Instruction
Wk 6 Concept of Leadership To assist you in assessing your leadership skills and traits choose 1 of the following ......complete the Leadership Trait Questionaire in Chapter 2 of the Northouse text and one of the following: the Skills Inventory in Chapter 3, the Style Questionnaire in Chapter 4, or the Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) Measure in Chapter 6all available in the Northouse text. Provide the skills and traits that you possess that you think would make you an effective leader in a public or nonprofit organization in your community, and explain why. Then reflect on the skills and traits you may still need to acquire to be an effective leader in public administration. Explain gaps you might need to fill in order to be an effective leader. Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources and other current literature in the Walden Library.
Readings
Northouse, P. G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice. (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 2, Trait Approach (pp. 1942)
Review Chapter 3, Skills Approach (pp. 4374)
Chapter 4, Style Approach (pp. 7598)
Chapter 5, Situational Approach (pp. 99122)
Chapter 6, Contingency Theory (pp. 123136)
Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2014d). Foundations of leadership [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu