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Instructor: Jennifer D. Street, LCSW
SWK 610: Leadership
Welcome
& Announcements
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 Structure of weekly class
 Module 3 this week
 Key Terms posted on
www.helpingsocialworkstudents.weebly.com
 Group topics should not be clinical
 We will use camera groups as our teams for Group
Demonstrations
Objectives
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As a result of today’s class, students will be able to:
 Access and utilize The Leadership Challenge
 Correctly identify multiple choice answers from chapters 1 & 2
 Understand and apply attribution errors to leadership
situations
 Analyze key the effectiveness of 2 well-known leaders based on
the Interactional Framework for Analyzing Leadership
domains (the leader, the followers, and the situation)
Resource of the Week
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The Leadership Challenge
Liberate the Leader in Everyone
Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner
http://youtu.be/cIB4T4tJYWc
The Leadership
Challenge Video
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIB4T4
tJYWc
Chapter 1 Review
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In a complex situation, what is the leader's most important role?
 A. Adhere to standard practices and policies.
 B.
Minimize changes to patterns and structures.
 C.
Ensure that proper procedures are being followed.
 D. Increase levels of interaction and communication.
Chapter 1 Review, Cont’d
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What best describes the leader-follower relationship?
 A. The relationship is a one-way street.
 B.
Leadership and followership are the same thing.
 C. Leadership and followership merge and are linked
concepts.
 D. The relationship is based on the idea of "one-man
leadership."
Chapter 1 Review, Cont’d
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Which of the following best defines leadership?
 A. Actions which focus resources to create desirable
opportunities
 B. The process by which an agent induces a subordinate to
behave in a desired manner
 C.
Directing and coordinating the work of group members
 D. The process of influencing an organized group toward
accomplishing its goals
Chapter 2 Review
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A situation in which one's expectations or predictions help
determine the very results predicted is referred to as:
 A. attribution.
 B.
double-loop learning.
 C.
self-fulfilling prophecy.
 D. fundamental attribution error.
Chapter 2 Review, Cont’d
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Leadership development is enhanced when people do
something (act), note what happened (observe), and think
about what occurred (reflect).
a. Spiral of Experience
b. Self-serving bias
c. Actor/Observer difference
d. Action-observation-reflection model
Chapter 2 Review, Cont’d
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Leadership training programs for mid-level managers are
LEAST likely to focus on improving _____ skills.
 A. strategic planning
 B. time management
 C. oral communication
 D. interpersonal
Activity
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Making Attributions About Other
Attributions
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 Buick Park Avenue
 Volkswagon Beetle
 Plymouth Voyager
 Corvette
 Nissan
 Cadillac
Attributions, Cont’d
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 Tennis Shoes
 Cowboy Boots
 A woman in high heels
 Sketchers
 A woman in flats
Can Disney Save Disney?
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Summary
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As a result of today’s session, students should be able to:
 Access and utilize The Leadership Challenge
 Correctly identify multiple choice answers from chapters 1 & 2
 Understand and apply attribution errors to leadership situations
 Analyze key the effectiveness of 2 well-known leaders based on the
Interactional Framework for Analyzing Leadership domains (the
leader, the followers, and the situation)
For Next Week…
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 Have completed Modules 1-4
 Continue choosing a group demo topic and sending
it professor via email
 Read announcement about leadership weekend
 NO ELLUMINATE CLASS NEXT WEEK
 Have fun at leadership weekend!