You will analyse the meaning, influence and importance of leadership based on the trait, skills and style approaches to leadership.

• Consider the traits, skills and styles that have been identified with leadership.
• Reflect upon professional and personal experiences and best practices in leadership as they relate to the required readings.

In an approximately 500-word response, address the following issues/questions:

• Analyse the role of leadership based on traits, skills and style approaches. Consider an occasion when you believe that you served as an effective leader within an organisation (whether formally or informally) and describe the styles and skills you used. If the situation or environment had been different (family setting, a crisis, etc.) do you think you would have used these same approaches?

• In formulating your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:

o What traits, skills and styles of leaders have you experienced as a follower?

o What traits, skills and styles have you exhibited?

o What is the role of a leader and its relationship to traits, skills and styles?

o What areas do you want to develop as a leader?