In two separate documents please provide the following:
1. Provide an outline and provide ideas on research with American sources, the subjects are below for this.
2. Write an 8-10 page paper with conclusion
The Nature of Strategic Leadership
Within this section, explain and discuss how the nature of strategic leadership is critical to the success of the leadership of a firm. Be sure to address the following points for this section:
Explain and describe the nature of strategic leadership.
Why is high-level cognitive activity of a leader important?
How and why should a leader gather multiple inputs to formulate a strategic direction?
How does a leader anticipate creating a future to address the unknown?
Why is revolutionary and contrarian thinking important for the leadership team?
Explain why creating a vision is critical to the success of the leadership of a firm and address the pros and cons of not having a vision.
Explain how leadership can determine and measure the effectiveness of strategy direction.
As the CEO of a firm, explain how you would implement the strategic direction and factors that will cause revising the strategic direction for your firm.
Conducting a SWOT Analysis
Within this section, explain and discuss how a SWOT Analysis can assist the leadership team develop and implement a strategic direction. Be sure to address the following points for this section:
Internal strengths
Internal weaknesses
External opportunities
External threats
Lesson Learned
Within this section, explain and discuss how lessons learned from the research can assist you, as a CEO, to develop and implement a strategic direction for your firm. Be sure to address the following points for this section:
Provide at least two examples of successful business strategies and explain why these business strategies were successful.
Provide at least two examples of unsuccessful business strategies and explain why these business strategies were unsuccessful.
Explain and describe, as the CEO of your firm, how you would contribute to the management knowledge and the learning organization.
- 8-10 page research paper (approximately 3,500 words).
-APA Requirements when formatting and documenting seven (7) sources.
- Paper will be graded on content,quality, including syntax and grammar.
Paper Instructions
Include an introduction. It must provide a clear statement of your position on the topic.
Your paper must be at 8-10 pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages-which you must include.
Examine your position for each question by providing citations from at least seven sources
Offer your conclusions regarding how best to manage the issue (i.e., your informed opinion on the issues raised).
The paper shall comply with APA guidelines
The paper must demonstrate current issues related to experiences of strategic leadership and knowledge management. The paper is expected to have depth and offer a thoughtful analysis on the topic. The paper should be based on references to scholarly materials (rather than on introductory textbooks, popular website writings, or musings, for example) and should support your claims with evidence.