AU Leadership Power & Politics Value of Leadership in An Organization Discussion

Chapter  12: Leadership

Learning Objectives:

1. Summarize the conclusions of trait theories of leadership.
2. Identify the central tenets and main limitations of behavioral theories.
3. Contrast contingency theories of leadership.
4. Describe the contemporary theories of leadership and their relationship to foundational theories.
5. Discuss the roles of leaders in creating ethical organizations.
6. Describe how leaders can have a positive impact on their organizations through building trust and mentoring. 
7. Identify the challenges to our understanding of leadership.

Chapter 13:  Power and Politics

Learning Objectives:

1. Contrast leadership and power.
2. Explain the three bases of formal power and the two bases of personal power.
3. Explain the role of dependence in power relationships. 
4. Identify power or influence tactics and their contingencies.
5. Identify the causes and consequences of abuse of power.
6. Describe how politics work in organizations.
7. Identify the causes, consequences, and ethics of political behavior.

Actual assignment

Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.

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

1. While it is popular today to ascribe all successes to the concept of leadership, much of an organization’s success or failure is due to factors outside the influence of leadership. Based on what you have studied, what do you see as the true value of leadership?

Instructions

post should be at least 500 words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced