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The Rubric And Midterm Exam Paper / Questions

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In deciding which questions to answer for this mid-term exam I read the rubric and midterm exam paper/questions. Spending time thinking about what was important to me and what has had the biggest effect on me over the course of my career. Which types of people I enjoyed working for, who has had the biggest impact on me, who made the daily grind of coming to work a whole lot of fun. Coming up with a couple of names I then spent the next few minutes thinking about the attributes of those mentors and quality people I have worked for, reaching some conclusion about the skills , abilities and what was observed watching and learning from them it was pretty easy to decide which question to answer. Today we will be discussing and answering questions one, two and three, specifically the topics of; Servant Leadership, Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership and leadership vs. management. 1) There are several reason I chose Servant Leadership but let’s start with defining servant leadership. In our text Daft (2015) defines servant leaders as, “leadership in which the leader transcends self-interest to serve the needs of others, help others grow, and provide opportunities for others to gain materially and emotionally” (p. 177). The personal satisfaction that comes from helping a team member learn a new skill, broaden their knowledge and capabilities is truly a self-satisfying experience. Although the head of a company has the job title of CEO, president, or floor manager

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