Quality Leadership

Question 1:

· Discuss each of the following characteristics as they relate to quality leadership:

· Balanced commitment

· Positive role model

· Communication skills

· Positive influence

· Persuasiveness

· Analyze and explain which of these characteristics will be the most difficult to achieve for good leadership. Support your rationale with research and your experience.

Question 2:

· Select any two of the following leadership styles and compare them in terms of effectiveness:

· Participative

· Goal oriented

· Situational

· Explain how leaders can (and should) influence the results of efforts to improve quality and explain how the leaders can be impacted by those efforts.

As the final paragraph of your post, discuss your personal leadership style. Of the various characteristics discussed in your post, describe which attribute you would integrate in your behavior. Support your rationale with an example situation in which that attribute would be highly effective.