Leadership Activity
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Look up this article in the London Times about leadership. Go to www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-1966494,00.html and read about Britain's leaders of the future. Then go to the Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference website at http://www.phptr.com/articles/article.asp?p=170893&rl=1 to read "Creative Intelligence, Leadership, and the Challenge of the Future."
Then, read this article in the Christian Science Monitor about Frances Hesselbein, executive director of the Girl Scouts.
Finally, look at this article in the Christian Science Monitor about leadership in the next century.

Now, answer these questions:

1. What are some challenges that will face leaders in the next century?

2. List several qualities these articles suggest will be important in leaders of tomorrow's business world.

3. Which of the four leadership styles discussed will be most effective at producing leaders possessing these qualities? Why?

4. What role does communication play in effective leadership?


Leadership | Group Communication


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