SBM1104 Leadership and Change Management

Task:

After reading the case study “OPRAH” please answer the following questions:

Q1. Describe the major strengths of OPRAH as a leader, discussed in the case study. Support your answer with relevant literature on the characteristics that you discuss.

Q2. How do you relate OPRAH’s vision for change with her success? Discuss the importance of vision for leadership by supporting relevant evidence.

Q3. Based on the case, do you believe that OPRAH prefers her personal interest over serving others? Or vice versa? Explain the reason for your answer.

Q4. How the early life experiences shaped OPRAH’s later life success. Support your answer with relevant literature on sources of learning for leadership

Learning Outcomes

1) Briefly describe the five key elements of leadership.

2) Identify and define the managerial leadership skills.

3) List the ten managerial roles based on their three categories.

4) Explain the interrelationships among the levels of leadership analysis.

5) Describe the major similarity and difference between the trait and behavioral leadership theories, and the interrelationships between them and contingency theories.

6) Can leadership be taught and skills developed?