The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.
For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Wednesday, January 25, 2017.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work; provide references for the citations; and format your document in accordance with APA guidelines.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.

Complete your participation for this assignment.

Leaders as Change Agents

In this assignment, you will study the factors involved in making leaders change agents.

For the assignment, you will put well-known personalities and yourself under the microscope to learn what makes you and the individuals you select not only leaders but also what it takes for leaders to be change agents.

Using the South University Online Library, the Internet, and periodicals such as Fortune, Business Week, and Forbes, research about the biographies, case studies, and articles of leaders.

Choose any two leaders who you consider to have been very successful change agents and two who you believe have been unsuccessful change agents. Write a brief biography of each of the leaders you selected.

In addition, answer the following questions regarding your chosen leaders:

• What were the leaders' bases of power? How was it gained? What was their reach or influence?

• How did the leaders find themselves in the position to serve as change agents? Describe the situation, including the need for a change agent.

• What mode did each leader operate in?

• Were the leaders successful change agents?

• What made the leaders successful or unsuccessful change agents?

• What were the similarities between the two successful leaders and the differences between the two successful and two unsuccessful leaders?

Are there factors about the leaders you researched that might have predicted their success or failure before they achieved leadership roles? Explain at least three such factors.

Leadership Styles

In this assignment, you will study the characteristics that mark each leadership style.

Identify five leaders from the lists given in Appendix A.

You must select one leader's name from List 7.

You must select one leader's name from List 4.

Select the remaining three leaders from Lists 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6. Ensure you select only one name from a list.

Share reasons for your selection of leaders.

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about the following:

• Biographies of the chosen leaders

• Historical events associated with the chosen leaders

Based on your research and readings, compile a 7-to 8-page Microsoft Word that includes answers to the following questions:

• What were the characteristics of your chosen leaders?

• What were the factors that contributed to each individual rising to the role of leader?

• What was each selected leader's leadership style? Support your position with credible references with respect to the style, and include an accurate biography and depiction of historical events.

• Did the leaders' leadership style shifted or evolved with time or the acquisition of power? Why?

• What tools did the leaders utilized to promote their influence and vision?

• What were each leader's contingency and situational leadership capabilities? Explain and support with examples where he or she demonstrated those leadership capabilities.

• What was the power base of the selected leaders? What characteristics or traits allowed each individual to assume the position of leadership power?

• What role did the leaders assumed in resolving conflict? What was each leader's apparent conflict resolution style?

• What was each leader's iconic situation that gained him or her recognition as a leader?

• Did the environment and time lend to each leader's rise or recognition? Why?

• Reflecting on leadership theory and style, would you consider certain traits and characteristics to be timeless? Why or why not?

• Why did others adopt or invest in them as individuals and leaders?

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