Module $1$ #$3$Guidelines for action and skill developmentVast amounts of information have been gathered about leaders and leadership, and manydifferent leadership theories have been developed. Many leadership research findings andtheories are confusing and contradictory. Nevertheless, from this thicket of informationemerge many useful leadership concepts and techniques to guide you toward becoming amore effective leader.As you work toward leadership effectiveness, first be familiar with the approaches toleadership described in this text. Then choose the formulation that seems best to fit theleadership situation you face. For example, if you are leading a team, review theinformation about team leadership. Typically, an effective leader needs to combine severalleadership approaches to meet the demands of a given situation. For instance, a leadermight need to combine creative problem solving and emotional support to members tohelp the team rebound from a crisis.The eclectic $($choosing from among many$)$ approach we recommend is likely to be moreeffective than accepting an idea such as there are six secrets to leadership success.Discussion Questions and ActivitiesWhy bother studying leadership when fields such as data science andphysician assistant pay high starting salaries?$2.$ Give an example of how you have exerted leadership on or off the job in asituation in which you did not have a formal leadership position. Explainwhy you describe your activity as leadership$\mathrm{.}3.$ What would a boss of yours have to do to demonstrate that the boss is aneffective leader and an effective manager?$4.$ Identify a business or sports leader whom you think is highly effective andexplain why you think that person is highly effective$\mathrm{.}5.$ Many people who were voted the most likely to succeed in their highschool yearbooks become leaders later on in their career. How can youexplain this finding?$6.$ Why might experience in managing entry$-$level workers, such as in a fast$-$food restaurant, be valuable leadership experience?$7.$ If so much useful information is available about leadership, why do we stillfind so many managers who cannot gain the respect of theirsubordinates?$8.$ In $2021,$ a skyscraper$-$long container boat was wedged in the Suez Canal,and $10$ percent of the worlds freight was on hold. Explain whether youthink leadership at the shipping company was facing ambiguity in termsof resolving the problem of the stuck vessel$\mathrm{.}9.$ Which one or two of the eleven leadership roles described in this chapterdo you think require the highest level of skill? Why?$10.$ In what way might being an effective follower help prepare a personfor becoming an effective leader?