The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with personal context for leadership,
culture and communication discussions that will ensue. It will allow the class to have reference
points and images as metaphors to their own leadership behaviours and characteristics.Choose
a leader from Fortune’s “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” of 2019. https://fortune.com/worldsgreatest-leaders/2019/Ideally, this leader will have made contributions to the core themes of this
interdisciplinary class (business, public administration, information / technology, resources /
environment).Review (and cite) additional material on these leaders to answer the following
questions:1.Briefly explain why you chose the leader you selected. 2.Which of the
characteristics/behaviors of good leaders discussed in class do they demonstrate, and how do
they demonstrate these? 3.What is their leadership style? Has their leadership style ever
changed?4.Identify a trend likely to impact this leader’s organization. What evidence do you see
that the leader is sufficiently forward-thinking to manage their organization through this trend?
Your submission should be 3-4 pages double spaced, 12-point font, and additionally include a
cover page and references using APA format. A well-developed paper will have an introduction,
body with subheadings, and conclusion. A table of contents is not necessary for a paper of this
length.

Sample Reflection Paper Assignment 
Instruction
Final Paper
The final assignment for this course is a Summary Project. The purpose of the Summary Project is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course by describing your understanding and application of knowledge in the field of strategies of organizational leadership.  The Final Paper represents 20% of the overall course grade.

Focus of the Final Paper
Write an eight- to ten-page paper (not including the title and reference pages) that addresses your personal best leadership experience.  Personal best is a time when you believe you had performed at the peak as a leader.  Be sure to incorporate elements from our reading in regards to your leadership approach, the type of leadership application; transactional, transformational, situational, etc.  Some questions to address in the essay are:

• What characterized the situation?  Who was involved?  Where and when did it take place?  Who initiated it?
• What approach did you apply to the situation?
• What type of leadership would you classify yourself as in this situation?
• What motivated you to engage in this project?  How did you challenge yourself and others?
• What did you aspire to achieve?  How did you build enthusiasm and excitement?
• How did you involve others?  How did you foster collaboration?  How did you build trust and respect?  How did you build the capacity to excel?
• What values and principles guided you and others?  How did you set the example?  How did you progress from one milestone to another?
• How did you recognize individuals?  How did you celebrate success?
• What lessons about leadership did you learn from the experience?

Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

1. Must be eight to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   • Title of paper
   • Student’s name
   • Course name and number
   • Instructor’s name
   • Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford Online Library.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Required Readings
Required Text
Read the following chapters in the text:

• Chapter 15: Culture and Leadership
• Chapter 16: Leadership Ethics

Recommended Website
It is recommended that you read the following articles to gain a better understanding of leadership (Retrieved from the ProQuest database):

35. Alahmad, A. (2010). To be ethical or not to be: An international code of ethics for leadership.  Journal of Diversity Management, 5(1), 31-35.
36. Allio, R. J. (2007). Bad leaders: How they get that way and what to do about them.  Strategy & Leadership, 35(3), 12-17.
37. Ciulla, J. (2010). Being there: Why leaders should not “fiddle” while Rome burns. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 40(1) 38-56.
38. Dooley, R. (2003). Four cultures, one company: Achieving corporate excellence through working cultural complexity. Organizational Development Journal, 21(2), p.52.

Corporate Team Building
Project Guidelines

• The assignment will include both a written and oral component. A copy of the PowerPoint or Prezi slides and the written paper will be turned in at the time of the presentation.
• Your group has been hired as a team building consultant by the CEO, of a company. You will need to select an organization you wish to “consult for”.  You have been hired as a corporate team building consultant (“industry expert”) by this organization.  You may choose an organization that one of the group members is familiar with, has worked for, or you may select another company.  Your group must plan a corporate team building program for this company.  It may be a program for a certain division or level of employees.  When developing your program try to consider what a realistic budget for this might be.
• Remember this is a team assignment. Use the talents and strengths of the individual members to divide the tasks/workload for the project.  Don’t forget your team player styles when considering the division of the workload.
• Each group will prepare a 10-12 minute, formal presentation to present an overview of the findings to the class. The presentation should be in the format as if you were presenting your proposed Team Building Program to the CEO, VP of Human Resources, and the executive team of the company.
• Have fun with this and be creative! Think out of the box.
• Each group member will be required to evaluate other group members on their level of participation and overall contribution to the team’s success on this project.
• Classmates will have input on evaluating the presentations of all groups.

Paper Structure
The paper should be structured as the formal program proposal you are giving to the client.

• Introduction/Overview
• Give a brief overview of the company you have selected (history of the company, type of market, service/products, location(s), number of employees, etc.).
• Briefly define/introduce the goals of your program.
• Your Plan
• Plan the entire team building event. (You might want to give the client a few options.) Be very specific – include:

– consulting overview (how many people you will have working on this,                    your fees, and what you will offer)
– Who is invited (target audience) including numbers
– Venue
– Meals (if any)
– Transportation (if needed)
– Program Activities – in detail
– Detailed schedule/timeline of event
– Cost analysis/Budget (ALL associated costs – make sure to price things out)
– Program evaluation

• Conclusions of what your program will provide in terms of benefits to the organization.

Read the case, assess yourself or coworker on integrity using the scale,  and discuss issues of Perceived Leader Integrity Scale using concepts using the book Leadership: Theory and Practice.