Week 1 Discussion

Due by 12/10/2015 8:30 pm EST.  Each post must be 250 words minimum with references cited.

• Conceptualizing Leadership

  Complete the 1.2 Conceptualizing Leadership Questionnaire. What do the scores you received on the Conceptualizing Leadership Questionnaire suggest about your beliefs on leadership? Of the six dimensions on the questionnaire (traits, ability, skills, behavior, relationships, and process), which two are the most similar to your own beliefs? Which two dimensions are the least like your own beliefs? Explain.

  Guided Response: Review several of your peers’ postings.  Give additional advice to at least two of your peers on the importance of knowing your beliefs on leadership and why individual beliefs may vary.

   

• Leadership Lessons

  Read the article, "10 leadership lessons from Manchester United's hiring and firing of David Moyes". Compare the 10 lessons in the article to the leadership theories in your textbook - what leadership theories is the author of the article applying in his suggestions, and how? Do you agree with the lessons in the article? Why or why not? Describe how you could apply one of the 10 leadership lessons to improve your current or previous workplace. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.