CTU Leadership Leadership Styles and Servant Leadership Discussion
Question Description
Complete each task in a separate document
Key Assignment Outline:
Your first task is to post your own Key Assignment Outline to the discussion area so that other students are able to review your plan. Attach your document to the main discussion post, and include any notes you feel are appropriate. The purpose of this assignment is to help improve the quality of the Key Assignment that you will complete for final submission.
Key Assignment
Part 1
As you reflect on previous conversations with Rae Marie regarding her new role as the Vice President of Operations for MyShoppingSpreeTV, you remember her calling you to question her earlier career success and doubting her current leadership capabilities needed in her new role. For several years she had been a successful manager for another company in which you worked at together years ago. You witnessed her previous successes and have confidence in her leadership.
A change in leadership is a significant organizational transition for all employees. After all, responsibility for group effectiveness is not only on the leader’s shoulders, but it is shared by the group. However, creating the right team is a responsibility of the leader. In your discussion with Rae Marie, you shared that research suggests that some individuals are better suited to work and lead in a collaborative team environment. After this discussion, you are prompted to become aware of the characteristics of effective teams and the dimensions of team leadership.
Write a 1000 – 1500-word essay that covers the following: Please answer all questions with detail.
- Identify and analyze the characteristics of effective teams.
- Discuss and analyze the need for leaders to monitor both the internal and external environments of a team.
- Include in your essay a response to the following:
- What are the dimensions of team leadership?
- What is team leadership? What are and include examples of situations where it is frequently used?
Cite all references in a reference list. Be sure to reference all sources using APA format.
Key Assignment
Part 2
As you arrive to your next scheduled meeting, you meet Rae Marie, VP of Operations for MyShoppingSpreeTV, who, arrives with an unusually positive outlook about her current situation. When you inquire about her new perspective, she shares that her department has been through its share of changes and challenges and that your conversations have helped her think about her new leadership role.
Rae Marie recognized that her new leadership role requires her to manage projects and lead people. You agree with Rae Marie and share that, leaders must also be concerned for their people, and have some concern for the work they do. As you and Rae Marie continue in conversation, Rae Marie asks, how much focus should I give to the people? How much focus should I give to their work?
In an effort to answer Rae Marie’s question, write a 1000 – 1500 word essay addressing the following: Please answer all question with detail.
- Identify 2-3 leadership styles and discuss the situations in which they will be most appropriate
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each leadership style
- Discuss and analyze the differences and similarities between leadership and managing
- Create your own personal definition of leadership
- Provide 3 examples of individuals who have demonstrated leadership that fits your definition
Cite all references in a reference list. Be sure to reference all sources using APA format
Make sure you review the scenario that I have attached.
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