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Write: Title: Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice, fourth edition
Author: Peter G. Northouse
Publisher: Sage, Thousand Oaks, California
Copyright Date: 2018
In APA Format - ✔✔Northouse, P. (2018) Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice, fourth
edition. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
Provide two distinct ways leadership abilities are different from leadership skills and
behaviors. (Ch 1) - ✔✔--abilities are the capacity to be a leader, skills are the competency
--abilities are natural, behaviors are observable
Explain the historical evolution of leadership studies, citing at least three different
approaches. What new perspective did each successive approach contribute? (Ch 1) - ✔✔Trait approach
Behavior approach
Situational approach
Relational approach
"New Leadership" approach
Emerging leadership approach
Discuss three emerging leadership approaches. With which one do you most identify and
why? - ✔✔Authentic leadership
Servant leadership
Gender-based studies
According to the text, what is leadership? - ✔✔"a process whereby an individual influences a group of
individuals to achieve a common goal"
, Choose three of the global positive leader attributes identified by Northouse and briefly
explain why they are universal and not culturally specific. (8) - ✔✔--trustworthy: everybody wants to
believe their leader
-intelligent: more faith in their choices
--motivational: we all need somebody to encourage us
Briefly explain the message associated with "The calf path" - ✔✔don't follow blindly the beaten path,
you might waste time/energy/resources going "three miles in one"
What is the most difficult trait to acquire as a leader? Justify your response. (Ch 2) - ✔✔I believe that the
most difficult trait to acquire as a leader is to be sociable, this is because this is a very intricate thing to
do because there are so many types of personalities and it requires a lot of adaptability
Briefly describe the six key leadership traits and give an example of how you can
demonstrate each trait in your life. - ✔✔--intelligence
--confidence
--charisma
--determination
--sociability
--integrity
How necessary is charisma for effective leadership? Give two examples to support your
view. - ✔✔Charisma gives the leader the capacity to do extraordinary things and is close to impossible to
not have charisma to be an effective leader. One example is John F. Kennedy and the way he was able to
captivate with his audience and bring what he is saying to life. Another extremely effective leader is
Martin Luther King Jr. and notably one of the most famous speeches "I Have a Dream"
Justify your opinion on whether integrity is an important leadership trait - ✔✔Integrity is an essential
trait when it comes to leading because without trust or honesty it is going to be nearly impossible to
build a relationship with followers.
Verified | 2024 Version
Write: Title: Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice, fourth edition
Author: Peter G. Northouse
Publisher: Sage, Thousand Oaks, California
Copyright Date: 2018
In APA Format - ✔✔Northouse, P. (2018) Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice, fourth
edition. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
Provide two distinct ways leadership abilities are different from leadership skills and
behaviors. (Ch 1) - ✔✔--abilities are the capacity to be a leader, skills are the competency
--abilities are natural, behaviors are observable
Explain the historical evolution of leadership studies, citing at least three different
approaches. What new perspective did each successive approach contribute? (Ch 1) - ✔✔Trait approach
Behavior approach
Situational approach
Relational approach
"New Leadership" approach
Emerging leadership approach
Discuss three emerging leadership approaches. With which one do you most identify and
why? - ✔✔Authentic leadership
Servant leadership
Gender-based studies
According to the text, what is leadership? - ✔✔"a process whereby an individual influences a group of
individuals to achieve a common goal"
, Choose three of the global positive leader attributes identified by Northouse and briefly
explain why they are universal and not culturally specific. (8) - ✔✔--trustworthy: everybody wants to
believe their leader
-intelligent: more faith in their choices
--motivational: we all need somebody to encourage us
Briefly explain the message associated with "The calf path" - ✔✔don't follow blindly the beaten path,
you might waste time/energy/resources going "three miles in one"
What is the most difficult trait to acquire as a leader? Justify your response. (Ch 2) - ✔✔I believe that the
most difficult trait to acquire as a leader is to be sociable, this is because this is a very intricate thing to
do because there are so many types of personalities and it requires a lot of adaptability
Briefly describe the six key leadership traits and give an example of how you can
demonstrate each trait in your life. - ✔✔--intelligence
--confidence
--charisma
--determination
--sociability
--integrity
How necessary is charisma for effective leadership? Give two examples to support your
view. - ✔✔Charisma gives the leader the capacity to do extraordinary things and is close to impossible to
not have charisma to be an effective leader. One example is John F. Kennedy and the way he was able to
captivate with his audience and bring what he is saying to life. Another extremely effective leader is
Martin Luther King Jr. and notably one of the most famous speeches "I Have a Dream"
Justify your opinion on whether integrity is an important leadership trait - ✔✔Integrity is an essential
trait when it comes to leading because without trust or honesty it is going to be nearly impossible to
build a relationship with followers.
