Describe how leadership can play key role in shaping values

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Leadership Frameworks and Theories Assignment -

Overview - For this Short Answer Assessment, you will answer a series of short answer items to demonstrate your understanding how to apply leadership and management frameworks and theories to effectively address business problems and opportunities.

This Short-Answer Assessment is based on the various case studies and other materials provided. Read each case study and the article, "Leadership That Gets Results." Then, respond to the General Leadership prompts as well as the Personal Reflection items on the Short-Answer Submission Form.

Instructions - To complete this Assessment: Download the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist to use as a guide when completing your Assessment.

Instructions - To complete this Assessment:

Download the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist to use as a guide when completing your Assessment. Responses that do not meet the expectations of scholarly writing will be returned without scoring. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate.
Download the Short-Answer Submission Form, which includes the Rubric for this Assessment. Complete the form adhering to the criteria presented in the Rubric.

Access the following to complete this Assessment:

Craig Kielburger Cases
A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products Case Study
Leading Across Cultures at Michelin (A) Case Study
Leading Across Cultures at Michelin (B) Case Study
Leadership Styles Case Study
Leadership That Gets Results

This Assessment requires submission of one (1) document, a completed Short-Answer Submission Form.

Case 1: Craig Kielburger Cases

Read the six business dilemmas for the Craig Kielburger Cases then respond to the following:

Part A: General Leadership

In what ways are Craig Kielburger's behaviors and actions consistent with the principles and practices of authentic leadership? Be sure to support your reasoning with at least two explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical frameworks about leadership. (2 - 3 paragraphs)
Do you think Craig Kielburger is an effective leader? Why or why not? Identify at least two additional leadership behaviors and/or best practices he could implement to address business problems and opportunities in his company. Be sure to support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical frameworks about effective leadership. (1 - 2 paragraphs)

Part B: Personal Reflection

Having reviewed the Craig Kielburger cases, describe how your own life experiences have led to the development or transformation of your leadership skills and behaviors. Use at least two specific examples to demonstrate how and why these personal experiences have improved your leadership practices. Be sure to relate how your behaviors and practices relate to best practices and to relevant leadership theoretical frameworks. (3 - 4 paragraphs) -
Describe how leadership can play a key role in shaping values for affecting positive social change and creating value for organizational performance. Be specific, and be sure to support your reasoning with at least two explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical leadership frameworks. (2 - 3 paragraphs) -
Identify and describe what you think is the most important value espoused by the company you work for. Is it a core value, aspirational value, or permission-to-play value? Does the company live and behave in accordance with the value, and what is leadership's role in this process? How can you influence the practice of this value? Be specific, and be sure to support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical frameworks about leadership. (2 - 3 paragraphs) -

Case 2: A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products Case Study

Read the "A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products Case Study" document and respond to the following:

Part A: General Leadership

Describe the behaviors and attributes of potentially toxic leadership in the provided case study. Explain how and why these behaviors and attributes may be inappropriate and could lead to ineffective organizational performance. Be sure to support your reasoning with at least two explicit references to leadership best practices and appropriate theoretical frameworks about leadership. (2 - 3 paragraphs).
Describe behaviors and attributes demonstrated by the leader in the case study that align with the qualities of an effective leader. Be sure to support your reasoning with at least two explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical frameworks about leadership. (2 - 3 paragraphs).
What should Alex do to improve his leadership effectiveness, and why? Be sure to support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical frameworks about leadership. (2 - 3 paragraphs).

Case 3: "Leading Across Cultures at Michelin" Case Studies A and B

The case studies, "Leading Across Cultures at Michelin (A)" and "Leading Across Cultures at Michelin (B)," by Erin Meyer and Sapna Gupta, focus on a French executive who is assigned to South Carolina and quickly realizes he must adjust his leadership style to the American culture. Read both cases and answer the following questions:

Part A: General Leadership

Describe the leadership style and behaviors used by the executive, Mr. Chalon, in the Michelin case before he was moved to South Carolina. Why were these behaviors not successful after his move to the United States? Be specific, and support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical frameworks that focus on contingency leadership. (2 - 3 paragraphs).
Which behaviors did Mr. Chalon change as he adapted his leadership behavior, and why were they effective or not effective? Be specific, and support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical frameworks about contingency leadership. (2 - 3 paragraphs).

Part B: Personal Reflection

Describe the importance of having the ability to use the appropriate contingent approach to leadership styles and behaviors in your current job and provide at least two examples of this practice. (If you do not currently have leadership responsibilities or do not practice contingency leadership, describe why the leaders of the company where you are working need to have multiple contingent leadership styles and behaviors; provide at least two examples.) Be sure to support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical frameworks about contingency leadership. (3 - 4 paragraphs).

