Assignment:
Discussion Question 1
Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Training
Discuss an instance when you identified a weakness in the skill set in an employee (or in yourself ). If you had limited financial resources, where would you look for training to close the gap on these skill sets? How would the success of the training be measured? Respond to at least two of your classmates' posts with constructive ideas, comments, or suggestions.
Discussion Question 2
Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Mentoring
In the "Nurturing Leadership" video, Dr. Warren Bennis states "Terrific organizations led by outstanding leaders have leadership at every single level of the organization. They put a value on mentoring and coaching." Compare and contrast the concepts of coach and mentor. Is one better suited for a particular situation than the other? What is your experience with coaching and mentoring?
Question 1
What are the three elements of career motivation?
Appraisal, feedback, and reward
Talent, task clarity, and time
Insight, identity, and resilience
Job satisfaction, task significance, and a clear appraisal
Question 2.
What are key personality elements that make a leader resilient?
Self-esteem, self-control, and self-efficacy
Self-insight, self-identity, and self-enhancement
Self-monitoring, self-regulation, and self-denial
Self-analysis, Self-assessment, and self-control
Question 3.
Which development process will most likely incorporate an "in-basket" exercise:
On-line training
Coaching
Feedback from psychological assessments
Assessment centers
Question 4.
What type of learning style describes leaders who analyze their own and others' leadership experiences and change their behavior as they observe and experience what works best?
Analyzer
Complainer
Diverger
Amalgamator
Question 5.
What type of learning style describes leaders who explore alternatives, experiment, and then apply what works best?
Accommodator
Analyzer
Diverger
Converger
Question 6.
What leadership trait is consistently related to a leader's performance?
Goal setting
Self-development
Consideration of others
Conscientiousness
Question 7.
What leadership traits are considered interpersonal attributes?
Creativity and innovation
Organization and delegation
Voice and innovation
Communication skills and emotional intelligence
Question 8.
A typical 360-degree feedback report includes:
Item ratings and comments
Performance and development goals
Item ratings
Development goals
Question 9.
What is likely to increase a leader's career resilience?
Substantial cost of living increases in pay
Supervisor's thanks for excellent performance
Special parking space for a month
Guidelines for career development
Question 10
What element of career motivation is the spark that ignites striving for a career goal?
Career identity
Career direction
Career goals
Career insight