Assignment Instructions/ Description
Week 4 - Discussion Forum 1 Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Perceptual Approach and Transactional Approach [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4]Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read, watch, or review the following list of resources:
Perceptual Position Resolves Conflicts (Links to an external site.) videoTransaction vs Transformation (Links to an external site.) videoIn this clip from Perceptual Position Resolves Conflicts (Links to an external site.), Ed Muzio discusses the perceptual leadership approach. In your discussion post,
Discuss what value (if any) the perceptual approach to leadership could be in resolving conflicts.Identify two main ways in which the perceptual approach differs from the transactional approach.Which approach do you prefer to work with as an employee?Which approach would you prefer to utilize as a leader in a group?What led you to choose your preferences?Explain the advantages and disadvantages of these leadership styles in your response from both perspectives (as employee and leader).One of the great benefits of having diversity in the workplace is the variety of ideas and perspectives that a diverse team can contribute; discuss how focusing on this can assist in resolving potential conflicts.Refer to the resources for this week to support your responses, as well as provide any other scholarly sources which could defend your reasoning.Your initial post should be at least 300 words.
Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. Each of your responses to your classmates should be at least 100 words in length. In your response post, clarify, correct, or corroborate your classmates’ discussions on their preferred approaches.
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