Research Paper On Jamie Oliver

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Goleman, Boyatzis and McKee (2002, p. 57) defines that ‘visionary leaders articulate where a group is going, but not how it will get there - setting people free to innovate, experiment, take calculated risks’ . A visionary leader may have an innate need motivator of personal destiny to lead. He usually spends his entire life following his dream and has a strong conviction of seeking to bring his vision to reality.
‘Our mission is to empower, educate and inspire as many people as possible to love & enjoy good food’ says the British celebrity TV chef James Trevor Oliver, best known as Jamie Oliver who is described as one of the youngest visionary leader of this era. The Naked Chef star is a natural and inherent leader. He is honest and open-minded …show more content…

Being now a self- accomplished millionaire chef, he creates a charity foundation called Ministry of Food. Oliver’s Twist star who wished to make a case for change and had gained 270,000 people to sign his petition for better food in UK’s schools by replacing Turkey Twizzler, burger and chips to salads, fruits and better quality of meat. Being convinced, ex-prime minister Tony Blair adhered and supported Oliver’s visions whose government had agreed to inject an additional £280 m to solve the problem. Bennis (cited in Booher 1991, p. 34) stated that ‘leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality’. Jamie’s Kitchen star shows that leadership is an activity not a position, he indeed uses his notoriety to reconnect people with food. Big- hearted star brings along disadvantaged teenagers from low income areas and trained them to become efficient and organised chefs. He believed in his team of capable of running first-class London restaurant, ‘Fifteen’. Being the father of 4 kids, he even encourages families to eat together several times a week to strengthen the family

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