Assignment 3

Reflect on the assigned readings for the week(Chapter 11 and 12). Respond to the following prompts: “What do I feel are the most important aspects of my learning in the chapters this week?” and “What about this learning was really worthy of my time and understanding?” Then explain how important it is in society or business.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1  Why is diversity of thought important for today’s organizations? Do you think an organization can have diversity of thought if all employees are of the same race and approximately the same age and background?

2  Do you agree with sociologist William Bielby that people have innate biases and will automatically discriminate if left to their own devices? Discuss.

3  Why do you think many women opt out from seeking higher levels of corporate leadership? Discuss why you think this either is or is not a trend that might hurt organizations over the next decade.

4  Lord Acton, a British historian of the late nineteenth century, said that “power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely,” suggesting that a person’s sense of morality lessens as his or her power increases. Do you agree? Considering this idea, is it ethical for leaders to try to increase their power? Discuss.

Minimum words 450+ words

Plagiarism 5% below

This week's readings Chapter 11 and 12

Chapter 11. Developing Leadership Diversity.

Learning Objectives:

1  Understand and reduce the difficulties faced by minorities in organizations.

2  Apply an awareness of the dimensions of diversity and multicultural issues in your everyday life.

3  Encourage and support diversity to meet organizational needs.

4  Consider the role of cultural values and attitudes in determining how to deal with employees from different cultures or ethnic backgrounds.

5  Break down your personal barriers that may stand in the way of becoming an inclusive leader.

6  Use sponsorship and employee affinity groups to support female and minority participation and advancement.

Chapter 12. Leadership Power and Influence.

Learning Objectives:

1 Use power and politics to help accomplish important organizational goals.

2  Practice aspects of charismatic leadership by pursuing a vision or idea that you care deeply about and want to share with others.

3  Apply the concepts that distinguish transformational from transactional leadership.

4  Use coalitional leadership to build alliances that can help you achieve important goals for the organization.

5  Call upon characteristics of Machiavellian-style leadership when tough actions are needed to benefit the organization in difficult times.

6  Explain the difference between soft power and hard power and identify specific types of power in organizations.

7  Describe structural, human resource, political, and symbolic frames of reference and identify your dominant leadership frame.

8  Know how to increase power through political activity and use the influence tactics of appealing to a higher vision, rational persuasion, friendliness, reciprocity, developing allies, and direct persuasion.