Leadership philosophies
As you consider leadership philosophies, provide an example of one from someone you admire. What stands out about their philosophy and leadership style or what can you glean that may influence your philosophy?
As you consider leadership philosophies, provide an example of one from someone you admire. What stands out about their philosophy and leadership style or what can you glean that may influence your philosophy?
Throughout the course, you created deliverables that were incorporated into an adaptive leadership toolkit submitted in Module Seven. You will recall this toolkit should help improve the skills and behaviors of the leaders within the organization, where you are a director of leadership and learning. Another important aspect in ensuring the toolkit effectiveness is how … Read more
Review Box 1.1, “The Evolution of Leadership Definitions,” in Ch. 1 (pp. 24–27) of Leadership: Theory and Practice. Identify a problem in your organization or industry that can be explored or improved through a 21st-century leadership theory. You can use the problem you identified in your Week 1 assignment, or you can choose a different problem. analysis … Read more
an analysis of the similarities and differences between leadership and management as they relate to social work organizations. Then, consider the fact that a manager is not necessarily a leader. Describe how someone in a management role might become a leader as well.
Choose one of the subsections of “Leadership Defined” (p. 24) in Ch. 1 of Leadership: Theory and Practice and describe how that subsection aligns with your identified high score from the “Conceptualizing Leadership Questionnaire” in this week’s first discussion.
The concept of leadership is complex and has many dimensions. Some people perceive leadership as: A trait or ability A skill or behavior A relationship or process How you perceive leadership influences how you practice leadership. Complete the self-scoring “Conceptualizing Leadership Questionnaire” in Ch. 1 (p. 47) of Leadership: Theory and Practice.
This week we will further study leadership by using the Leadership Challenge textbook by Kouzes and Posner. As you know by now, the authors identify Five Exemplary Practices. This week’s Practice is Model the Way which has two components: Clarify Values and Set the Example. This begins our study using The Leadership Challenge textbook and … Read more
WATCH VIDEO & COMPLETE QUESTIONS [embedded content] SOURCES: TEXTBOOK CH. 5 ATTACHED & VIDEO ONLY 1. In your opinion, who was the leader in the video (pick one of the emotions in Riley)? 2. What leadership approach/s was apparent in the video? Support your claim. (Trait, Skill, Behavior?) 3. How could the leaders in the … Read more
Leaders are heavily relied upon for their ability to make decisions, especially during stressful times. As you develop your leadership skills, you may be wondering if there are models or techniques that can aid you during such times. Thankfully, there are. One such model is the Vroom-Yetton Contingency Model. Inasmuch as any single model can … Read more
Evaluating Leadership Styles, Cultural Differences and Negotiation Tasks: In Week 1, you selected an organization for your course project. Company Name: Amazon (Use this Company) Week 3 Course Project Tasks You will analyze the cultural, governmental, and legal differences between the home country of the business you selected and one host country where the … Read more