Graduate Level Final Ogranizational Cultural Management

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Guide and Template for Leader Profile

615-630 Leadership Profile

You will identify a leader you admire and research her or his biography and recent successes. Your research should include an interview transcript.

You will also research the leader’s organization or company for its mission and recent accomplishments.

Then you will complete a set of short-answer essays. Details of each essay’s factors are in a list at the end of this document. Aim to use all of the essay factors listed in the guide in your Leader Profile document. You are encouraged to consider the use of the Template which begins on page 5.

Due Date: See LEO Assignment link

Assignment Points Earned: See LEO Assignment link

Getting Started:

1. Make a list of leaders you admire. Consider exploring the CEOs of Xerox, Nissan, Yahoo, General Motors, Northrup Grumann, Costco, or Pepsico or the recent recognition (promotion) of the 4-Star General of the Navy, Michelle Howard. While you do not have to research these people, they are a head start on locating leaders who easily explain aspects of their philosophy and successes.

As one of your resources for research of the leader: You will want to find an interview from the leader you have selected to profile.

Finding an interview with your leader: Try

· UMUC Library and these search terms: “Interviews with CEOs”

· Adam Bryant’s Weekly Corner Office Column in the New York Times: http://projects.nytimes.com/corner-office

· Google the leader’s name and the term “interview”

2. Select your leader.

3. Identify the leader’s company or organization and research its mission, goals and recent activities. Use company or organization websites. Review articles or media stories about the company. Make notes.

To write this essay, first think about Northouse chapters assigned earlier

· Chapter 7 on Path-Goal Approach to Leading

· Chapter 10 on Servant Leadership

· Chapter 11 on Authentic Leadership

In addition to a careful review of Northouse Chapter 7, choose either Servant Leadership (Chapter 10) or Authentic Leadership (Chapter 11) to use as important theory for analysis of your leader’s successes. If, for whatever reason, you do not believe that these Northouse Chapters help you examine your leader effectively, then search the Table of Contents of Northouse to find a 2nd model (chapter) you want to use. You are to use two (2) models of leadership, with one model being the Path-Goal Theory, for your analysis.

Short Answer Essay Topics:

There are five (5) essays. Answering each one is worth up to 20 points. Pay attention to writing thoughtfully and clearly.

Most essays below have more than one (1) part. Make certain you copy and paste the essay as given below into your document. You may use the Template at the end of this document to make your effort more accurate.

Specific Essay Topics begin here:

1_Identify your leader and his or her current position. Summarize the leader’s early life and education (2 paragraphs).

Then write a 3rd paragraph answering this question: What are two (2) events earlier in life, which may have set the stage for his or her leadership success, based on your research/analysis?

2_What qualities of leadership seem to appear more recently in your leader’s career path? Consider promotions, areas of new responsibility, evidence of trust by those around him or her, expressed comments from your leader about his or her attitude towards others, including respect. (1 or more paragraphs)

3_Examine and then summarize your leader’s current organization. Pay attention to its mission and if published on a website, identify the corporate values of the organization. Highlight recent developments in the organization. (1 or more paragraphs)

In a 2nd-3rd paragraph use your judgment and research into your leader’s strengths to describe or explain the reasons the leader is a good fit for the organization at this time (1-2 paragraphs)

4_Return to your notes on the factors of leading found within Path-Goal Theory (Northouse, 2013, chapter 7. Explain the primary factors which make up this theory. (1 paragraph)

Compare your leader’s approach to path-goal theory. What factors of his or her leadership seem to align or fit to this theory? What factors seem to be different than what’s emphasized in Path Goal? (1-2 paragraphs)

5_Use the 2nd theory you researched (either Servant Leadership, Chapter 10; or Authentic Leadership, Chapter 11, or another model of leadership from Northouse) and explain the primary factors which make up this theory. (1 paragraph)

Compare your leader’s approach to the 2nd model of leadership from Northouse (selected by you). What factors of his or her leadership seem to align or fit to this model theory? What factors seem to be different than what’s emphasized in this model? (1-2 paragraphs)

Additional information—Best Format

Each short answer essay will also be evaluated for use of the following:

· Complete sentences

· Correct grammar and punctuation

· Organization of ideas into paragraphs, writing to explain one (1) idea per paragraph. Make certain that first sentence of the paragraph identifies the topic of that paragraph. Do NOT rely on a title or heading to communicate the idea of the paragraph.

· Double-space

· When you use source material ADD a reference listing to the end of your short-answer essay. Source material includes course text books, LEO website information and anything else you review or research to gain ideas.

Scoring: Each essay is worth 20 points. Within points available, your work will also be evaluated for format (see bulleted items above).

Course Objectives met by this assignment:

1. Examine, compare and contrast different cultural leadership styles (through indepth analysis of one leader’s role).

2. Analyze leadership and communication research (using specific major theories and models).

3. Expand knowledge of leadership effectiveness (analysis of leader philosophy contributes to understanding).

Template for Leader Profile Assignment

[On the next few pages you have a template, which you may copy and paste into a new document. This template sets up the essays and their text.

[You do not have to use the template but it is recommended that you do. The essay topics are complete. Use of the topics as written will help you make certain you include all analysis factors.

[Note: Turnitin for this assignment has been set up to not count repeated use of the template text as much as possible. You will not receive a “too-high” turnitin score (one that has a “red” bar as a result). You will not be asked to re-do parts of the assignment due to use of the template.

[Please make certain that you delete all comments from the template that appear in [ ] brackets.]

[ Your Name]

Management 615

Fall Semester

Leadership Profile

[Date Submitted]

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1_Identify your leader and his or her current position. Summarize the leader’s early life and education (2 paragraphs).

Then write a 3rd paragraph answering this question: What are two (2) events earlier in life, that may have set the stage for his or her leadership success, based on your research/analysis?

[Remember to review format]

[Add references]

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In a 2nd-3rd paragraph use your judgment and research into your leader’s strengths to describe or explain the reasons the leader is a good fit for the organization at this time (1-2 paragraphs)

[Remember to review format]

[Add references]

4_Return to your notes on the factors of leading found within Path-Goal Theory (Northouse, 2013, chapter 7. Explain the primary factors which make up this theory. (1 paragraph)

[Remember to review format]

[Add references]

[Remember to review format]

[Add references]