Use the provided texts for each part
PART 1: Leaders and Managers
Provided Text:
The leadership challenge : How to make extraordinary things happen in organizations by Kouzes & Posner
Please read: Chapters 3 & 4 AND THEN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
Based on your reading of Chapters 1–4 of the Leadership Challenge, defend the concept that while leadership can include the task of managing, managers can struggle with leading.
Explain the similarities and differences between leading and managing.
Who would you rather work for — a leader or a manager? Why?
PART 2: Leadership and Decision Making
Provided Text:
Leading change from the C-Suite: 3 leaders share their strategies by Hegwer
Ten simple rules on how to develop a stakeholder engagement plan by Hollmann, Regierer, Bechis, et al.
Please read and then answer these questions:
Choose one of the three leaders (Butler, D’Agnes, and Fontenot), and describe what made their organization thrive in a time of change.
Read carefully over the “12 Ideas for Leading Change in Healthcare” and explain which idea would come naturally to you, and that you could execute well, and which idea would be a struggle for you. What would you do to improve your skill set regarding that “struggle” idea?
Part 3 : Organizational Vision
Provided Text:
The leadership challenge : How to make extraordinary things happen in organizations by Kouzes & Posner
Please read: Chapters 5 & 6 and then answer these questions
What is “vision” in an organization? How is it connected to (but separate from) “mission”?
Think back to the different theories of leadership from the Unit 1 article. Which of those theories best describe a visionary leader?
Give some current examples of visionary leaders in health care.