Readings

Read the following chapter in An Introduction to Leadership:

• Chapter 2: Transformational, Charismatic, and Ethical Leadership

Required Multimedia

Forbes. (2011, October 5). What you can learn from Steve Jobs [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtT9N9L_4-w

Discussions

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1. Leadership Traits

   Please watch the video, “What You Can Learn From Steve Jobs.” Based on the content presented in the video, what leadership traits made Steve Jobs an effective leader? Some researchers have found that leaders have certain traits related to social intelligence; how did Steve Jobs’ social intelligence play a role in his success and how did it impact people and results? Do you consider Steve Jobs to be a transformational or transactional leader? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.
   
   Guided Response: Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length.  Support your claims with examples from required material(s)
   and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond substantively to at least two of your classmates posts.
   

2. Ethical Leadership

Give an example of ethical leadership. What are the characteristics of ethical leadership? And why do you think ethical leadership is important?

Guided Response: Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length.  Support your claims with examples from required material(s)
and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond substantively to at least two of your classmates posts.