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LDR 300T Wk 1 Discussion – What it Takes to be a Leader
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Day 3
Complete the Wk 1 Learn: Self-Assessment: Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Leader? in Connect.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
It is easy for anybody to delegate tasks in an office, but effective leadership is more than that. Prominent leaders have significant impacts on the team members they manage and their company.
- Discuss 5 unique perspectives of a good leader.
- Discuss the feedback from your self-assessment. As you work toward developing your leadership skills, how can you apply the feedback to your development to meet an effective leader’s characteristics, activities, and responsibilities?
Due Day 7
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
LDR 300T Wk 2 Discussion – Power and Leadership
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Day 3
Consider a leader in a specific situation, real or imagined, such as the leader of a project team, the head of the marketing department, the CEO of a company, or the leader in a team sport. Based on the leader identified, detail the following.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Discuss 3 types of power the leader has. How is it helpful in enacting change within the leader’s sphere of influence? Discuss 1 reason to know if the person’s leadership skill is inherent or developed over time?
Due Day 7
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
LDR 300T Wk 3 Discussion – Decision-Making and Leadership Style
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Day 3
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Analyze 2 leaders you come across, for example, the leader of a project team, the head of the marketing department, the CEO of a company, or the leader in a team sport. Identify their leadership styles. Discuss 3 behaviors of a positive leader and a negative one from your perspective for the leaders you have identified.
Due Day 7
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
LDR 300T Wk 4 Discussion – Transformational Leadership
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Day 3
Transformational leadership styles and practices are used across industries, around the world. Like any other leadership style, transformational leadership also has its unique characteristics, pros, and cons.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Is transformational leadership beneficial in all kinds of organizations and industries? If so, why? If not, share examples of organizations or companies that you believe are incompatible with transformational leadership principles.
- Does transformational leadership contribute to employee performance? Discuss whether the productivity or validity of transformational leadership is consistent or depends on followers with varied personality characteristics.
Due Day 7
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
LDR 300T Wk 5 Discussion – Diversity and Inclusion
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Day 3
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
We all have several differences when we compare ourselves to other people, and we have many similarities. We may speak different languages, belong to different cultural backgrounds, and exhibit different behavior patterns, but many of our basic needs and interests are similar.
- Share an example from your work, community, or personal experience where you noticed an appreciation for diversity and cultivated inclusion. For example, employees appreciate others whose backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences are different from their own in XYZ company. The leadership at the company treats all employees fairly and respects individuals and values their differences.
- Discuss how you can contribute to diversity and inclusion in your work and community?
Due Day 7
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.