This assignment is separate from your course project. An important task that leaders perform is setting the tone of an organization. Tone, climate, and
culture are several ways that organizational experts talk about the organizational atmosphere, values, beliefs, and norms that can contribute to or hinder
productivity in organizations. Various “tones” can be a part of the organizational setting, including trust, mistrust, hope, despair, faith, fear, conflict, and many
more.
observe two actual, different leaders in your life as they conduct a meeting, practice, class, or other group activity. As you observe the
event, consider the following questions:
How did the leader make goals clear to group members?
How were different members and their talents utilized?
What were some of the positive norms of the group? Negative norms? How did the leader contribute to or reinforce those norms?
How would you assess the cohesiveness of the group?
What are your observations of the general tone and climate of the meeting? How did the leader contribute to or reinforce the tone (Northouse, 2009, pp. 120–
121)?…
