Review your classmates’ posts and respond to at least one in a minimum of 150 words. Explain why you agree or disagree. Then, share an example from your professional experience to support your assertions.
Based on the article, this research indicates that a directive leader utilizes questions to direct agreement among interaction partakers. A cooperative leader utilizes inquiries to solicit information or participation from others. An assertive leader and the collaborative leadership style use questions to frame the interaction and check for agreement among members (Aritz & Walker, 2014; Walker & Aritz, 2015). The study also notes that female leaders utilize questions as an interactive function rather than seeking the information as appose to men using questions to get information. In my opinion, both females and males tend to modify their style of questioning based on the situation. Therefore, changing their leadership style to fit the situation will align with Robbin’s (2001) decision-making theory. According to Carson, Tesluk & Marrone (2007), “In an organizational setting, decision making typically involves identifying goals, gathering information, and using that information to determine the best course of action to achieve the designated goals” (p 164). Therefore, asking questions affords individuals a means to participate with others which breaks boundaries and lends to shared leadership (Carson, Tesluk & Marrone, 2007).
Therefore, my question as follows: If leaders having multiple leadership styles rather than one particular style of leadership will a singular or multi-style leadership determine how they ask questions in regard to decision-making?
References
Aritz, J., Walker, R., Cardon, P., & Zhang Li. (2017). Discourse of leadership: The power of questions in organizational decision making. International Journal of Business Communication, 54(2), 161–181.
CARSON, J. B., TESLUK, P. E., & MARRONE, J. A. (2007). Shared Leadership in Teams: An Investigation of Antecedent Conditions and Performance. Academy of Management Journal, 50(5), 1217–1234. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2007.20159921
