Leadership
Go online and search for the following answers. You may “Google.”:
1)Define Leadership:
2)Below are five qualities of good leaders. Define or explain each one:
a. Good communicators:
b. Have vision:
c. Involve others
d. Are decisive
e. Are positive people
3)Do you think you have already developed any of the above characteristics? If so, which ones.
4)Define each of the following leadership styles:
a)directing:
b)coaching:
c)supporting:
d)delegating:
5)If you had to choose, which style do you think you would be best at? Why?
6)Define credibility:
7)Define accountability:
8)Why are the above two terms important qualities that leaders should have?
9)The following is a list of people who are on the 2015 list of the top 25 business leaders in the United States. Choose TWO of these leaders and search online for a mini bio of each. Write down the following information for each of
1. Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
2. Rupert Murdoch, News Corp and 21st Century Fox
3. Larry Page, Google
4. Tim Cook, Apple
5. Jeff Bezos, Amazon
6. Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands
7. Charles and David Koch, Koch Industries
8. Steve Schwarzman, The Blackstone Group.
9. Jack Welch, General Electric
10. Satya Nadella, Microsoft11. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
12. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs Group
13. Rex Tillerson, Exxon Mobil14. Brian Roberts, Comcast Corporation
15. Paul Singer, Elliott Management Corporation
16. Larry Ellison, Oracle
17. Donald Trump, The Trump Organization, 2016 presidential nominee
18. Bill Gates, Microsoft, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
19. Michael Bloomberg— Successful businessman and former New York City Mayor
20. Wilbur Ross— An investor and businessman
21. Jeff Immelt, General Electric
22. Doug McMillon, Wal-Mart
23. Muhtar Kent, Coca-Cola
24. John Chambers, Cisco
25. Carly Fiorina- HP and potential 2016 GOP presidential nominee
a)What company does this person work for?
b)What kind of product(s) or service(s) does that company provide?
c)What is this person’s position in the company?
d)What kind of education does this person have?
e)How much does this person make for a salary each year/
f)As you read about this person, what appears to be his or her leadership style?
g)What does this person say makes him or her successful in the business world. OR, what does
this person say it takes to be successful in today’s business world?