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Resources: Leadership Development and Characteristics
Introduction In this resource section, you will explore the leadership practice of enabling others to act. This
practice includes the vital leadership skills of fostering collaboration within the team and
strengthening others. When we think about enabling others to act, one idea that may come to
mind is the importance of leaders developing followers and removing any organizational
roadblocks that might stand in the way of being able to act. You will also delve deep into the
various pro�les of executive skills and competencies that have evolved in the span of seventy-�ve
years. By viewing the videos presented in the resources section, you will know more about the
characteristics and traits that make a great leader.
Required Resources
Textbook: Leading Organizational Change (Kouzes), Chapters 9 and 10
In these chapters, you will explore the leadership practice of enabling others to act. This practice
includes the vital leadership skills of fostering collaboration within the team and strengthening
others. When we think about enabling others to act, one idea that may come to mind is the
importance of leaders developing followers and removing any organizational roadblocks that
might stand in the way of being able to act. As you read, consider the following:
How does your leader enable you to act?
What is the role of trust in a team?
What are some ways that your leader helps you build competence?
Workbook: Leading Organizational Change (Kouzes), Chapter 7
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This workbook is meant to help you develop your skills and behaviors as a leader. Although you
will not submit these exercises for grading, they are important activities that will inform your
adaptive leadership toolkit and personal development plan.
In this chapter, you will read more about the practice of enabling others to act. Even an effective
leader is not able to accomplish everything alone. Every leader needs a team, and the team works
together to make greatness happen! The team can only be effective when they are able to make
decisions and take action. As you read, consider the following:
What are some ways that your leader, friends, or family enable you to act?
How should a leader create a climate in which team members are enabled to act?
What happens when leaders do not enable others to act?
Reading: The Evolution of the Concept of the “Executive” from the Twentieth-Century Manager to
the Twenty-First-Century Global Leader (https://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?
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direct=true&db=edsbig&AN=edsbig.A156481712&site=eds-live&scope=site) (pp. 29–41)
To access this Shapiro Library resource, select the PDF Full Text option. This article takes an in-
depth look at the pro�les of executive skills and competencies drawn across the expanse of
seventy-�ve years, framed in the backdrop of management philosophy changes. As you read,
consider the following questions:
How did the early management and management development conceptualize?
What were the managerial and societal transitions across the twentieth century?
What are the points of comparison between a twentieth-century manager and a twenty-�rst-
century global leader?
Video: Find Your Why (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BH8MtM9Euo) (14:21)
In this video, author and motivational speaker Simon Sinek discusses the relational traits that
make a good leader great. As you view the video, consider the following questions:
Why will others follow you as their leader?
What is a servant leader?
How can one be a people’s leader?
Video: Leadership Competencies in the Twenty-First Century (https://sk-sagepub-
com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/video/leadership-competencies-in-the-21st-century) (15:24)
In this video, Cory Seemiller, PhD, associate professor in the College of Education and Human
Services at Wright University, discusses twenty-�rst-century leadership competencies using a
student leadership model. As you view the video, consider the following questions:
What is the concept of leadership competencies?
What is student leadership competency model?
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What are leadership competencies for the twenty-�rst century?
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Reading: The VUCA Learner: Future-Proof Your Relevance (https://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?
url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1875823&site=eds-
live&scope=site), Chapter 5
To access this Shapiro Library resource, select the PDF Full Text option. In this chapter, you will
identify how self-learning can help in developing oneself as a leader.
Reading: Your Leadership Toolkit: How To Build Successful Teams
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direct=true&db=bsu&AN=146843005&site=eds-live&scope=site)
To access this Shapiro Library resource, select the PDF Full Text option. This article is on academic
physicians and administrators who can build effective teams and attain organizational goals by
working together.
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Explore these resources, which will help you learn how to amplify your multiple
or your canceling effect, how to be a people’s leader, how to learn from your
failures, and how to implement self-management tools and team leadership tools
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to build a successful team. These resources will also help you understand the
traits that make a great leader.