Leadership U2

Leadership U2 Order Description Apply ethical reasoning skills and ethical theories to business situations. Apply critical thinking skills to analyze business situations. Recognize situations that present potential legal and ethical issues, and develop solutions for those issues. Unit 2: Leader Traits, Power, and Corruption Description: The role of individual differences and traits in leadership The difference between past and current approaches to leadership traits Identify the impact of values on leadership The link between emotional intelligence and leadership The role of the Big Five and other personality traits in leadership Cross-cultural differences in individual difference characteristics Power and its impact on leadership Cross-cultural differences in the definitions and use of power Individual and organizational sources of power and describe consequences for followers and organizations The role of power in the leadership and effectiveness of teams Power sources available to top executives Sources of power corruption and ways to prevent its occurrence Changes in the use of power and their consequences