Activity 1 : Your turn (reflection exercise)

Based on the definitions of leadership and on the key elements we outlined above, consider
taking a closer look at your own leadership efforts and followership choices. You can use the questions
below as a guide but feel free to follow your own reflection process. In doing so, analyze the extent to
which leadership fulfills all its key elements. If possible, pinpoint eventual biases you may have about
what leadership is, and the extent to which they have been influencing leadership efforts and
followership choices. In other words, see if there is a link between the way you see leadership and your
own behaviors. Finally, given your context and current relationship status with your followers,
contemplate alternative behaviors and strategies that can enact or sustain your leadership.

Here are some questions to guide your reflection. (Consider yourself as a leader)

1. Are you engaging in a continuous and relational process with your followers that, depending on
the context, provides resources or leverages existing ones?
2. Are you aware of the impact your leadership influence has on your followers’ thoughts, feeling
and behaviors at work?
3. Is the type of influence you most use (charisma, prestige, or dominance) always effective at
work, and do you have the versatility to perform different types of influence?
4. Do others accord you leadership, or are you simply relying on a managerial role to influence
others?
5. Is everyone on the same page regarding the importance and meaningfulness of what your team
or company is trying to achieve?

Activity 2- Comprehensively discuss your point of view on the following questions given below and cite at
least two (2) research related to the topic presented:

1. How do we define leadership and management?

2. What are the nine responsibilities managers have to an organization?
3. What are some of the similarities and differences you see with leadership and management?
4. What are leadership skills?
5. What is the most important skill in leadership and administration?

Activity 3-: Comprehensively discuss the following questions in relation to the leadership theories as
presented:

1. What is the major difference between leadership and management?

2. Which is more important, leadership or management? Justify your answer by presenting research
conducted related to your point of view/answer.
3. What comes first, leadership or management? Justify your answer with at least 3 theories of
leadership and management.