Site name: “The Art and Science of Leadership”

URL: www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leader.html Background information: This leadership guide is for supervisors, managers, lead employees, and anyone wishing to move up through the ranks as a leader.

Site name: The Free Management Library: Introduction to Management URL: www

.managementhelp.org/mng_thry/mng_thry.htm.

Background information: The Free Management Library provides easy-to-access, clutter-free, comprehensive resources regarding the leadership and management of yourself, other individuals, groups, and organizations. The content is relevant to the vast majority of people, whether they are in large or small for-profit or nonprofit organizations. Over the past ten years, the library has grown to be one of the world’s largest well-organized collections of these types of resources.

Exercises:

a. Choose one of the “chapters” on the Web site that is of interest to you. Lead a class discussion on the management and leadership concept you chose, and describe why this information would be important to a hospitality manager.

b. Read the section on leadership styles. Which style do you think is the most appropriate for a hospitality manager? Why?