Reflect upon your own followership journey
The Art of Following Discussion Question (one page)
Dr. Jane Bentley’s, The art of following
Reflect upon your own followership journey. Based upon the concepts we have covered in this week’s readings answer the question, “Is following an Art”? Discuss three takeaways you gained from Dr. Bently’sThe Art of Following video that you believe are pertinent to help build upon the leader/follower relationship. Provide examples of how you practice your takeaways.
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Leadership Theories and Strategies – Week 6 Assignment
Followership & Team Leadership
There are three components to this week’s assignment:
Assignment 6.1 – Starts with a Bang, Ends with a Whimper (one page)
Assignment 6.2 – Interview with a Team Coach/Leader (two pages)
Reflection 6.1 – Team Leadership Questionnaire (one page)
(NOTE: All your written work should comply with the APA style guide; see the Supplemental Materials folder for APA resources and a template)
Assignment 6.1 – Starts with a Bang, Ends with a Whimper
Review the case study “Starts with a Bang, Ends with a Whimper” found in Chapter 14 (case study 14.3) of the textbook, under “Media and Library” link. In a 1-2 page paper, answer the following questions based on the case study. Be sure to include supporting evidence from your textbook and/or other scholarly research within your response.
Which characteristics of excellence were lacking in this task force?
Which characteristics of excellence were evident in this task force?
How would you assess Kim as a leader?
What actions would you take (internally or externally) if you were the leader of this task force?
Assignment 6.2 – Interview with a Team Coach/Leader
Select a coach or a leader within your current organization or a group you belong to. Set aside 30-60 minutes to conduct the interview. Using the following questions as your guide, interview your selected participant. Feel free to add additional questions based upon your understanding of this week’s Team Leadership concepts.
How does he or she define leadership?
What is his/her mental model of the coaching situation?
What types of decisions does he or she need to make?
When does he or she intervene in a situation?
How does he or she diagnose athlete or team deficiencies?
Head off future problems?
Balance task and relational concerns?
Based on the interview data, write a 2-3 page summary of the interview. Use the following questions as a guide.
How closely does this leader’s behavior fit the components of Hill’s Team Leadership Model?
Are any elements missing?
Would adding those elements make the coach more effective?
How useful is the Team Leadership Model for coaching?
What leadership approach might be more effective?
Be sure to include supporting evidence from your textbook and/or other scholarly research within your response.
Reflection 6.1 – Team Leadership Questionnaire
This questionnaire contains questions about your team and the leadership within this team
In addition to such targeted questions on each of the criteria of excellence, the complete surveys also ask open-ended questions to allow team members to comment on issues that might not be specifically covered in the directed questions, such as strengths and weaknesses of the team and its leadership, necessary changes, problematic norms, or issues that need to be addressed. The complete version of the survey is given to team members and the team leader, and all are involved in the diagnosis and the resulting action planning. Such a method is clearly consistent with the empowerment movement in organizational teams and helps address the enormous complexity involved in making teams effective.
In a 1 page reflection paper, share your results and reflect upon your findings.
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