PSY655
Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 December
dq 1
The article “Lessons from Leadership Theory
and the Contemporary Challenge of Leaders” mentions three pillars of ethical
leadership: character, duty, and the greatest good. Describe why ethical leadership
theory is important and how it could apply to two other types of leadership
theory of your choice.
dq 2
Discuss why researchers have had such a
difficult time connecting leadership characteristics and behaviors to leader
effectiveness and success?
PSY655
Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 December
dq 1
After reading, “An Integrative Model of
Organizational Trust: Past, Present, and Future,” discuss how the
definition of trust relates to a leader’s role in the lives of followers?
dq 2
Why do coworkers place more trust in coworkers
trusted by leaders? How is this important to our understanding of workplace
behavior and leadership?
PSY655
Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 December
dq 1
Discuss in what ways gender stereotypes in leadership may have
changed over time and also how they have not. What is the influence of culture
in these changes? Please provide evidence to support your points.
dq 2
In the article “Beyond Gender: Changing the Leadership
Conversation” the author discusses the effectiveness vs. likability problem. Is
there reason to believe this problem can be overcome by leaders? If so, how?
PSY655
Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 December
dq 1
Choose one definition of workplace stress and discuss it in
relation to one of your own workplace experiences. How does the definition you
chose fit within the framework of the example you describe.
dq 2
Consider the two paradigms (individual and organizational) with
respect to managing workplace stress. Find and discuss at least one
“research-based” article supporting either the individual or the
organizational workplace stress management approach.
PSY655
Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 December
dq 1
Considering the
Workplace Stress assignment from Topic 4, how might work-related stress
contribute to the discussion of red flags in the assigned article, “Why
Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions”?
dq 2
What are some potential
issues of self-interest that might distort decision making? Considering the
information in the article “Culture and Decision Making: Investigating Cultural
Variations in the East Asian and North American Online Decision-Making
Processes,” what kind of influence might culture have on self-interest in
decision making
PSY655
Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 December
dq 1
A solid definition of
the Law of Unintended Consequences is provided on page 54 of the assigned
article, “The Unintended Consequences of the Application of Technology in
Teaching and Learning Environments,” which includes work from Portes
(2000). Draw a comparison between Portes notion of the importance of careful
and sustained analysis of the social context and the red flags of poor
decisions.
dq 2
Consider the bicycle
helmet example of Blanchflower in the assigned article, “The Law of
Unintended Consequences.” Clearly more detailed research would be required
to support his notion, but he poses an interesting way of considering
unintended consequences. Consult your own experiences and those in your
immediate circle of influence to generate one potential example of unintended
consequences.
PSY655
Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 December
dq 1
There are five identified steps to
the CIT method as mentioned in the “Using the Critical Incident Technique
in Counselling Psychology Research” article.
Clearly all five are important. Please choose the one you
believe to be most critical. Describe it and then discuss why you believe it is
the most critical step.
dq 2
Choose one of the evolutions of CIT and discuss how it may
have made the application of CIT to specific leadership consultations more
useful.
PSY655
Week 8 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 December
dq 1
What are some of the
challenges that an interviewer faces when conducting a CIT interview? How might
these challenges be overcome?
dq 2
Describe your
experiences regarding the CIT Interview Techniques: Summary Report. What were
two or three takeaways for you?
