BUS 119 Instructor Guidance

1. BUS 119
Week 1

2. BUS 119 – Principles of
Personal &
Organizational
Leadership

3. Overview – Suggested and Required Actions for this week
• Post your introduction – What would you like us to know about you?
• Read Chapters 1 & 2 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
• Read the requirements for the week 2 writing assignment and pick your
celebrity foundation and begin your research.

4. Northouse, P. G. (2018). Introduction to leadership:
Concepts and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications, Inc.
This textbook
is a VitalSource
textbook

5. This week students will
1. Define leadership.
2. Identify key characteristics associated with
effective practice of leadership.
3. Explore the impact of definitions and traits on the
study of leadership.

6. Activity Due Date Format
Grading
Percent
Read Chapters 1 & 2
Post Your Introduction Day 1 Discussion 1.5
Conceptualizing Leadership
Questionnaire
Day 3
(1st post)
Discussion 2
Respond to at least 2 classmates’
posts
Day 7 Discussion Part of 2
above
Leadership Lessons Day 3
(1st post)
Discussion 2
Respond to at least 2 classmates’
posts
Day 7 Discussion Part of 2
above
Week One Quiz Day 6 Quiz 8

7. “Leadership is a process of social influence which maximizes
efforts of others towards achievement of a goal” (Kruse,
2013, para. 1).
What is leadership?
Leadership has nothing to do with seniority or one’s position in the
hierarchy of a company.
Leadership has nothing to do with titles.
Leadership has nothing to do with personal attributes.

8. KEY LEADERSHIP PARADIGMS
Just as every other field of study changes with time so too is the field of
leadership study changing. Consider the following changes in thinking
regarding leadership:
Traditional Contemporary
Departments System
Fragmented, Specialized Connected, Flexible
Authority, Decision Level Empower, Facilitation
Control Envision
Permanent, Growing Temporary, Trimmed
Pyramid Flat
Cost Cutting Social Sensitivity

9. WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?
Ask 20 people the question “What is leadership?” and you may get 30 different
answers. If we examine the differences we receive, we may be able to identify
a few themes, from which we may be able to construct a rough definition.
Here are the themes we receive back:
leading – setting direction, pace, and rhythm toward a vision
leader – one who is setting the direction, pace, and rhythm toward a vision
So then
leadership – the ability to set direction, pace, and rhythm, and organize and
motivate supporters, subordinates, and/or populations toward achieving the
vision.

10. So leadership is a term that is somewhat difficult to set in fixed terms. We may often
hear people say, “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it.”
If we can agree that leadership is the ability to help individuals achieve a goal, then
we can set some fixed aspects of leadership. Here are some items to remember
throughout this class that will help frame our study of leadership:
1. Leadership must excite movement toward a goal or vision.
2. The approach and methods used by the leader are the leader’s leadership
style.
3. Leadership style is influenced by the leader’s personality.
4. A leader may and probably will use more than one style to lead.
5. A leader’s leadership style often reflects how they feel about their followers.
WHAT IS LEADERSHIP? (CONTINUED)

11. KEY TERMS
You may be asked to use these terms in Discussion Board
responses or your assignment for the week.
Term Definition
Authentic Leadership An emerging leadership approach that looks at the
authenticity of leaders and their leadership
Behavior Approach an approach to leadership research that focuses on
behavior and examines what leaders do and how
they act
Contingency Theory a leadership theory that focuses on the match
between the leader’s style and specific situational
variables
“Great Man” Theories early trait theories of leadership that focused on
identifying the innate qualities and characteristics
possessed by great social, political, and military
leaders

12. KEY TERMS (CONTINUED)
Term Definition
Leadership a process whereby an individual influences a group of
individuals to achieve a common goal
Path-goal Theory a leadership theory that examines how leaders use employee
motivation to enhance performance and satisfaction
Relational Approach an approach to leadership research that examines the nature of
relations between leaders and followers
Servant Leadership an emerging leadership approach that emphasizes the “caring
principle” with leaders as “servants” who focus on their
followers’ needs in order to help these followers become more
autonomous, knowledgeable, and like servants themselves

13. Term Definition
Situational Approach an approach to leadership research based on the
premise that different situations demand different
kinds of leadership
Spiritual Leadership an emerging leadership approach that examines how
leaders use values, a sense of “calling,” and
membership to motivate followers
Task Behaviors behaviors used by leaders to get the job done
Trait a distinguishing personal quality that is often
inherited (e.g., intelligence, confidence, charisma,
determination, sociability, or integrity)
Trait Approach an approach to leadership research that focuses on
identifying the innate qualities and characteristics
possessed by individuals (see also “Great Man”
theories)
KEY TERMS (CONTINUED)

14. REFERENCES
Kruse, K. (2013, April 9th). What is leadership? Forbes.com. Retrieved from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2013/04/09/what-is-leadership
Northouse, P. G. (2018). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

15. RECOMMENDED READINGS
Chapter 1
What is Leadership?
Behavior Approach
Situational Approach
Leadership is a Skill
Courage
Chapter 2
Quality Traits of Good Leaders
The Character of Charisma
Sociability Benefits

16. RECOMMENDED VIEWINGS
Great leadership starts with self-leadership | Lars Sudmann |
TEDxUCLouvain
Start with why -- how great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek |
TEDxPugetSound
The psychology of self-motivation | Scott Geller |
Emotional Intelligence: How Good Leaders Become Great -- UC Davis
Executive Leadership Program

17. RECOMMENDED VIEWINGS FROM THE TEXT
Chapter 1
The New Leadership Approach
Top 10 Characteristics of a Leader
Teamwork and Collaboration
Leadership Defined
CNN: Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi

18. RECOMMENDED VIEWINGS
Chapter 2
Connie Podesta
Determination
Integrity
George Washington
Mother Teresa
Nelson Mandela

19. STILL HAVE QUESTIONS
ON ACADEMIC WRITING
OR APA FORMATTING?
https://awc.ashford.edu/Index.html

20. ANY
QUESTIONS?
Please
post your
questions
in the Ask
the
instructor
thread or
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