Saintleo MBA595 All Modules Discussions Latest 2019 April Question # 00601107 Subject: Education Due on: 05/09/2019 Posted On: 05/09/2019 11:16 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.7/5

MBA595 Current Issues in Leadership

Module 1 Discussion

Based on
your readings of Chapters 1-3, discuss your philosophy regarding how a leader
should behave. Second, list two of your favorite leaders (either those in the
public eye or whom you might know personally), and describe how they embody the
Saint Leo Core Value of Excellence.

Based on
your readings of Chapter 2, in your own organization (or one that you are
familiar with) do you see differences in the roles and behaviors of managers at
different organizational levels?

Based on
your readings of Chapter 3, answer Questions 1 and 2 relating to the Air Force
Supply Squandron Case (Yukl, 2008, p.84-85).

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Module 2 Discussion

Have you
ever seen (or been involved in) a situation in which a participative approach
to leadership has gone bad ? What were the conditions of this situation and why
did you feel that it went bad? What should the leader have done differently?
Are there any warnings in your text or other readings where they mention that
this type of problem might occur with a participative approach?

Are there
advantages and disadvantages to developing different relationships with
different employees? Can you point out some of the advantages and disadvantages
of doing this (adapted from Yukl’s, 2008—Review and Discussion Questions for
Chapter 5–#3).

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Module 3 Discussion

What are
the characteristics of leaders who derailed (failed to perform successfully)
and were either dismissed, transferred, opted for early retirement, or simply
plateaued with no chance for promotion (according to the Center for Creative
Leadership studies, 1983, 1985, 1995)? How do you think your co-workers view
you in regard to these characteristics? Be honest in your self-assessment.

MBA595 Current Issues in Leadership

Module 4 Discussion

What are
the key similarities and differences of charismatic and transformational
leadership? What do you think are the impacts on followers of each?

MBA595 Current Issues in Leadership

Module 5 Discussion

Choose one
of the following contingency theories:

House’s
Path Goal Theory (1971)

Hersey and
Blanchard’s Situational Leadership Theory (1977)

Kerr and
Jermier’s Leadership Substitute Ideas (1978)

Yukl’s
Multiple-Linkage Model (1989)

Fiedler and
Garcia’s Cognitive Resource Theory (1987)

Discuss
what is known about the theory from a research perspective. Do we know whether
the ideas work or not? Are there any practical “strategic”
recommendations for leaders based on that theory? Be sure to cite your sources
using APA style.

Discuss:
What are considered to be the positive and negative consequences of using
transformational leadership behaviors? What are the practical implications of
using the transformational approach?

MBA595 Current Issues in Leadership

Module 6 Discussion

Have you
ever been on a cross-functional team in which the members were at odds with
each other? What types of problems can members have? What are some of the ways
that leaders can help to work out these difficulties?

What are
some of the guidelines for strategy formulation that can be used by leaders?
List them and discuss which ones might be particularly important in your work
setting (adapted from Yukl, 2008).

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Module 7 Discussion

Based on
your reading of the article “Leading Change” by John Kotter (1995),
discuss three ideas, suggestions, or sections of the article that you found
interesting. For example, in Error 1, Kotter argues that it is extremely
difficult to get people to change because it means they must move out of their
comfortable routines and into the unknown. Leaders often fail to create a great
enough sense of urgency around the change to make people want to do things
differently. If your organization has gone through a change recently, then you
might want to discuss whether or not a “sense of urgency” was established. What
was the response? Feel free to use Chapter 4 of your text to supplement your
points.

What do we
know about the effectiveness of cases, behavioral role modeling, large-scale
simulations, and developmental assignments for leadership development (adapted
from Yukl, 2008)?

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Module 8 Discussion

So what
should you look like as a leader? Your textbook lists a number of factors that
comprise the “essence of effective leadership” (Yukl, 2013, P. 421).
Briefly discuss what these mean and rate how well you perform in regard to each
factor.