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Write: Title: Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice, fourth edition Author: Peter G. Northouse Publisher: Sage, Thousand Oaks, California Copyright Date: 2018 In APA Format - ✔✔Northouse, P. (2018) Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice, fourth edition. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. Provide two distinct ways leadership abilities are different from leadership skills and behaviors. (Ch 1) - ✔✔--abilities are the capacity to be a leader, skills are the competency --abilities are natural, behaviors are observable Explain the historical evolution of leadership studies, citing at least three different approaches. What new perspective did each successive approach contribute? (Ch 1) - ✔✔Trait approach Behavior approach Situational approach Relational approach "New Leadership" approach Emerging leadership approach Discuss three emerging leadership approaches. With which one do you most identify and why? - ✔✔Authentic leadership Servant leadership Gender-based studies According to the text, what is leadership? - ✔✔"a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal"
Choose three of the global positive leader attributes identified by Northouse and briefly explain why they are universal and not culturally specific. (8) - ✔✔--trustworthy: everybody wants to believe their leader
- intelligent: more faith in their choices --motivational: we all need somebody to encourage us Briefly explain the message associated with "The calf path" - ✔✔don't follow blindly the beaten path, you might waste time/energy/resources going "three miles in one" What is the most difficult trait to acquire as a leader? Justify your response. (Ch 2) - ✔✔I believe that the most difficult trait to acquire as a leader is to be sociable, this is because this is a very intricate thing to do because there are so many types of personalities and it requires a lot of adaptability Briefly describe the six key leadership traits and give an example of how you can demonstrate each trait in your life. - ✔✔--intelligence --confidence --charisma --determination --sociability --integrity How necessary is charisma for effective leadership? Give two examples to support your view. - ✔✔Charisma gives the leader the capacity to do extraordinary things and is close to impossible to not have charisma to be an effective leader. One example is John F. Kennedy and the way he was able to captivate with his audience and bring what he is saying to life. Another extremely effective leader is Martin Luther King Jr. and notably one of the most famous speeches "I Have a Dream" Justify your opinion on whether integrity is an important leadership trait - ✔✔Integrity is an essential trait when it comes to leading because without trust or honesty it is going to be nearly impossible to build a relationship with followers.
Your MSU Student Conduct Code starts with a section detailing what? - ✔✔Instructor Responsibilities Summarize the six academic expectations for students within the MSU Student Conduct Code. - ✔✔Be prompt and regular in attending classes, be prepared for classes, submit assignments in a timely manner, take exams when scheduled (unless rescheduled), act respectfully towards students and staff, make and keep appointments when necessary to meet with instructor Summarize three of the seven examples of academic dishonesty described in the MSU Student Conduct Code. - ✔✔Cheating, plagiarism, multiple submissions Describe the development of strengths-based leadership. - ✔✔Acknowledge your strengths and be willing to reveal them to others, practice working with others based on your strengths, recognize and address weaknesses Briefly explain the four leadership strength domains. - ✔✔Executing, influencing, relationship building, and strategic thinking Briefly explain the six classifications of VIA character strengths and provide one example of how each manifests in your life. - ✔✔courage, justice, humanity, temperance, transcendence, and wisdom Based on the Leadership Strengths Questionnaire, describe two of your unrealized strengths - ✔✔Implementor and Innovator Provide three reasons the democratic style of leadership promotes greater creativity among employees than the other styles of leadership? - ✔✔Provides more freedom to be creative Plays to employees strengths Everyone is heard, so they feel comfortable enough to share ideas Describe two differences between leadership philosophy and leadership style - ✔✔Philosophy is a set of beliefs we have about the nature of people. Leadership style is how an individual enacts these beliefs.
Use at least three real-life examples to support whether you tend to be a Theory X or a Theory Y leader. (78) - ✔✔Theory Y leader because in a group situation people want to get the task done as fast as possible, if they are passionate they are excited to work, and people become bored doing nothing and bossed around Diagram the Time Management Matrix and plug in specific examples for each quadrant - ✔✔Important and urgent: crisis, pressing problems, deadline driven projects, meetings, last minute prep. Important and non urgent: Preparation, prevention, values clarification, planning, relationship building, empowerment. Non-important and urgent: Interruptions, some phone, email, meetings, popular activities. Non-urgent and non-important: Trivia, busy work, some phone calls, and too much TV Define urgency addiction - ✔✔The need to wait until the last moment to test yourself List and explain five of the ways discussed in class to organize main points of an outline. - ✔✔Chronological order: order of steps Spatial order: Using a directional pattern for main points Problem solution order: Describe problem then propose solutions Cause/Effect: Discuss cause of the problem then discuss the effect Pro-Con: Positive then negative ways What is the purpose of a transition word/statement in a speech - ✔✔To connect main points in a speech. Why should the speech body be outlined before the introduction or conclusion? - ✔✔To ensure the speech covers only the points that were outlined and that no new information is introduced. An individual's believability while speaking is based on what percentages of the following? - ✔✔Verbal 7% Vocal 38% Visual 55% What three purposes does the speech introduction serve? - ✔✔Gain audience attention
Briefly explain the behaviors that comprise task leadership. What is the common thread among them? - ✔✔Initiating structure: organizing work Production orientation: technical aspects of the job. Concern for production: includes whatever the organization is seeking to accomplish. The common thread among them is influencing people toward goal achievement. Explain why every leadership situation demands some degree of relationship leadership behavior. - ✔✔Relationship Leadership behavior is an integral part of effective leadership performance. A leader must find the time and energy to listen to all followers and do what is required to build effective relationships. Identify your preferred leadership style. Ch 5 - ✔✔Task style Outline the behaviors that comprise relational leadership and identify the common thread among them - ✔✔Consideration behavior Employee orientation Concern for people The common thread among them is helping followers feel comfortable in the situation they are in. In communicating, what is the difference between argument and evidence? - ✔✔An argument is a disagreement between two or more people, but it can also be a statement backed by evidence. Evidence is anything that can be used to prove something. Briefly describe the three skill sets involved in administrative leadership. - ✔✔managing resources and people, showing technical competence Briefly describe the three skill sets involved in conceptual leadership. - ✔✔Problem solving Strategic planning Creating vision
Define social perceptiveness - ✔✔knowing what is important to other people, how they are motivated, the problems they face, how they react to change. Define emotional intelligence. - ✔✔A person's ability to understand their own and others emotions. Based on the Chapter 6 questionnaire, what is your strongest leadership skill? Provide three examples of how you effectively use that skill. - ✔✔Conceptual: able to work towards the big picture, solve problems, and plan Based on the Chapter 6 questionnaire, what is your most challenging leadership skill? Provide three examples of things you can do to become more comfortable or improve that area. - ✔✔Administrative: manage more people, resources, and show technical competance What can we learn from a cab-driver about leadership? - ✔✔Positivity takes you a long way and excuses aren't going to get you anywhere. You should take advice from others. "If you wake up in the morning thinking you are going to have a bad day, you will rarely disappoint yourself." (important quote from the story) Summarize six of the nine points for preparing formal papers using APA format. - ✔✔-Formal/format
- Rhetoric- how you write what you want to say
- Write in nouns and verbs
- Use third person
- Rely on active structure
- Practice practice practice
- Writing brain vs editing brain
- Plagiarism vs self plagiarism
- Know who you are citing
