Category: LDRS500

Unit 1 Learning Activity 4: Blog Post 2 – Management v. Leadership

Unit 1 Learning Activity 4: Blog Post 2 – Management v. Leadership

In his book Leadership (2019) Peter Northouse introduces these concepts of assigned and emergent leaders. Assigned leadership means that you’re holding a position of leadership within the organization (Northouse, 2019, p. 8) When others perceive an individual as the most influential member of as group or an organization, regardless of the individual’s title, the person …

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Unit 1 Learning Activity 3: Blog Post 1 – Definition of Leadership

Unit 1 Learning Activity 3: Blog Post 1 – Definition of Leadership

In his book Leadership (2019) Peter Northouse gives us his definition of leadership, “Leadership is the process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal” (p. 5). I really enjoy the way Northouse describes leadership as a process and not a trait. As a process, leadership can be observed in …

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Unit 1 Learning Activity 5: Blog Post 3 – Servant Leadership

Unit 1 Learning Activity 5: Blog Post 3 – Servant Leadership

Servant leaders place the good of followers over their own self-interests and emphasize follower development (Northouse, 2019, pg. 228). I, personally, found the Servant Leadership survey very insightful because it caused me to look at certain principles of servant leadership that I wouldn’t necessary look at. These three are: building community, foresight, and persuasion. Community …

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