Learning Activity 1 – Theme One: Understanding the nature of leadership helps to frame the viewpoint of a leader. View: Drew Dudley: In conjunction with the opening comments in the week 1 course schedule, the readings for week 1, theme 1, consider the point stated by Drew Dudley in Everyday Leadership. Then, reflect on your experiences with leaders, and in your own words, define leadership. How does your definition differ from what you read and viewed and explain why.
Learning Activity 2 Theme Two: The evolution of leadership theory can help to explain what makes a good leader today. Explain the meaning behind theme two and describe the GDD leader of today based on the evolution of theory. What you will need to do is look at the different leadership theories and apply the theories to support your reasoning.