1. How have leadership models changed and evolved over the last 100 years? Discuss two leadership models that reflect ways in which leadership models have changed over the past century.
2. Can leaders be developed? How might organisations go about developing their leaders, and what tools might they use?
3. The CEO of your company thinks that there is dip in employee engagement. What practices might you recommend to measure and increase engagement? Describe the scientific evidence available to evaluate the potential effectiveness of these practices.
4. You asked to create a talent strategy for your organisation: What performance management tools might you use to help increase productivity and the performance of internal talent? Comment on the scientific validity of the available tools.
5. A large corporation wants to make their talent management more efficient. What are some of the new technologies they might use to do this, and what is the evidence base for those technologies?
6. Who has power in organisations? Describe how people acquire power. What might be problematic with the ways in which power is acquired? Discuss how power acquisition might hinder the advancement of talented people into leadership roles.
