Assignment:
Essay 1
1. Leadership Influence For the next section in your research paper, draft a 500-word essay to examine your selected leader's power and influence by addressing both of the following areas: 1. Power: Which types of power does this leader leverage: legitimate, reward, coercive, expert, information, and/or connection power? Use at least one source with an example from the Waldorf Online Library to support your rationale.
2. Politics, Networking, and Negotiation: How does this leader use politics, networking, or negotiation to influence people? Use at least one source with an example from the Waldorf Online Library to support your rationale. Remember to apply APA style to the essay.
Essay 2
Leader-Follower Relationships The next contribution to the research paper focuses on the leader's relationships with his or her team. In a 500-word essay, examine the relationships your selected leader has with his or her followers. Describe their goals and values, and discuss their group dynamics. Be sure to include specific examples for how your selected leader and his or her followers communicate and interact with each other.
Do the followers influence the leader, and if so, how? Lastly, analyze the leader' s behaviors within the group dynamics to identify if the behaviors lead to any clues about the leader's potential mental models as he or she interacted with the group. Explain. Use at least one source with an example from the Waldorf Online Library to support your rationale. Remember to apply APA style to the essay.