Chapter 6, Problem 9DQ

What are the characteristics and traits that you possess that are common to all successful managers?

What is the role of leadership in the 21st century?

How is managerial decision-making different from a multiple-choice test?

Discuss the processes associated with people coming to positions of leadership.

Discuss the different forms of power available to leaders and the effects associated with each.

How much was in United Airliness control, and how much was actually outside their control? What social or company factors caused a seemingly common practice to escalate to this level?

What are the processes associated with people coming to leadership positions?

Why would start-up leaders need different leadership qualities than someone managing an established firm?

How would a stakeholder approach, if taken by the companys top leaders and board of directors, have possibly prevented the crisis?