Posted: August 4th, 2016

Think about any two leaders you have known, preferably one good and one weak. They can be businesspersons, coaches, someone you work(ed) with, and so forth.

Think about any two leaders you have known, preferably one good and one weak. They can be businesspersons, coaches, someone you work(ed) with, and so forth. Make a list of five traits, practices, or characteristics that cause you to consider one good and the other weak. Compare the things you chose with the seven factors used to differentiate effective organizational leadership in the first half of this chapter. Student responses will vary depending on the people they choose and the personal reasons they chose them. Each student should compare their criteria with the seven factors outlined in the text, which are used to differentiate effective organizational leadership.