Jane Smith has worked for the Widgets, Weezles, and Warblers Corporation for the past 25 years. At a recent "Town Hall" meeting, Jane asked two members of the executive leadership team about their plans to improve the declining employee morale at the Widgets, Weezles, and Warblers Corporation.

One of the executives responded to Jane's question by stating that "Employee morale is not our responsibility."

• What is your opinion about the executive's response to Jane's question?
• What role, if any, does a leader play in establishing and maintaining employee morale?
• What is the leader's role (if, in your opinion, the leader plays a role) in ensuring that employee efforts are aligned to the organization's mission, vision, and strategy? Why?
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• How would a transformational leader foster motivation and morale? In your response, compare and contrast transformational leadership to one other leadership style discussed this week (e.g., transactional, positive, servant, value-based, super leadership, etc.).
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