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INTRO TO BUSINESS

ASSIGNMENT 4 – Weeks 8 & 9

Leadership & Management: Leadership Consultant Analysis

Due Date: Week 9

Note: All scenarios in this assignment are fictional.

Real Business

It can be difficult for a business to improve how it operates from inside the organization. Sometimes, an outside perspective is needed. The large discount retail store you work for wants to improve its in-store restaurant management team.

Your Role

Companies like Target and Walmart often works with outside consultants—people who are not employees of the company but who are hired on a contract basis to help with a specific project. As a Leadership Consultant, you’ve been hired by a large discount retail company to help the company improve its leadership structure and approach to management.

What is a Leadership Consultant?

A leadership consultant is a person called in to a company, be it a large corporation or a small business, to evaluate how it operates and make recommendations for improvement. Leadership consultants are typically hired when a business is struggling and needs to make changes in order to remain profitable. Such consultants are often highly educated in the field of business and have experience in managerial roles.

Instructions

Step 1: Organizational Structure

Take a look at the Organization Chart provided by the company.

· Based on your knowledge of hierarchies, would you say that this team has tall structure or flat structure? Explain your answer in 1-3 sentences.

Step 2: Human Resources

The company would like to improve the culture of its team and the quality of its work. Its leadership has provided you with a Process Chart detailing how it currently applies Human Resources best practices.

· What step of the Human Resources Cycle is missing? In 2-5 sentences, explain why it is important to include this part of the process.

Note: You should complete Step 3 after reading the material in Week 9.

Step 3: Leadership Style

You have been asked to help improve the leadership style of the team leader in order to meet the team’s performance goals. The team leader has given you a description of what is most comfortable in terms of leading others.

· Identify this leader’s style of leadership, and list two benefits and two drawbacks to that style as it relates to the performance of the team.

Points: 110

Assignment: Leadership & Management – Leadership Consultant Analysis

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Identify the type of organizational structure and explain your reasoning.

Weight: 30%

Does not accurately identify type of organizational structure; does not explain rationale logically or use supporting information.

Demonstrates no understanding of organizational structure.

Accurately identifies type of organizational structure; explanation lacks logic and/or supporting information.

Demonstrates minimal understanding of organizational structure.

Accurately identifies type of organizational structure; explanation lacks some logic or supporting information;

Does not accurately identify type of organizational structure;

explanation is mostly logical and supported with information from the course material and/or Organization Chart.

Demonstrates adequate understanding of organizational structure.

Accurately identifies type of organizational structure; explanation is logical and supported with some information from the course material and/or Organization Chart.

Demonstrates good understanding of organizational structure.

Accurately identifies type of organizational structure; explanation is logical and thorough and fully supported with specific information from the course material and Organization Chart.

Demonstrates excellent understanding of organizational structure.

2. Identify which step of the Human Resources Cycle is missing and explain its importance.

Weight: 30%

Does not accurately identify missing step; provides no or minimal explanation and no supporting information.

Demonstrates no understanding of human resources cycle.

Accurately identifies missing step;

explanation lacks logic and/or supporting information.

Demonstrates minimal understanding of human resources cycle.

Accurately identifies missing step;

explanation lacks some logic or supporting information;

Does not accurately identify missing step; explanation is mostly logical and cites some supporting information.

Demonstrates adequate understanding of human resources cycle.

Accurately identifies missing step; explanation is mostly clear and logical and cites supporting information from course material and/or Process Chart.

Demonstrates good understanding of human resources cycle.

Accurately identifies missing step; explanation is clear, thorough and logical and cites specific information from the course material and Process Chart.

Demonstrates excellent understanding of human resources cycle.

3. Identify the team leader’s leadership style and its benefits and drawbacks to their team.

Weight: 30%

Does not accurately identify leadership style; provides no or minimal explanation and no supporting information.

Demonstrates no understanding of leadership styles.

Accurately identifies leadership style; explanation lacks logic and/or supporting information.

Demonstrates minimal understanding of leadership styles.

Accurately identifies leadership style; explanation lacks some logic or supporting information;

Does not accurately identify leadership style; explanation is mostly logical and cites some supporting information.

Demonstrates adequate understanding of leadership styles.

Accurately identifies leadership style; explanation is mostly clear and logical and cites supporting information from course material and/or Leadership Report.

Demonstrates good understanding of leadership styles.

Accurately identifies leadership style; explanation is clear, thorough and logical and cites specific information from the course material and Leadership Report.

Demonstrates excellent understanding of leadership styles.

4. Write in a professional manner using proper grammar and spelling.

Weight: 10%

Writing does not meet minimal standards.

Tone is not professional.

Wholly lacking in logic, clarity, and/or consistent formatting. Contains many spelling and/or grammatical errors.

Writing meets minimal standards.

Tone is not professional.

Lacking one or more of logic, clarity, and/or consistent formatting.

May contain more than 8 spelling and/or grammatical errors.

Writing is satisfactory.

Professional tone is developing.