Failed Leadership

LDRS 302 Assignment – Failed Leadership

In this team assignment, prepare and deliver a presentation where you

a. describe a situation where a leader in the public sphere failed to lead effectively, and

b. use one of the Leader-Member Exchange, Path-Goal Theory, or Situational Approach leadership theories from Northouse (2021) to explain why this leader failed and what they could have done differently to have achieved a more successful outcome in this situation.

Assignment Guidelines

• Your team will produce a PowerPoint for this presentation (at least five slides for each presenter).

• Each team member is allotted five minutes for their presentation.

• It will be timed. There will be an allowance of fifteen seconds for each presenter. One percent will be deducted for every two seconds over and under the time limit.

• Your team is expected to answer all these questions. Topics that are not covered will have to be addressed in the Q&A session.

· You will have the opportunity to evaluate your teammates.

· Your speaking notes must accompany the PowerPoint slides, but you are not to read off them.

· Reference page(s) must accompany your PowerPoint.

Due Date

• Please check your Course Syllabus for the due date.

• A copy of your PowerPoint must be uploaded in the Moodle Assignment Dropbox the evening before the presentation.

P.S. Please remember that this university takes academic misconduct seriously. The instructor will review all suspected cases of academic dishonesty in accordance with Trinity Western University’s Procedures for dealing with Acts of Academic Dishonesty. Students are reminded to review Trinity Western University’s Policy on Academic Dishonesty. A copy can be found in the “Course Resources” section in Moodle.