This document provides an overview of the required activities and readings for Week 5 of the BUS 119 Principles of Personal and Organizational Leadership course. Students are instructed to read Chapters 11 and 12 of the course textbook on ethics in leadership and overcoming obstacles. They must complete two discussion questions, respond to classmates, submit a final writing assignment, and complete an end of course survey. Key terms are defined from the chapters on ethics, obstacles, and leadership styles. Recommended additional readings and viewings are also provided.

1. BUS 119
Week 5

2. BUS 119 – Principles of
Personal &
Organizational
Leadership

3. 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

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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. CHAPTER 11 – ETHICS IN LEADERSHIP
Six Factors of Ethical Leadership
1. The character of the leader
2. The actions of the leaders
3. The goals of the leader
4. The honesty of the leader
5. The power of the leader
6. The values of the leader
(Northouse, 2012)

8. CHAPTER 11 – ETHICS IN LEADERSHIP
The Six Pillars of Character
1. Trustworthiness
2. Respect
3. Responsibility
4. Fairness
5. Caring
6. Citizenship (Northouse, 2012)

9. CHAPTER 11 – ETHICS IN LEADERSHIP
The Five Bases of Power
1. Referent power
2. Expert power
3. Legitimate power
4. Reward power
5. Coercive power
(Northouse, 2012)

10. CHAPTER 12 – OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
Obstacles Hindering Goal Achievement
1. Unclear goals
2. Unclear directions
3. Low motivations
4. Complex tasks
5. Simple tasks
6. Low involvement
7. Lack of challenge (Northouse, 2012)

11. 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)

12. 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)

13. 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)

14. 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)

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

16. 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

17. RECOMMENDED VIEWINGS
Chapter 11
Ethical Leaders
How Ethical Are You?
Showing Respect
Integrity and Honesty
Chapter 12
Overcoming Adversity
Unclear Objectives
Overcoming Obstacles

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

19. ANY
QUESTIONS?
Please
post your
questions
in the Ask
the
instructor
thread or
email me