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MGT 542 - Leadership Development In Organizations - California Intercontinental University
Learning Objectives
This unit focuses upon the following course objective:
Course Objective 1. Consider how leadership influences performance.
Using these Unit Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcome 1.1 Identify the major satisfactions and frustrations associated with the leadership role.
Learning Outcome 1.2 Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the trait approach to leadership.
Learning Outcome 1.3 Discuss impacts of charismatic and transformational leadership on performance and behavior.
Activity: Discussion
In what way might being an effective follower help prepare a person for becoming an effective leader?
Assignment
Write a 3-4 page paper in APA format. Please Use the APA style.
Question 1: Top-level leaders of major business corporations receive some of the highest compensation packages in the work force. Why are business leaders paid so much?
Question 2: What have you observed personally to be helpful about a leader displaying a sense of humor?
Question 3: If leadership ability is partially inherited, to what extent is it still worthwhile for a person without any family members who have held leadership positions to pursue a career as a high-level business leaders?
Question 4: Provide an example of a leader you have observed who appears to have good cognitive intelligence, yet is lacking in practical intelligence.
Question 5: How might being charismatic contribute to the effectiveness of the manager of entry-level workers, such as those employed as cashiers or fast-food preparers?
Question 6: Prepare an annotated bibliography for the article you located and the APA reference to the article.