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Hughes, R. C., Ginnett, R. C.,
& Curphy, G. J. (2009). Leadership, enhancing the lessons of experience
(6th ed.).
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
1. A self-fulfilling
prophecy occurs when our expectations play a causal role in bringing about the
events we predict. What does that statement mean? How can our expectations
affect how an particular event will occur?
2. One approach to succession planning is
the nine-cell matrix which rates candidate for promotion on leadership
potential and leadership performance and suggests promoting those who measure
the highest in leadership potential and performance. How are leadership
potential and leadership performance measured? How is it possible that someone
being considered using the nine-cell matrix might be rated high in leadership
performance but not in leadership potential or high in leadership potential but
not in leadership performance?
3. What are the sources of a leaders power? Are some of those sources of power
more effective than others? Does the situation make a difference in how
effective a particular source of power is?
4. Empowerment is coming to be an overused term. What does it mean in terms of
leadership? What does the term imply about leadership?
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with Essay QuestionsCourse TextbookHughes, R. C., Ginnett, R. C.,
& Curphy, G. J. (2009). Leadership, enhancing the lessons of experience(6th ed.).
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.2. One approach to succession planning is
the nine-cell matrix which rates candidate for promotion on leadership
potential and leadership performance and suggests promoting those who measure
the highest in leadership potential and performance. How are leadership
potential and leadership performance measured? How is it possible that someone
being considered using the nine-cell matrix might be rated high in leadership
performance but not in leadership potential or high in leadership potential but
not in leadership performance?3. What are the sources of a leaders power? Are some of those sources of power
more effective than others? Does the situation make a difference in how
effective a particular source of power is?4. Empowerment is coming to be an overused term. What does it mean in terms of
leadership? What does the term imply about leadership?
