Final Paper

Complete a detailed research paper by answering the following questions and include an eight to ten-page paper with at least eight sources, seven peer-reviewed sources found in the Potomac Library, and your course textbook. All sources must be properly cited and referenced. The assignment must be APA compliance.

• What leadership models are most effective in today's organizations and why?


• Examine the leadership styles that you have used in the past. Give specific examples of different situations where you used different styles. Analysis of how effective you were as a leader in each situation and suggest ways you could have improved your performance based on the knowledge you have gained in this course.


• Identify and describe the leader you want to become.


• How will you transform yourself into the leader you want to become?

Please use this strategy when you analyze a case:

1. Identify and write the main issues found discussed in the case (who, what, how, where and when (the critical facts in a case).


2. List all indicators (including stated "problems") that something is not as expected or as desired.


3. Briefly analyze the issue with theories found in your textbook or other academic materials. Decide which ideas, models, and theories seem useful. Apply these conceptual tools to the situation. As new information is revealed, cycle back to sub steps a and b.


4. Identify the areas that need improvement (use theories from your textbook)
   
   
   
   • Specify and prioritize the criteria used to choose action alternatives.
   
   
   • Discover or invent feasible action alternatives.
   
   
   • Examine the probable consequences of action alternatives.
   
   
   • Select a course of action.
   
   
   • Design and implementation plan/schedule.
   
   
   • Create a plan for assessing the action to be implemented.
   
   
   
   


5. Conclusion (every paper should end with a strong conclusion or summary)

Writing Requirements

• 5-7 pages in length  (excluding cover page, abstract, and reference list)


• APA format, Use the APA template located in the Student Resource Center to complete the assignment.


• Please use the Case Study Guide as a reference point for writing your case study.