Paper Assignment
For the paper, you will examine key concepts of leadership in your place of work, or in a social organization to which you may belong that has leadership concepts (Rotary club, athletic team, scout leader, etc). Include the following in your paper:
o Transformational Leadership.
o Leader-Member Exchange Theory.
o Adaptive Leadership.
o Strengths-Based Leadership.
o Servant Leadership.
1) Apply one of the leadership theories from the course text to the organization. Explain how the theory works and include an example.
2) Explain the effect of power and influence that leaders have on followers in the organization. Are the followers receptive? Would you recommend another strategy? Explain your reasoning. If not, why not?
3) Evaluate the role and effectiveness of transformational and transactional leadership in the organization. Support your (claims, points?) with examples (from?).
4) Assess the traits and characteristics of an effective team leader within the organization.
5) Explain how the leadership supports vision, mission, and strategy in the organization.
6) If you were the leader in the organization, what would you change and why?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.