Assessment: Individual essay
Choose one of the following Australian leaders:
- David Morrison, Australian of the Year 2016 and Chair of the Diversity Council Australia
- Professor Ian Frazer, founding CEO and Director of Research of the Translational Research Institute (Australia)
- Christine Holgate, CEO Blackmores
- Stan Grant, Journalist
- Bec Scott, Co-founder, Streat (social enterprise)
- Julian Burnside, Barrister and refugee advocate
- Alan Joyce, CEO Qantas
- Elizabeth Ann MacGregor, Director, Museum of Contemporary Art
- Marina Go, Chair, non-executive director, CEO, media executive
- Or a current Australian leader of your choice (if you choose this option you must speak to your tutor to gain approval for your choice.
The leader has to be a figure whose leadership approach has been discussed in writing in a publically available form).
1. Briefly describe this leader's background - including details such as their current role and organisation, work history, educational background, family background if relevant, industry involvement.
2. Describe their approach to leadership, drawing on at least one leadership theory from the academic literature. Provide evidence to support your assessment of their leadership approach. That is, describe two specific examples of actions they have taken that demonstrate this particular leadership approach you have described.
3. What are two key challenges they have faced as a leader? How have they managed this challenge? What could they do differently to be even more effective?
4. What have you learned about leadership from studying this particular leader?
5. The essay needs to have a clear and coherent structure, be clearly expressed, with few errors. In your essay refer to at least 10 references, 8 of which need to be academic references. These could be references about the leadership theory, references about important leadership capabilities that this person has had to demonstrate (such as creating a strong organisational culture, creating a motivating environment, influencing others or managing change).
whateverleader you choose he/she has to be Australian.
Introduction
-what is leadership ? Definition
-Structure of essay
1.background
2.theroy action
3.challenge
Section 1
- Who is the leader
1. Role and organization, work history ,education background ,achievement ,family
Section 2
1. One theory (draw on at least 1 leadership theory not concepts, citation needed.)
TF :give two specific examples of actions not statement to illustrate the theory that you have chosen.
Section 3
2 key challenges faced (leadership challenges)
-Need to give solution
How did leader manage each challenges ?
(Cite leadership concept)
what could they do differently to be more effective -in other words your suggestion (you provide your suggestion using the theory)
Section 4
Self -reflections
You !! It's all about you .
What have your learn? What have you learnt leadership from studying this leader?
Conclusion
Reference
Words limit:1500 words
Use this Assignment check sheet to make a draft essay plan
Structure and content
- Review the rubric to ensure you understand what you are being assessed on
- The introduction describes what you are going to discuss - who (which leader), why you have chosen this person, what leadership style they embody, which challenges they face
- Provide an overview of the leader's background
- Identify and explain their leadership style, drawing on at least one leadership theory from the academic literature, and provide evidence why you would say they are this kind of leader
- Describe two challenges they have faced as a leader and how they have managed these challenges
- Offer suggestions to improve their leadership
- State what you have learned about leadership from studying this leader
- The conclusion should summarise the key points/findings of the paper
Writing & Critical Thinking
- Please pay attention to: spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence length
- Paragraphs should be no longer than 4 to 6 sentences
- Ensure writing is clear - read your sentences out aloud to check they make sense and are not too long
- Seek to link the flow of discussion from one paragraph to the next
- Provide clearer definitions and explanations of core concepts used - for example ensure you describe the leadership style before applying it
- Assertions must be supported by references
Referencing & Inquiry/Research
- Please use La Trobe LTU Harvard referencing style
- Ensure consistent and accurate in-text referencing (surname, year)
- Ensure consistent and accurate Reference List - are all references that are in the essay in the reference list and vice-versa?
- Are there 10 cited references in the text, of which 8 are academic references?
- Have you over-relied on a limited number of references?
- Reference List should be in alphabetical order by first author name
- Try not to use too many direct quotes - paraphrase in your own words
- Direct quotes require the original page number e.g. (Author, Date, p_)
Submission
- Title Page; Assessment number & title; Student name and number; Submission date, Subject code
- Check Word count (±10% allowed); Use: 12 point font, 1.5 line spacing