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Assignment

• For your case study, read the sections titled "Visionary" through "Affiliative Summary" of the following article from the required reading assignment:

• Preston, G., Moon, J., Simon, R., Allen, S., & Kossi, E. (2015). The relevance of emotional intelligence in project leadership. Journal of Information Technology and Economic Development, 6(1), 16-40.

• In your case study, be sure to address the following items:

• Include a brief statement as to which of the leadership styles (visionary, coaching, affiliative, democratic, pacesetting, and commanding) presented in the article that you are most comfortable employing, in general.

• Select and analyze one of the scenarios below. Be sure to provide the number of the scenario you chose.

• Scenario 1: As a manager, you have two employees who have a difficult time working together. While nothing specifically unprofessional has been done by either one of them, other team members have expressed concern that the differences between them are causing tension, and some other team members are having difficulty performing their work. Some have even gone so far as to say that the situation is causing a hostile work environment.

• Based on your understanding of the discussed leadership styles in the article, which would you choose to handle this situation?

• What elements of that style do you feel will be most helpful in resolving the problems faced?

• How would you proceed with handling the scenario?

• How does the role of leadership in the decision-making process serve to establish an organizational climate oriented to meet business goals?

• Utilize the CSU Online Library to locate one journal article to use as a reference that supports your case study. Your case study should be three pages in length.

• The analysis should present an insightful and thorough discussion with strong arguments and evidence.

• The content should be highly relevant and informative while remaining on topic.

• Accuracy and close attention to detail should be clearly evident in all parts of the assignment.

• The writing should be clear and concise with proper sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation, and it should be free from spelling errors.

• The number of sources should meet or exceed assignment requirements, and all sources should be academically credible, and properly cited using APA formatting with in tex citations.