Leadership Interview and Observation Paper
Identify a leader to interview (Residential Director at a University – Roland or anyone in Maine are) and observe for five to eight hours. Your goals are:
1. to learn about leadership in real environments
2. test theories and concepts you are being exposed to ( in class and in literature)
3. think about the impact the chosen leader has on individuals and the organization.
Use the lens of some of the concepts and theories in our text (Schein, D. H. & Schein, P. A. (2018). Humble leadership: The Power of
relationships, openness and trust. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Northhouse, P. G. (2019). Leadership: Theory and practice (8th ed.).
Los Angeles: SAGE Publications.
Wren, J. T. (1995). (Ed.), Leaders’ companion: Insights on leadership through the ages. New York: The Free Press) or some you have found on the web, such as the 5 practices of Kouzes and Posner from their books, “The Leadership Challenge(2017)” or Kellerman and Rhodes, “Women and Leadership (2007)”
APA format
at least 3 sources
