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• Behavioral Approaches- autocratic versus democratic, Ohio state, Michigan state, Leadership grid (Blake and Mouton at U of Texas). How are these similar and different?

• Individualized leadership-Vertical dyad, linkage, Leader- Member Exchange,

• Entrepreneurial Leadership

Chapter 3.

• Difference between Contingency approach and universal approach

• Fiedler’s Contingency model with its three factors that affect the leadership style. Three different situations for leading

• Hershey and Blanchard’s situational Theory with a focus on followers’ readiness

• Path-goal theory

• The Vroom model for decision making (textbook, class discussion, and PowerPoint), Interactional framework with factors that affect the choice of leadership style (PowerPoint)

Chapter 4

• Personality (Big 5), locus of control, MBTI

• values (Instrumental and terminal) and attitudes- How do these affect leadership?

• How does attitude affect leadership, theory X and theory Y leaders

• Perceptions and attributions- the process of perception, perceptual distortions (Stereotyping, halo effect, projection, contrast effect),

• Kelley’s attribution theory (class handouts), and attributional biases (fundamental attributional error, self-serving bias provided on the PowerPoint slides)

• Emotional intelligence & its components

Chapter 5

• Capacity versus competence

• Mental models and why they need to be changed?

• Developing a leader’s mind- independent thinking, mindfulness, open-mindedness, system thinking, & personal mastery ( personal vision, facing reality, and creative tension)

• Emotional intelligence & its components

• What does it mean to be an emotionally competent leader

• Consequences of fear in organizations

• Leading with Love not fear at workplace

Chapter 6

• Current state of affairs of corporate America when it comes to practicing ethics

• Difference between an ethical versus unethical leader

• Act like a moral leader- why is it important for...