Strategic Leadership and Teamwork. This should focus on the strategies of successful leadership development and how leaders effectively influence others, both individually and as members of a team within your current or future organization.

References for class:

DuBrin, A. J. (2019). Leadership: Research findings, practice, and skills (9th ed.).

Kouzes, J., & Posner, B. (Eds.) (2006). Christian reflections on the leadership challenge.

The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, (1994, 2004, 2015). Tyndale House Foundation.

ANY ADDITIONAL 3-5 ACADEMIC REFERENCES FOUND, LIST AND MAKE SURE IT'S A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW.

*Three to five academic references in addition to your interview. The references should be some combination of academic journal articles and academic textbooks. Do not solely rely on your class textbooks.

Assignment

interview a CEO, president, lead pastor, VP, or someone at the executive level that is in management or church leadership, with the goal to learn as much as you can about his/her experience and leadership style. Ask ten questions and ask permission to take notes. You will need to apply what you learn in this interview in your final paper for this course, so keep that in mind and read through the entirety of the final assignment prompts before preparing your list of questions and implementing the interview. Although you are responsible for drafting your list of questions for your interview, the following tips may be helpful to you as you prepare these before it taking place:

I was thinking about interview my local pharmacist and his success on small-town business But would love to see question to ask him and also how it would be done in this business to another

What are at least ten good questions to ask for this interview?

Topics to Discuss:

The Impact of Faith: If you can interview a Christian leader in the workplace, discuss how faith makes a difference in his/her leadership.

The following are some issues that could be discussed during your interview (with possible questions):

A. Motivation

Discuss motivation in the workplace.

In the leader's experience, how are most people motivated?

How does he or she value workers?

How does he or she create "safe places" for workers to share ideas and concerns?

B. Leadership

Discuss leadership, mentorship, and role models. What did he/she learn from good leaders? What did he/she learn from bad leaders?

How does this leader create vision?

When have they taken "risks" in the organization? What lessons did they learn through this time?

How do they determine when the organization needs to change or go to the "next level"? Where do they get input?

How do they develop "strategy" for change?

C. Follower-ship

Think of one person on your team who is a great follower. What are the characteristics and behaviors that make this person a good follower?

What are the characteristics of a good "team" working together?

Discuss characteristics of good and bad followers whom he or she has supervised. How has he or she dealt with poor followers?

How does he or she deal with conflict on the team?

Ask if they have ever had to deal with an ethical or moral dilemma as a leader. How did they handle it?