Discuss the below:
What are common measures of successful leadership? Identify two successful leaders you know personally or have heard about. By what measures are these leaders successful?
What are some differences between leadership and management? How do these differences affect an organization? What are some decisions leaders must make? What are some decisions managers must make?
Why is it important to have effective leaders and managers? When is it appropriate to lead or manage? Under what circumstances should a leader or manager take a follower role? What is the effect of each role at a departmental level?
How would you define successful leadership? What standard do you apply when evaluating leadership success? Is it possible to predict success based on organizational cultures or other factors? Provide examples to support your answer.
What methods exist to develop leaders in an organization? What methods does your organization use? Why? Have any methods been counterproductive? In what ways?
When might a leader's values and priorities conflict with those of his or her organization? What tools are available to help leaders balance competing values and priorities? What support must an organization provide to help leaders in the struggle of competing values and priorities? Provide specific examples.
Review the section on generational differences in Ch. 4 of The Art and Science of Leadership. What are some generational differences in your workplace? What effect do they have on a leader's ability to balance values and priorities? Provide examples.
How does an individual's personality affect his or her leadership traits? What traits serve a leader well? What traits do not? Explain your answer.
How would you define power? How would you define influence? What are some distinctions between power and influence in an organizational setting? How may power and influence positively affect an organization? How may power and influence negatively affect an organization?
Provide specific examples to support your answer.
Identify a public or political leader. What kind of power does this leader possess? What influence tactics does this leader normally use based on his or her power? Provide a specific example of an influence tactic this person has not used. What would happen if the leader used this tactic? How would his or her power be affected?
What are different types of strategic leadership? How do they affect an organization's structure? What are the roles of strategic leaders in an organization's management? What internal and external factors affect strategic leadership ability?
What obstacles exist for leaders involved in participatory management? What methods may a leader employ to overcome these obstacles?
What are the most important skills a leader may possess? How may these skills be used in an organizational setting? What methods may you use to improve your skill set to become a more effective leader?
How would you define effective relationships in a professional setting? How do effective relationships contribute to an organization's success? What methods may an organization use to promote effective relationships between and in departments?
How do effective leaders build relationships with superiors and peers? What specific approaches must a leader employ when interacting with superiors and peers?
What are some reasons employees and managers resist change? As a leader, what methods would you use to help employees and managers adapt to change?