What leadership style and ways of thinking need to embrace

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Assignment - Results Based Assignment

Purpose: The purpose of this results-based leadership assignment is to enable you to apply the various concepts of leadership covered thus far by (a) reflecting upon your own commitment as a student, and (b) formulating your demonstrated leadership style in relation to the results you are getting while at the University of Manitoba. In your response, you are required to use the appropriate literature to support your thinking.

House and Mitchell (1974) suggested that followers (students; you) will be motivated if they/you (a) think they/you are capable of performing their/your work, (b) believe their/your efforts will result in a certain outcome, and (c) believe that the payoff for doing their/your work is worthwhile.

Assignment -

In your paper, please complete the following questions:

Future-focus: What outcome(s) do you envision for yourself at the end of this academic year?

Now-focus: What are the results that you are currently getting as a student at the University of Manitoba and in this class? Are you satisfied with the results you are getting? Do you think you are capable of performing better? Please explain.

What are you currently doing to get the results you are getting? (Do not focus on what you are NOT doing, but rather on what you ARE doing)

What way of thinking is moving you to do what you are currently doing?

In direct relation to your current results, what traits, skills, and/or styles have you adopted either intentionally or unintentionally?

Literature:

What specific concepts that you learned from either, traits, skills, behavior, Situational Leadership, Adaptive Leadership Theory and/or Path-Goal Theory of Leadership will aid you in improving, enhancing, or changing your approach to being the best student that you can be?

How will the concepts you identified help you be the best student that you can be?

Action:

What specific actions will you now need to take to improve on or change your current practices for the sake of achieving what you envision for yourself?

What kind(s) of support will you need?

For the sake of achieving what you envision for yourself, what leadership style(s) and way(s) of thinking would you need to embrace?

Length: No more than 6 pages (double spaced). Times New Roman, Font Size 12. Microsoft Word format.

Reference: House, R.J., & Mitchell, R.R. (1974). Path-goal theory of leadership. Journal of Contemporary Business, 3, 81-97.

Textbook - Leadership theory and practice seventh edition by Peter G. Northouse

Chapter 2: Trait Approach

Chapter 3: Skills Approach

Chapter 4: Behavioral Approach

Chapter 5: Situational Approach

Chapter 6: Path-Goal Theory

Chapter 11: Adaptive Leadership

Chapter 12: Psychodynamic Approach

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Now there are 2 different websites of our working so please make sure that you sent the solutions under same subjects. No more than 6 pages (double spaced). Times New Roman, Font Size 12. Microsoft Word format. You followed instructions for cover page and double space and submitted on time. You have provided a reflective response that answers all of the questions and their corresponding parts. You have demonstrated a spirit of inquiry by raising your own questions for further reflection. You have cited sources in your response and referenced appropriate concepts from your textbook and in-class notes. You have connected and integrated 3 or more concepts to your literature review. You have thoughtfully applied the literature review to support your reflections and demonstrated your own critical thinking. There are few to no spelling an/or grammatical errors in your assignment. Your written communication was clear, concise and coherent.

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