Current Issues in Leadership.

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
Analyze how leadership influences performance in a diverse organization.
Assess the differences between charismatic leadership and transformational leadership.
Explain how leaders are developed and equipped for organizational shifts and changes.
Evaluate how leaders use 360-degree feedback to improve their work performances.

Differentiate how the situational leadership model and the normative decision model impact leadership effectiveness.
Explain the significance of different types of leadership theories.

Analyze how leaders foster employee motivation and morale in an ever-changing workforce.
Develop a comprehensive personal leadership training plan that utilizes different leadership techniques.

Assignment
Unit I Essay
Your assignment for Unit I is to consider your own personal leadership style and the theory that best fits you. What type of leader do you want to be, and why? In your essay, identify the leadership theory that best aligns with your personal leadership style, and briefly describe the theory. Then, explain why you chose this theory and how using this theory will help you in your future career.

Your essay must be at least two pages in length. You must include an introduction and use a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources that are academic in nature from the CSU Online Library to support your essay. All sources used must be cited and referenced according to APA style.