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Strategic Leadership (Management)

Please watch the videos of Steve Jobs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id1UlUjtWHQ

And Corporate Culture of Apple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcHpgsTg458

Answer the following questions. Use the examples from the video to support your answer.

Question 1: (The Three Key Independent Activities in which all successful leaders be continually engaged):

What do leaders do? Discuss three key activities and associated examples from the videos. What is the organizational design and culture of Apple? How does the founder, Steve Jobs, influence the culture of Apple? What specific abilities and skills should leaders have to perform these activities (Textbook LO 11-3)?

Question 2 (Two elements of effective leadership: overcoming barriers to change and using power effectively):

How did Steve Jobs bring about change in the organization? What sources of power (legitimate, reward, coercive, information, referent, or expert) did Steve Jobs use to influence others behaviors? How do you characterize Steve Jobs leadership style? Transactional? Transformational? Use the examples from the video to support your answer.

Question 3 (The importance of creating a learning organization and the challenges and pitfalls of managing corporate innovation processes):

How did Steve Jobs promote a learning organization? What can leaders do to ensure that your organization continues to renew itself? How can you be an innovative leader? Based on the Exhibit 12.2 The Innovators DNA, what did Steve Jobs do to enhance his innovativeness? Use the examples from the video to support your answer. Why do these behaviors enhance individual innovativeness? What is your

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