Leadership

Leadership Defined One take-a-way from this course is to grasp concepts that are integral to the Interactional Framework for Analyzing Educational Leadership.  This leadership environment is the interaction between four key elements: the leader the follower the mission (task, goal, etc.) interacting in a given (situation (contextual environment). The cross-section of these four elements is where leaders tend to either succeed or fail.  The balancing act of these elements is not easy; it is filled with hurdles.  Nevertheless, this framework offers a lens through which to view leadership and the leadership developmental process. An additional resource (Drew Dudley Video) is provides here to show how daily interactions with the world around us give us opportunities to help change lives.  Click on the link below and view Drew Dudley’s story about “Everyday Leadership.”   Drew Dudley (Links to an external site.) Assignment and Criteria Based on your research,  Module 1 readings (Copeland, 2014, Covey, 1991), and professional and/or personal experiences, define leadership. Include leadership characteristics covered in Module 1 Respond to the following questions: How do others define leadership? What characteristics do they attribute to effective leaders? How do the views expressed above align with Covey’s eight characteristics of a Principle-Centered Leader? Structure and Organization Write a 5-page paper (including Cover page and References list). Follow APA Guideline

This is a military, US Marine Corps, essay. The thesis for this is “Preparing the leadership team to overcome the challenges presented by complex environments and threats includes the role the Marine Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) takes in developing their Officer as a teacher in combat and service training, as an example of leadership, and as an experienced and trusted advisor.” What is the role of a Marine SNCO in the development of young officers so the leadership team is prepared to overcome the challenges presented by complex environments and threats?

Leaders are required to have a variety of strengths and competencies. Using personal experience, please describe some of those strengths and competencies and how they were used as effective leadership tools. Would you have addressed issues using any other competencies?

In APA 6 Style 750-1000 words. Read about Situational Leadership. Summarize what Situational Leadership is. All four quadrants and what they mean. Give 3 example cases found that demonstrate situational leadership. Give 3 examples of how you demonstrated situational leadership. The examples could be task based situations.

Describe your leadership experience(s) where you were effective in your position. When describing your experience(s), please include the area and the impact your leadership had on the individual(s) with whom you interacted. This is an admissions application essay to Physician Assistant school, not medical school, and not an assignment. The purpose of this is to showcase my relevance to this program. Below is the mission statement for the intended institution “The mission of the Butler University PA program is to produce graduates with a foundation in primary care to deliver high quality, patient-centered care in a wide variety of clinical settings. The program is accredited through the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Butler has had continued Accreditation since 1996, reflecting our solid curriculum, students’ and faculty’s professionalism, leadership, and service” The rewrite must apply to admissions and adequately address the question. I do not want citations; this is a perspective essay. You may infer leadership impacts based on what may appeal to admissions or your understanding of leadership impact. No plagiarism will be tolerated. The piece will be put through software before submission. I have started with a narrative to open it up and keep it interesting to read. The following the narrative the I would like the question to be addressed directly then expounded upon in detail. I find myself writing mechanically and militaristic and am hoping someone can help smooth this out for my intended audience. Below I have listed some general impacts of my leadership. Areas of effective leadership in the scenario -safety of the soldiers who participated – good communication – delegation -morale maintaining -confidence -neutralized internal argument between soldiers

THE RISE AND FALL OF CARLY FIORINA (2-pages, 3-4 references) Read the following article: Article 5: Johnson, C. The rise and fall of Carly Fiorina. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies 15(2), 188-196. LINK: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1065&context=gfsb Respond to the following questions within your initial response: 1. When Carly Fiorina took over as CEO of Hewlett Packard and pushed financial performance over the “HP Way”, what type of leadership was she using? Explain your answer. 2. Explain the ethical leadership construct described in the article as a two-part process. 3. What behaviors, actions and decision-making process did Ms. Fiorina use that did not follow the ethical leadership construct? Be sure to include supporting evidence from your textbook or other scholarly resources within your response.

Discussion Questions: 1. What are Global Leadership Competencies? 2. Which ones would you specifically consider as most relevant? 3. What specific differences are entailed?

Describe experiences working in a virtual environment (this could even be an online class). How effective is your virtual communication? What type of tasks do you complete? Based upon your readings, experience, and the videos, what is the most effective virtual leader you have encountered thus far? Why were they effective? Conclude your paper with listing at least two obstacles in virtual leadership. This paper should be no less than 400 words and no more than 600 words.

You will prepare a short essay comparing and contrasting followership and servant leadership in the United States Army. -Make a strong purpose statement -250-750 words for the essay, the rest of the words can be for the outline -No more than 20 words per sentence -No more than 14 lines per paragraph -At least 2 References -5 paragraph format (Intro, 3 paragraphs, and conclusion -Make a Venn Diagram as an outline paper

Using the leader-member exchange (LMX) model as a base of information, discuss and compare how your chosen leader’s actions to foster teamwork relate (or do not relate) to the LMX model. How does the LMX model foster employee morale, organizational structure, and team development?