In Chapter 4 of the textbook, locate and read Leadership Case Problem B. In a two-page essay, address the prompts below.

• Examine the importance of behavior as a leader. Explain how Tricia's behavior affected the team and her abilities as a leader.
• Explain the importance of collaborative skills using emerging, relevant leadership styles. Which leadership style did Tricia exhibit? How did that style tie into her collaboration efforts?
• Explain how using a different leadership style than the one Tricia exhibited could help her to grow as a leader.
• Analyze the impact of critical issues and emerging theories in leadership on the role of leadership in organizational performance.
• What recommendations would you give to Tricia based on the outcome of her situation?

Please provide a meaningful introduction stating the purpose of the paper and key points to be addressed. Also, ensure you include a synthesizing conclusion.

Tricia and Her Facebook Friends and Twitter Followers Tricia is the human resources team leader in the that she and the group were developing a better per- regional headquarters of an international bank. She has sonal relationship. Consequently, she decided to send five direct reports plus considerable individual respons posts that were more personal, including the following: sibility for carrying out various human resource ini- tiatives. About six months ago, Tricia started thinking "How about you and I spending a little quality about how she could improve her leadership effective- time at the shopping mall this weekend?" ness with her team of human resource professionals, . "My two-year-old nephew is having a birthday plus one support person. As she reflected on feedback party October 10 at noon. You are warmly invited. she had received from their boss, the VP of adminis- Let me know ASAP." tration, Tricia thought that perhaps she was a little too "I thought that taupe and beige combination you business-like and task oriented. The insight came to wore to the office today was stunning. The way her that perhaps she should become Facebook friends, you dress picks up morale." and have Twitter exchanges with her staff of five. . "My boyfriend was angry with me last night Tricia's first step was to invite each staff member to because he said I don't like his parents." become a Facebook friend and also follow each group . "Don't let the fact that I'm the team leader inter- member on Twitter. Tricia began her social media ini- fere with us being friends." tiative by writing about strictly work-related topics, Tricia did receive a few positive responses from her with posts such as the following: posts, but a few responses to her posts suggested the "I feel good about the response we are getting to our team members were not comfortable receiving the per- proposed wellness program. sonal messages. One tweet response was simply "????." "Did you catch how the regional VP of administration said in her monthly intranet post that our team was Questions doing a great job?" 1. What would you advise Tricia to do about future "Our new group interview program seems to be work- posts of a personal nature to the team? ing. Most of our new hires are turning in above-average 2. Which one or two relationship-oriented behaviors performance, and turnover among them is below does Tricia appear to be exaggerating? average. 3. If your team leader sent you a post about his or her After a couple of months of these business-like team leadership role and your potential friendship, posts on Facebook and Twitter, Tricia did not observe how would you respond