Path Goal and Servant Leadership Theory-
1. Leadership approaches you believe are most important in the field of Social Work?
a. Demonstrate your knowledge of
i. Path Goal leadership Theory
ii. Servant Leadership Theory
b. Justify why you believe that Path Goal and Servant Leadership Theories are the most important approach
2. What Leadership approach (or approaches) do you believe is most important the Family and Children Concentration? “Servant Leadership”
a. Explain the Servant Leadership approach to demonstrate knowledge
b. Justify why you believe this is the most important approach
Power Analysis
1. Examine your source of power and how you leverage or apply these in the interactions with other key player at your work site?
2. Reflect on you behavior, what benefits did you yield?
3. What might you have done differently?”
4. What was the impact of the use of power on others? In the work place or organization
Two Sources of Power
1. Expert
Expert power comes from one’s experiences, skills or knowledge. As we gain experience in particular areas, and become thought leaders in those areas, we begin to gather expert power that can be utilized to get others to help us meet our goals. For example, the Project Manager who is an expert at solving particularly challenging problems to ensure a project stays on track
2. Referent
Referent power comes from being trusted and respected. We can gain referent power when others trust what we do and respect us for how we handle situations. For example, the Human Resource Associate who is known for ensuring employees are treated fairly and coming to the rescue of those who are not.
Area of Application(3)
Write about Two(2) areas of application:
1. Dealing with Conflict
i. Identify and explain the sources of conflict as well as approaches or models for resolving conflict.
