LDR/300 LDR300 LDR 300 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT 2
- University of Phoenix / LDR 300
- 26 Mar 2018
- Price: $20
- Other / Other
LDR 300 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT 2
Assignment 2
Leadership
Style Interview for a Company’s Newsletter
Resources: The Art and
Science of Leadership, Ch.
4 & Ch. 6 and Leadership Newsletter Template.
Select someone in a leadership position at your organization or at a
local company where you might seek employment. This individual could be a
director, manager, supervisor, or CEO of the organization.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word profile of the individual that you
interviewed for your company's newsletter, and include the following:
- Identify the individual and
their position within the company, and briefly describe the organization.
- Interpret the individual's
leadership style based on the Five-Factor personality model, and offer one
or more examples of the management and leadership roles of this
individual.
- Explain one incident where this
individual had to solve a difficult problem or situation because things
did not go as planned.
- Describe the lessons that
she/he learned from being able to problem solve, even when what she/he had
been taught did not work.
Format your profile in the form
of a newsletter (the final format may vary depending
upon the company's style; please feel free to use either the
provided template or to check the Internet or Microsoft® Word
for additional newsletter templates).
Leadership Newsletter Article Template
Leadership Style Interview
GradingGuide
LDR/300 Version 7
Innovative Leadership
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 by University of
Phoenix. All rights reserved.
University of Phoenix® is a registered
trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT®
are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not
intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation.
Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial
standards and practices.
Individual Assignment: Leadership Style Interview
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to develop an engaging article that differentiates various traits, styles, and actions that allow an individual to lead effectively. It is important is to understand that leaders can learn to be self-reflecting individuals who are motivated to grow and display positive (transformational) leadership.
Resources Required
The Art and Science
of Leadership, Ch. 4
The Art and Science of Leadership, Ch. 6
Leadership
Newsletter Article Template
Grading Guide
|
Met |
Partially Met |
Not Met |
Comments: |
|
|
The student selects someone in a leadership positionat their organization or at a local company where they might seek employment. |
|
|
|
|
|
The student develops a profile of this individual that can be submitted to a company’s newsletter. |
|
|
|
|
|
The student identifies
the individual, their position within the company, and briefly describes the
organization. |
|
|
|
|
|
The student interprets the individual’s leadership based on the Five-Factor personality model and offers one or more examples of the management and leadership roles of this individual. |
|
|
|
|
|
The student explains one incident where lessons were learned by the individual interviewed when things did not go as planned. |
|
|
|
|
|
The student explains what lessons she/he learned from being able to problem-solve even when what she/he had been taught did not work by the individual being interviewed. |
|
|
|
|
|
The student’s article is consistent with the newsletter template, appropriate for the audience, engages the reader, and is between 1,050 and 1,400 words. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Available |
Total Earned |
|
|
|
|
7 |
#/7 |
|
|
Writing Guidelines |
Met |
Partially Met |
Not Met |
Comments: |
|
The newsletter article—including tables and paragraphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelinesand meets course-level requirements. |
|
|
|
|
|
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page. |
|
|
|
|
|
Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper. |
|
|
|
|
|
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. |
|
|
|
|
|
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Available |
Total Earned |
|
|
|
|
3 |
#/3 |
|
|
Assignment Total |
|
10 |
#/10 |
|
|
Additional comments: |
||||
The Art
and Science of Leadership, Ch. 4
Read pages 118-120 of The
Art and Science of Leadership, Ch. 4.
Please
select of the discussion questions from the list below: Be sure to restate your
question when responding!
1. What is
the impact of individual characteristics on behavior?
2. How do
values affect behavior and what and what impact does culture have on our value
system?
3. What
role does creativity play in leadership?
4.
Describe personality traits and their implications in leadership.
5.
Complete the personality assessment survey at the end of the chapter. What is
the impact of this profile on your leadership style?
The Art
and Science of Leadership, Ch. 6
Read pages 179-201 of The Art and
Science of Leadership, Ch. 6.
Please select one of the discussion questions below. Be sure to
restate your question in your response.
1.
What are the factors
that gave rise to the development of neo-charismatic leadership theories?
2.
Describe the elements of
charismatic leadership.
3.
What are the cultural
constraints on the development of charismatic leadership?
4.
Describe the elements of
transactional leadership.
5.
How is management by
exception different from empowerment?
6.
Describe the elements of
transformational leadership and its role in enacting organizational change.
7.
Compare and contrast
value-based, authentic, and positive leadership concepts. Why do these
approaches have so much appeal?
8.
What are the major
contributions and shortcomings of the neo-charismatic approaches to our
understanding of leadership?
USA 
India
Question Attachments
1 attachments —