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Table of Contents
Question 1: Leadership Traits and Leadership Style of Michael Collins at Creighton
Auto Parts .................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 Leadership Traits Displayed by Michael Collins ................................................... 4
Optimism and a Positive Leadership Outlook............................................................. 5
Honesty and Integrity in Leadership Behaviour .......................................................... 5
Humility and Openness to Feedback.......................................................................... 6
Self-Confidence and Leadership Initiative .................................................................. 7
1.2 Michael Collins and the Leadership Grid .............................................................. 8
Question 2: Contingency Approaches to Leadership ................................................. 9
2.1 Comparison and Discussion of the Five Contingency Approaches .................... 10
Fiedler’s Contingency Model .................................................................................... 10
Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership Theory ........................................... 11
Path–Goal Theory of Leadership ............................................................................. 11
The Vroom–Jago Contingency Model ...................................................................... 12
Substitutes for Leadership Approach ....................................................................... 13
2.2 Leadership Approach I Would Apply as a Leader .............................................. 13
Self-Evaluation Reflection on Learning and Graduateness ...................................... 15
Self-Assessment of Assignment Performance ......................................................... 15
Most Useful Prescribed and Recommended Sources .............................................. 16
Time Spent on the Assignment ................................................................................ 17
Relevance of the Sources to the South African Leadership Context ........................ 17
Development of Competence as a Human Resources Practitioner and Industrial
Psychologist ............................................................................................................. 18
Competencies That Require Further Development .................................................. 18
Value of the Assignment for Workplace Application ................................................. 19
Quality of Learning Material ..................................................................................... 19
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Evaluation of Administrative Support........................................................................ 20
Personal Development Through Reflection .............................................................. 20
References ............................................................................................................... 21
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