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2. ABS 415 Entire Course (Ash Course) • ABS 415 Week 1 DQ 1 • ABS 415 Week 1 DQ 2 • ABS 415 Week 2 DQ 1 • ABS 415 Week 2 DQ 2 • ABS 415 Week 3 DQ 1 • ABS 415 Week 3 DQ 2 • ABS 415 Week 4 DQ 1 • ABS 415 Week 4 DQ 2 • ABS 415 Week 5 DQ 1 • ABS 415 Week 5 DQ 2 • ABS 415 Week 2 Assignment Case AnalysisSycamore Pharmaceuticals

3. ABS 415 Week 1 DQ 1 (Ash Course) • Week 1 DQ 1 • Discovering Strengths in Leadership • In a 250-300 word post, evaluate why it is important for leaders to know their strengths. Do you think leaders should spend equal time learning about their weak points? Respond to two classmates' postings.

4. ABS 415 Week 1 DQ 2 (Ash Course) • Week 1 DQ 2 • Ethical Leadership • After watching the Ethical Leadership: Why Should We Care About Value Leadership video, assess why positive attitudes are essential for leaders. In addition, share how the filters of the value system impact the attitude of an ethical leader. Lastly, why is leadership more concerned with people than management. Respond to two classmates' postings.

5. ABS 415 Week 2 Assignment Case Analysis • Case Analysis: Sycamore Pharmaceuticals • Read the case analysis: Sycamore Pharmaceuticals on page 189-190. Write a two- to three- page paper (excluding title and reference pages) that addresses the following questions. • What would you advise John Blake to do? Why? What are reasons both for and against being honest with the FDA?

6. ABS 415 Week 2 DQ 1 (Ash Course) • Week 2 DQ 1 • Developing Emotional Intelligence in Leadership • Do you think it is appropriate for a leader to spend time developing a team’s emotional intelligence (EI)? Why or why not? What would be the advantages/disadvantages? Discuss specific circumstances/influences/parameters that may impact a leader’s decision to spend time fostering the development of EI. Your initial post must contain a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to two of your classmates’ postings.

7. ABS 415 Week 2 DQ 2 (Ash Course) • Week 2 DQ 2 • Elements of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership • Evaluate which of the four elements of emotional intelligence (EI) you consider most essential to an effective leader? Why? Provide examples from real life in your discussion. Include a minimum of one APA citation from a scholarly resource. Your initial post must contain a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to two of your classmates’ postings.

8. ABS 415 Week 3 Assignment Employee Motivation • Employee Motivation • Write a three- to four- page paper (excluding title and reference pages) in which you debate the pros and cons of monetary incentive plans from an employee motivation perspective. Research and summarize two companies that have implemented successful motivation plans that did not involve monetary reward/compensation

9. ABS 415 Week 3 DQ 1 (Ash Course) • Week 3 DQ 1 • Motivational Techniques • Given today’s economic environment, some companies are secretly freezing pay raises or even cutting pay for some employees so they can offer substantial raises to people considered star performers. • As a motivational technique, does this practice seem like a good one to you? • Discuss pros/cons of this practice from various stakeholder perspectives e.

10. ABS 415 Week 3 DQ 2 (Ash Course) • Week 3 DQ 2 • Leadership in a Crisis • Listen to the Leadership in a (permanent) Crisis podcast by Harvard Business Idea Case. Think about a recent crisis. Here are some examples: • BP oil spill in the gulf

11. ABS 415 Week 4 DQ 1 (Ash Course) • Week 4 DQ 1 • Leadership Role in Diversity • Evaluate how a leader’s role and responsibilities might change as a company becomes more diverse. Is it important for today’s leaders to develop cultural intelligence? Do you think a leader that has never had experience with people different from him or herself can develop the ability to smoothly adapt

12. ABS 415 Week 4 DQ 2 (Ash Course) • Week 4 DQ 2 • Transformational Leadership/Transactional Leadership • Evaluate what you consider the most important difference between transformational leadership and transactional leadership and between transformational

13. ABS 415 Week 5 Assignment Final Paper (Ash Course) • Final Paper • The final assignment for this course is a Final Paper. The purpose of the Final Paper is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course. The Final Project represents 25% of the overall course grade. • Focus of the Final Paper • Create and eight- to ten- page (excluding title and reference pages) personal leadership development plan.

14. ABS 415 Week 5 DQ 1 (Ash Course) • Week 5 DQ 1 • Vision and Mission Statements • Contrast what the difference is between a mission and vision statement? In terms of strategic vision and strategic action, they are both needed for effective leadership; which do you think you are better at doing and why? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

15. ABS 415 Week 5 DQ 2 (Ash Course) • Week 5 DQ 2 • Recognizing Culture Gaps • As a leader, how might you recognize a culture gap? What are some techniques leaders might use to influence and change cultural values when necessary? In a 250-300 word post support your discussion with a minimum of one APA citation from an academic resource

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