Good/Bad Leadership Malcolm X.
Evaluating whether or not leadership is moral, evil, bad, good, etc. is normative in nature. Numerous scholars and thinkers over the ages have sought to categorize and define moral leadership. We too use our own value system, experience, and history when contemplating what makes a leader “good” or “bad”. Sometimes we want to categorically call leadership good or bad. For example, we can all think of good examples of each that make them distinguishably one or the other, such as Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini on one hand, and on the other hand good leaders such as President Lincoln, Mother Teresa, etc. More difficult to distinguish however, is the ability to evaluate those behaviors, visions, values, etc. that manifest itself as good or bad in the same person or individual. For example, some have heralded Ernest Shackleton as a great leadership example, and some as less so depending upon the examples in his life that led to such a conclusion. Using Harvard Business Review’s Shackleton case study, make an argument as to whether or not he was a good or bad leader, or one that exhibited both good and bad leadership in his leadership. Please use Northouse’s chapter 13, J.T. Wren’s chapter 4, 19, 61, and 64, and Bass and Steidlemeier” article on authentic transformational leadership to support your views. Rating Scale: 90 to 100 points: Excellent to Outstanding 80 to 89 points: Good to Excellent 70 to 79 points: Below Average to Good 60 to 69 points: Poor to Below Average Your performance on this research paper of approximately 5 to 6 double spaced pages, excluding the title page and reference section, in APA style is a way to measure your progress in meeting course objectives. A paper comparing and contrasting Shackleton’s times of good and bad leadership will be graded based upon the following elements: **Please note that the below requirements are not required to be presented as linear in nature, but are requirements that should be integrated into your paper in a fashion that allows you to make a strong and supported position. Content: 1. Schackleton’s character in terms of virtue/vice and its subsequent behavior; 2. Schackleton’s likely domain of ethical thought as outlined by Northouse in chapter 13 (e.g. conduct and character theories, and if character theory, identification of person with Heifetz, Burns, and/or Greeleaf’s concept of ethical leadership- see also chapter 10); 3. Schackleton’s macro level environmental context (using Wren & Bedeian, chapter 1 & Daniel Wren, chapter 36), as discussed in topics 5 and 6, that played a role in his leadership, e.g. the political, social, economic, and technological trends and context of his day; 4. Schackleton’s leadership in terms of authentic and pseudo transformational leadership, as termed by Bass & Steidlemeir article, with parameters described by Northouse in chapter 13 and J.T. Wren in chapter 19. Or his leadership compared/contrasted with servant leadership ideas noted by J.T. Wren in chapter 4 or Northouse in chapter 10. Sufficient articulation and synthesis of details regarding transformational leadership or servant leadership needed. 5. Sufficient research [at minimum: one biography on Shackleton (could include autobiographical accounts or memoirs written by the leader, film documentaries, dramatized accounts of significant events involving the leader, etc.; the HBR case study may be used, but in addition to the 1 biography noted above) and two scholarly (peered reviewed journal articles, of which you can find at USD’s on-line library) that has enough information on leadership traits, skills, values, virtues, behaviors, influence processes, and/or Shackleton’s social-historical context]; 6. Impact of this leader’s leadership/principles on your own leadership thoughts; 7. Research supported opinions and conclusions; and, 8. Use of critical thinking skills; 9. Paper is 5 to 6 pages double-spaced, excluding title and reference pages; 10. Organization and structure of the paper [e.g. thesis/introduction, body, and conclusion]; 11. Soundness of argument and conclusion; 12. Writing style (proper grammar and spelling); 13. Proper use of APA style (this regards all areas of paper structure and presentation to include page numbers for direct quotes; only sources used in paper are included in references section; AND, there should be corresponding in-text citation(s) for all references listed): A good source for APA style standards OWL Purdue’s APA guidelines which can be found through a web search. For examples not found at this site, please refer to other education websites by doing a web search, or you may want to locate a copy of APA standards from a local library or bookstore. Turning the paper in on time (5 points off for papers turned in one day late, and an additional 1 point taken for each additional day the paper is late).