Assignment
Complete a detailed research paper by answering the following questions and include an 8-10 pages paper with at least eight sources, seven peer reviewed sources found in the Potomac Library, and your course text book.
1) What leadership models are most effective in today's organizations and why?
2) Examine the leadership styles that you have used in the past. Give specific examples of different situations where you used different styles. Analysis how effective you were as a leader in each situation and suggest ways you could have improved your performance based on the knowledge you have gained in this course.
3) Identify and describe the leader you want to become.
4) How will you transform yourself into the leader you want to become?
Use this strategy when you analyze a case:
1) Identify and write the main issues found discussed in the case (who, what, how, where and when (the critical facts in a case).
2) List all indicators (including stated "problems") that something is not as expected or as desired.
3) Briefly analyze the issue with theories found in your textbook or other academic materials. Decide which ideas, models, and theories seem useful. Apply these conceptual tools to the situation. As new information is revealed, cycle back to sub steps a and b.
4) Identify the areas that need improvement (use theories from your textbook)
5) Specify and prioritize the criteria used to choose action alternatives.
6) Discover or invent feasible action alternatives.
7) Examine the probable consequences of action alternatives.
8) Select a course of action.
9) Design and implementation plan/schedule.
10) Create a plan for assessing the action to be implemented.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.