Baber Makayla

as discussed … 

its due Firday Oct 18, 2013 – midnight ( Tmr ) 

· just buy the [Kindle Edition]

Assignment #5:

 

Final Paper – Book Review

Marks: 50

Length: 5-6 pages

 

Introduction:

You are required to choose a book on leadership as your course textbook.

This assignment asks you to further examine aspects of contemporary leadership. 

 

Learning Objective & Outcomes:

1.    To examine in further depth concepts on effective leadership.

2.    To draw out and report on concepts in leadership from your text.

3.    To compare the leadership approaches within the text against your own organization’s leadership approach/philosophy.

4.    To make recommendations on how to shift your organization’s current leadership model to a more effective and proactive model.

5.    To build a strategy for implementation.

· Required task : write an essay ( 5 – 6 pages ) following the next :

 

Exercise:

 

1. You are to acquire a book on contemporary leadership.

2. Over the next 4 weeks, read your textbook. You will complete a review on the text, citing key issues, trends, and concepts on leadership. You will discuss why they are important in today’s business environment.  You will discuss whether or not the leadership styles, themes or concepts are relevant to your work place or a previous work place, why and how.

3. You will discuss the impact of shifting your organization’s current leadership model to one more closely aligned to the concepts you have pulled from your readings.  You will discuss the implications of introducing the new concepts and how you would approach ‘leadership development’ within your organization.