MGMT 319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Groupthink
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A person can"t grow in the environment he/she"s in. Research on trait approaches (findings of stogdill"s 1940 and 1970 studies) Warren buffett"s recommendation for choosing a job. Which approach to leadership does his view correspond to. Explain the shift from celebrating the leader as a hero to embracing the humble. Hero tends to be involved in more unnecessary risks. Leader with a good track record can"t grow because of certain soft skills. Leadership is unique to a select number of individuals and these individuals possess certain immutable traits that cannot be developed (galton, 1869) Understanding the importance of core personality traits that predict leader effectiveness can help organizations with leader selection, training, and development practices (derue, nahrgang, wellman, and humphrey 2011) In your view, what could followers do to improve their relationship with the leader and transition from the out-group to leader"s in group.
