This document outlines the requirements for a follower leadership relationship paper. Students were assigned to a diverse team to research inequalities in teacher wages and pensions. As part of the project, students took on both leader and follower roles. The paper instructions include introducing the topic, and then discussing the follower-leader relationship, leading in groups, and leading in a culturally diverse environment. For each section, students are asked to identify essential skills, draw from their group experience, and provide examples. The paper should be APA formatted and include citations from specified course readings.

1. (Mt) – Follower Leadership Relationship Paper
Assumption. You and three of your classmates from diverse background and race were
group as a team to research on any topic on Organizational Leadership and Ethics. Your
team research on Inequalities in Teachers Wages and Pensions and during the research you
perform the role of both a leader and a follower at different stage of the project. A Self-
Assessment of Leadership Practice Based on the leadership practices you experienced and
learned during leading and managing your team, as well as being a follower in your team.
Focus on the skills and behaviors of leader and followers you felt helped the team achieve
its objectives, as well as those skills and behaviors that hindered the team. Use the course
readings and materials to support your ideas and observations. Your paper should have a
brief introduction (100 words max), the following three content areas, and a conclusion
(100 words max.). 1. The Follower-Leader Relationship (400 words max). Identify the
followership skills that are essential for effective leaderfollower relationship. Briefly discuss
each skill and explain why it is essential. [Limit your discussion of essential skills to three or
four skills] • As a follower, describe how one or more of these skills that contributed to your
personal success or failure in a follower-leader relationship during your team’s project this
semester. Provide at least one detailed example. In your detailed example, explain how
having – or lacking — the skill was more important to your success – or failure – than other
skills. 2. Leading in Groups (400 words max). What leadership skills are most essential for
effectiveness in group situations? Using your own group experience, briefly describe each
skill and explain why it is essential. [Limit your discussion of essential skills to three or four
skills] As a leader, describe one or more leadership skills that you possessed — or lacked —
that contributed to your personal success –or failure — during leading and managing one of
your team’s project this semester. Provide at least one detailed example. In your detailed
example, explain how having – or lacking — the skill was more important to your success –
or failure – than other skills. 3. Leading in a Culturally Diverse and Global Environment (500
words max) • What leadership skills are most essential for effectiveness in a culturally
diverse and global environment? Describe each skill, and drawing from your group
experience, if possible, explain why. [Limit your discussion of essential skills to three or four
skills]. • What strategies are effective for solving problems in a group or workplace that is
culturally diverse and/or global? Describe each strategy and drawing from your group
experience, if possible, explain why these strategies are effective. Provide a detailed
example to demonstrate how either a skill or a strategy was more important than other
skills and strategies to your team’s success during one of its projects. Assignment Format: •

2. Provide a cover sheet with your name, date, and class designation. • Your paper should be
maximum five pages in length. The References page should be the last page, and a fifth page
may be added to accommodate it. • Use Times Roman font, 12-point type, double-spaced,
with 1-inch margins. • Follow APA style, and be sure that you correctly format in-text
citations and References. • Write in APA essay style with a short introduction and short
conclusion. • Use subheads to indicate the three separate content areas and conclusion. •
Within the three content areas (excluding introduction and conclusion), include at least five
unique citations to different course readings. (“Course Definitions” may not be included as
one of the readings.). • In-text citations and reference page follow APA style guide. • Your
In-text citations and reference should be from the textbook’s materials in the course
module. • Please make your examples to be well detailed and well explain. lacking Module
Topic & Readings 1 Introduction 2 Leadership History and Current Theories 1. Slides –
Overview of leadership styles 2. Weblink – leadership theories 3. Baker: A Brief History of
Leadership Theory and Research 4. Kouzes and Posner: Chapter 1 – You Make A Difference
(textbook) 5. Kouzes and Posner: Chapter 2 – Credibility is the Foundation of Leadership
(textbook) 3 Followership 1. Rosenbach, Pittman, & Potter III: What Makes a Follower? 2.
Crossman and Crossman (2011): Conceptualizing Followership: A Review of Literature 3.
Robinson: Good leaders need good followers. Some tips on ‘followership’ 4. Slides –
Followership 4 Team Leadership and Team Dynamics 1. MIT IS&T: Team Development and
Dynamics 2. Stein and Hurd: Sanctions 3. Gardner (2012): Coming through when it matters
most 4. Meyer: Multicultural Teamwork – Accommodate Multiple Perspectives 5. Slides –
Team Charter 5 Cultural Intelligence; Diversity; and Multicultural Teams 1. Earley, C., &
Mosakowski (2004). Cultural Intelligence. 2. Feitosa, J., Grossman, R., Coultas, C. W., Salazar,
M. R., & Salas, E. Integrating the fields of diversity and culture: A focus on social identity
(textbook) 3. Gratton, Voigt, & Erickson: Bridging Faultlines in Diverse Teams (textbook) 4.
Slides – Cultural Intelligence, Diversity, Social, Identity, and Faultlines 6 Stakeholders;
Corporate Social Responsibility 1. Wicks, Freeman, Werhane & Martin Ch 3: Ethics,
Stakeholders, Corporate Strategy, and Value Creation (textbook) 2. List of Stakeholders 3.
Carroll & Buchholtz Ch 2: Corporate Citizenship: Social Responsibility, Performance,
Sustainability (textbook) 4. Slides – Stakeholders & CSR 7 Organizational Ethics and Values
1. Boatright Ch 3: Ethical Theories (textbook, pp 85-91 only) 2. Bonde, Firenze, et al. “A
Framework for Making Ethical Decisions” 3. Baker & Comer: Business Ethics: Classification
of Ethical Issues 4. Case Analysis Method (Appendix A of Syllabus) 8 9 Leadership “Truths”
(textbook) 1. Chapter 3 – Values Drive Commitment 2. Chapter 4 – Focusing on the Future
Sets Leaders Apart 3. Chapter 5 – You Can’t Do It Alone 4. Chapter 6 – Trust Rules 10
Leadership “Truths” (textbook) 1. Chapter 7 – Challenge is the Crucible for Greatness 2.
Chapter 8 – You Either Lead by Example or You Don’t Lead at All 3. Chapter 9 – The Best
Leaders are the Best Learners 4. Chapter 10 – Leadership is an Affair on the Heart 5
Epilogue: Leaders Say Yes 11 Ethical Corporate Culture 1. Gentile: Combatting Ethical
Cynicism and Voicing Values in the Workplace (textbook) 2. Elegido: Business Ethics
Technical Note No. 21 – Conflicts of Interest (textbook) 3. Trevino, L. K., & Brown, M. E.
(2004). Managing to be Ethical: Debunking Five Business Ethics Myths 12 Global Ethical
Issues Wicks, Freeman, Werhane & Martin Ch 4: Business Ethics in the Global Marketplace

3. (textbook) Slides – Global Ethical Issues 13 Gender and Leadership Styles 1. Eagly, A. H.
Johannesen-Schmidt, M., & van Engen, M. L. (2003). Transformational, Transactional, and
Laissez-Faire Leadership Styles: A Meta-Analysis Comparing Women and Men. 2. Chandler,
D. (2011). What Women Bring to the Exercise of Leadership. 14 Gender and Leadership:
Barriers Ibarra, H. Ely, R. J., and Kolb, D. M. (2013), Women rising: The unseen barriers.
Chira (2017). Why women aren’t CEO’s. New York Times Saifuddin, Dyke, & Hossain (2019)
Walls all around: Barriers women high-tech professionals face in Bangladesh.