Assignment 1 and 2

This paper includes a running head – i.e., a title placed in the header area, using the name of the case study: Blake Sports Apparel and Switch Activewear. To edit the running head, hover over the top of the page and double-click — this opens the header and footer areas and you can edit them. When you are done, click the Close button (“x”) in the top right corner to return to the main content.

Formatting

· The body of this paper has one-inch margins and uses a professional font (size 10-12); we recommend Arial or Times New Roman fonts

· To aid ease of reading, use double spacing throughout the paper

· Align the manuscript flush left, resulting in an uneven right margin

· Indent paragraphs five spaces (or set your tab to .5)

· Page numbers are one inch from the top right of the paper, with no number on Page 1

Note that this Assignment 2 Part 2 template is already formatted with all these specifications.

Finalizing your Paper

Your final paper should be 8 to 10 pages in length. The page count does not include the Cover page at the beginning and the References page at the end. The final paper that you submit for grading should be in black text only with all remaining green text and blue text removed .

Write Your Name here

Jack Welch Management Institute

JWI 510: Leadership in the 21st Century

Write Your Professor’s Name here

Write the Date here

You must integrate some of the course material from Weeks 1 to 10 of the course to support your paper: for example, leadership styles, the DiSC, the TKI, the Vroom-Yetton decision making model, Goleman’s model of EI, Goleman’s leadership styles, Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Jack Welch’s Winning, etc. See the end of the paper for information and examples of the proper way to format your in-text citations.

Use the sections and sub-sections below to organize your paper. For each section, read the directions in green, which explain what topic to cover in that section. Then delete the green notes and write your paragraph(s) for that section.

For Part 2 of Assignment 2, you will create an Executive Summary and place it on page 2 of the overall paper — therefore, you will need to add a page to your Assignment 2 Part 1 response. Your Executive Summary (or Abstract) should be one paragraph and should not exceed 120 words.

NOTE: To count the number of words in a paragraph: select the paragraph; then click Tools at the top of the screen; then, on the drop-down menu, click Word Count.

An Executive Summary is a concise summary of the most important elements of your paper. All numbers in the Executive Summary, except those beginning a sentence, should be typed as digits rather than words – i.e., “I recommend three changes to improve team communication …”

To create your Executive Summary for this assignment, write a paragraph that concisely summarizes the key points of your paper by addressing the following three questions: What are the problems (dysfunctions and risks to the business)? What are the possible causes? What solutions do you recommend?

Include here the sections that you wrote for Assignment 2 Part 1. Be sure to make any changes needed based on the feedback you received from your professor in the grading of your Part 1 paper. As a reminder, headings for all sections and sub-sections of Part 1 are included below. Replace these headings and sub-headings with your content from Assignment 2 Part 1.

Introduction

The Case: Problems and Successes

Dysfunctions and Risks to the Business

Successes and Strengths

Analysis

Impact of Early Entrepreneurial Success

Trust, Communication and Information Sharing

Team Structures and Decision-Making Processes

CEO’s Leadership Style

Recommendations

For Part 2, you will add the Recommendations section. In this section, you will be acting as a leadership consultant to Cameron Barker and applying the principles and practices from this course as you make recommendations for change. Using the following sub-sections for guidance, provide your recommendations for improving teamwork and resolving conflicts more effectively. Under this main Recommendations heading, write a short paragraph, introducing what you will be covering below. However, the in-depth analysis should occur in the following sub-sections.

Increasing Trust and Improving Communication

Recommend what Barker can do to increase trust and to improve communication within the Executive Team. Cite specific examples and integrate course material to support your recommendations.

Incentivizing Team to Improve Alignment and Meet Goals

Recommend how Barker might create incentives for the Executive Team to improve alignment and to help them to meet their collective goals. Integrate course material to support your recommendations.

Improving Team Meetings

Explain what can be done to make Executive Team meetings more effective. Be specific and refer to course materials to substantiate and support your recommendations.

Making Team Changes

Make recommendations as to whether Barker should make any change to the Executive Team, either in terms of team leadership and members and/or in terms of overall structure. Explain and support your recommendations.

Identifying Changes Needed in CEO’s Leadership Style

What, if anything, does Barker need to change about his own leadership style and his behaviors in order to make his Executive Team more effective? Explain and support your recommendations.

Taking Additional Actions

Recommend one or two additional actions that Barker should take to improve team dynamics and performance and to ensure that both Blake Sports Apparel and Switch Activewear can improve collaboration and succeed in their market segment.

