LDR531 Week 5 Strategic Change Case Study

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to provide a chance for the student to examine an existing organization and apply research to identify opportunities for strategic change. 

Assignment Steps

Develop a 1,050-word essay to identify one global creative organization, as defined in Ch. 10 and 11 of Mastering Leadership. 

Analyze the opportunities for strategic change that are evident, citing evidence. 

Include considerations of culture and structure in addressing those opportunities. 

Include the following: 

• Identify one organization that could be considered creative, based on definitions in Mastering Leadership.
• Determine whether or not you believe the organization meets those criteria. Explain why.
• Discuss the impact of organizational culture and structure on that opportunity for strategic change.
• Formulate conclusions including personal learning on your analysis.
  

 

 

LDR531 Week 5 Creative Organizations and Strategic Change

Identify and discuss several global creative organizations using the criteria and descriptions in Ch. 10 and 11 of Mastering Leadership. 

Include the strategic opportunities for change the organizations have. Each team member must write at least two substantive responses (with a minimum 350 words each)that include the following before submitting them via the Assignment Files tab:

·         Discuss why those organizations could be considered creative.

·         Explore alternative views.

LDR531 Week 3 Learning Team Communication Challenges Conversation

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with an opportunity to apply communications theories, research, and conversation with class colleagues to actual business situations, through the development of applicable strategies. 

Assignment Steps 

Read Case 2: Global Shared Services, McDonald's Corporation located in Mastering Leadership.

Analyze in 1,050 to 1,225 words the communications and group behavioral issues that might arise in an organization hiring employees for their first job based on the discussion from your learning team. 

Include a strategy to address these challenges.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

LDR531 Week 3 Learning Team Communication Challenges Conversation

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to provide students an opportunity to apply communication theories and research to actual business situations. The discussion with other learning team members is designed to identify and consider different perspectives. 

Assignment Steps

Read Case 2: Global Shared Services, McDonald's Corporation, located in Mastering Leadership. 

Discuss in your learning team the communications and group behavioral issues that might arise in an organization that hires employees for their first job.

Note: Each team member must write at least two substantive responses (with a minimum 350 words each) and submit them via the Assignment Files tab.

Note: Grades are awarded based upon individual contributions to the Learning Team assignment. Each Learning Team member receives a grade based on his/her contributions. Not all students may receive the same grade for the team assignment.

LDR531 Week 3 Communications Challenges and Strategies

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with an opportunity to apply communications theories, research, and conversation with class colleagues to actual business situations, through the development of applicable strategies. 

Assignment Steps 

Read Case 2: Global Shared Services, McDonald's Corporation located in Mastering Leadership.

Analyze in 1,050 to 1,225 words the communications and group behavioral issues that might arise in an organization hiring employees for their first job based on the discussion from your learning team. 

Include a strategy to address these challenges.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

LDR531 Week 2 Comparing Leadership Models

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student with an opportunity to understand and analyze the Universal Model of Leadership in the text, and compare it to one other model to see the similarities and differences. 

Assignment Steps

Create a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint^® presentation to compare the Universal Model of Leadership in Mastering Leadership to one other leadership model. 

Include the following: 

• Include a graphic to compare and contrast those two models, noting similarities and differences.
• Develop your conclusions regarding the significance of those models in business. How might they apply?
• Include detailed speaker notes, supporting citations, and references.

Format your assignment consistent with APAguid

LDR531 Week 1 Personal Leadership Evaluation

Purpose of Assignment 

The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with an opportunity to reflect on their personal leadership styles at the beginning of the class, as a basis for class learning. 

Assignment Steps  

Resources: Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment

Take the Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment. 

Create a 1,400-word analysis based on the assessment, text, video, and any other information you wish including: 

• Explain how you view your strengths and weaknesses, along with a development plan to address both.
• Be specific, and explain your rationale based on the text and video, with cited evidence. 

You will use this assignment as a reference for the assignments in Weeks 2-6. You will be required to take the Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment listed in the Resources.