Factors Impacting Leadership

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, watch the Week 4 Assignment video above with Dr.Williams G. Woods. Locate articles in the Ashford University Library concerning emotional intelligence and its association with transformational leadership. Further information on transformational leadership from Chapter 8 of Northouse (2018) should be used to support the assignment. Also, research transactional and situational leadership styles.

Leadership must be effective in order for teams to move toward optimal performance. Understanding culture, multiple leadership styles, and emotional intelligence can prove useful in preparing the leader to lead effective teams.

In your paper,

• Analyze the five components of emotional intelligence and their relationship to transformational leadership.
• Discuss how to use transformational leadership combined with the use of emotional intelligence to improve a situation involving teams at work.
• Distinguish between transactional, situational, and transformational leadership and the usefulness of each in impacting team performance.
• Discuss the impact of culture and ethics on the leadership of teams.

The Factors Impacting Team Leadership paper

• Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted