Assignment:
Contingency Theories of Leadership
In the text we touched upon the notion of leaders who demonstrate task behavior and those that demonstrate relationship behavior.
Describe a situation in which a leader with a predominantly relationship behavior leadership style would be better suited.
Next, describe a situation in which a leader with a predominantly task behavior leadership style would be better suited.
What kind of leader do you think you would be and why? What leadership traits do you have? If you have a little of both task behavior traits and relationship behavior traits do you think you are truly a situational leader? Justify your response using examples
Compile a 3-5 page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards for writing style to your work. Include at least 3 references in your paper.
Second paper which needs to be 5 to 7 pages
Success University (SU) is a medium sized undergraduate institution located in Southern California. SU offers Associates and Bachelors programs in Business, Psychology and Education at their San Moreno campus and online. SU has decided to launch three new programs next Fall.
The three programs to be launched are:
1) A Business Certificate in Leadership
2) An Associates of Science (AS) degree in Business Administration
3) A Bachelor's of Science degree in Business Administration (BSBA) with a concentration in Organizational Leadership
The accrediting body of Success University has given the programs their blessing and the School of Business has been charged with launching the three programs. They have created a team consisting of faculty, graduates, admissions staff, student services personnel and a marketing representative from the Corporate Office to assist in the launch of the programs.
You are tasked with bringing the team together, apprising them of their roles and responsibilities within the team and mapping out a timeline with deliverables.
You are to produce an executive brief of a 5 - 7 pages (excluding the title or reference page) that clearly outlines the:
1. Team plan: Your plan to create a cohesive team. Include at least three strategies you plan to use to ensure a unified team.
2. Launch plan- a comprehensive list of steps (at least 6) describing how you will launch the new programs.
3. Goals and Deliverables: Describe the goals you have set for this project and create a timeline with clearly marked deliverables.
4. Evaluation and Monitoring: Explain how you plan to evaluate the progress of your team and individual team members - discuss the key strategies you will adopt to monitor your team's progress and coach them to success. Examples might include weekly face to face meetings or written reports submitted to you weekly by each team member.
5. Implementation plan: How do you intend to implement the launch plan? Discuss how the team will function and their roles during the implementation.
6. Change plan: Create a strategy to deal with potential resistance from all stakeholders involved in the running and delivery of the new programs. For example there may be a concern in terms of increased workload, having to learn new policies and processes and the speed of the planned changes.