Essay Assignment: Analyzing Leadership Decisions
Length: 12 pages.
For this option, your final Exam Essay is a thoughtful analysis of an ineffective or poor leadership decision. You may use a well-known leadership decision, such as the 2011 decision to split Netflix, which resulted in serious financial losses for the organization. Your project must include the following:
o Research a leadership decision that was ineffective or did not have the desired results.
o Describe the problem that may have precipitated the decision, as well as the apparent processes used by the leaders involved in the decision-making effort. Use terms from this course.
o Critique the processes they implemented, applying what you learned from this course.
o Recommend a different approach that could have been taken, using theories and methodologies from this course.
o Present a strong case for how your recommendations could have altered the decision made, leading to more effective results for the organization.
o Use theory from this course to support your evaluation, critique, and recommendations.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.