Case 4: Leadership Styles Case Study

Read the Konstantin Korotov cases about leadership styles, along with the article, "Leadership that Gets Results," by Daniel Goleman, and respond to the following:

Part A: General Leadership

For each of the six vignette cases, which leadership style would be most effective or was the most effective leadership style used? Why or why not? Be sure to support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical frameworks about leadership. (1 - 2 paragraphs).

Part B: Personal Reflection

In your current position, which leadership style are you currently using? If your style changes with context, explain why your choice is the best approach for this position and how and why it changes with the context. Be specific, and be sure to support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical frameworks about leadership. Note: If you are not in a leadership role in your job, then describe the style being used by your supervisor and respond to the questions above. (4 - 5 paragraphs).

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len2337358

7/11/2019 10:06:06 PM

This Assessment requires submission of one (1) document, a completed LM001 Short-Answer Submission Form. For this Short Answer Assessment, you will answer a series of short answer items to demonstrate your understanding how to apply leadership and management frameworks and theories to effectively address business problems and opportunities. This Short-Answer Assessment is based on the various case studies and other materials provided. Read each case study and the article, “Leadership That Gets Results.” Then, respond to the General Leadership prompts as well as the Personal Reflection items on the LM001 Short-Answer Submission Form. Instructions To complete this Assessment: Download the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist to use as a guide when completing your Assessment.

len2337358

7/11/2019 10:05:55 PM

This Competency includes a Short-Answer Response Assessment. Write your response to each prompt below in the space provided. The Rubric, which will be used by the Competency Assessor to evaluate your responses, is beneath the prompts. Carefully review the Rubric rows associated with each prompt to provide a complete response. When writing your response, begin typing where it reads “Enter Your Response Here.” Write as much as needed to satisfy the requirements of the prompt (as defined in the Rubric). Be sure to support your responses with connections to professional sources. Your Assessment responses require references (in APA style) to support your thinking. You will list your references at the end of this template where “References” are noted.

len2337358

7/11/2019 10:05:48 PM

Rubric - The explanation demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following: The explanation provides a well-integrated argument that very clearly explains how, when, and why authentic leadership can be an effective set of leadership behaviors. The explanation identifies more than two leadership behaviors or best practices that could be implemented to become more effective in addressing a business problem or opportunity in provided case. The description provides more than two clear and relevant examples from personal experience about the development or transformation of one’s leadership skills and behaviors.

len2337358

7/11/2019 10:05:39 PM

The description fully integrates more than two appropriate and relevant leadership best practices and/or more than two theoretical frameworks about leadership to explain how and why the personal experiences have improved the leadership practices. The description includes three or more appropriate and relevant leadership best practices as well as more than two theoretical frameworks about leadership that clearly describe how leadership can play a key role in shaping values for affecting positive social change and creating value for organizational performance. The description clearly and fully integrates leadership theory with practice.

len2337358

7/11/2019 10:05:29 PM

The response provides more than two important ways that a leader/manager could influence or reinforce the practice of the espoused values, and provides more than two compelling and relevant leadership best practices and/or one theoretical framework about leadership to explain how and why the actions could be effective. The description identifies and evaluates more than two relevant behaviors and attributes of toxic leadership and more than two examples of effective leadership applicable to the business case presented. The response provides an informative and relevant set of more than three specific leadership behaviors and actions that a particular manager can apply to improve his or her leadership effectiveness, along with the explanation of how and why the behaviors may help the leader become more effective.

len2337358

7/11/2019 10:05:21 PM

The response provides an informative and relevant set of more than three specific leadership behaviors and actions that a particular manager can apply to improve his or her leadership effectiveness, along with the explanation of how and why the behaviors may help the leader become more effective. The response clearly explains how and why these behaviors may help the leader become more effective, and fully integrates relevant best practice and theoretical frameworks into the argument. The explanation uses appropriate and relevant leadership concepts and frameworks related to contingency leadership to accurately describe more than two of the behaviors used by the manager in the case presented, with descriptions of why the behaviors were unsuccessful. The explanation fully integrates relevant best practice and theoretical frameworks into the argument.

len2337358

7/11/2019 10:05:08 PM

The evaluation uses appropriate and relevant leadership concepts and frameworks, related to contingency leadership, to accurately identify more than two leadership behavior changes related to a cross-cultural context and clearly explains why these new behaviors were or were not effective. The response fully integrates three or more appropriate and relevant contingency leadership best practice examples and three or more theoretical frameworks about contingency leadership to clearly explain how and why the personal experiences have improved leadership effectiveness.

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