts and feelings; the way we feel, think of ideas, and interpret them. Also including emotions that we venture through- ranging from anger, happiness, hatred, sadness etc. Psychology is a systematic study because the theories that are reached are not based on myths and cultural beliefs; but based on substantial methods of experimentation; that is scientific proof (Segal and Kagan 4). Continue reading →

This is a dissertation chapter on Insurance:

First and foremost in order to speak of the law of insurance we must first look at its history and its origins. The many principles of the law of insurance derive their origins from the standard insurance contract documents mainly being the proposal form and the policy which have been drafted in a fairly uniform way throughout its existence. Furthermore the reasons for most of the principles of insurance can be found by looking at the history of insurance.

The main origins of modern insurance contracts started during the fourteenth century due to practices adopted by Italian merchants. The practice of medieval insurance started through maritime risks (the risk of losing ships and cargos), in the sixteenth century this practice spread to London merchants. During this time, there were no separate insurers, groups of merchants agreed between them to bear their risks jointly amongst themselves. In 1601 merchants established by statute a chamber of assurance which was at the time outside the legal system, therefore the common law played no parts in the regulation of conflicts concerning insurance. Continue reading →

This is a dissertation chapter on training:

Each day billions of people worldwide report to work and carry out their assigned tasks. How do they know how to do their work? How do they know what is expected of them? Is their job a career job? Is their room for advancement? Does their company provide any education for employees? These are just a few of the questions that will be addressed in this paper. The main focus of this paper will be to discuss training habits of multinational companies and to provide the reader with a good review of what training and development is all about in a 21st century company. Continue reading →