1)Explain why it important to understand leadership styles and traits as a future public health professional. Include discussion of some of the unique challenges faced by public health leaders, and how knowledge of personal leadership style and skills can help one navigate and lead in the public health system. In replies to peers, provide additional examples to support the ideas presented or justify whether you agree or disagree with the ideas presented by others.
2) Using what you know about your personal leadership style and the tenets of servant leadership, explain why it is important to be able to meld these principles together as a public health professional and leader. Provide two suggestions for doing so. In replies to peers, discuss whether you agree or disagree with the ideas presented, and justify your response using the topic Resources.
3) Think about potential leadership opportunities you could engage in or ways that you currently exhibit leadership, formally or informally, in various settings within your community. This could be within specific organizations or social groups with which you engage. As a member or potential leader of these organizations or groups, describe ways you have or may exhibit, acknowledge, address, and assess cultural differences. Include discussion of and specific examples that illustrate this. In replies to peers, provide additional strategies your peers could employ to address cultural differences in the leadership roles they have described
4) When developing a culture of health, one must understand how racism, discrimination, and ethnicity affect a community. Research an example of a public health situation related to racism, discrimination, or ethnicity. Discuss whether you agree with how the situation was handled by public health leaders and explain why. Considering the tenets of servant leadership and your personal leadership style, explain how you would address the situation if you were the leader in this community. In replies to peers, discuss whether you agree or disagree with your peers' assessment of the example situations and justify your response.
5) Review the topic Resources and provide a real-world example of the appropriate use of systems thinking approach and the appropriate use of strategic planning approach. Explain why the two approaches are not interchangeable. Include a review of the similarities and differences between the two approaches in your discussion. In replies to peers, discuss whether you agree or disagree with the examples provided as illustrative of each approach, and justify the response using the topic Resources.
6) Refer back to the " Recognizing the Challenges of Leadership" topic material and consider the role of the public health professional in policy and advocacy and as an agent of change. Do you see yourself as an agent of change? If so, how? If not, why not? When replying to peers, provide and discuss strategies for public health advocacy and ways to become an agent of change.
7) Your textbook refers to 20 essential communication skills necessary for effective communication for public health leaders. Identify what you think are the three most important skills for effective team management by a public health leader. Discuss why you selected these as priorities and provide examples of how these skills can contribute to effective team management and supervision. In replies to peers, discuss strategies that could be employed to improve the communication skills listed.
8) Building and maintaining collaborative partnerships in public health is an essential part of public health leadership. Describe how collaboration can serve as a way to build social capital. Discuss two examples of challenges that can arise from collaborations in public health and describe specific qualities and characteristics a public health leader could exhibit to overcome these challenges in collaboration. In replies to peers, provide additional strategies for overcoming the example challenges.