Lesson 1.4: Leadership
1.1 Analyze the characteristics of effective leaders
1.2 Compare a variety of contemporary leadership theories
1.3 Compare different leadership styles and describe how these styles are exemplified by a variety of business leaders
Class work
First, read this article: https://www.weeklywisdomblog.com/post/three-traits-of-effective-leaders
Take notes using these questions:
1. What are the three traits of effective leaders? Give examples.
2. Why doesn’t an effective leader complain?
Read the article “Six Emotional Leadership Styles”.
- Work on class production and
- Glossary slides
- Check your understanding quiz
- Glossary quiz
- Read the lesson note and answer the questions at the end. Post your notes in the homework forum.
Group Production:
Prepare a skit to act out two different leadership styles. Two people can be followers and two people can be leaders. The class will guess which which leadership style each leader is using.
(Note: This is one skit not two)
Do this quiz to check you know the vocabulary for this lesson.
Take notes using these questions. Organize your notes in a table format.
3. What are the six leadership styles? Describe them using your own words.
4. When should you use each style?
5. When should you not use each style?
6. What skills are needed in each style?
7. Which leadership styles do you think you are?Do this short survey to reflect on how the lesson went and ask a question.