Essay Assignment: Psychological Foundations Of Leadership
In this unit, you were introduced to the psychological foundations of leadership along with several different models of leadership. Choose a successful leader and write an essay that addresses the major psychological foundations affecting your chosen leader. The leader you choose can be someone you know personally or a well-known leader. Make sure to address the following topics in your essay, as they will lead to the achievement of the unit learning outcomes.
• Explain the foundational leadership traits your chosen leader exhibits. Use specific examples to illustrate your points.
• Your chosen leader most likely does not exemplify just one model of leadership but may exhibit a mixture of many to create an individualized style. Based on your observations, what are the models he or she exhibits the most?
• Why do you think it is important to correlate leadership traits and models? How are these two concepts connected?
Refer:
Daft, R. L. (with Lane, P. G.). (2018). The leadership experience (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
• Chapter 1: What Does It Mean to Be a Leader?, pp. 3-24
• Chapter 3: Contingency Approaches to Leadership, pp. 65-88.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.