Tell us what you want us to know about you, and if you wish, post your picture:
• Professionally: What do you do and where do you work? What are your
... [Show More] career aspirations?
• Personally: How do you spend your time when you aren’t at work or in school? What are your hobbies and interests?
• Academically: What degree are you pursuing and why did you choose it? Where are you in your program?
Why do you agree or disagree that it is possible to be effective as a leader and manager? In addition to using two sources, such as the Harvard Business Review (HRB) articles by Kotter and Zalenik, support your response with a specific example.
What is an effective follower, and how can leaders encourage effective followership? In addition to using two sources, such as the HRB article by Kelley, support your response with a specific example.
Why do you believe leaders are born, or is leadership a learned skill? In addition to using two sources, such as the articles by Goleman and Kirkpatrick, support your response with a specific example.
What is charisma, why is it important to leadership, and do you agree it can be learned? Identify one (1) charismatic leadership trait and discuss how to developed it; support your response with a specific example.
Use Figure 5.1 Situational Leadership II in Northouse to analyze your leadership challenge. Where does the follower fall on the development level continuum (D1 to D4)? Based on this, which leadership style is most appropriate (S1 to S4)? Compare this assessment with your results on the Situational Leadership Questionnaire at the end of chapter 5. Is your preferred leadership style most effective for this situation? If not, what specific actions (derived from this model) might you take?
Using Figure 4.1 the Leadership Grid in Northouse, assess the need for “concern for results” and “concern for people” in your leadership challenge. Compare your assessment with your results on the Style Questionnaire at the end of chapter 4. Will your current leadership style(s) address this situation? Is there a style that would be more effective? [Show Less]