Leading People & Organizations Week 9 Assignment
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Project Guidelines and Rubric
Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:
Cra� a communica�on strategy for internal and external audiences
Leverage internal and external intelligence to inform decision making
Develop an adaptable leadership mindset and skill set
Scenario
You work as a director of leadership and learning for an organiza�on that makes prosthe�cs. The organiza�on has been in business
since 1999 and employs over 350 people in its Tampa, Florida, headquarters and three plant loca�ons across the Southwest. While
the business is currently based in the United States, the organiza�on is exploring ways to move into Canadian markets within the
next three years. This year’s employee engagement survey results for the organiza�on show that some leadership prac�ces are
rated lower, while some prac�ces were rated higher. The new chief human resources officer (CHRO) met with the team to discuss
the general results. Everyone agrees that the company’s focus should be on both specific leadership development areas perceived as
strengths and on those rated as areas for improvement, primarily regarding social intelligence, emo�onal intelligence, and the
interpersonal skills of effec�ve leaders.
To help this ini�a�ve, your manager, the vice president of leadership and learning, asked you to create an adap�ve leadership toolkit
that can be used throughout the organiza�on. To begin this work, you conducted a personal leadership self-assessment and turned
this into a personal development plan. Then you shared this ar�fact with your manager. Your manager was impressed with the
thoroughness of the personal development plan and saw value in incorpora�ng it as an exemplar within the adap�ve leadership
toolkit for use by all people leaders in the organiza�on. A�er receiving such posi�ve feedback, you moved forward with crea�ng the
rest of the adap�ve leadership toolkit.
Your manager has shared the adap�ve leadership toolkit that you created with the CHRO, and it was well received. The CHRO
wants to distribute this toolkit to all leaders throughout the organiza�on—supervisors and above—and asks you to create a
communica�on strategy that will help in the rollout and implementa�on of the adap�ve leadership toolkit. For this project, you will
create that communica�on strategy.
Direc�ons
Overview: In this part of the communica�on strategy, you will summarize the business problems the organiza�on is currently
experiencing and provide an overview of trends from your analysis. You will also explain how a personal development plan and
adap�ve leadership toolkit can provide solu�ons to these challenges.
1. Summarize the business problems the organiza�on is currently facing and describe how the personal development plan and
adap�ve leadership toolkit will address them.
a. Why was the personal development plan created?
b. Why was the adap�ve leadership toolkit developed?
2. Summarize trends in leadership strengths observed in your analysis of the employee sa�sfac�on survey and describe how
they relate to the leadership skills and behaviors included in the adap�ve leadership toolkit.
a. In which areas did leadership score well?
b. How did your analysis help to inform skills and behaviors included in the adap�ve leadership toolkit?
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3. Summarize trends in leadership weaknesses observed in your analysis of the employee sa�sfac�on survey and describe how
they relate to the leadership skills and behaviors included in the adap�ve leadership toolkit.
a. In which areas did leadership not score well?
b. How did your analysis help to inform skills and behaviors included in the adap�ve leadership toolkit?
Personal Development Plan: In this part of the communica�on strategy, you will describe the personal development plan in further
detail. You will include how the personal development plan supports the adap�ve leadership toolkit and the value it will bring once
the en�re toolkit is rolled out.
4. Summarize the importance of including a personal development plan in the adap�ve leadership toolkit and explain the value
it will bring to the organiza�on.
a. How does the personal development plan support the adap�ve leadership toolkit?
b. How do the strategies within the personal development plan address the business problems the organiza�on is
currently facing?
5. Explain how the personal development plan and SMART goal se�ng could help develop the leadership styles of the leaders
within the organiza�on.
Adap�ve Leadership Toolkit: In this part of the communica�on strategy, you will describe the adap�ve leadership toolkit in further
detail. You will include how and who the adap�ve leadership toolkit brings value to within the organiza�on.
6. Describe how the adap�ve leadership toolkit will be used and who within the organiza�on will manage it. Your response
should address the following:
a. Who is the target audience for the adap�ve leadership toolkit?
b. Who are the owners of the adap�ve leadership toolkit?
7. Describe the specific leadership skills and behaviors that are included in the adap�ve leadership toolkit and explain how
developing these skills and behaviors will address the business problems the organiza�on currently faces. Use trends from
the employee sa�sfac�on survey to support your response.
Rollout and Implementa�on: In this part of the communica�on strategy, you will provide more details around the rollout and
implementa�on of the adap�ve leadership toolkit throughout the organiza�on.
8. Provide a �meframe for rollout and implementa�on of the adap�ve leadership toolkit and jus�fy how this strategy supports
the organiza�on’s goal of improving leadership skills and behaviors over the next two years.
9. Describe the metrics and deliverables associated with the rollout and implementa�on of the adap�ve leadership toolkit.
Your response should address the following:
a. How will the success of this rollout and implementa�on be measured?
b. What are some important milestones to consider for tracking progress?
10. Determine methods for communica�ng the relevance of the adap�ve leadership toolkit to stakeholders within the
organiza�on. Your response should address the following:
a. How should this be communicated to leadership to help gain buy-in?
b. How should this be communicated to its intended users to help gain buy-in?
