week 4 discussions 7

Discussion 1

Take Assessment 9.3 (Your Leadership Frame of Reference) in the textbook. Tally your scores and report your scores in your initial post. Also in your initial post, analyze what the scores of the assessment reveal about your Frame of Reference. Do you think the assessment is accurate? Why or why not? Would you want to change your approach? Why or why not? What are you going to do to improve or change your frame of reference as you are more involved in leadership?

Instructions

This questionnaire asks you to describe yourself as a leader. For each of the following items, score the phrase that best describes you with a 4, the item that is next best with a 3, and on down to 1 for the item that is least like you.

1. My strongest skills are:	___ a. Analytical skills	___ b. Interpersonal skills	___ c. Political skills	___ d. Flair for drama
2. The best way to describe me is:	___ a. Technical expert	___ b. Good listener	___ c. Skilled negotiator	___ d. Inspirational leader
3. What has helped me the most in being successful is my ability to:	___ a. Make good decisions	___ b. Coach and develop people	___ c. Build strong alliances and a power base	___ d. Inspire and excite others
4. What people are most likely to notice about me is my:	___ a. Attention to detail	___ b. Concern for people	___ c. Ability to succeed in the face of conflict and opposition	___ d. Charisma
5. My most important leadership trait is:	___ a. Clear, logical thinking	___ b. Caring and support for others	___ c. Toughness and aggressiveness	___ d. Imagination and creativity
6. I am best described as:	___ a. An analyst	___ b. A humanist	___ c. A politician	___ d. A visionary

Scoring and Interpretation

Compute your scores as follows:

For the structural frame, add up the scores you gave choice A in each item: ____.

For the human-resource frame, add up the scores you gave choice B in each item: ____.

For the political frame, add up the scores you gave choice C in each item: ____.

For the symbolic frame, add up the scores you gave choice D in each item: ____.

Discussion 2

What is the role of leadership as it relates to vision, mission, and strategy in an organization? Give specific examples.