Assignment task:
"First, Let's Fire All the Managers" written by Gary Hamel and originally published in Harvard Business Review in 2011. Please related to this article answer the following question in detail.
Foundations of Leadership Assignment
RESEARCH & CASE NO. 2 (WEEK 8)
Assignment Description:
This assignment is designed to allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of leaders in the management and operations of an organization, including the critical roles of decision making, and communication. You will conduct a corporate analysis to apply concepts learned throughout the course and explore aspects of motivation, conflict and change management, and diversity in contemporary organizations.
Assignment Instructions:
Read over the article and summarize and answer the questions below.
Assignment Suggestions
- Answer from the questions to guide your research and response to each component of this assignment so that you can meet the criterion present in the rubric.
- Select a week from our lecture in which you have an interest with and write about it
- Make sure to use both theoretical and applied material for your work
- Try to use materials from our class discussion to better give you an idea about the case.
Questions:
Q1. Read over the article/case and summarize what it is referring to in your own words.
Q2. What type of leadership traits can you describe in the case study? Use materials both from the handout and from our class.
Q3. Where do you feel the topic could be use in real life. How does this topic apply to your learning and what can you do to better engage with it in the future?
Q4. What 3 things do you agree with the article in your own opinion and 3 things you disagree?
Q5. In the topic which you choose, what can you do (if you were given management role) to make it better and how would you execute on it?
Q6. Which company do you feel is most likely to use this article (public/private) and why do you think this article can do to better improve their corporate leadership?