Assigtnment
Introduction
The video "Becoming a Leader: What is Leadership" is an interesting and fun presentation by Richard Rierson. Rierson is a former Marine, commercial pilot, entrepreneur and certified leadership coach and trainer. He believes that leadership challenges include learning how to meet our personal challenges with calmness, confidence and consistency. He covers many topics related to leadership in this 12-minute video.
Initial Post Instructions
Watch the video on "What is leadership?" and answer the following questions:
• Would the authors of our course textbook agree with what is said in the video? (e.g. Would they be in agreement with the video's definition of leadership?) Be specific.
• Is there anything in the video that was not discussed in class that called your attention? If so, explain.
• After watching the video and studying the materials, would you say leadership is important? If it is, how so? If it is not, why not?
Secondary Post Instructions
Read and respond to posts made by at least one of your peers. Respond in one of the following ways:
• Ask a probing question.
• Share an insight from having read your peer's post.
• Offer and support an opinion.
• Validate an idea with your own experience.
• Make a suggestion.
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.