Strategic Leadership

Strategic Leadership

Using resources from the Capella Library, course readings, and the Internet, address the following:

• Explain the importance of strategic leadership and methods to a health care organization.
• Describe methods a leader may use to align the mission, vision, and goals of individual stakeholders to the mission, vision, goals, and objectives of the organization.
• Describe effective communication strategies a leader may choose to employ when communicating the strategic vision of the organization to key stakeholders.
• Explain why leaders must align the organizational culture with the internal and external environments. How can leaders accomplish that?
• Describe ways an organization can use financial forecasts to guide organizational leadership.

Submission Requirements

• Written communication: Writing is free from errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Assignment should use APA style and formatting, including references and associated in-text citations.
• Number of resources: Minimum of 3–5 resources.
• Length: 5–6 double-spaced pages, not including the title and references pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Resources

• Strategic Leadership Scoring Guide.
• APA Style and Format.
• Capella Library.
• Capella Writing Center.
• How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles?
• Leadership = Communication? The Relations of Leaders' Communication Styles with Leadership Styles, Knowledge Sharing and Leadership Outcomes.
• Reading and Mining the Elements of a Research Paper.
• Strategic Vision and Values in Top Leaders' Communications: Motivating Language at a Higher Level.
• APA Paper Template.
• APA Paper Tutorial.