Week 1 – Discussion Forum 1

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Participate in the following discussion forums. If you are unfamiliar with discussion forums, access the Writing a Discussion Board Post (Links to an external site.) study aid from the Ashford University Writing Center.

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Leadership and Management Responsibilities [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, please read Chapters 1 and 2 in Northouse (2019), and Chapter 1 of Kinicki and Williams (2108), as well as the articles “Are Leadership and Management Different? A Review (Links to an external site.)” by Algahtani (2014) and “Leadership Versus Management: What’s the Difference?” by Kotterman (2006).

In an initial post of at least 300 words (See How to Check a Word Count in Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) for help), and Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) at least two required scholarly sources, distinguish between leadership and management responsibilities in an organizational setting. Identify the different sets of responsibilities you expect would be assigned to a leader and to a manager. Discuss how these sets of responsibilities require different skill sets to accomplish. Determine which is a more natural fit for you: leadership or management.

Guided Response: Answer any questions your instructor has about your initial post, and respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial posts. Each of your responses to your classmates should be at least 100 words in length. Share with your classmates how well their answers align with or differ from the answer you provided. Reflect back to your classmates the extent to which you share their affinity for either leadership or management.

You are encouraged to post your required replies early in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive discourse in this discussion forum and respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post.