Discussion - Explain how CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg’s leadership

Discussion Questions

1. Explain how CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg’s leadership style changed from his time at Walt Disney to his current role at DreamWorks Animation.

2. How important is the ability to change and evolve one’s own situational leadership style?

3. What possible repercussions might be associated with encouraging risk taking in an organization?

4. Is authoritarian leadership ever an appropriate leadership style? If so, in what kind of situation?

http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/news/companies/intro.fortune/index.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/business/08corner.html