Leadership Preparation
Your Final Project Part II paper/presentation should answer the following prompt: Finalize and submit a paper or presentation comprising all the knowledge and material gained from the three milestone submissions with edits based on instructor feedback, and develop a conclusion for your findings. You will base the conclusion on the results of your self-assessment and your research on your selected leader. You will address how you may continue to improve and build upon your leadership skills and areas for development. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Teams A. Assess how the leader structured the organization, describing the best practices for planning and staffing he or she employed to organize teams. B. In other words, what leadership or management style did the leader use to organize teams by function? C. Assess how the leader organized his or her executive team, describing the best practices for planning and staffing that he or she employed in organizing the executive team. Consider questions such as these in your response: How did the leader use personal power to develop the executive team? Whom did the leader surround herself/himself with? Did the leader consider specific skill sets, functions, or roles in the organization of the executive team? D. Evaluate the best practices used by the leader to structure the organization and develop the executive team. Consider questions such as these in your evaluation: How did these best practices develop and improve the organization? How did the best practices influence the organizations culture and retain top talent? II. Organizational Vision A. How did the leader develop the strategic plan for the organization? Was it written by the leader, a team, or a consultant, for example? B. What was the leaders organizational vision? What strategies did the leader use to motivate individuals and teams to align with the vision? C. Recommend strategic planning methods not employed by the leader that could be used to motivate individuals and teams to align with the vision. Why would these methods be effective? In other words, what alternative strategic planning methods could the leader have used, and why? III. Organizational Culture A. Analyze the evidence of personal, political, and positional power in the leadership style and background of your selected leader. B. Assess how the leader structured organizational culture using personal, political, and positional power. Consider questions such as these in your response: How did the leader involve employees in the organizational culture? Was there a focus on employee engagement to retain top talent? C. How did the leaders use of power as a tool effect change in the organization? IV. Problem-Solving A. Based on the results of your professional self-assessment, what skills, abilities, and knowledge related to problem-solving and decision-making do you possess? B. Analyze the leaders problem-solving and decision-making skills and abilities. Support your analysis with the tools, methods, or strategies he or she used to solve problems and make decisions. C. What tools, methods, or strategies for problem-solving and decision-making does your leader use that you want to emulate? What tools, methods, or strategies for problem-solving does your leader use that you would like to avoid? Explain your response. V. Conflict Management A. Based on the results of your professional self-assessment, what skills, abilities, and knowledge related to conflict management and negotiation do you possess? B. Analyze the leaders conflict management and negotiation techniques and skills. How did the leader use these techniques to effectively communicate and resolve disputes? Support your response with specific examples from the leaders career track. C. What techniques or skills for conflict management and negotiation does your leader use that you want to emulate? If you emulate these techniques or skills, how will they help you to communicate effectively and resolve organizational behavioral disputes? VI. Conclusion Based on the results of your self-assessment and your research on your selected leader, how may you continue to improve and build upon your leadership skills and areas for development? Final Project Part II Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your professional leadership profile may be submitted as a paper or a presentation. If you choose to submit a paper, it should adhere to the following formatting requirements: 15-20 pages, double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. If you choose to submit a presentation, it should adhere to the following formatting requirements: 20-24 slides, with speaker notes or voice recording. Possible presentation tools include PowerPoint or Prezi. Whether you submit a paper or a presentation, you should have a minimum of five scholarly references. Use current APA-style guidelines
