The Task - Part 1 You are going to be given scenarios, which require some form of leadership competence. You will respond to all three. Responses should be at minimum a half a page in length (double spaced). Working individually or in pairs, consider the role of a leader in the situation you are given and how leadership should address the situation. Decide what leadership style (autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire) is most appropriate given the situation. You should discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these approaches and conclude why the approach you chose is best. You should structure your answer to Part 1 using the following headings: 1. Summary of the Situation 2. Leadership Style Chosen (include pros/cons) 3. Conclusion The Situations 1. You are the owner and manager of a new McDonald's restaurant about to have your first staff meeting and training session prior to opening in a little over one week. Most of your new hires are local high school students aside from four experienced shift managers. 2. A client has contacted your firm of highly skilled, highly educated, commercial designers and asked them to come up with a new logo that represents a change in the direction the firm wishes to go in. The new logo and associated corporate branding of headed paper, publications, packaging and so on is set to coincide with the launch of the re-branding in one years time at the start of the client company's new season sales drive. 3. Following a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visit, a chemical company has been warned that its safety procedures in parts of the plant are lacking. It must take steps to remedy these weaknesses within three weeks or face having the plant shut down. The guidelines for remedying the weaknesses are readily available in detailed HSE publications