11. Describe the feedback and communica�on strategy associated with con�nuous improvements to the adap�ve leadership
toolkit. Your response should address the following:
a. How can employees provide feedback on any roadblocks, issues, or ideas for improvement?
b. How will updates to the adap�ve leadership toolkit be communicated from leadership down to employees?
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Communica�on Strategy
Submit a 10- to 12-page Word document using 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources
should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more informa�on on cita�ons.
Project Rubric
Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs
Improvement (70%)
Not Evident (0%) Value
Overview: Business Problems
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally
Summarizes the business problems
Does not a�empt criterion
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clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
the organiza�on is currently facing and describes how the adap�ve leadership toolkit will address these problems
Overview: Leadership Strengths
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Summarizes trends in leadership strengths observed in the analysis of the employee sa�sfac�on survey and describes how they relate to the leadership skills and behaviors included in the adap�ve leadership toolkit
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include lack of detail when describing how leadership strengths observed in the analysis of the employee sa�sfac�on survey relate to the leadership skills and behaviors included in the adap�ve leadership toolkit
Does not a�empt criterion
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Overview: Leadership
Weaknesses
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Summarizes trends in leadership weaknesses observed in the analysis of the employee sa�sfac�on survey and describes how they relate to the leadership skills and behaviors included in the adap�ve leadership toolkit
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include lack of detail when describing how leadership weaknesses observed in the analysis of the employee sa�sfac�on survey relate to the leadership skills and behaviors included in the adap�ve leadership toolkit
Does not a�empt criterion
6
Personal Development Plan
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Summarizes the importance of including a personal development plan in the adap�ve leadership toolkit and explains the value it will bring to the organiza�on
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details in summarizing the importance of including a personal
Does not a�empt criterion
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t e o ga a�o pe so a development plan in the adap�ve leadership toolkit or explana�on of the value it will bring to the organiza�on
Personal Development Plan: Leadership Styles
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Explains how the personal development plan and SMART goal se�ng could help develop the leadership styles of the leaders within the organiza�on
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include lack of detail in explaining how the personal development plan and SMART goal se�ng could help develop the leadership styles of the leaders within the organiza�on
Does not a�empt criterion
10
Adap�ve Leadership Toolkit
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include lack of detail describing how the adap�ve leadership toolkit will be used or who within the organiza�on will manage it
Does not a�empt criterion
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Adap�ve Leadership Toolkit:
Leadership Skills and Behaviors
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Describes the specific leadership skills and behaviors that are included in the adap�ve leadership toolkit and explains how developing these skills and behaviors will address the business problems the organiza�on currently faces and supports response with trends from the employee sa�sfac�on survey
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include lack of details in the explana�on of how developing these skills and behaviors included in the adap�ve leadership toolkit will address the business problems the organiza�on currently faces or does not support response with trends from the employee sa�sfac�on survey
Does not a�empt criterion
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Rollout and Implementa�on
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Provides a �meframe for rollout and implementa�on of the adap�ve leadership toolkit and jus�fies how this strategy supports the organiza�on’s goal of improving leadership skills and behaviors over the next two years
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing an inappropriate �meframe for rollout and implementa�on of the adap�ve leadership toolkit or sufficient jus�fica�on for how this strategy supports the organiza�on’s goal of improving leadership skills and behaviors over the next two years
Does not a�empt criterion
6
Rollout and Implementa�on:
Metrics and Deliverables
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Describes the metrics and deliverables associated with the rollout and implementa�on of the adap�ve leadership toolkit and includes how the success of this rollout and implementa�on be measured and important milestones to consider for tracking progress
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a response that doesn’t address how the success of the adap�ve leadership rollout and implementa�on should be measured or the important milestones to consider for tracking progress
Does not a�empt criterion
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Rollout and Implementa�on:
Methods for Communica�ng
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Determines methods for communica�ng the relevance of the adap�ve leadership toolkit to stakeholders within the organiza�on and includes how this should this be communicated to leadership and its intended users to help gain buy-in
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a response that doesn’t address how the adap�ve leadership toolkit should be communicated to leadership or its intended users to help gain buy-in
Does not a�empt criterion
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Rollout and Implementa�on:
Feedback and Communica�on
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Describes the feedback and communica�on strategy associated with con�nuous improvements to the adap�ve leadership toolkit and includes how employees can provide feedback and how updates to the adap�ve leadership toolkit
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a response that doesn’t address how employees can provide feedback or how updates to the adap�ve leadership toolkit will be
Does not a�empt criterion
10
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p will be communicated from leadership down to employees
communicated from leadership down to employees
Ar�cula�on of Response
Exceeds proficiency in an excep�onally clear, insigh�ul, sophis�cated, or crea�ve manner
Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstra�ng an understanding of audience and purpose
Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling that nega�vely impact readability
Submission has cri�cal errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preven�ng an understanding of ideas
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Cita�ons and A�ribu�ons
Uses cita�ons for ideas requiring a�ribu�on, with few or no minor errors
Uses cita�ons for ideas requiring a�ribu�on, with consistent minor errors
Uses cita�ons for ideas requiring a�ribu�on, with major errors
Does not use cita�ons for ideas requiring a�ribu�on
5
Total: 100%
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