SEMESTER SPRING 2013 Leadership and Team management (MGMT623)

Assignment No. 02 Due Date: 8 July 2013 Marks: 20

Assignment:
The topic of leadership has been important since the dawn of time. History is filled with examples of great leaders such as Quiad-e-Azam, Nelson Mandela and Bill Gates. These leaders likely possessed some of the leadership traits discussed in this course. You are required to go to the internet home page for leadership values (www.leader-values.com) and select the subheading 4Es from the title bar of the website. This section provides an overview of leadership and suggests four essential traits/ behaviors that are exhibited by leaders: to envision, enable, empower and energize. After reading the material go back to the home page, and select the subheading featured leaders from the main title bar. Next choose one of the leaders, Kofi Annan or Dorothy Emma Howell (later Rodham) from the list of historical figures and read the description about his or her leadership style and answer following questions: Was this leader successful in using the 4 Es of leadership? Describe how he or she used the 4 Es. (Marks 10) Using any of the theories discussed in your course, how would you describe the leadership style of the chosen historical figure? (Marks 10)

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