MGT 440 Week 3 Discussion 1

MGT 440 Week 3 Discussion 1 | Ashford university

Week 3 - Discussion Forum 1

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 8 of your Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadow course text, the Ethics, Character, and Authentic Transformational Leadership Behavior (Links to an external site.) and The Dark Side of Leadership (Links to an external site.) articles.

In at least one paragraph, supported by evidence from your text, articles, and other research, respond to the bullet points below:

·         Define the terms authentic and pseudo-transformational leader.

·         Pick two leaders, one authentic and one pseudo-transformational.

·         Explain why the chosen leaders fit the assigned leadership style.

·         Describe the leaders’ activities that made them either an authentic or pseudo-transformational leader.