leadership

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  <h3>Learning Objectives
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  <ol class="list-colorluminance" data-colorluminance="#ff8888"><li>Distinguish between good and bad leadership and identify the characteristics of a good leader</li><li>Explain the differences between management and leadership</li><li>Assess your personal strengths and develop your capacity to lead</li>
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<h2>Introduction
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<p>Leadership is an essential function in the business world. Regardless of your job title, your leadership skills will be tested in various ways throughout your career. It is important to understand your personality and how that translates into your leadership style, and how to relate your style to the style of those you work with. The following resources will attempt to aid in the development of your own leadership philosophy.
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  <h4>Goal: Leadership Philosophy
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  <p>To illustrate your mastery of the concepts in this lesson, you will be asked to compose a brief leadership philosophy. Keep this goal in mind as you work through the resources provided here.
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<h3>How Great Leaders Inspire Action
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<p>Please watch the following Ted Talk from Simon Sinek.
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<h3>Defining Leadership
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<p>Leadership depends on a multitude of factors. A leadership style is affected by past experience, current goals, and those around you. Leadership changes constantly - as we learn new methods and encounter new experiences, we take those lessons learned and apply them to future leadership opportunities. There is no right way to lead, but you will quickly find that there are a variety of ways to do a bad job leading.
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<p>Read the following articles. Note the phrases and definitions that match up with your idea of leadership.
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<p><strong>Article 1:</strong> What Is Leadership? Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com (<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2013/04/09/what-is-leadership/#70395c9f713e">http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2013/04/09/what-is-leadership/#70395c9f713e</a>)
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<p><strong>Article 2:</strong> 33 Ways to Define Leadership. Brittney Helmrich, Business News Daily (<a href="http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/3647-leadership-definition.html" target="_blank">http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/3647-leadership-definition.html</a>)
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<h3>Management Vs. Leadership
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<p>In the business world it is common to view direct supervisors or managers as leaders by default - but is this really the case? Does the title of "manager" mean you are automatically a good leader? Watch the video and read the article from Forbes below about the similarities and differences between management and leadership.&nbsp;
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<p><strong>Article 3</strong>: Management vs. Leadership: Five Ways They Are Different. Liz Ryan, Forbes Contributor: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2016/03/27/management-vs-leadership-five-ways-they-are-different/2/#790c5f4130f4" target="_blank">http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2016/03/27/management-vs-leadership-five-ways-they-are-different/2/#790c5f4130f4</a>
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<p><strong>Knowledge Check (3 Questions)</strong>
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<h3>Leadership Role Models: Who's in Your Boardroom?
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<h4>Assignment
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<p>All leaders need to have good role models and mentors to learn from. Many company leaders will often be tasked with appointing a Board of Directors at some point in their career - this board should be comprised of people with smart business sense and people who the leader trusts to help steer them in the right direction.&nbsp;
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<p>For this assignment, identify 3-5 leaders that you would put on your personal board of directors to help guide you on your leadership journey. Remember all the qualities we learned about from the resources in this lesson and think about the type of leader you want to be in order to help you identify your personal boardroom.
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<p>In the appropriate Canvas discussion forum, please post a list of your 3-5 leadership role models (they can be living or dead) and include a brief justification of why each one is on your board. What could each person help you achieve in your professional pursuits?
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