Leadership

Discuss the concept of leadership development. 1) Are leaders born or are they developed? 2) What role does mentoring play for followers?

Discussion: The response to the facilitator’s original post should be a minimum of 100 words.

Sources: Approved sources for this course include the course textbook and scholarly articles from the Bethel library databases. No other source information is acceptable.

Format: intext citations are always inside a sentence. Here are three good examples:

Paraphrasing examples:

According to Manning and Curtis (2015), casting a vision is an important leadership action.

Casting a vision is an important element in leadership (Manning & Curtis, 2015).

Direct quote examples (notice the “quote” marks and page number):

Manning and Curtis (2015) state how “the first requirement for a leader is a strong sense of purpose” (p. 32).

Leadership has many requirements, but “the first requirement for a leader is a strong sense of purpose” (Manning & Curtis, 2015, p. 32).

Reference

Manning, G., & Curtis, K. (2015). The art of leadership (5th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.

USE THE READING MATERIAL AS THE REFERENCE FOR THIS