Path-Goal Style

Write a three to four page paper (not including the title and reference pages) about a contemporary leadership situation that is familiar to you.  You may use the same situation from the week two assignment.  Your paper needs to:

  • Define path-goal leadership.
  • Identify the path-goal leadership style used in this situation; provide the tasks, and the subordinates’ characteristics. 
  • Support your position with specific examples. 
  • Explain whether the action taken was appropriate and effective.
  • Discuss if the path-goal leadership approach would be useful in understanding the leadership applied to the situation. 

In addition to the requirements above, your paper:

  • Must be double-spaced and 12 point font
  • Must be formatted according to APA style
  • Must include an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement
  • Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph
  • Must reference at least two scholarly resources
  • Must include a reference page written in APA format