Corporate Leadership assignments.
Assignment 2
Leadership and Personality
What is your personality profile, according to the Myers-Briggs personality test?
Describe the various aspects of this profile. What does this profile mean?
Describe the implications of this personality profile for various types of leadership role – i.e. team leader, CEO, departmental manager, social leader.
Do you agree with this profile that you have? If not, please explain the differences between what you think your personality is, and what the Myers Briggs test tells you.
Going through the various Myers-Briggs profiles, and the Big Five personality types, explain what profiles you consider are best for leadership, and why.
Using the Myers-Briggs profiles and the Big Five, analyse the personality of the leader you chose in Assignment 1.
Deadline: 30th March.
Word count: 700 words.
Marks: 20%
Assignment 3:
What kind of leadership do we need to enable humanity to move to a more sustainable future?
One of the most important challenges for the world is to move to clearer production, consumption and energy generation.
What kind of leadership do we need to enable humanity to move to a more sustainable future?
Write an essay in response to the questions below. The essay should be from 700-1000 words in length.
Make sure you use theory to support your arguments and answers.
– What is sustainable development?
– Why is sustainable development important to humanity at the present time?
– What is the role of leadership in promoting sustainable development?
– Identify three leaders who have or are making a difference in our move towards sustainable development.
– What leadership skills are needed in order to support sustainable development?
– How can we develop leaders to become more sustainable in their thinking and actions?
– Do you think there is enough leadership that values sustainability?
– What can be done to encourage sustainable leadership to emerge?
Deadline: 30th April 2020.
Marks 35%
Assignment 4:
Servant leadership, organisations and you.
Write an essay in response to each of the questions below.
The essay should be from 700-1000 words in length. Make sure you use theory to support your arguments and answers.
– Discuss the nature of servant leadership, and why it is important.
– What are the main features of servant leadership?
– How does it differ from other forms of leadership?
– What are the main advantages and disadvantages of servant leadership?
– In what circumstances is it effective?
– In what circumstances is it ineffective?
– Could you be a servant leader? Is your personality suited to becoming a servant leader?
– What parts of your personality would you need to develop to become a servant leader?
Deadline: 30th April 2020
Marks: 20%