3. MGT 460 Week 1 DQ 1 Ethical Practices
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Ethical Practices. Ethics are the foundation of successful leadership in
business and the reputation of a business is impacted by its leaders’
ethical practices. Find two articles in the Ashford Library to share
with the class; one on ethical leadership practices and the other on
unethical leadership practices. Summarize your findings on the
impact of the respective business’ reputation on the public
4. MGT 460 Week 1 DQ 2 Need for Change
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Need for Change. Discuss a situation (past or present) when a leader
refused to change their leadership style or did not recognize a need
for change in order to achieve desired results. What were the reasons
for the change? What were the results?
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts with constructive
ideas, comments, or suggestions
5. MGT 460 Week 2 DQ 1 Training
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Training. Discuss an instance when you identified a weakness in the
skill set in an employee (or in yourself ). If you had limited financial
resources, where would you look for training to close the gap on
these skill sets? How would the success of the training be measured?
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts with constructive
ideas, comments, or suggestions.
6. MGT 460 Week 2 DQ 2 Mentoring
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Mentoring. In the “Nurturing Leadership” video, Dr. Warren Bennis states
“Terrific organizations led by outstanding leaders have leadership at every
single level of the organization. They put a value on mentoring and
coaching.” Compare and contrast the concepts of coach and mentor. Is one
better suited for a particular situation than the other? What is your
experience with coaching and mentoring?
7. MGT 460 Week 3 DQ 1 Building Trust
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Building Trust. A pet project of top management has been given the
green light. You are assigned the task of leading a cross-functional
team that includes a 20 year veteran to the company, a recent
college graduate and a wage employee. What are the potential
obstacles of your team? How would you ensure each individual felt
like a vital member of the team? Summarize the steps you would take
to build trust in leading this team.
8. MGT 460 Week 3 DQ 2 Feedback
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Feedback. A co-worker has asked four colleagues, including yourself,
to complete a 360 degree feedback for them. In the past, you have
had problems with this individual’s ability to meet deadlines on
teams you have worked on. How would you provide constructive
feedback to this person without causing any ill will between the two
of you? Evaluate your options according to what you feel to be your
chances for success.
9. MGT 460 Week 3 Goal-Setting Framework
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Goal-Setting Framework. The first of six steps of performance
management consists of goal setting, as detailed in Chapter Three.
Assume that you work for the Los Angeles Tribune, a large but
struggling newspaper publisher with distribution throughout the Los
Angeles region. Various problems have arisen that need to be
addressed:
The cost of paper is rising
The cost of distribution is rising
Circulation revenue is down
10. MGT 460 Week 4 DQ 1 Efficacy
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Efficacy. Discuss a time when you have been a member of a team that has
not performed well. Why wasn’t the team not effective? What role did the
leader play in the team’s inability to perform? What steps should have been
taken to address the issues?
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts with constructive ideas,
comments, or suggestions
11. MGT 460 Week 4 DQ 2 Empowerment
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Empowerment. In Chapter 4, London and London (2007) outline eight steps
to creating and leading a high performance team. Assume you are the leader
of one of the case studies in this chapter and discuss the method you would
take to empower your team.
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts with constructive ideas,
comments, or suggestions.
12. MGT 460 Week 5 DQ 1 Leading Organization Change
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Leading Organizational Change. As this week’s material points out, we are
living in times of immense change. One of the essential tasks of an
organization’s leadership is to lead organizations in a way that ensures that
the entire organization is committed to the change and that support
mechanisms are in place to sustain change. Research several online
industries that are currently stressed by changing marketplaces
13. MGT 460 Week 5 DQ 2 Adaptive Leadership
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Adaptive Leadership. Adaptive work is accomplished by finding a solution to
seemingly intractable problems facing leaders; the solution is neither
technical, nor obvious. As the material illustrates, leaders must motivate
organization members to face demanding situations that arise from the
organization’s own culture and values. Using the organization you chose
within this week’s first discussion
14. MGT 460 Week 5 Final Paper Leadership challenge
resolution
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This paper will be an application of the leadership practice concepts learned
throughout your degree program to a real-world situation. In an eight- to
ten-page paper, discuss one significant organizational challenge, either past
or present, within your organization or an organization you have researched.
How did the leadership of the organization address the challenge? Could it
have been done more effectively? How would you recommend future leaders
strategically plan to avoid encountering a similar challenge within their own
organizations