Read the following article from the required reading assignment:
Preston, G., Moon, J., Simon, R., Allen, S., & Kossi, E. (2015). The relevance of emotional intelligence in project leadership. Journal of Information Technology and Economic Development, 6 (1), 16 - 40.
After reading the article, analyze the following scenarios, and choose one to discuss in your case study paper:
Scenario:
As a manager, you have two employees who have a difficult time working together. While nothing specifically unprofessional has been done by either one of them, other team members have expressed concern that the differences between them are causing tension and some other team members are having difficulty performing their work. Some have even gone so far as to say that the situation is causing a hostile work environment.
- Based on your preferred leadership style, how would you handle this situation?
- What are some effective practices that you would use for leading people and business processes in this situation?
- In this situation, what is your role in the decision-making processes that serve to establish an organizational climate oriented to meet business goals?
In your case study, be sure to address the following:
- Begin the discussion by identifying which of the scenarios you chose.
- Include a brief statement as to which of the leadership styles presented in the above article you are most comfortable with.
- Explain your top three, in order from most like you to least like you, and explain why you chose them.
- Then, answer the questions provided with your chosen scenario.
- Use the information provided in this unit to determine which leadership styles you prefer to use when you are in a leadership position (visionary, coaching, affiliative, democratic, pacesetting, and commanding).
- Then, considering the above points, how would you proceed with handling the chosen scenario?