Week 2 Assignment 1 Leadership Styles In this assignment, you will put well-known personalities under the microscope to learn what characteristics of leaders define their leadership style. i. Identify five leaders of today, one of each of the following styles: Charismatic: Transformational: Visionary: Transactional: Servant: ii. For each chosen leader: List and describe the characteristics that made you select them. Page 1 of 3 HCM4007 Leadership in Healthcare Organizations 2013 South University Week 2 Assignment 1 Identify and define the contemporary leadership style they employ. List and explain the major characteristics of the contemporary leadership style. Explain with examples. Explain if this style is effective or ineffective for the leaders you've chosen. Define emotional intelligence including the five components of emotional intelligence, its relationship to successful leadership, and whether your selected leaders have it or lack it. Explain each leader's situational leadership capabilities. Give an example where they demonstrated their situational leadership capabilities. Select one of your chosen leaders to be your manager, and explain why you chose that leader. Page 2 of 3 HCM4007 Leadership in Healthcare Organizations 2013 South University Week 2 Assignment 1 iii. Suppose you are a leader in a healthcare industry, which is facing fast and immediate change. Which of the contemporary leadership styles do you believe are best suited to healthcare leaders to manage that change? Why? Explain using concepts and theories learned in the week. Page 3 of 3 HCM4007 Leadership in Healthcare Organizations 2013 South University