Week 4 Discussion

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Just as you did last week, you'll have an opportunity to share your "leading" functions essential for your business "challenge" project. By sharing in this discussion, you'll be able to hone your ideas for your assignment, and help your classmates hone theirs! Win-Win!

Prompt/Questions

Examine the "leading' facet of P-O-L-C framework by discussing which functions within this facet are most essential for managers to achieve in order to lead people. For this discussion, select one essential function needed to achieve success for your management challenge: (1) Leadership, (2) Decision Making, (3) Communication, (4) Groups/Teams, and (5) Motivation. Address the key objectives for the function you select.

1. Leadership
   • Define what leadership is and identify traits of effective leaders.
   • Describe behaviors that effective leaders demonstrate.
   • Specify the contexts in which various leadership styles are effective.
2. Decision Making
   • Compare and contrast individual and group decision making.
   • Summarize key causes of faulty decision making.
3. Communication
   • Interpret overcoming barriers to effective communication.
   • Compare and contrast different types of communication and communication channels.
4. Groups/Teams
   • Recognize and explain group dynamics and development.
   • Classify the difference between groups and teams.
   • Explain how to organize effective teams.
5. Motivation
   • Identify, Compare and Contrast Need-based Theories of Motivation.
   • Identify, Compare and Contrast Process-Based Theories of Motivation.
   • Describe how fairness perceptions are determined and their consequences.