MGT410 Week 1 Discussion (dq1+dq2+dq3+dq4)

MGT-410 Discussion Questions

Topic 1 DQ 1: Begin by completing three assessments from resource, "Leadership and Personality Assessments," located in the study materials. Provide a two or three sentence explanation for each assessment. Reflect on what these results say about you and how you function on teams. Then, respond to one peer who has similar results and another who has different results. Discuss how you would foster collaboration in a professional environment, given the similarities or differences.

Topic 1 DQ 2: The idea of servant leadership may be considered a paradox. Describe this paradox in the context of leadership. How does servant leadership align with the values of Christianity? Consider Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV), "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to you own interests but each of you to the interests of others."

Topic 1 DQ 3: Refer to the YouTube video, "Servant Leadership in Organizations," located in the study materials. What did you learn about servant leadership from the video? What principle from the video can you apply in your leadership situations? Provide examples to support your rationale.

Topic 1 DQ 4: Select a famous servant leader from history. What characteristics of servant leadership did the leader display? What effect did it have on the leader's followers? Provide examples to support your rationale. Please strengthen your claims with supporting citations.