Leadership and Followship Presentation: Section 1 and 2
Note: This presentation is divided into three sections. This week, you will complete and submit Sections 1 and 2. In Week 4 you will submit the completed presentation and script, which includes Section 3.
An important part of mastering any topic in social science (and leadership is such a topic) is being able to evaluate how and why an observed practice, or set of witnessed behaviors and interactions among people, led to intended outcomes or not. The key to your evaluation will be to use relevant, documented best practices and theoretical frameworks about leadership and followership to support your evaluations. For example, it is one thing to have an opinion about why someone is an effective leader; it is quite another to be able to explain how and why they are effective, using leadership knowledge to support your reasoning.
During the next 2 weeks, you will develop and formalize a presentation based on the following scenario:
You have been asked by your manager to be present at this year’s annual Dynamic Leadership conference. The subject of your presentation is followership and how it contributes to effective leadership in a business context.
The basic outline for this presentation will include three sections:
· Section 1: Followership Defined
· Section 2: The Leader-Follower Interaction
· Section 3: Traits of Leadership and Followership
Each section will include not only the slides for the presentation, but a completed speaker notes section that will serve as the script for your presentation. For the final presentation, due in Week 4, you will need to provide the completed PowerPoint slide deck (with script for all three sections). The total presentation is scheduled to be 30 minutes in length. (Note: You will not actually be giving the presentation.) The PowerPoint deck should be professional looking and follow the template you have been provided with for this Assignment.
For this week’s Assignment, you will begin by completing Sections 1 and 2 of the PowerPoint presentation. In addition to the slide content, you will also need to include text in the speaker notes section of each slide that would serve as the script you would use to deliver this presentation to a group of people. As you prepare your presentation and script, be sure to cover all items outlined for Sections 1 and 2, including the incorporation of references to appropriate academic sources, such as those found in the Learning Resources or those in the Walden Library.
To prepare for this Assignment:
· Review, as needed, the following resource, which includes links to helpful information about using Microsoft PowerPoint:
o OASIS: Academic Skills Center. (n.d.). Microsoft PowerPointLinks to an external site.. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/microsoft-office/powerpoint
· Download the Module 2 Assignment Template (PowerPoint presentation) Download Module 2 Assignment Template (PowerPoint presentation). Note: Be sure to keep a copy of your completed Assignment this week, as you will be adding to the same file for your Week 4 Assignment.
Submit Sections 1 and 2 of your presentation and script. Be sure you are fully addressing the following in 6–10 slides, excluding references:
Section 1: Followership Defined
· Identify the qualities and behaviors of followers who contribute to the success of an organization.
· Using at least one example from your professional life, analyze how leaders can draw value from their followers.
· Summarize the responsibilities of followers in an age in which the complexities of leadership and pace of change are ever increasing.
Section 2: The Leader-Follower Interaction
· Analyze how followers can influence the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of leaders.
o Hint: Your analysis should consider how followers empower or enable leaders’ behaviors (for good or bad).
· Illustrate how followers can effectively communicate and collaborate with a leader whose style is not consistent with what they desire or with a leader they do not admire.
· Propose at least three strategies for how leaders can better empower and support followers in meeting their goals.