Leadership Assessment

Organizational leaders are expected to create realistic visions for their companies and the employees
they guide, but these visions often have characteristics or properties that differ. There is, therefore, the
realization that there is no one best leadership style to guide employees toward accomplishing
organizational goals.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Analyze the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your
current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you.
2. Analyze the organizational structure and culture of the company for which you work (or would like
to work) to determine its approach to team development, and whether that approach helped to
enhance your relationship skills in the workplace.
3. Evaluate the performance of your selected leader based on his or her ethical conduct and
effective communication to determine if this leader was successful in motivating and empowering
you to improve on your work performance. Explain your answer.
4. Determine three (3) best practices organizational leaders can use to motivate employees and
discuss their potential benefits.
5. Discuss some of the challenges leaders encounter when managing diversity and how diversity
helps business organizations better compete in global markets.
6. Develop an effective business strategy to address the challenges and issues you have identified
above.
7. Use at least five (5) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as
academic resources
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Explain the principal theories of leadership and motivation, and describe the fundamental
considerations in managing and motivating individual and group behavior.
• Explain the multiple aspects of the managerial planning process and the application of various
business and corporate-level strategies.
• Assess how various leadership styles fit cultural differences and effectively operate in global
markets.
• Analyze the importance of ethical behavior to an organization’s culture and the new ethical
dilemmas created by globalization
• Describe actions to improve communications, manage conflict, develop strong organizational
culture, and improve the ethical behavior in organizations.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.
• Write clearly and concisely about management concepts using proper writing mechanics.
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Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and
language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 300
Assignment 2: Leadership Assessment
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets
Minimum
Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Analyze the
leadership style(s) of a
senior executive (CEO,
CFO, COO, Director,
etc.) in your current or
previous organization
who made a positive or
negative impact on
you.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or
incompletely
analyzed the
leadership
style(s) of a
senior executive
(CEO, CFO,
COO, Director,
etc.) in your
current or
previous
organization who
made a positive
or negative
impact on you.
Insufficiently
analyzed the
leadership
style(s) of a
senior
executive
(CEO, CFO,
COO, Director,
etc.) in your
current or
previous
organization
who made a
positive or
negative
impact on you.
Partially
analyzed the
leadership
style(s) of a
senior
executive
(CEO, CFO,
COO, Director,
etc.) in your
current or
previous
organization
who made a
positive or
negative impact
on you.
Satisfactorily
analyzed the
leadership
style(s) of a
senior
executive
(CEO, CFO,
COO, Director,
etc.) in your
current or
previous
organization
who made a
positive or
negative
impact on you.
Thoroughly
analyzed the
leadership
style(s) of a
senior
executive
(CEO, CFO,
COO, Director,
etc.) in your
current or
previous
organization
who made a
positive or
negative
impact on you.
2. Analyze the
organizational structure
and culture of the
company for which you
work (or would like to
work) to determine its
approach to team
development, and
whether that approach
helped to enhance
your relationship skills
in the workplace.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or
incompletely
analyzed the
organizational
structure and
culture of the
company for
which you work
(or would like to
work) to
determine its
approach to team
development, and
whether that
approach helped
to enhance your
relationship skills
in the workplace.
Insufficiently
analyzed the
organizational
structure and
culture of the
company for
which you work
(or would like
to work) to
determine its
approach to
team
development,
and whether
that approach
helped to
enhance your
relationship
skills in the
workplace.
Partially
analyzed the
organizational
structure and
culture of the
company for
which you work
(or would like to
work) to
determine its
approach to
team
development,
and whether
that approach
helped to
enhance your
relationship
skills in the
workplace.
Satisfactorily
analyzed the
organizational
structure and
culture of the
company for
which you
work (or would
like to work) to
determine its
approach to
team
development,
and whether
that approach
helped to
enhance your
relationship
skills in the
workplace.
Thoroughly
analyzed the
organizational
structure and
culture of the
company for
which you work
(or would like
to work) to
determine its
approach to
team
development,
and whether
that approach
helped to
enhance your
relationship
skills in the
workplace.
