leadership chapter 1-4

UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, ACTIVITIES AND CASE STUDIES CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH FOUR

NAME: CHAPTER 01: DEFINING LEADERSHIP Discussion Questions 1. What are the organizational implications of assuming that leaders are born and not made? Leader are born and not made, this idea call to mind references in common vernacular to “born leaders” but a substantial amount of writing in the leadership.

2. At this point in your thinking, how would you explain the difference between leaders and managers? Leader should with a vision of that establishes direction develops a vision develops a stragies at networking leader should aligns people communicates direction Manager at agenda building should pians and budgets, establishes steps and timelines for results allcates resources

3. How would you respond to someone who asserted that “leadership is what leaders do”? I disagree this opinion, leadership is lead people .People with leadership , a leader needs people to lead ,if no people ,leader is no leader only is a people .so leadership not only about leaders .It is lots of peopie , leadership is ateam effort, everyone contributes .The leader helos guide what others do .

Case Study The Case of Dundee Consulting Inc. It was Friday, April 16 and the final mailing was being hand delivered to the U.S. Post Office. Max Forest was in charge of the Southern Rockies Tax Accounting division of Dundee Consulting. Max’ group was comprised of twelve accountants, an office manager, and four office staff members. Max and his team had worked nearly 16-hour days for the last month to complete the stacks of tax documents for the hundred or so clients they served in the tri-state area. Max had personally put in nearly 100 hours in the last week and was as physically and emotionally exhausted as everyone else on the accounting team. About half of the team asked to take part of the next week off in order to recover from the heavy schedule they had kept over the last quarter. The rest of the group would be in the office, but Max knew they were finalizing important loose ends with late filings. The tax season was even more tense because Max had been told in January that his division might be closed if revenue from the tax season was not substantial enough to justify the huge payroll and high overhead cost of the plush office in downtown Denver. Max had just received an email from Dundee Vice President of Domestic Operations, Jimmie Walls. Jimmie announced that he was going to be in the Denver area on Monday, April 19 and would like to meet with Max and his team to assess earnings of the division during the recently ended first quarter. Jimmie proposed that the team and Max compile and analyze as much income data as they could by Monday and present that information over a luncheon meeting. Max realized that the amount of time needed just to collect the data would be well over 20 hours, even for the most veteran team associates. Max also realized that a poor showing (in either the data or the presentation) would greatly impact, perhaps fatally, the future of the Southern Rockies division. The meeting had to be held, it had to be flawless, and the data had to be presented effectively if the team (and possibly even Max) were to have any hope of being retained by Dundee. 1. If Max were to engage in leadership, what actions would he take? Discuss each basic element needed to deliver the best possible meeting on Monday. If Max were to engage in leadership.He need to division of labor ,as a leader , he just need to organizational management ,then teii managers to what extent .

2. If Max were to engage in management, what actions would he take to insure the best possible outcome on Monday?

If Max were to engage ni management,he have to make a form, about pians and budgets ,make a scheduler about every step of the deelopment of the company . the most important thing is allocation of resourees. CHAPTER 02: HISTORY OF LEADERSHIP Discussion Questions 1. Imagine yourself as a leader in a past era. Name the era and describe how you would handle a specific (give an example) problem or situation. I want to be emperor of the Song Dynasty, my defense was weak to solve the problem. I first want to cut useless office and soldiers, to strengthen the military training and culture, especially the treatment of high-soldiers, soldiers inspire enthusiasm. On the diplomatic front uncompromising in the face of aggression dare to resist, in order to avoid the tragedy of subjugation.