Theme #1: There are various types of leadership roles in an organization. They extend from the executive leadership role to the project leader. Each has different sets of responsibilities to the organization and each leadership role utilizes skill sets which require influencing people to move the business towards the vision. This week's theme focuses on those levels which are most visible to the students either because they are seen from afar as being on the top or because they seek to become involved personally: executive, managerial, and team leaders. We will examine the role of each and the skill sets associated with them.

Learning Activity 1

Using this diagram explain why levels 1-3 are leaders? Then compare and contrast levels 4 and 5 leaders with the leadership found in levels 1-3.

Theme #2: Leading from where you are. It doesn't depend on where you are in an organization you can lead in any position. The job of the executive leader is to encourage this role for everyone through empowerment, the manager through motivation, and the team leader or supervisor through mentoring, listening, and encouragement.

Learning Activity 2

Leading from where you are means being a leader in any job. Have you ever lead from where you are? Using your experience in the workplace give an example of something you have done that would be considering leading from where you are and something you would do now that would show leadership. Remember leadership in this context means an action which is not expected of you in your job description.