• Think about the characteristics of transformational leadership.
• Review the Sherman and Pross (2010) resource related to workplace culture.
• Select a scenario from your current or past workplace in which a leader demonstrated transformational leadership.

Assignment (4–5 pages, not including the title page or reference page):

• Describe the scenario you selected.
• Describe the transformational behaviors or actions the leader exhibited. Be specific and provide examples.
• Explain how these behaviors or actions produce the best care and environment for excellence in nursing practice and a healthy workplace environment that leads to quality patient outcomes.
• For each behavior or action, provide an example of how excellence in nursing practice is taking place.
• Explain how the leader’s behaviors and actions contribute to a healthy workplace culture.
• Explain the relationship among transformational leadership, communication, and collaboration with other teams and how this promotes excellence in nursing practice.

Leadership Styles
There are several styles of leadership. Autocratic leaders control subordinates, emphasizing that the leaders are in control. Democratic leaders work with subordinates rather than controlling them. Laissez-faire leaders might be considered nonleaders. Such leaders engage in minimal influence with subordinates.
From the various leaders you have had in the past ten years (e.g., supervisors, managers, coaches, teachers, music directors, etc.), select one who was authoritarian, one who was democratic, and one who was laissez-faire. Begin your post by describing your three leaders in three or four sentences each.
Then, select any one of the following bullet point questions (addressing all items in the bullet point you select).
· What were the different task-oriented behaviors used by each leader? What were the different relationship-oriented behaviors used by each leader? How did others react to the leader? Which type of leader seemed to demonstrate the most effective task and relationship behaviors? Based on what evidence?
Finally, complete your post with a brief evaluation of your personal leadership style
· Which style of leadership do you use?
· How do you know that your style is effective?
· What are two specific activities you could use to improve your leadership effectiveness? (Northouse, 2009, pp. 50–51).
2 Pages with References

Leadership Styles
There are several styles of leadership. Autocratic leaders control subordinates, emphasizing that the leaders are in control. Democratic leaders work with subordinates rather than controlling them. Laissez-faire leaders might be considered nonleaders. Such leaders engage in minimal influence with subordinates.
From the various leaders you have had in the past ten years (e.g., supervisors, managers, coaches, teachers, music directors, etc.), select one who was authoritarian, one who was democratic, and one who was laissez-faire. Begin your post by describing your three leaders in three or four sentences each.
Then, select any one of the following bullet point questions (addressing all items in the bullet point you select).
· What were the different task-oriented behaviors used by each leader? What were the different relationship-oriented behaviors used by each leader? How did others react to the leader? Which type of leader seemed to demonstrate the most effective task and relationship behaviors? Based on what evidence?
Finally, complete your post with a brief evaluation of your personal leadership style
· Which style of leadership do you use?
· How do you know that your style is effective?
· What are two specific activities you could use to improve your leadership effectiveness? (Northouse, 2009, pp. 50–51).
2 Pages with References

CRISIS IN EDUCATION
During the past few weeks, the coronavirus has cast an uncertain future over U.S. education—particularly the ongoing school year. It has also raised a host of questions:
Is remote learning possible for every school? How can educators and parents make it a meaningful experience when it’s happened so suddenly? And what roles will teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and parents play?
REMOTE WORK
With schools, major corporations, and small businesses closed, employees, are working outside the office. Remote work is increasingly a fact of work-life around the world. (Nearly one-quarter of Americans say some or all of their work is done outside the office.) But experts say a pandemic like a coronavirus is another reason why firms should invest in allowing workers to be able to productively work remotely.
In the social service environment, there is one case in Oregon where a Department of Children and Families changed its rules to allow some visits with foster kids to be conducted by video message rather than an in-person visit for the purposes of safety during the outbreak. It is assumed that there will be a lot of change in practice going forward as a result.
What are other specific concerns related to remote work for individuals working in the human services environment? Provide an example.