Leadership Effectiveness

Leadership Effectiveness
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Critically analyse the relationship between traits, motives and effectiveness of leaders; provide examples from the public domain of how these are applied in practice and assess how the relationship between theory and practice is demonstrated.

Use material covered in weeks 1 -3 (text, topics and relevant readings) and at least 2 other current academic journals. The articles should have been published between 2005 and 2015. A minimum of 5 references should be used.

Rationale

This task has been designed to allow you to demonstrate your critical understanding of some theoretical perspectives of leadership. This assessment is an analytical account of what has been published on the topic by accredited scholars and researchers.
The task has been designed as orientation to the theoretical underpinnings of leadership reflections and recommendations you will make in later assessments. It assesses the first two learning outcomes:

•    be able to provide a comprehensive explanation of the role of leadership;
•    be able to critically analyse, in the context of the framework of relevant theories and research, current and projected issues which impact on organisational leadership and organisational success;