Required
A comprehensive essay of your personal leadership analysis (3,000 words):
Required
A comprehensive essay of your personal leadership analysis (3,000 words):
Instructions
Write an individual reflection of your own leadership style (5,000 words).
Instructions
Please select a research topic related to some aspect of Leadership Theories. Students are free
to choose a topic as long as it relates to the course subject matter.
A brief overview, 2-3 pages in length, will be developed and submitted to the instructor for
approval before writing the paper. This assignment will account for 20% of your total grade.
Support this submission with a minimum of seven additional resources.
Your submission should be 10 pages in length (see below) and will be graded on content, clarity,
quality of research, and use of appropriate English composition (spelling, grammar, punctuation,
and syntax).
The final submission must follow APA.
i. Title page must follow FCE title page requirements
ii. Include a Table of Contents
iii. Include an Executive Summary
iv. The narrative must be at least 10-pages in length
v. Use double-spaced 12-point, Times New Roman font for this and all assignments
vi. Show all sources for the information/data presented
Instructions
For this assignment think about a specific decision that was made by your supervisor in the
organization you currently work for or have worked for in the past. Review the background
materials carefully on the Vroom-Yetton model and think about how this model applies to this
decision that you experienced. Then write a 2- to 3-page paper applying the Vroom-Yetton model
to this decision:
1.) Describe the decision that management had to make, and also whether their decision-making
style was autocratic, consultative, or group-based. Explain your reasoning.
2.) Go through Vroom-Yetton’s seven questions and apply these questions to their diagram to
see what decision-making style their model suggests. Briefly explain the reasoning behind your
answers to the seven questions.
3.) Conclude your paper with a discussion of whether or not you would recommend this model to
your supervisor and whether or not you were surprised by the recommendation given by this
model regarding decision-making style.
Assignment Expectations
Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.
Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of
space to summarizing general background materials.
Make sure to cite readings from the background materials page. Rely primarily on the required background readings as your sources of information.
Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality
Academic Paper, including pages 13 and 14 on in-text citations.
Required:
Explain the differences between Liberalism and Conservatism. Does ideology really make a difference in the United
States today?
Support your reasoning with examples. How does this impact American culture, government and
politics in your opinion? You will be expected to support your discussion with primary texts and
from pre-approved secondary sources (including, but not limited to, the course text, online
lectures, and a list of suggested online resources).
| Getting the Evidence: Leadership Training DilemmaDeveloped by John R. Schermerhorn, Jr., Ohio University Shane Alexander is the human resource director of the Central State Medical Center. One of her responsibilities is to oversee the hospital’s leadership training programs. Recently Shane attended a professional conference during which a special “packaged” training program was advertised for sale. The package includes a set of videotaped lectures by a distinguished management consultant plus a workbook containing readings, exercises, cases, tests, and other instructional aids. The subjects covered in the program include motivation, group dynamics, communication skills, leadership styles, performance appraisal, and the dynamics of planned change. In the past Shane felt that the hospital had not lived up to its training goals. One of the reasons for this was the high cost of hiring external consultants to do the actual instruction. This packaged program was designed, presumably, so that persons from within the hospital could act as session coordinators. The structure of the program provided through the videotapes and workbook agenda was supposed to substitute for a consultant’s expertise. Because of this, Shane felt that use of the packaged program could substantially improve supervisory training in the hospital. The cost of the program was $3,500 for an initial purchase of the videotapes plus fifty workbooks. Additional workbooks were then available at $8 per copy. Before purchasing the program, Shane needed the approval of the senior administrative staff. At the next staff meeting, Shane proposed purchasing the training program. She was surprised at the response. The hospital president was noncommittal; the vice president for operations was openly hostile; and the three associate vice presidents were varied in their enthusiasm. It was the vice president’s opinion that dominated the discussion. He argued that to invest in such a program on the assumption that it would lead to improved leadership practices was unwise. “This is especially true in respect to the proposed program,” he said. “How could such a package possibly substitute for the training skills of an expert consultant?” Shane argued her case and was left with the following challenge. The executives would allow $1,000 to be spent to rent the program with thirty workbooks. It would be up to Shane to demonstrate through a trial program, or pilot test, that an eventual purchase of the full program would be worthwhile. There are 160 supervisors, team leaders, department and division heads, and executives in the hospital. The program was designed to be delivered in eight 2.5-hour sessions. It was preferred to schedule one session per week, with no more than fifteen participants per session. Shane knew that she would have to present very strong evidence to gain needed support for the continued use of the program. Given the opportunity, she wondered just how she could get evidence that would be conclusive one way or the other.
Endnotes
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Please answer these questions
How do you feel about group leadership?
Are you a natural leader?
What strengths do you bring to the ability to lead and facilitate groups?
What personal limitations might you have to overcome to lead a group effectively?
How might you improve your abilities to lead groups?
What skills, values, or content areas might you need to grow to be an effective social work practitioner with groups in the future?
What concerns do you have, more generally, about group practice?
How do you feel about the application of social work ethics to the group practice setting?
Suggested Resources
Textbook: Social Work Skills with Groups: Comprehensive Practice and Self-Care File: How to Engage in Substantive Discussion Post.pdf
