Assignment 3 (10%) 500 word maximum.

James Comeys op-ed in the New York Times (Topic 4) offers a blunt assessment of the role of followership, character, and morality in leadership. Comey writes: Accomplished people lacking inner strength can’t resist the compromises necessary to survive Mr. Trump and that adds up to something they will never recover from. It takes character like Mr. Mattis’s to avoid the damage, because Mr. Trump eats your soul in small bites.
How would Comey respond to Northouses discussion of followership (Topic 7)? Does Northouse provide sufficient guidance to followers of leaders like President Donald Trump? What additional advice would you give to followers? 

Topic 4 :
. Charismatic, Laissez-Faire, Transactional, and Transformational Leadership

Northouse, P.G. 8th edition (2018). Chapter 8.

Comey, J. (May 1, 2019) How Trump co-opts leaders like Bill Barr. Accomplished people lacking inner strength cant resist the compromises necessary to survive this president. The New York Times. https://login.libproxy.uregina.ca:8443/login?url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A584156981/UHIC?u=ureginalib&sid=UHIC&xid=8a8cfd80

Topic 7:

Leadership Development and Followership
Northouse, P.G. 8th edition (2018). Chapter 12.

Antonaskis, J. Fenley, M., Liechti, S. (2011). Can charisma be taught? Tests of two interventions. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 10, 3, pp. 374-396. [Skim the introduction, understand the nature of the two interventions, and read the discussion section (pp. 388-392)].

Ronay, R., Oostrom, J. K., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Mayoral, S., & Rusch, H. (2019). Playing the trump card: Why we select overconfident leaders and why it matters. The Leadership Quarterly, 30(6), [pages to be assigned].