ICLD 1.9 Leadership Theories and DiSC Styles

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Module Overview 

This module introduces students to the many leadership theories studied over many years in order to give a better understanding of the evolutionary process of leadership theories and a deeper understanding of concepts and practices.  This module also gives a clear distinction between leading and managing, as well as introducing students to the DiSC Profile Behavior Pattern Assessment.

Module Objectives

Upon successful completion of this module student should be able to:

• Understand the difference between Leading and Managing.
• Identify the four behavioral styles that make up the DiSC Behavioral Styles Assessment.
• Identify some of the various leadership theories that have been introduced over the years.

Instructor:  Dr. Larry Long, Executive Director of the CJC-CLD serves as Professor and Executive Director of the School of Communication at Illinois State University.  He holds a Bachelor of Science (Speech, Education, Mathematics) from Northwestern Oklahoma State University, a Master of Science (Communication, Educational & Psychological Research) from the University of North Texas, and a PhD (Organizational Communication, Management, Research Methods, Computer Science) from the University of Oklahoma.  In addition, he received the honor of being named as the 1998-99 “Person of the Year” by the National Society of Accountants for his work in developing their strategic plan and process decision making systems.  Dr. Long has been qualified as an expert witness in product liability litigation, particularly in the areas of warning label efficacy and research methodology.  Dr. Long is a retired artillery and infantry officer who completed 21 years of honorable service with the Army National Guard and is an honorary member of the U.S. Army Special Forces, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.