Site name: Center for Public Leadership URL: www.ksg.harvard.edu/leadership Background information: The center is dedicated to excellence in leadership education and research. It is equally committed to bridging the gap between leadership theory and practice. It provides a forum for students, scholars, and practitioners committed to the idea that effective public leadership is essential to the common good.

Site name: Leader to Leader Institute URL: www.pfdf.org Background information: The Leader to Leader Institute has its roots in the social sector and its predecessor, the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management.

Its mission is “to strengthen the leadership of the social sector” by providing educational opportunities and resources to leaders.

Site name: CIO (Chief Information Officer)

URL: www.cio.com/

Background information: CIO and CIO.com are published by CXO Media Inc. to meet the needs of CIOs (chief information officers) and other information executives.

CIO is read by more than 140,000 CIOs and senior executives who oversee annual information technology budgets in excess of $175 million.

Exercises: Choose an article or research study from one of the Web sites above and discuss how the concepts in the article might help you fulfill a leadership role in the hospitality industry. Your discussion should include the following, as applicable:

a. What behaviors does this article suggest will help you to become a more effective leader?

b. Does this article suggest ways for managers to make decisions differently? If so, how?

c. Does this article influence the way you will communicate with people in the future? If so, how?

d. Does this article address the three elements of modern leadership as described in the textbook? If so, which elements and how does it address these elements?

e. Does this article address ways in which a leader can facilitate change in an organization? If so, how?

f. Does this article help you to develop your own leadership style? Why or why not?