VICENTE, VETHINA V.

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LSRCO UNIT 1 STUDENT EXERCISES

Lesson 1:

Prepare a personal written response to the question: (a) explain in your own words why
cooperation in leadership is necessary and is there a need for the so-called “cooperative
leadership”? What specific “habit” could be applied by coop leaders and why?

Cooperation is a core life skill and can be defined as the act or process of working
together to get something done for a common purpose or to achieve mutual benefit.
Cooperation demonstrates the ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse
people or teams, make compromises, build consensus in decision-making, assume
shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the opinions and contributions
of individual team members, from a position of firm self-identity. Cooperative
relationships are socially motivated, shaped by a ‘socially oriented’ or ‘common good’
approach rather than a transactional approach focusing on personal benefit or material
gain. In addition, their cooperative behavior is likely to be imitated by other group
members. And of course, as Charles Darwin found, species that cooperated with their
group members most effectively were most likely to survive over species that didn’t.
Bottom line: cooperation may be an especially effective way for leaders to gain influence
and for groups to be successful.

“As a leader, you have to look forward. You have to think about where the organization
is going,” Goode says.
Leaders must consider internal organizational factors, such as product roadmaps and
staffing needs. Maintain a flexible mindset and be willing to try new ideas. This is
especially true for leaders at start-ups, where company goals are frequently changing
and rigid plans may be hard to follow.

Lesson 2:

What is your definition of leadership?

Leadership is about taking risks and challenging the status quo. Leaders motivate others
to achieve something new and better. Interestingly, leaders do what they do to pursue
innovation, not as an obligation. They measure success by looking at the team’s
achievements and learning. Leaders are not always people who hold higher ranks in an
organization. But they are people who are known for their beliefs and work ethics. A
leader is passionate about their work, and they pass on their enthusiasm to their fellow
workers, enabling them to achieve their goals.