BUS 119Week 5

BUS 119 – Principles of

Personal &

Organizational

Leadership

Overview –Required Actions for this week

• Read Chapters 11 & 12 in your text book

• 2 Discussion Questions – Original Posts – Due by Thursday, 11:59 pm

• Respond to at least 2 classmates for each question – Due by Monday, 11:59 pm

• Submit final draft of writing assignment #2

• Submit end of course survey

Northouse, P. G. (2018). Introduction to leadership:

Concepts and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

Publications, Inc.

This textbook is a

Constellation textbook

This week students will

1. Analyze factors directly related to ethical leadership.

2. Investigate leadership obstacles related to goals, motivation, and challenges.

3. Explore leadership obstacles related to direction, tasks, and challenges.

Activity Due Date Format Grading %

Read Chapters 11 & 12

Leadership Skills Day 3 (1st post) Discussion 2

Respond to at least 2 classmates’ posts

Day 7 Discussion Part of 2 above

Vision Day 3 (1st post) Discussion 2

Respond to at least 2 classmates’ posts

Day 7 Discussion Part of 2 above

No Quiz

Final draft of assignment 2 Day 7 5 to 6 pages, 35

End of course survey Day 7 Survey .5

CHAPTER 11 – ETHICS IN LEADERSHIP

Six Factors of Ethical Leadership

1. The character of the leader2. The actions of the leaders3. The goals of the leader4. The honesty of the leader5. The power of the leader6. The values of the leader

(Northouse, 2012)

CHAPTER 11 – ETHICS IN LEADERSHIP

The Six Pillars of Character

1. Trustworthiness2. Respect3. Responsibility4. Fairness5. Caring 6. Citizenship (Northouse, 2012)

CHAPTER 11 – ETHICS IN LEADERSHIP

The Five Bases of Power

1. Referent power2. Expert power3. Legitimate power4. Reward power5. Coercive power

(Northouse, 2012)

CHAPTER 12 – OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

Obstacles Hindering Goal Achievement

1. Unclear goals2. Unclear directions3. Low motivations4. Complex tasks5. Simple tasks6. Low involvement7. Lack of challenge (Northouse, 2012)

KEY TERMS – CHAPTER 11

You may be asked to use these terms in Discussion Board responses or your assignment for the week.

Term Definition

Actions the ways one goes about accomplishing goals

Character one’s qualities, disposition, and core values

End Values the outcomes or goals a leader seeks to achieve

Ethical Leadership a process by which a good person rightly influences others to accomplish a common good

Ethical Values concerned with the character or virtuousness of the leader

Goals the aims or outcomes an individual seeks to achieve

Honesty telling the truth and representing reality as fully and completely as possible

(Northouse, 2012)

KEY TERMS – CHAPTER 11 (CONTINUED)

Term Definition

Modal Values concerned with the means or actions a leader takes

Power the capacity to influence or affect others

Values the ideas, beliefs, and modes of action that people find worthwhile or

desirable

You may be asked to use these terms in Discussion Board responses or your assignment for the week.

(Northouse, 2012)

Term Definition

Achievement-

oriented

a leader who challenges individuals to perform at the highest level

possible, establishes a high standard of excellence, and seeks

continuous improvement

Competent a leader who presents himself in a way that suggests to others (and

himself) that he knows what he is doing

Directive

Leadership

a leader sets clear standards of performance and makes rules and

regulations clear for others

Expectancy

Theory

people will be more highly motivated when they are capable of

performing their work, the effort they put into a task leads to an

expected outcome, and they value the outcome

Obstacles a problem that hinders group productivity

KEY TERMS – CHAPTER 12

You may be asked to use these terms in Discussion Board responses or your assignment for the week.

(Northouse, 2012)

KEY TERMS – CHAPTER 12 (CONTINUED)

You may be asked to use these terms in Discussion Board responses or your assignment for the week.

Term Definition

Participative Leadership a leader invites others to share in the ways and means of

getting things done

Path-goal Leadership leadership in which a leader should choose a style that best

fits the needs of individual group members and the task

they are doing

Supportive a leader who provides what is missing—the human

connection—by encouraging others when they are engaged

in tasks that are boring and unchallenging; offers a sense of

human touch for those engaged in mundane mechanical

activity

(Northouse, 2012)

REFERENCES

Northouse, P. G. (2018). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

RECOMMENDED READINGS

Chapter 11

Abu Ghraib: An Ethical Problem

Habitat for Humanity's Ethical Goals

Dishonest Leaders

Using Power for Good or Evil?

Chapter 12

Leaders and Their Followers

Boredom

Expectancy Theory

Bill Courtney

RECOMMENDED VIEWINGS

Chapter 11

Ethical Leaders

How Ethical Are You?

Showing Respect

Integrity and Honesty

Chapter 12

Overcoming Adversity

Unclear Objectives

Overcoming Obstacles

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QUESTIONS?

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