Leadership in Organizations

Discussion Questions

1. Discuss how leadership is both an art and a science.

2. Compare and contrast leadership and management.

3.Compare and contrast leadership and followership.

4.Explain the role of perceptions in each aspect of the spiral of experience: observation, reflection, and action. Provide examples to illustrate your response.

5. Differentiate between single-loop learning and double-loop learning. Which one is more difficult in terms of leadership development? Why?

6.Explain how techniques such as role playing, in-basket exercises and leaderless group discussions enhance leadership training.

7. Describe what activities a new leader's first day should entail. Also discuss what should occur during each of these activities according to the new leader onboarding roadmap.

8. Explain how the third month of a new leader's tenure differs from the first two months according to the new leader's onboarding roadmap.

9. Why is it important for followers to have a high level of technical competence?

10. Describe the four qualities of leadership that engender trust according to Bennis and Goldsmith.

11. Describe the differences between instrumental and terminal values and give examples of each. What role do values play in work settings?

12. Identify and describe the four generations of workers as illustrated by Zemke.

13. Explain the two meanings of personality.

14. What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)? What are its four basic dimension preferences?

15. What is intelligence? What is the relationship between intelligence and leadership?

True / False Question

1. The primary role of leaders is not so much to be creative themselves as to build an environment where others can be creative.