Conclusion

Write a summary paragraph that brings together the essential elements of the case, your insights, and your recommendations in a clear and concise way. This goal of the Conclusion is to tie your whole paper together, reminding the reader of the essential points of your analysis. This is the last section of your paper. Do not introduce any new information in your Conclusion. The page immediately following the conclusion paragraph should be your References or Sources page. See the last page of this document for a sample References/Sources page.

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Note: This is the end of the sections for Assignment 2 Part 2.

Read the section below for details on how to cite sources within your text and how to format your References page.

Within the body of the paper, when concepts from specific sources are used, a citation containing the author’s last name and the number of the citation in your Sources list is required - for example, (Welch, 1). This is called an in-text citation. The number in the parentheses corresponds with the entry on the Sources page, allowing readers to look up the source of the citation.

At JWMI, we do not recommend the use of footnotes. All in-text citations should be placed at the end of the sentence where the source was used. See below for two examples of in-text citation. One example shows how to cite when you include the author’s name in the sentence and the other shows how to cite when the author is not mentioned in the sentence.

Example 1: Jack Welch noted that, when you become a leader, the focus is on growing others (1).

Note that the author’s name was used in the sentence, so it is not necessary to include it again in the parentheses. In this case, only enclose in parentheses the source number from the reference list. When the reader looks at the Sources list, they should see the Welch source listed as number one (1).

Example 2: As a leader develops, the focus becomes more about developing the skills and talents of others (Welch, 1).

Note that we do not mention the author’s name in the sentence, so in this case we need to include the author’s name within the parentheses, along with the source number.

Say the next source you used in your paper is Goleman, then your citation is (Goleman, 2) or simply (2), if you have referred to Goleman earlier in the sentence. If you were then to use Jack again later in the paper, he remains (Welch, 1) when he is cited, and so on. If you use two sources in the same sentence, they can be cited at the end of your sentence, like this (Welch, 1; Goleman, 2). Note how the two sources are separated with a semicolon.

Linking Citations with your Sources or References Page

At the end of your paper, include a page with all your Sources. You may refer to this page as either your “References” or “Sources” page. It must include an entry for every source that you have cited or quoted within your paper. This page does not count towards your required page count for the assignment.

The format of the Reference entries varies by source type. There are examples of different source types in the sample References page at the end of this document. You may also refer to the JWMI Writing Standards document and/or work with a Communication Coach for further guidance.

Sources in the list are numbered according to the first time you use them in your paper. Sources are only listed once on your References page, even if the same source is used again in different parts of your paper. You continue to use the same original source number for your citations of that particular source throughout the paper.

Course Lectures and Media

Application of course materials is required in this paper. For this assignment, you should integrate course material from Weeks 1 to 10. This means you may be including references to course lectures and videos. Use formal citations and source entries on the References page for course lectures and videos, as shown in the examples below:

· In-text citation format for material from the current course: (JWI510, 3).

· The three at the end indicates the number of this source on your reference list. Then, we know we can go to the third source on your References list for more information about that source. If I look at this template’s References page, I see that the third source is a lecture and I can identify the week and the title.

· In-text citation format for material from another course: (JWI505, 4).

· We can then look at the fourth entry on your References page for more information on locating that source. If I look at this template’s References page, I see the fourth entry is for a course video from JWI505.

· Entry for a course lecture or video on your References page:

1. JWI510. Week 3. Lecture 1. Lecture Title

The References list at the end of this template provides additional citing examples. For more citing examples, see the Sample Professional Paper in Course Documents within your course, or consult the JWMI Writing Standards Guide in the Resources section of Blackboard.

Quotations

Originality is an important aspect of graduate writing. To ensure original thinking, you should keep direct quotation to a minimum. Generally, keep your quotes to 25 words or less, and no more than 1-2 sentences. See below for an example of a direct quote:

“Quoting should be done only sparingly; be sure that you have a good reason to include a direct quotation when you decide to do so” (Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing, 5).

· In the example above, notice the placement of the quotation marks, citation, and final punctuation after the citation. In this example, we do not know the author’s name, so we simply use the name of the article instead. The number 5 corresponds to the fifth entry on our Sources page.

Paraphrasing

When you paraphrase, you put the information from another writer in your own words. This is much preferred to quoting, as it shows your application and knowledge of the material. In this case please use in-text citation, but quotation marks are not required.

· In case you would like to learn more about paraphrasing, here is a helpful link:

1. Jack Welch. 2005. Winning

2. Daniel Goleman.2000. Leadership That Gets Results. Harvard Business Review

3. JWI510. Week 3. Lecture 1. Your Leadership Style

4. JWI505. Week 3. Video. Lorenzo Simonelli. Improving Communication