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Essay Instructions: This assignment asks you to individually critically evaluate your own leadership
capability in relation to an accepted model of leadership or management.
Part 1. ?Situational leadership is redundant when there is a task to be done.? As
a future leader of teams, present the arguments for and against this statement.
Support your evaluation of this statement with an assessment of leadership in
an organisation from your own sector or industry.
Part 2. Analyse feedback received from your peers based on the behaviours of
the Situation Leadership model. Present evidence to support your identification
of strengths and areas to develop as a future leader of teams.
Deadline: Monday 28 May 2012 - 09.00am
Word Count: 2000 (excluding Action Plan)
Regular Assignment 1 5 Top Tips
1. Identify the key terms in the Question
2. Use the Marking Criteria to understand the expectations of the
reader.
3. Create an outline of your assignment. Check this answers the
Question and addressed all areas of the Marking Criteria
4. Use your Research and Referencing to support all your points
5. Use Evidence to support all your analysis and recommendations
Regular Assignment 1 Indicative Content
Introduction: Your main argument and how this will be developed in
the assignment over Part 1 and Part 2.
Part 1 ? Situational Leadership
Part 2 ? Analysis of Peer Feedback in relation to the Situational
Leadership behaviours
Conclusions: Summarises the main argument and how this was
developed in the assignment over Part 1 and Part 2.
Regular Assignment 1 Part 1. ?Situational leadership is redundant when there is a task to be done.? As
a future leader of teams, present the arguments for and against this statement.
Support your evaluation of this statement with an assessment of leadership in
an organisation from your own sector or industry.
Indicative content:
? What is the purpose of this model?
? What are its features?
? In what situations is it an appropriate style of leadership when there is a
task to be done?
? In what situations is it not an appropriate style of leadership when there is a
task to be done?
? How does the leadership style in your chosen organisation support your
analysis?
Regular Assignment 1 Part 2. Analyse feedback received from your peers based on the
behaviours of the Situation Leadership model. Present evidence to
support your identification of strengths and areas to develop as a future
leader of teams.
Indicative content:
? What is peer feedback?
? How did you share and receive feedback ? face to face
? What examples illustrate the key points ? using quotes
? What are the key findings from your analysis of this feedback? How
will you use this information during your studies?
Regular Assignment 1 Part 2. Analyse feedback received from your peers based on the
behaviours of the Situation Leadership model. Present evidence to
support your identification of strengths and areas to develop as a future
leader of teams.
Indicative content:
Action Planning ? minimum of 3 specific areas
Regular Assignment 1
What will I develop? How will develop? By when ? what are
my deadlines?
I will know I have
been successful
when?
The following minimum standards have been set for this assignment:
? A minimum of 4 peer reviewed journal articles must be used in the
body of your assignment
? Peer reviewed journal articles can be found through
? All students must present the collated feedback received from their
colleagues in their Appendix
? Feedback must be recorded as direct quotes. Feedback should not
be exchanged via email or in any other written format
Students who do not achieve these minimum standards will fail the
assignment ? see the rubric for details
Regular Assignment 1 ? Minimum
Standards Part 1. ?Situational leadership is redundant when there is a task to be
done.? As a future leader of teams, present the arguments for and
against this statement. Support your evaluation of this statement with
an assessment of leadership in an organisation from your own sector
or industry.
? No definition of the theory or model
? No use of in-text citations to provide evidence to support points
? No evidence of reading around the subject ??According to me?
? No analysis ? just description of ?what? the model means
? Not addressing the key terms of the question
? No examples of where this is used in business
Regular Assignment 1 ? Common Errors
to avoid Part 2. Analyse feedback received from your peers based on the
behaviours of the Situation Leadership model. Present evidence to
support your identification of strengths and areas to develop as a future
leader of teams.
? No explanation of what was the purpose of peer assessment
? No evidence of receiving feedback
? No specific examples from colleagues
? No openness to feedback ??they are wrong?
? No analysis of strengths and areas to develop
? No plan to use the feedback to improve as a leader
Regular Assignment 1 ? Common Errors
to avoid Regular Assignment 1 Regular Assignment 1

Essay Instructions: Background:

One of the more contemporary styles of leadership is "situational leadership." In this Case Assignment, you will analyze the leadership style of the CEO from Google Inc. through the lens of situational leadership.


