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Homework Assignment #2 – Profile of a Leader (President Barack Hussein Obama)

Your assignment is to write a profile of a leader in a diverse organization who is effective in a multicultural setting. You should select either someone you personally know or a prominent person who can be easily researched in online sources. This assignment is designed to get you to assess the qualities of a leader and to consider how the theories that we have learned help us to understand how and why this leader is successful in addressing a multicultural environment.

Your profile should include five, double-spaced pages of text. In addition, please include a Cover page and a References page. Cite all references in the text using APA style. You should include a minimum of three references in the text. At least one reference in the text should be to Northouse and one in the text should be to Adler. You may use additional sources, but you do not need to do this.

Your leader profile should include:

· Relevant biographical information – what is there in the background of this individual that helped him/her to develop the qualities of an effective leader of a diverse workforce?

· Relevant information on the organization led by the individual – what are the characteristics of the organization led by this individual that require him/her to understand how to lead a diverse workforce?

· Information on the individual’s leadership characteristics and philosophy – related to leading a diverse workforce.

· Information on how the behavior and values of the leader demonstrate the theories in our reading assignments in both Northouse and Adler

· Description of what you learned from this analysis that you can apply to challenges of working within a multicultural work environment

· Introduction and conclusion– which should focus on the importance of the leader in a multicultural work environment and why this person is a good example

Your essay should fully address each of the bullet points above. This assignment is worth 20% of your final grade. It will be graded based on the following:

· The quality of your analysis of the leader’s relevant characteristics and actions - with special attention to the challenges of leading in a multicultural work environment

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· Your ability to relate the concepts in our reading to the discussion of the characteristics and actions of the selected leader

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· The quality of the lessons you have learned from this assessment

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· The clarity of your presentation of the material

DUE DATE: Tuesday, September 23th at 12:00 pm EST.