Different situations require that different styles of leadership be used to meet the primary goals of the group. Imagine a tour group that is lost in the desert. Which type of leadership would be best for the tour guide to adopt? Answer democratic authoritarian laissez-faire expressive
Discuss current views on developing leaders and managers from within and how leadership and management relate to project management in this organizational context. Consider the pros and cons of setting up a formal program/project management office.
Leader-member Exchange Model You have been invited by the human resources manager of a medium-sized company to prepare a "report" on "In Groups and Out Groups." The report will be distributed to departmental VPs and directors. In the report you should: 1. Introduce the concepts of In and Out groups. 2. Describe a s
You have been asked to teach ethics to a group of managers. In one part of this course you will be discussing "corruption and ways to prevent its occurrence." Describe the way mishandling power can lead to corruption and how occurs in organizations today. Use an example to illustrate it from your research. What is emotiona
Pick a current or a past president of the United States (Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, George Bush SR. or JR.) and evaluate his performance against the leadership characteristics discussed in the text. On the basis of this comparison, do you think that the president was/is a good strategic leader? Why? Please write three stron
What is integrative leadership? What is moral leadership? What is change leadership? What type of leadership do you experience from your leadership team and work? What leadership coaching recommendations would you give them if you were their personal leadership coach?
I am working on a literature review for a research paper and need some assistance. the topic is the effectiveness of cross-functional teams in a new business competitive environment. The topic is centered around aerospace and proposal development for the U.S. government. I am attaching a straw man outline. Help in story boarding
Leadership Challenge: Using Sources of Power Ethically The CEO of a large company has retained you as a management consultant to look into an area of concern that she has. With many of the recent corporate scandals, she is wondering how she can avoid these sorts of problems within her company. She has asked you to research an
Culture, gender, and leadership are closely related. In most cultures, even Western cultures, leadership is associated with males. This is even more the case in many Arab Muslim countries where women play a limited role in public and business life (Nahavandi, 2006, p. 27). As a leader of a business division, you face the choi
Course Overview Throughout this course you will assume the role of a management consultant hired by a variety of clients. Each individual or group project you undertake will present a different management or leadership challenge. These projects will give you an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of modern leadership
Identify a leader whom you know well and assess her/him in each of the following qualities. 1. Vision: here assess the Big Plan or Macro Vision of your chosen leader 2. Ability: assess the overall ability of your choice in the areas of competency, latest knowledge and breakthroughs within the field, value as a resource for
Often, we hear or read that "leadership is dependent on good communication." Do you agree? Write a report on leadership interaction and communication styles. To help you present your report, create a scenario depicting a meeting of business leaders from Japan, Nigeria, France, and India. Your analysis should include a discuss
Choose two leadership concepts (Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition - starting page 5) from the Harvard Business Review article and describe briefly. Article : http://ceo.usc.edu/pdf/Shackleton-Leadership_in_Crisis.pdf
It is my belief that when teams are first formulated every individual approaches a new team with a measure of trust in each team member regardless of potential risks that have not yet surfaced. Based on my experience, I've worked with several teams in different intervals throughout the course of my profession, in which case I w
Please help answer the following questions. Provide at least 200 words in this solution. What skills do managers need today? Are these skills different from management skills of 50 years ago? Why or why not? Is a manager different from a leader? What management strategies can you employ in your current position (
1. Should all leadership development programs be this same? Why or Why not? 2. What are some key elements of leadership development programs?
The Unhealthy Hospital When Bruce Reid was hired as Blake Memorial Hospital's new CEO, the mandate had been clear: Improve the quality of care, and set the financial house in order. As Reid struggled to finalize his budget for approval at next board meeting, his attention was focus on one issue; the future of six off-site
Please help with leadership assignment by discussing the given questions: Managers have to exhibit the behaviors that they expect their followers to display. Do you support this view? Give at least two reasons to justify your stance.
1. Describe ways in which the use of MS Excel as a tool for interpreting data can be used by a manager of an organization. 2. Provide some examples in which research results would be communicated to other members of the company. Explain how the research would be communicated and what technology would be used to demonstrate th
Your team of management consultants has been retained by Holographics Technologies International (HTI), a multinational conglomerate of 18 different hardware and software companies located in the United States, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and Canada that together represent the leading edge of holographic applications for
Assume you are a manager for a shoe manufacturer that decides to move operations to Indonesia to increase profit margins. The company wants you to hire men and women for double the local average wage for that part of the world to assemble these shoes in a new factory in Indonesia that follows all local regulations. 1. In t
Women and people of color face unique challenges in acquiring power and influence in corporations. Read this paper: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/13/womenofpr.html?page=0%2C0 Compare and contrast the ways in which the women in this article succeed in gaining real power at work.
Leader-member Exchange Model You have been invited by the human resources manager of a medium-sized company to prepare a "report" on "In Groups and Out Groups." The report will be distributed to departmental VPs and directors. In the report you should: 1. Introduce the concepts of In and Out groups. 2. Describe a situati
How is mentoring valuable to leadership? What are the keys to effective mentoring?
Do charismatic and transformational leadership generalize across cultures?
How does a manager's leadership style influence his or her effectiveness in the workplace? Provide a specific example
What are some examples of projects that have failed due to a lack of good technical leadership?
Select and investigate an organization where teams are frequently utilized. In what ways has the use of teams led to greater productivity, more effective use of resources, better decisions and problem solving, and higher quality products and services?
How does a manager's leadership style influence his or her effectiveness in the workplace? Provide a specific example.
In what organization do you think your leadership style would be most effective? In what organization would it be least effective? Compare and contrast the organizations.