Week 1 Discussion

Due by 12/10/2015 8:30 pm EST. Each post must be 250 words minimum with references cited.
Complete the 1.2 Conceptualizing Leadership Questionnaire. What do the scores you received on the Conceptualizing Leadership Questionnaire suggest about your beliefs on leadership? Of the six dimensions on the questionnaire (traits ability skills behavior relationships and process) which two are the most similar to your own beliefs? Which two dimensions are the least like your own beliefs? Explain.
Guided Response: Review several of your peers postings. Give additional advice to at least two of your peers on the importance of knowing your beliefs on leadership and why individual beliefs may vary.
Read the article 10 leadership lessons from Manchester United’s hiring and firing of David Moyes. Compare the 10 lessons in the article to the leadership theories in your textbook – what leadership theories is the author of the article applying in his suggestions and how? Do you agree with the lessons in the article? Why or why not? Describe how you could apply one of the 10 leadership lessons to improve your current or previous workplace. Respond to at least two of your classmates posts.

Week 1 Discussion
“Guide to Use” Please respond to the following:
• Conclude whether or not the FAR effectively creates standards that will allow government contracts to meet the government’s mandate that procurement create cost savings for the public, as well as assist in economic recovery. Provide a rationale to support your response.

• From the e-Activity, specify the primary manner in which the cooperative strategies that the FAR advocates help to promote the efficient and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services for federal agencies. Support your response with one (1) example of an instance where a federal agency has benefited from a cooperative strategy.