Leadership Traits
Please observe Fortune’s World’s Greatest Leaders list of top 10 leaders (All candidates had to be currently active, so retirees or recently deceased leader such as
Nelson Mandela were not considered). Please choose one of the below leaders and write your discussion post on what qualities this leader holds to have made this list.
Pope Francis, pontiff, Catholic Church Angela Merkel, chancellor, Germany Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Co. Warren Buffett, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Former President
Bill Clinton, founder, The Clinton Foundation Aung San Suu Kyi, chair, National League for Democracy Gen. Joe Dunford, Commander, U.S. Forces, Afghanistan Bono, lead
singer, U2 Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibetan people Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon.com Once you choose a leader, complete the following in order to express what
leadership traits they hold and why: Find & Post (or post a link to) a concept of Communication for Effective Leadership (photo, short video, brief piece of writing,
song, etc — that no one else in class has posted to the blog yet) related to this weeks chapter(s). No two posts can be identical. Analyze the object according to
requirements for the week. Make a connection to the readings for the week. Posts will be made in the Blackboard discussion forum. Each post should be at least 3
paragraphs in length. Essay needs to be from book “Leadership in Organizations” Eighth Edition by Gary Yukl Chapters 15 and 16.
