Discussion/Assignment

Introduction to Discussion post

Generally, say or preview what this discussion post is about.

Analysis of Followers Influence

· Your analysis of how followers can influence the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of leaders  Hint : Your analysis should consider how the "followers" empower or enable the leader's behaviors (for good or bad). The author provides an evaluation of how followers can influence the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of leaders that assesses how the "followers" can empower or enable the leader's behaviors (for good or bad). The author offers examples from the readings or his or her experience to support the assessment.

Analysis of How Followers Can Work Effectively with a Leader

· Your analysis of how followers can effectively work with a leader with a style that is not consistent with what they desire or a leader they do not admire, which is the more difficult scenario! The author analyzes the challenges and recommends specific strategies for how a follower can effectively work with a leader who has a style that is not consistent with what the follower desires (or is used to) or a leader he or she does not admire. The author offers examples from the readings or his or her experience to support the analysis and recommendations.

Recommendations on Empowering Followers and Meeting Goals

· Your recommendations for how leaders can better empower and support followers to ensure that they can meet goals. The author makes at least two specific recommendations for how leaders can better empower and support followers to ensure that they can meet goals. The author examines the potential effectiveness of the recommendations and uses relevant examples from the readings or experience to support his or her position.

Conclusions

Note: Be sure to justify your conclusions with examples from your experience, current events, or others that you know of as well as from the readings from the Learning Resources. Post includes clear and direct ties to authentic examples or experiences drawn from personal experience or additional research or current events including relevant issues in the news, information obtained from other credible sources, or ideas expressed in the postings of other colleagues.

References APA Style

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Week 2 Discussion Forum Responses to Colleague Post Template

Please use this template ( headings ) for your two responses to your colleagues.

Insight from a Colleague

· Share an insight with a colleague that you gained about the ways followers can influence leaders after reading his or her post and how those insights affect actions you might take as a follower or behaviors you would discontinue.

Relevant Professional Experiences

· Based on your colleague’s post, share a relevant professional experience with a colleague regarding when you demonstrated the qualities of a follower and the effect your actions or behaviors had on the leader and on you.

Additional Ways Followers Can Influence Leaders

· Offer other ways that followers can influence leaders that your colleague may not have considered and provide examples to support your suggestions.

Brief Summary of Post

Compose a one or two sentence summary of your post.

References APA Style

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