Examine transformational leadership. How does it differ from other models of leadership? Explain some of the issues involved in implement transformational leadership into criminal justice organizations.
Category: Leadership
Self-Leadership & Emotional Intelligence
Self-leadership is related to emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence according to Neck, Manz and Houghton (2017) “involves the ability to perceive, understand, and regulate our own or another person’s emotions” and emotionally intelligent people can “recognize and use his or her own and others’ emotional states to solve problems and regulate behavior.” Having confidence in our ability to self-lead our emotions can be a critical part of our effectiveness.
Organizational Culture Background Paper
For this assignment, you will write a background paper on the condition of the organizational culture in your workcenter (flight, squadron, etc). The paper
should be written as an analysis that is intended to provide information to senior leaders on the organizations current condition, its impact on the members
and the mission, and what actions should or could be taken to strengthen or maintain the current culture. The paper must meet the following requirements:
1) Describe the condition of the organizational culture in their current work center (flight, squadron, etc.). Students must choose which organizational level is
most applicable to their current situation.
2) Describe the healthy and/or unhealthy elements of the organizations culture. Students may describe the healthy elements, the unhealthy elements, or
both.
3) Describe the impact that the organizational culture is having on its members.
4) Describe the impact the following lesson concepts currently have or have had on their organizations culture. Students should consider any thoughts,
discussions, and readings from the lessons.
Motivational Techniques
To prepare for this discussion, read the assigned textbook chapters and the articles, The Difference between Motivation and Empowerment
https://ezinearticles.com/?The-Difference-Between-Motivation-and-Empowerment&id=3024576
and Motivation Theory Links
http://www.goal-setting-guide.com/motivation-theory
To successfully complete this discussion, your post should minimally include the following:
Begin by briefly summarizing followership styles as discussed in the textbook and provide practical examples of each.
Formulate your own hypothesis of how followership style is related to work motivation. Explain your rationale.
Using concepts and vocabulary that apply to a specific career or profession of your choice, describe a thriving workforce based on the definition from the
textbook.
Select an aspect of diversity (e.g., age, ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion/spirituality, socio-economic status, sexual orientation). Explain how the aspect of
diversity you selected might make it easier or more challenging for an employee to employ the strategies for managing up as discussed in the text. You will
need to do some research on diversity and communication styles to complete this requirement.
Apply the specific strategies for effectively managing up the hierarchy to a specific real or fictitious scenario you might encounter in your workplace or
career. Be sure to apply the strategies in ways that take into account motivational and empowerment strategies as well as cultural diversity.
Support ideas you share in your post with a minimum of three credible scholarly and peer-reviewed sources Links to an external site. published within the last
ten years and document your sources by including APA-formatted citations Links to an external site. and reference
Motivational Techniques
To prepare for this discussion, read the assigned textbook chapters and the articles, The Difference between Motivation and Empowerment
https://ezinearticles.com/?The-Difference-Between-Motivation-and-Empowerment&id=3024576
and Motivation Theory Links
http://www.goal-setting-guide.com/motivation-theory
To successfully complete this discussion, your post should minimally include the following:
Begin by briefly summarizing followership styles as discussed in the textbook and provide practical examples of each.
Formulate your own hypothesis of how followership style is related to work motivation. Explain your rationale.
Using concepts and vocabulary that apply to a specific career or profession of your choice, describe a thriving workforce based on the definition from the
textbook.
Select an aspect of diversity (e.g., age, ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion/spirituality, socio-economic status, sexual orientation). Explain how the aspect of
diversity you selected might make it easier or more challenging for an employee to employ the strategies for managing up as discussed in the text. You will
need to do some research on diversity and communication styles to complete this requirement.
Apply the specific strategies for effectively managing up the hierarchy to a specific real or fictitious scenario you might encounter in your workplace or
career. Be sure to apply the strategies in ways that take into account motivational and empowerment strategies as well as cultural diversity.
Support ideas you share in your post with a minimum of three credible scholarly and peer-reviewed sources Links to an external site. published within the last
ten years and document your sources by including APA-formatted citations Links to an external site. and reference
The “Ten Commandments” of good executive leadership
List the “Ten Commandments” of good executive leadership and briefly describe each.
The “Ten Commandments” of good executive leadership
List the “Ten Commandments” of good executive leadership and briefly describe each.
Leadership Myths
- How would you define leadership?
- Identify and discuss one of the “Leadership Myths” and how it stands in the way of fully understanding and developing leadership.
- Does every successful leader have a valid theory of leadership? Discuss the characteristics of leaders, followers, and situations.
Motivational theory relate to you and your leadership style
- What is your leadership style and why?
- What can you do to make yourself a more effective leader?
- What is a motivational theory that interests you and why?
- How does the motivational theory relate to you and your leadership style?
- What objectives (or goal) do you hope to gain from this course that will make you a better leader, a leader that can motivate and inspire?
Jamestown colonists or leadership that led to the starving time
During the “starving time” at Jamestown, from 1609 to 1610, many colonists died from a variety of problems within the colony. The leadership of Jamestown was fractured, Powhatan Indians continued a raiding campaign against the fort, and there was a significant food shortage.
What do you think was the most important failure of the Jamestown colonists or leadership that led to the starving time? Do you believe the primary document is an accurate account of the time? What can we learn from the on-going research at Jamestown and how might this change our understanding of the first sustained English colony in the New World?