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Assignment: Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 350-500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Steven Sample states "One must always keep in mind that leadership is an art, not a science. Effective management may be a science but effective leadership is purely an art" (Sample, 2003).

Discuss the following:

• Develop your interpretation of this quote.

• Defend or justify your agreement or disagreement with Sample.

In addition to addressing all requirements of the assignments, model answer includes the following:

• In chapter 1, Sample describes effective leadership as thinking "gray" not being confined to one way of thinking (Sample, 2003). Think about the leadership traits that may justify and / or challenge the statement

• The agreement to this statement may vary.

• Is being visionary a science or an art?

• Properly cite required reading material.

Professor Response. Reflecting on your statement "Thinking that is confined to one way is drastic to the organizational setting and individuals as it limits the potentials of the people in giving out their best for operational excellence", I ask: Is there a specific example to illustrate the point that you are making.