Org Com Assign 4

Assignment 4

·

Choose an individual who you know personally and consider to be an effective leader. This

person may be someone you have worked for or with or have been in contact with through

organizations

in the community.

·

Research the various leadership theories and methods referenced in the assessment

instructions below using the Capella library and other sources. The suggested materials in

the Resources for this assessment is a good place to start.

·

Write

an essay detailing the selected individual's leadership style and approaches in

relationship to his or her communication through the following:

o

Use Charles Handy's six methods of influence

to analyze how the leader influences

others.

o

Apply different theor

ies related to leadership styles to describe the leader's

communication.

o

Describe which of

Goleman's six leadership styles

best fits the leader.

o

Identify the leader's position on the

Tannenbaum

-

Schmidt leadership

continuum.

o

Analyze the leader's place in

the

Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid

.

o

Analyze the leader's communication using

Hersey and Blanchard's situational

leadership theory.

o

Using

French and Raven's description of five leadership power types

, explain how the

leader communicates.

Here are the Resources unless you would like ot just google them

.

·

Scott, J. T. (2005).

Concise

handbook

of

management:

A

pra

ctitioner's

approach

.

Birmingham, NY: Hayworth Press.

o

Chapter 5, "Management Competencies and Styles," addresses Charles Handy's six

methods of influence.

·

Ephrpos, P. H., & Vassil, T. V. (2005).

Groups

that

work:

Structure

and

process

. New

York, NY: Columbia University Press.

o

Chapter 7 addresses Goleman's six leadership styles.

·

Mitchell, S. (2005).

A

concise

guide

to

program

management:

Fundamental

concep

ts

and

issues

. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press.

o

Chapter 9 addresses the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid.

Assignment 4



Choose an individual who you know personally and consider to be an effective leader. This

person may be someone you have worked for or with or have been in contact with through

organizations in the community.



Research the various leadership theories and methods referenced in the assessment

instructions below using the Capella library and other sources. The suggested materials in

the Resources for this assessment is a good place to start.



Write an essay detailing the selected individual's leadership style and approaches in

relationship to his or her communication through the following:

o

Use Charles Handy's six methods of influence to analyze how the leader influences

others.

o

Apply different theories related to leadership styles to describe the leader's

communication.

o

Describe which of Goleman's six leadership styles best fits the leader.

o

Identify the leader's position on the Tannenbaum-Schmidt leadership

continuum.

o

Analyze the leader's place in the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid.

o

Analyze the leader's communication using Hersey and Blanchard's situational

leadership theory.

o

Using French and Raven's description of five leadership power types, explain how the

leader communicates.

Here are the Resources unless you would like ot just google them.



Scott, J. T. (2005). Concise handbook of management: A practitioner's approach.

Birmingham, NY: Hayworth Press.

o

Chapter 5, "Management Competencies and Styles," addresses Charles Handy's six

methods of influence.



Ephrpos, P. H., & Vassil, T. V. (2005). Groups that work: Structure and process. New

York, NY: Columbia University Press.

o

Chapter 7 addresses Goleman's six leadership styles.



Mitchell, S. (2005). A concise guide to program management: Fundamental concepts and

issues. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press.

o

Chapter 9 addresses the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid.