D3: Leadership

                One concept that I feel can use further discussion is the concept of leadership.  There are many different types of leaderships.  The first type is authoritarian leadership and this leader makes all the decisions without consulting anyone else.  The second type of leadership is consultative leadership.  This leader consults with the group members and figures out what the group wants before making any decisions.  The third type of leadership is participation leadership and this leader works together with the group members to make decisions.  The fourth type is laissez-faire.  This leader does not take the initiative and simply waits for the group to figure things out.  After working on the group projects, I realized how important leadership is.  I feel that there always needs to be a leader in a group of people so that things can get done.  Without a leader, the group members will feel lost and confused as to what to do.  But when someone steps up and takes the role as a leader, the group is then able to properly function.  The most effective leadership and the one that I think occurred in our group project is participation leadership.  I feel that this leadership is the most effective because it allows for everyone to make the decisions altogether.  The leader basically guides the group into the discussion and helps them along the way.