Consider a leadership decision you have made in the past, or one that you’d be likely to make in the future.
1.What is that decision?
2.Use the Normative Model of Leadership to derive the most appropriate leadership style. Write out the logic of each decision that you make with respect to the seven contextual features.
3.Do you agree that the style you landed upon is best? Why or why not?
As a leader (or potential leader), how does the Leadership Substitutes Theory make you feel? Empowered? Anxious? Emboldened to delegate? Emboldened to consolidate power? Describe at least one positive and one negative feeling and why you have that feeling.
4.Of all the substitutes listed, which would you like to encourage and why? Which would you like to avoid and why?
4.1Leadership gender
Answer questions 1, 3, 4, and 5. (Questions provided in files)
Communication and coaching skills
Read the article “Can Your Employees Really Speak Freely?” and answer the following
questions:
1.What are the main reasons employees don’t fee comfortable speaking freely to their bosses?
2.What are two or more signs that your followers don’t feel comfortable speaking freely?
3.How do you encourage voice during the communication process between leader and follower?
Building credibility through communication
4.You’re in Quadrant 2 in the credibility matrix. What are your top three priorities so that you can improve trust?
5.You’re in Quadrant 4 in the credibility matrix. What are your top three priorities so that you can improve expertise?
6.Uh-oh….You’re in Quadrant 3 in the credibility matrix. What are your top three priorities so that you can improve overall credibility?\
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