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Up to this point, both organizational cultures are relatively healthy. All are nervous about the decisions you are about to make. What change approach do you select? Why? In short, what is your plan
As a transformational change leader, what things are important to do and not do to avoid failure? How does one develop this knowledge?
Managing communication; managing diversity; managing ethics; managing across culture; managing terms; managing change? If so, how are they different? If not, why not?
Find an example of power corruption or ethical lapses by an organization's leadership. In 3-4 paragraphs, summarize the example and explain how the organization's corrupted leader(s) fits in the "Po
Include new policies that you would implement that should begin right away to facilitate the change to the new organizational structure.
Address one of four product crises: Nestle- infant formula in the third world; Bridgestone/Firestone- tire shredding; Exxon- Valdez oil spill disaster in Alaska, OR Tylenol- product contamination.
What do you see as your challenges as both a leader and a follower? What will your strategy be? Feel free to use bullet lists and tables if that helps you present your information.
What scenarios can you imagine that are plausible and potentially disruptive to your firm, work group or an organization you are associated with?
Briefly describe a major corporate scandal in an organization such as Enron, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, WorldCom, etc. Explain how the leader's use of power contributed to the organization's problems
Explain in detail the human implications of major organizational change, focusing in particular changes that result from the implementation of new technology.
Of the mental habits that support lifelong learning, which do you feel are the most important? With all of the upcoming changes, where do you see your career in the next five years?
Briefly describe Good Sport. What organizational structure is in place at the organization? What type of culture exists? In what ways are the structure and the culture related? Are the two compatibl
Is effective leadership really necessary for a project to be successful? Why or why not? Can effective leadership overcome a dysfunctional project team?
What are the underlying processes by which creativity-building exercises, such as the forced-association technique and brainstorming for ideas, increase the potential for creative thinking?
Explain how you could teach a small group of newly hired manager trainees the fundamentals of POLC, with appropriate examples of each stage of the model.
Discussion forum on management roles and styles offered by a professional organization you belong to. You post your ideas on the roles that a manager may need to assume that are and are not describe
Compare and contrast the leadership styles and traits of these two leaders. Why this individual was a leader. Include (with rationale) the person's primary leadership style (s), the leader's source.
Leadership principles - What are your core leadership principles?that is, what have you learned over the course of your life about what it means to be a good leader? What should a leader NOT do?
Can someone who is a leader not be a manager? Why or why not? Can someone who is a manager not be a leader? Why or why not?
Expatriate labor staying long enough to train up the workforce, but what about leadership positions in the host country? Do we need expatriate leaders or will they rise up from the local market in t
Meanwhile, CrysTel Communications has employee participation concerns and the leadership element needs to connect with them. Identify concepts that CyrsTel should incorporate and why.
If so, and assuming that leaders do not make good managers, does this mean that in order to have good leaders, you must accept bad managers?
Discuss how metrics can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of leadership in the context of change. Identify and discuss some of the best practices in leadership in the context of change.
Give an example of your leadership impacting a past or present place of employment. In retrospect, was this an effective style for the situation?
Do managers have "power"? If so, where does their power come from? If not, why do they not have power? And if they do not have power, do they they have something else other than power?