Posted: March 2nd, 2022

Transformational Leadership Debate [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 3, 4]

Transformational Leadership Debate [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 3, 4]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 8 in the Leadership: Theory and Practice course textbook.
Identify and explain four of Bass’s factors associated with transformational leadership. Give examples from your own experiences or observations that illustrate the use of two of these factors. Debate the expectations of transactional and transformational leaders. Take a transactional or transformational leader’s stance and how they would address a given situation differently using your examples.
Team Leadership Scenario [WLO: 3] [CLOs: 2, 3]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 16 in the Leadership: Theory and Practice course textbook.
Describe the role of leadership within teams. What is the primary reason why teams fail? What can be done to ensure team success? Give a personal scenario from your own experience for team success.
Glass Ceiling Case Study [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLO: 5]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 14 in the course textbook, Leadership: Theory and Practice, along with the following articles: Gender and Leadership? Leadership and Gender? A Journey Through the Landscape of Theories (Links to an external site.), Examining the Relationship Between Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Intuition in Senior Female Managers (Links to an external site.), The Role of Leadership Theory in Raising the Profile of Women in Management (Links to an external site.), and Twenty Years Later: Explaining the Persistence of the Glass Ceiling for Women Leaders (Links to an external site.).
Define and describe the glass ceiling. Summarize the reports and/or research results of the glass ceiling’s impact on women. Have you faced barriers similar to those described or observed others’ experiences with any of these barriers? Give an example to illustrate.
Navigating the Labyrinth Debate [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLO: 5]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 14 in the course textbook, Leadership: Theory and Practice, along with the following articles: Gender and Leadership? Leadership and Gender? A Journey Through the Landscape of Theories (Links to an external site.), Examining the Relationship Between Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Intuition in Senior Female Managers (Links to an external site.), The Role of Leadership Theory in Raising the Profile of Women in Management (Links to an external site.), and Twenty Years Later: Explaining the Persistence of the Glass Ceiling for Women Leaders (Links to an external site.).
As the course textbook indicates, the glass ceiling has become more of a leadership labyrinth. Debate some of the best practices, both organizationally and individually, that can help women leaders navigate this labyrinth and attain more leadership positions within organizations. Does the burden of making changes in the representation of female leadership fall upon businesses and organizations, or on the individuals? Why?
Culture [WLO: 1] [CLO: 5]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 15 in the course textbook, Leadership: Theory and Practice.
Define the terms culture, ethnocentrism, and prejudice, and describe their relationship to one another. Then, select one case study from Chapter 15 in Leadership: Theory and Practice, based on its relevance to your professional or personal interests, and briefly discuss how you see these concepts in action in the case. How would you coach leadership of the organization in the case to be more effective and supportive of diverse people?

Ethical Leadership [WLO: 2] [CLOs: 2, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 15 in the course textbook, Leadership: Theory and Practice.
Define and describe the principles of ethical leadership. Which two of the five principles covered in Chapter 15 do you think are the most important, and why? Discuss this in the context of a specific example, either from your own professional experience, or from one of the case studies in Chapter 15 of the course textbook.

Text
Northouse, P. G. (2022). Leadership theory and practice (9th ed.). SAGE.
• The full-text version of this ebook is available through the RedShelf platform.
Articles
• Adams, S. (2012, October 4). 10 tough truths about leadership (Links to an external site.). Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/10/04/10-tough-truths-about-leadership/
• Appelbaum, S. H., Audet, L., & Miller, J. C. (2003). Gender and leadership? Leadership and gender? A journey through the landscape of theories (Links to an external site.). Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 24(1/2), 43–51. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437730310457320
• Dooley, R. (2003). Four cultures, one company: Achieving corporate excellence through working cultural complexity. (Links to an external site.) Organization Development Journal, 21(2), p.52.
• Downey, L. A., Papageorgiou, V., & Stough, C. (2006). Examining the relationship between leadership, emotional intelligence and intuition in senior female managers (Links to an external site.). Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 27(4), 250–264. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437730610666019
• Jogulu, U. D., & Wood, G. J. (2006). The role of leadership theory in raising the profile of women in management (Links to an external site.). Equal Opportunities International, 25(4), 236–250. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610150610706230
• Weyer, B. (2007). Twenty years later: Explaining the persistence of the glass ceiling for women leaders (Links to an external site.). Women in Management Review, 22(6), 482–496. https://doi.org/10.1108/09649420710778718
Articles
• Alahmad, A. (2010). To be ethical or not to be: An international code of ethics for leadership. Journal of Diversity Management, 5(1), 31-35. https://doi.org/10.19030/jdm.v5i1.803
• Allio, R. J. (2007). Bad leaders: How they get that way and what to do about them. (Links to an external site.) Strategy & Leadership, 35(3), 12-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/10878570710745785
• Authenticity and effective leadership: Getting the focus right. (Links to an external site.)(2006). Strategic Direction, 22(7), 18. http://doi.org/10.1108/02580540610669044
• Browning, B.W. (2007). Leadership in desperate times: An analysis of Endurance: Shackleton’s incredible voyage through the lens of leadership theory. (Links to an external site.) Advances in Developing Human Resources, 9(2), 183-193. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422306298858
• Ciulla, J. B. (2010). Being there: Why leaders should not “fiddle” while Rome burns. (Links to an external site.) Presidential Studies Quarterly, 40(1) 38-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-5705.2009.03753.x
• Dulewicz, V., & Higgs, M. (2003). Leadership at the top: The need for emotional intelligence in organizations (Links to an external site.). International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 11(3), 193–210. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb028971
• Hammett, P. (2008). The paradox of gifted leadership: Developing the generation of leaders (Links to an external site.). Industrial and Commercial Training, 40(1), 3–9. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197850810841585
• Hobson, C. J., Strupeck, D., & Szostek, J. (2010). A behavioral roles approach to assessing and improving the team leadership capabilities of managers. (Links to an external site.) International Journal of Management, 27(1), 3-15, 200.
• Humphreys, J., Zhao, D., Ingram, K., Gladstone, J., & Basham, L. (2010). Situational narcissism and charismatic leadership: A conceptual framework (Links to an external site.). Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management, 11(2), 118-136.
• Li, C.-K., & Hung, C.-C. (2009). The influence of transformational leadership on workplace relationships and job performance (Links to an external site.). Social Behavior and Personality, 37(8), 1129–1142. https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2009.37.8.1129
• Marques, J. F. (2008). The five steps toward awakened leadership. (Links to an external site.) Performance Improvement, 47(7), 20-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/pfi.20013
• Sussan, A. P. (2006). Management by emotion (MBE) (Links to an external site.). Competition Forum, 4(2), 433-437.
• Tse, H. H. M., & Mitchell, R. J. (2010). A theoretical model of transformational leadership and knowledge creation: The role of open-mindedness norms and leader-member exchange. (Links to an external site.) Journal of Management and Organization, 16(1), 83-99. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1833367200002285
• Whitener, J. K. (2007). Year of wonders: The wonder of leadership. (Links to an external site.) Advances in Developing Human Resources, 9(2), 214-235. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422306298860
• Wickham, K. R., & Walther, J. B. (2007). Perceived behaviors of emergent and assigned leaders in virtual groups. (Links to an external site.) International Journal of E-Collaboration, 3(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.4018/jec.2007010101

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