Big Five Personality Factors and Leadership

DQ1 What Makes You a Good Leader?

 

Introduce yourself to the class as a student of leadership. In the context of your discussion response, list 5 characteristics that make you a good leader. These don’t have to be limited to the things we have discussed so far in Module 1. You can use any characteristics at all that you think make you a good leader.

 

If you feel you are not a good leader, list the 5 characteristics you would most like to gain so you can consider yourself a good leader.

 

Be sure to challenge your peers on their posts. Do the characteristics they have chosen really lend themselves to effective leadership? Why or why not? Be prepared to defend your answers in a spirited, collegial way.

 

DQ2 Big Five Personality Factors and Leadership

 

There is a growing consensus concerning which specific factors make up personality. Based on reliable research (Goldberg, 1990; McCrae & Costa, 1987; Judge, Bono, Ilies & Gerhardt, 2002), the “Big Five” personality factors, and how they positively and negatively link with leadership and leadership effectiveness, are detailed in the table below:

 

Big Five

 

Adapted from Ackerman, C. (2017). The big five personality traits & the 5-factor model explained. Positive Psychology Program. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library. Retrieved from https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/big-five-personality-theory/

 

For this discussion question, talk about a leader you know well or one that you are familiar with from your studies. Where does this leader “stack up” with the table above? How many of the big five does he or she exhibit? Be sure to challenge your peers on their posts. Let’s get a robust discussion going on how personality impacts leadership effectiveness.

 

 

 

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Module 2 Discussion

 

DQ1 The Three-Skill Approach and the Tribe

 

Now that you are well versed in the three-skill approach to leadership and the stages of tribal leadership, discuss the following for our first question of the module:

 

Think about all three levels of leadership covered in the three-skill approach (supervisory, middle, and top), and consider the different skill mixes required for each level (for instance, the supervisory level mix requires heavy technical skills and human skills, but it does not require heavy conceptual skills).

 

Imagine you are responsible for making concrete suggestions that would help move an organization from Stage 2 to Stage 3 of tribal leadership, but you must use the three-skill approach to do it.

 

Adapted from Northouse (2018)

 

What suggestions would you make for the supervisory level, and why?

 

What suggestions would you make for the middle level, and why?

 

What suggestions would you make for the top level, and why?

 

DQ2 The Three-Skill Approach, the Skills Model, and the Tribe

 

Thinking back to the previous discussion question, expand on your thoughts about the three-skill approach by comparing it to the skills model.

 

How are they the same? How do they differ? How does one set leaders up better to impact tribal stages than the other? Why? Critically evaluate the responses or your peers where there is disagreement.

 

 

 

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Module 3 Discussion

 

DQ1 Situational Leadership and Tribal Leadership Strategy

 

Watch the “Leadership Styles” video from the Leadership Channel in the Trident Online Library (Books 24×7) and respond to the following:

 

Having watched the video, what tribal stage do you think Peter’s New York City firm was in? Please fully support your thoughts in your initial response. Next, share which tribal stage you believe the second firm was in. Was Peter better or worse suited for this assignment? How could he adapt and improve using situational leadership?

 

Make your initial post within the first 4 days of the module. Provide a substantive response to at least 2 of your peers within the current module timeframe. For at least 1 of your peer responses, write a full critical evaluation of the peer’s post and decisions. Carefully examine how your peer might have missed something (identify possible blind spots) and discuss how their post impacted you.

 

DQ2 Non-Leadership and the Tribe

 

Sometimes a leader’s style doesn’t fit any of the examples we have explored. When a non-leader is a part of a team or organization, it can feel like an absolute free-for-all in the work environment.

 

Using the provided resources for this module, as well as research you conduct on your own in the Trident Online Library or elsewhere, find an example of a non-leader and write a post incorporating the following:

 

Tell the class which non-leader you chose and provide a link where your peers can go to see what shaped your opinion.

 

Tell why you think your example is one of a non-leader, but back yourself up. Remember, your peers will be critical of you, so bring your “A” game.

 

After you’ve written your initial post, be sure to reply to at least two of your peers with substantive, valuable feedback.

 

 

 

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Module 4 Discussion

 

Visionary, Transformational, or Both?

 

Visionary leaders often set themselves apart from all other types, though they do utilize characteristics from a plethora of other styles and theories.

 

Given the following three leaders, write a post placing three given leaders into one of the following three categories:

 

Transformational Leader

 

Visionary Leader

 

Hybrid (Transformational and Visionary)

 

Please give clear, research-backed reasons for your choices, and openly discuss your personal preference by stating which of the three leaders you would most like to follow.

 

The Three Leaders:

 

Steve Jobs (former Apple CEO)

 

Richard Branson (Virgin Atlantic CEO)

 

Sam Walton (founder and CEO, Walmart)

 

 

 

 

 

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Module 4 Reflection Discussion

 

“Build-a-Leader Workshop”

 

Based on everything you have learned this term about leadership traits, skills, and styles, use this final forum to describe to your peers how you would “build” the perfect leader, using only the “ingredients” (traits, skills, styles) we explored throughout the course.

 

Be sure to consider how your “perfect” leader would perform in terms of building an organizational culture that operates at the highest possible tribal stage.

 

Can you build a leader capable of running a Stage 5 organization? Be sure to have thoughtful discussion with your peers about the leadership “recipe” they choose (though peer replies are not required for this forum).

 

After responding to the Reflective Discussion above, please complete an anonymous Course Evaluation Survey. Instructors are not able to view course evaluation reports until after the grade submission period is over. Thank you for your feedback.

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