Topic 1 DQ 2
Leadership is a complex process that requires leaders to critically appraise the circumstances in which they find themselves to best determine how to lead and influence those around them. There are multiple tactics leaders can employ in any given circumstance to influence a situation or their followers. Compare two leaders you have dealt with in the past. Discuss the different tactics these leaders employed to influence situations or people. Provide examples of when these tactics were successful and when they were not successful. As a leader, describe how you can critically appraise situations to make sure you select appropriate tactics for influencing a given situation.
Leadership: Theory and Practice
Northouse, P. G. (2019). Leadership: Theory and practice (8th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN-13: 9781506362311
Requirements: 200 words
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Leadership is a process taken to influence other people, a team, and their behaviors to ensure that a common goal is achieved. Leaders inspire, challenge, and encourage others towards achieving organizational goals and ensure resilience and persistence (Northouse, 2019). The leaders that I have dealt with before used tactical leadership. Tactical leadership means that the leader guides the team using their past experiences and takes short-term planning to tackle a situation. Leader A used past experiences to make decisions related to the previous experiences. This was successful, especially in cases of emergency.
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