Homework: Leadership Styles
To prepare for this Homework, select and interview a business executive about whom you can find information regarding his or her leadership activities and the organization with which he or she is affiliated. This may be someone you know or who owns a business local to you. Use the weekly readings as additional support for your ideas. Your interview should focus on the following two questions:
a. How would you describe your leadership style?
b. How would you describe your role as it relates to the health of your organization?
Submit a 3 to 4 pages analysis excluding the title page and reference page of the individual's leadership style and the impact of that style on his or her organization. Your analysis should include the following:
a. An evaluation of the leadership style of your selected leader, according to an existing leadership style theory.
b. An homework of the health of that leader's organization, based upon information shared during the interview as well as any additional resources to support your homework
c. A comparison of the relationship between your chosen leader's leadership style and the health of his or her organization, as conveyed in the interview, to what is depicted in any local media, websites, or news information about the organization.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.