Week 6 Discussion 2 Effective Leadership Style

Read the article, “7 Steps to A Truly Effective Leadership Style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.” by Rebecca Hourston. Based on the content presented in the article, describe a current (or previous) manager’s leadership style. Evaluate how well they put these steps into action. Then, add an 8th step to the seven steps presented to supplement the article. What is your additional recommendation for developing a leadership style that is “highly prized”?. 

Required Resources 

Text 

Warrick, D.D. (2016). Leadership: A high impact approach [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/ 

Article 

Hourston, R. (2013, April 24). 7 steps to a truly effective leadership style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Forbes. Retrieved from  http://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2013/04/24/7-steps-to-a-truly-effective-leadership-style/ 

Snaiderbaur, S. (2012). Symphonic leadership: A model for the global business environment. The ISM Journal of International Business, 1(4), 17-1H,2H,3H,4H,5H,6H,7H,8H,9H,10H,11H,12H,13H,14H,15H,16H,17H. Retrieved from the ProQuest database 

Multimedia 

TED (Producer). (2010). TedTalks: Sheryl Sandberg- Why we have too few women leaders (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from the Films On Demand database.