Required Reading:

Journal Articles and Websites:

Arvidsson, M., Johansson, C. R., Ek, A., & Akselsson, R. (2007). Situational leadership in air traffic control. Journal of Air Transportation, 12(1), 67-97. Retrieved May 14, 2011from ProQuest (Document ID: 1303411551)

Godin, S. (2009). Situational leadership by Kenneth Blanchard and Paul Hersey. Retrieved from http://www.sayeconomy.com/situational-leadership-by-kenneth-blanchard-and-paul-hersey/
on May 15, 2011.

Organizational change: Open Systems. Retrieved from http://www.soi.org/reading/change/concepts.shtml

Yeakey, G.W. (2002). Situational leadership. Military Review. Retrieved from http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/milreview/yeakey.htm

YouTube Video: Warren Bennis on Leadership Development. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFHaHquIW0g&feature=related.

YouTube Video: Why You Should Invest in Leadership Development. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a86N1BC27uI.

YouTube Video: Ken Blanchard ? Leadership Point of View. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZni2_j15PY&feature=fvwrel.

YouTube Video: Ken and Scott Blanchard. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1uyU3YSqes


Assignment:

Drawing on the material in the background readings and doing additional research, please prepare a paper in which you:

Analyze the leadership style of the CEO of Google Inc. in terms of his or her using situational leadership.


Keys to the Assignment:

The key aspects of this assignment that, at a minimum, should be covered in your paper include:
?Select the CEO from Google Inc. as a leader who you consider to be an outstanding example of situational leadership.
?Conduct independent research on this individual and create a profile of this leader that addresses the following: ?Why does this leader exemplify situational leadership? Support your answer with specific examples.
?What added value did situational leadership bring to the organization/group this person was leading?
?Do you think situational leaders are born with natural skills or can individuals develop the skills needed to be an effective situational leader? Justify your response.


Assignment Expectations:

Your paper will be evaluated on the following points:
?Precision - Does the paper address the question(s) or task(s)?
?Breadth - Is the full breadth of the subject, i.e., the Keys to the Assignment, addressed?
?Depth - Does the paper address the topic in sufficient depth and include the background readings and other background resources as references?
?Critical thinking - Is the subject thought about critically, i.e., accurately, logically, relevantly, and precisely?
?Clarity - Is the writing clear and are the concepts articulated properly? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding to the questions or are points conveyed through excessive use of quotations?
?Organization - Is the paper well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are headings included in all papers longer than two pages?
?Referencing (citations and references) - Does the paper include citations and quotation marks where appropriate? Are the references from the background readings and assignment present and properly cited? Are all the references listed in the bibliography present and referred to via citation?

Essay Instructions: Need to discuss Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard situational leadership model.

Discuss: Task behavior, Relationship behavior and Readiness (including ability and willingness)

Discuss: Delegating, Participating, Selling and Telling management styles.

Discuss: Indicators for readiness levels R1 through R4 of employee.

Discuss: How to match managers leadership style to employees readiness level

Maybe Discuss: How to determine what leadership style a manager should use in a given situation. Questions to ask:
1.What objectives do we as an organization want to accomplish
2.What is the groups readiness level.
3.What leadership action should be taken.
4.What was the result of the leadership intervention.
5.What follow-up, if any, is required.

Please use online sources only, unless you have access to the book Management of Organizational Behavior: Leading Human Resources, 8th Edition by Paul Hersey and Kenneth H. Blanchard. I don't have access to a library and I don't want to explain how I aquired my sources.

Essay Instructions: Paper to be APA system of citation
Three pages with the fourth page being references.
APA style for punctuation, abbreviations, headings, and other elements of the manuscript.
Include a page header (also known as the "running head") at the top of every page. To create a page header/running head, insert page numbers flush right. Then type "TITLE OF YOUR PAPER" in the header flush left using all capital letters. The running head is a shortened version of your paper's title and cannot exceed 50 characters including spacing and punctuation.

(Situational Approach): In 3 ? 4 pages, write about a contemporary leadership situation with which you are familiar. Identify the development level and style demonstrated in the situation. Explain whether the actions taken were appropriate and effective. Review the situational leadership examples on page 104 and 105 for guidance.