3. Evaluate the
performance of your
selected leader based
on his or her ethical
conduct and effective
communication to
determine if this leader
was successful in
motivating and
empowering you to
improve on your work
performance. Explain
Did not submit or
incompletely
evaluated the
performance of
your selected
leader based on
his or her ethical
conduct and
effective
communication to
determine if this
leader was
Insufficiently
evaluated the
performance of
your selected
leader based
on his or her
ethical conduct
and effective
communication
to determine if
this leader was
successful in
Partially
evaluated the
performance of
your selected
leader based
on his or her
ethical conduct
and effective
communication
to determine if
this leader was
successful in
Satisfactorily
evaluated the
performance of
your selected
leader based
on his or her
ethical conduct
and effective
communication
to determine if
this leader was
successful in
Thoroughly
evaluated the
performance of
your selected
leader based
on his or her
ethical conduct
and effective
communication
to determine if
this leader was
successful in
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your answer.
Weight: 15%
successful in
motivating and
empowering you
to improve on
your work
performance. Did
not submit or
incompletely
explained your
answer.
motivating and
empowering
you to improve
on your work
performance.
Insufficiently
explained your
answer.
motivating and
empowering
you to improve
on your work
performance.
Partially
explained your
answer.
motivating and
empowering
you to improve
on your work
performance.
Satisfactorily
explained your
answer.
motivating and
empowering
you to improve
on your work
performance.
Thoroughly
explained your
answer.
4. Determine three (3)
best practices
organizational leaders
can use to motivate
employees and discuss
their potential benefits.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or
incompletely
determined three
(3) best practices
organizational
leaders can use
to motivate
employees and
did not submit or
incompletely
discussed their
potential benefits.
Insufficiently
determined
three (3) best
practices
organizational
leaders can
use to motivate
employees and
insufficiently
discussed their
potential
benefits.
Partially
determined
three (3) best
practices
organizational
leaders can use
to motivate
employees and
partially
discussed their
potential
benefits.
Satisfactorily
determined
three (3) best
practices
organizational
leaders can
use to
motivate
employees
and
satisfactorily
discussed their
potential
benefits.
Thoroughly
determined
three (3) best
practices
organizational
leaders can
use to motivate
employees and
thoroughly
discussed their
potential
benefits.
5. Discuss some of the
challenges leaders
encounter when
managing diversity and
how diversity helps
business organizations
better compete in
global markets.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or
incompletely
discussed some
of the challenges
leaders
encounter when
managing
diversity and how
diversity helps
business
organizations
better compete in
global markets.
Insufficiently
discussed
some of the
challenges
leaders
encounter
when
managing
diversity and
how diversity
helps business
organizations
better compete
in global
markets.
Partially
discussed
some of the
challenges
leaders
encounter when
managing
diversity and
how diversity
helps business
organizations
better compete
in global
markets.
Satisfactorily
discussed
some of the
challenges
leaders
encounter
when
managing
diversity and
how diversity
helps business
organizations
better compete
in global
markets.
Thoroughly
discussed
some of the
challenges
leaders
encounter
when
managing
diversity and
how diversity
helps business
organizations
better compete
in global
markets.
6. Develop an effective
business strategy to
address the challenges
and issues you have
identified above.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or
incompletely
developed an
effective business
strategy to
address the
challenges and
issues you have
identified above.
Insufficiently
developed an
effective
business
strategy to
address the
challenges and
issues you
have identified
above.
Partially
developed an
effective
business
strategy to
address the
challenges and
issues you
have identified
above.
Satisfactorily
developed an
effective
business
strategy to
address the
challenges and
issues you
have identified
above.
Thoroughly
developed an
effective
business
strategy to
address the
challenges and
issues you
have identified
above.
7. 5 references
Weight: 5%
No references
provided
Does not meet
the required
number of
references; all
references
poor quality
choices.
Does not meet
the required
number of
references;
some
references poor
quality choices.
Meets number
of required
references; all
references
high quality
choices.
Exceeds
number of
required
references; all
references
high quality
choices.
8. Clarity, writing
mechanics, and
More than 8
errors present
7-8 errors
present
5-6 errors
present
3-4 errors
present
0-2 errors
present
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