Category: Leadership

Do you think leaders are born or made? Why? Include one example of a leader to support your point of view.
Must be at least seven full sentences and address all parts of the question.

Select and define two (2) components of transformational leadership (idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual simulation, and/or individualized consideration); and discuss the value and importance of each component to being a transformational leader. In addition to using two sources, support your responses with specific examples.

Overview:
In Module 1 of this course, you took the Gallup CliftonStrengths 34 Assessment and in Module 7, you prepared a gap analysis (see attached). These activities are essential inputs into this activity. The purpose of the current activity is to put those assessments to work in a systematic way to address a gap you identified in the Module 7 assignment.
These assessments exemplify the type of psychometric assessments that give deep insight into how you show up in organizational settings. Your task is to design a leadership experience intended to address developmental areas (e.g., strengths, lesser talents, knowledge gaps, team leadership styles). Incorporate learning from your CliftonStrengths Assessment.
Organizations use developmental activities to help their shareholders develop knowledge, skills, behaviors, and competencies. For example, organizations use the Franklin-Covey Seven Habits of Highly Effective People training (Franklincovey) to develop desired cultural competencies. Likewise, some companies use VitalSmarts Crucial Conversations training (Vitalsmarts) to improve their employees’ conflict resolution skills.
Links:

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

https://training.vitalsmarts.com/courses/crucial-conversations-online-2018
Instructions:
The parameters for your leadership experience are open. However, you should describe:
1. what gap the developmental experience will address (i.e., what evidence supports the need to do this),
2. what tools support the conceptual underpinning for the experience (i.e., what is the evidence that this sort of experience is effective to address the gap),
3. who will benefit from the leadership experience (e.g., you, the accounting group, an air wing, your organization),
4. how long this experience will take (e.g., 15-minute icebreaker, 4-hour workshop, seminar series over 8 weeks),
5. the details of the activity,
6. who will facilitate the activity,
7. are there any special requirements for room setup, audio-visual equipment, or technology (e.g., a board room, Zoom, wireless lavalier microphone), and
8. which diagnostic is part of the activity (CliftonStrengths 34 or Management Assessment).
Your assignment can be completed in any tool of your choosing, provided you can accomplish the parameters above (i.e., you can use MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, mind mapping software).

Three questions you should address. Again your answers must be clearly labeled – bolded as item a, then item b and then item c.
Item a. What were the results of your “What is Leadership” questionnaire? Do you agree with this feedback? Why or why not?
Item b. What were the results of your “Understanding Your Leadership Actions Questionnaire? Do you agree with this feedback? Why or why not?
Item c. Do you agree with the Situational Theories of Leadership? Why or why not?
Please no chatgpt as this paper will go through chatgpt detectors.

Use the LMX Questionnaire at the end of chapter 7 in Northouse to measure the leader-follower respect, trust and obligation in your leadership challenge. Based on this analysis, what are the strengths and challenges facing you as the leader?
*Leadership Challenge Topic: The most essential leadership challenge I faced was planning and implementing strategies to improve employee engagement and talent retention within the company.
*LMX Questionnaire Score: very high = 30–35
You can interpret your LMX 7 scores using the following guidelines:
very high = 30–35, high = 25–29, moderate = 20–24, low = 15–19, and
very low = 7–14. Scores in the upper ranges indicate stronger, higherquality
leader–member exchanges (e.g., in-group members), whereas
scores in the lower ranges indicate exchanges of lesser quality (e.g., outgroup
members).

Find an article that discusses the sampling element “non-responses” and critique the article using the template. Then write a three paragraph essay (introduction, body and conclusion) about the chosen article. ***attached is the template as well as an example of how to fill out the template***

Competency 3: Develop strategies and tactics to implement positive organizational change.
This reflection activity is comprised of two sections, collectively totaling a minimum of 500 words. Complete your reflections by responding to all prompts.
Positive Organizational Change
Explain strategies for creating positive, organizational change.
How do these strategies stem from the leadership theory you most admire?
Provide a scenario to illustrate the implementation of 1 strategy.
Staying Competitive
Explain the relationship between organizational change and the organization’s need to stay competitive in a global market.
How much does this relationship drive change?
What other factors drive organizational change?
Submit your assignment.

Use Table 6.1 Path-Goal Theory: How it Works in Northouse to assess the subordinate and task characteristics of your leadership challenge, and determine which of the four leader behaviors is predicted to be most effective? Compare this with your score on Path-Goal Questionnaire at the end of chapter 6. According to this theory, is your preferred leadership style predicted to be effective in this situation or not? if not, what style would be more effective?
* Leadership Challenge: The most essential leadership challenge I faced was planning and implementing strategies to improve employee engagement and talent retention within the company
* Path-Goal Questionnaire at the end of chapter 6 score: Scored high in Directive style and Supportive style. Received a common score in Participative style and Achievement-oriented style.
* text book attached to review as needed

For this assignment, you will develop a vlog (video blog) reflecting on how you create meaning as a leader, how you do or will serve your community, and how you want to be remembered in terms of your legacy.
Consider this assignment as a video version of your reflection blog. The purpose is to propel you to think deeply about meaning, purpose, and legacy within the context of your leadership.
– Your vlog should provide some reflection on the book Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.
– Your vlog should capture you authentically, there is no need to over-produce this submission.
– Consider writing some notes about how you would like to answer these important questions to reference when you record your video.
– Your vlog should be around 5-8 minutes long to cover the activity requirements.

Competency 3 Reflection: Explain how evolving demographics and emerging technologies transform organizations.
This reflection activity is comprised of two sections, collectively totaling a minimum of 500 words. Complete your reflections by responding to all prompts.
According to George and Jones (2022), a company’s stance on social responsibility is the way its managers and employees view their duty or obligation to make decisions that protect, enhance, and promote the welfare and well-being of stakeholders and society as a whole. This includes the way the company handles changing demographics and emerging technologies.
Global Environment
Consider the forces in the global environment and your professional experience when responding to the following questions:
What are some of the implications of demographic forces for the industry you work in or aspire to work in?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of technological change?
How can information technology lead to beneficial changes within the workplace in the industry you work in or aspire to work in?
Social Responsibility
Consider your professional experience when responding to the following questions.
What do you consider to be the top three benefits to social responsibility?
How does your organization implement social responsibility initiatives? If they don’t, what considerations should be made?