An Exploration of Leadership Solution

Title: An Exploration in Leadership
Assignment Name:
Student Name:
Course Name and Number:
Professor:
Date:

Contents
Case Overview...........................................................................................................................2
Example of Transformational Leadership..................................................................................2
Dr. Cook’s strengths on the Full Range of Leadership model...................................................3
Idealized Influence.................................................................................................................4
Inspiration Motivation............................................................................................................4
Intellectual Stimulation..........................................................................................................4
Individualized Consideration.................................................................................................4
The Vision of Dr. Cook..............................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

Case Study 8.2 Paper: An Exploration in Leadership
Case Overview
Dr. Cook who is a professor carries out an expedition every year with ten students that
come from different backgrounds. Dr. Cook enjoys teaching students about archaeology and
during his expedition to the Middle East, he identifies the strengths of each student and
encourages them to utilize it in accomplishing their personal assignments. He also utilizes
different unique strengths of each student for fulfilling the goals of his expedition which is
the core motive of this project, along with providing them with guidance to complete their
personal assignments too. The aspect that every year, there is a different set of people with
unique traits is what makes Dr. Cook excited as he also learns a lot from the group every
year. Dr. Cook is a positive person who believes in encouraging people, as it pushes them to
attain their desired goals. He is an influential personality as, after the first meeting with the
group in week two, he was able to fascinate them about archaeology and was also able to
direct them on the correct path. The fact that there was a sudden change in the approaches of
each student and also, everyone is able to successfully complete their tasks highlighted that
Dr. Cook is a great leader and have the abilities to identify the positive attributes in an
individual.
Example of Transformational Leadership
Traditional leadership is the approach that focuses majorly on motivating the
followers by treating them as human beings, by appreciating and understanding their ethics,
values, emotions, and other feelings (Balwant, 2016). In transformational leadership, the
followers are pushed and encouraged to achieve their goals and even more than that. In this
case study, Dr. Cook explores, identifies, and examines the different qualities of each student
who comes from diverse backgrounds. Each student’s unique quality and this diversity