Think about one effective and one ineffective leader you have encountered…..

Think about one effective and one ineffective leader you have encountered. Determine how each leader was effective or ineffective in his or her leadership styles and explain your reasoning with support from sources and actual examples. Incorporate in your response materials to justify your assessment of leader effectiveness and ineffectiveness such as leader traits, leader skills, leader behaviors, and leadership theories; such as situational leadership, contingency leadership, path-goal theory, or leader-member exchange theory. In the case of the ineffective leader, make suggestions as to how he or she could improve his or her individual leadership style. 

Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories (all of which require supporting citations), along with at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article.

Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Digital Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly references.

You need to reply to at least two peer discussion question post answers to this weekly discussion question. These post replies need to be substantial and constructive in nature. They should add to the content of the post and evaluate/analyze that post’s answer. Normal course dialogue doesn’t fulfill these two peer replies but is expected throughout the course. Answering all course questions is also required.

Required

• Chapters 6 & 7 in Leadership: Theory and Practice
• McDonald, H., & Sully de Luque, M. (2013). Path-goal theory of leadership. In the Encyclopedia of Management Theory. (pp. 580-584). Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276090.n183
• Peng, J., Chen, Y., Xia, Y., & Ran, Y. (2017). Workplace loneliness, leader-member exchange and creativity: The cross-level moderating role of leader compassion. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 510-515.

Recommended

• Chapter 6 PowerPoint slides - Leadership: Theory and Practice
• Chapter 7 PowerPoint slides - Leadership: Theory and Practice
• Geertshuis, S. A., Morrison, R. L., & Cooper-Thomas, H. D. (2015). It’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it: The mediating effect of upward influencing communications on the relationship between leader-member exchange and performance ratings. Journal of Business Communication, 52(2), 228-245. doi:10.1177/2329488415572784

For Your Success

As you work through the module content, consider what leadership theories you respond well to. Consider the type of leadership theories you feel you will apply throughout your career. Remember to complete the self-assessments found in the Check Your Understanding activity at the end of the module. Week 6 features a graded quiz, which covers Modules 5 and 6 and a discussion question pertaining to effective and ineffective leadership. As you respond to the discussion question, remember to embed course material concepts, principles and theories (require supporting citations) along with at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article.

Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Digital Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly references.

You need to reply to at least two peer discussion question post answers to this weekly discussion question. These post replies need to be substantial and constructive in nature. They should add to the content of the post and evaluate/analyze that post answer. Normal course dialogue doesn’t fulfill these two peer replies but is expected throughout the course. Answering all course questions is also required.  

Learning Outcomes

1. Critique the main components of the Path-Goal Theory of leadership. 
2. Critique the main components of the Leader-Member Exchange Theory of leadership. 
3. Evaluate the Path-Goal Theory and Leader-Member Exchange Theory in relation to accomplishing innovation and organizational change.