Leadership theory application & skill development 5th ed

Leader Analysis Paper – JACK MA (founder of Alibaba)

For Leader Analysis Paper #4, please submit a 4-5 page (minimum) double-spaced paper that details the following:

1. Specifically, how did your leader display (or not display) aspects of Ethics and Professional Codes of Conduct (Unit 10) Lussier & Achua, Chapter 2, pages 53-61; Chapter 5, pages 178-180; take Self-Assessment 6 (pages 53-54): How Ethical is Your Behavior (for your self-awareness - not a graded assignment). PMBOK Guide, Section 1.1.3, p.3. Gebler, Creating an Ethical Culture. Jacobs, Learning How to Do The Right Thing. McDowell, Deloitte's Three Ways to Instill Ethical Guidelines. Taylor & Moynihan, Analysing IT Ethics. PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Managing Conflict (Unit 11) Lussier & Achua, Chapter 6, pages 210-219. Leadership and the Management of Conflict at Work. Strategic Planning (Unit 12) Lussier & Achua, Chapter 11, pages 399-410. PMBOK Guide, Section 3.4.3, pp. 58-60. Jensen, Executing the Strategic Plan: Five Actions Midlevel Leaders Can Take. London & Williams, Meeting the Challenges of the Modern CIO. Additional References: Bryson, J.M. (2004). Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Brown, G.B. (1996). Keeping Score: Using the Right Metrics to Drive World-Class Performance. IT Strategic Planning. and Power and Politics (Unit 13) Lussier & Achua, Chapter 5,pages 148-171. Lewis, Chapter 10. Pfeffer, Understanding Power in Organizations (a chapter from Tushman and Anderson, Managing Strategic Innovation and Change). Additional Reference: French, J. R. P., Jr., & Raven, B. H. (1959). The Bases of Social Power. In D. Cartwright (Ed.), Studies in Social Power (pp. 150–167). Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research. Please include citations and references to Units 10, 11, 12 and 13 reading materials that support your answers.

2. How can you apply the conclusions of your assessment and analysis to leadership roles and responsibilities in your organization?

GUIDE FOR WRITING LEADER ANALYSIS Papers

FORMAT in APA format (12 font, times new roman, in text citations, proper margins, etc.)

*BEFORE YOU WRITE – Scholarly sources are PEER-REVIEWED journal articles,

1. Introduction (1 paragraph)

- Intro reader to topic

- Thesis

- Preview of how the paper will flow.

2. DO NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE QUESTIONS from the instructions (YOU WILL LOSE POINTS)

- Statement of main point (topic sentence)

- REMEMBER to answer the questions asked in the assignment!

- Analysis

- Statement of main point (topic sentence)

3. APPLY THE COURSE MATERIALS

- Statement of main point (topic sentence)

- how does the course material apply in answering the proposed questions?

- Example of your leader effectively (or not effectively) demonstrating the concepts

- Analysis

- Remember to CITE< CITE, CITE!! CITE# your sources throughout including the course materials!!

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4. CONCLUSION/SUMMARY 1 or 2 short paragraphs

- Statement of main point (topic sentence)

- BRIEFLY summarize your thoughts including how the course material applied or did not apply to how your leader did (or did not) use or demonstrate the concepts

5. REFERENCE PAGE

-APA format listing all of your sources

-include the text books from the course (*hint-the books are listed in APA format on the syllabus)

6. PROOFREAD

-Does what you said make sense?

-Are there typos?

-Read it outloud . . . is it logical?

7. FOLLOW the instructions, paper should not be more than the page limits! 4-6 pages for most assignments (read the instructions).

Textbooks and other Course Materials

Required Textbooks:

Bradberry, T. & Greaves, J. (2009). Emotional intelligence 2.0. San Diego: TalentSmart.

Kotter, John P. (2012). Leading change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

Lewis, James P. (2003). Project leadership. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Lussier, R.N & Achua, C.F. (2012). Leadership: Theory, application, & skill development

(5th Ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning (E-Textbook)

Project Management Institute (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK

Guide), 6th Ed. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute, Inc.

References:

Bennis, W. & Nanus, B. (2007). Leaders: Strategies for taking charge. New York:

Collins Business Essentials.

Bock, L. (2015). Work rules! New York: Twelve.

Bryson, J.M. (2004). Strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations: A guide

to strengthening and sustaining organizational achievement. San Francisco: Jossey-

Bass.

Buckingham, M. & Clifton, D.O. (2001). Now, discover your strengths. New York: The Free Press.

Deming, W.E. (1986). Out of the crisis. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center

for Advanced Engineering Study.

Fisher, Roger & Ury, William (1991). Getting to yes. New York: Penguin Books.

Gerras, S.J. (Ed.) (2010). Strategic leadership primer (3rd Ed.). Carlisle, PA: Department

of Command, Leadership, and Management; U.S. Army War College.

Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R., & McKee, A. (2002). Primal leadership: Realizing the power

of emotional intelligence. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

Lencioni, P. (2002). The five dysfunctions of a team. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Katz, D. & Kahn, R.L. (1978). The social psychology of organizations (2nd Ed.). New

York: John Wiley & Sons.

Neustadt, R.E. & May, E.R. (1986). Thinking in time: The uses of history for decision

makers. New York: The Free Press.

Rath, T. & Conchie, B. (2008). Strengths based leadership: Great leaders, teams, and why

people follow. New York: Gallup Press.

Rosenzweig, P. (2007). The halo effect and the eight other business delusions that deceive managers.

New York: The Free Press.

Senge, P.M. (1990). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning

organization. New York: Doubleday Currency.

Senge, P.M. Roberts, C., Ross, R.B., Smith, B.J., & Kleiner, A. (1994). The fifth

discipline fieldbook: Strategies and tools for building a learning organization.New York: Doubleday.

The Jossey-Bass reader on educational leadership (2nd ed.). (2007). San Francisco,

CA: Jossey-Bass.

Tushman, M.L. & Anderson, P. (Ed.) (2004). Managing strategic innovation and change

(2nd Edition). New York: Oxford University Press.