Problem 1
-Do you think men and women lead the same way or differently? Why?
-What do you think are the major differences between behavioural and contingency leadership theories?
-Does knowing about these theories impact your leadership style? How could you use these theories to change your leadership style?
Problem 2:
-Think of a prior or present manager of yours who had coercive power. Provide an example of how he or she uses or used reward and punishment to achieve an objective.
-Do you think using coercive power is the most effective strategy to get results? Explain.
-If you had to use a type of power to influence others, which would you choose and why?
Problem 3:
-Identify a specific task assigned to you by a manager. Break down the steps he or she took in the oral message-sending process.
-What is your weakest listening skill? How can you improve that?
-Have you ever used paraphrasing? Has it been used on you? Describe the situation and your thoughts on whether it was helpful in communicating.
Problem 4:
-Based on the LMX theory, focus on the existence of in-groups and out-groups. Think about a working unit or organization you are or were involved in that included in-groups and out-groups. Describe how the manager's behaviour and actions toward the in-group was different from those toward the out-group. Did this difference impact the out-group's productivity? How?
-The team focused leadership discussed in the TMX theory is said to result in group identification and increased productivity. In your opinion, is this correct? Do you think employing a TMX centered approach to leadership would increase effectiveness?