The difference between assigned leadership and emergent leadership is the assigned leader is doing a job given to them by the organization, and an emergent leader is one who becomes the leader by being in the thick of it. Northouse puts […]
Northouse defines leadership as “a process whereby individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal “(2016, Northouse pg.5). When we break leadership down into the categories of influence, power, and process it is tangible. Everyone can understand influence. Every […]
I tried commenting on Daniel’s blog post and it was not showing up, so here’s a post with my comment: Daniel, I really appreciate your post on Danielle Strickland, I found it very well written, insightful and encouraging. It encouraged me to hear your awareness on issues women face in ministry and leadership. I also […]
Georgeena Alphine’s blog about Malala Yousafzai had a focus on how Yousafzai is an inspiration. I must agree that she is an inspiration! Someone having such a global impact at such a young age is incredible. Furthermore, the fact that… Continue Reading →
There are a several opinion leaders I admire and in doing this assignment, I realized I actually do not follow many of them on social media, which is something that I would like to do after finishing this assignment! When it comes to social media, I am mostly on Instagram and Facebook, but there is […]
Having spent much of the last year avoiding all forms of social media, this particular assignment was a little daunting for me. At this point in my life, I have little desire to follow individuals because I have been doing that most of my life……everyone except the One whom I should have been following, that …
Daniel, I love that you start out your post by being honest about automatically defaulting to thinking about a male leader. I think we all have implicit biases that we are unaware of until they reveal themselves. I know for… Continue Reading →
I completely agree with some of your comments in your post. Like you, I was surprised to discover that Northouse views leadership as a process that can be learned, rather than a set of special characteristics or a particular manner of behaviour. In fact, I avoided pursuing post-graduate studies in leadership for many years because …
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Thank you for raising the interesting question at the end of your post: Do you think it’s rare for someone in an assigned leadership role to take both a management and leadership approach? Which approach do you think more assigned leaders tend to practice? In small organizations where people where many hats I do think …
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I have been impacted by George Couros’ work on Innovative learning. He is an author and educational speaker, and his book, “The Innovator’s Mindset; Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity” was compelling. I attended one of […]