Category: Management homework help

 
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the following resources:
The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® ModelLinks to an external site. webpage
The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Affective Organizational Commitment and Job Performance: The Mediating Role of Employee EngagementLinks to an external site. article
Historical Leaders video
BUS621: Week 05 Historical Leaders TranscriptDownload BUS621: Week 05 Historical Leaders Transcript
As a leader, it is beneficial to have a core set of practices that can be effective in routine times and during difficult or very challenging times. The leadership practices by Kouzes and Posner, called The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® Model, are based upon the transformational leadership model. Organizational leaders must plan to continually improve as leaders while also seeking to improve the performance of other leadership team members and of the rest of the organization. Adopting guiding principles or practices can help in the planning phases for leading when hard times occur.
In your paper,
Analyze a difficult leadership situation in the business world that has impacted a company or companies.
Develop a plan for positively increasing the performance of the organization, the leadership, and the teams within the organization using the five practices of exemplary leadership as developed by Kouzes and Posner.
The Leadership in Hard Times paper
must be 2 to 3 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice.
Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
must use at least 3 scholarly, credible sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.

 you will assess how the general public’s perception of healthcare quality is influenced by the mass media.
Locate an article that reports on the quality of healthcare services. The article must be sourced from the mass media and not from an academic or healthcare journal. The purpose of this assignment is to review information reported to the general public in a news source that does not exclusively cover healthcare issues. Weekly magazines, such as Time, Newsweek, US News and World Report, Forbes, Money, and Consumer Reports, and newspapers, such as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, would be appropriate choices. The article may give various examples of good or bad quality instead of covering just one episode of care. Your selected article must be a comprehensive review or assessment of some aspect of healthcare services. Summarize the article. Be certain to indicate the basis for the report, that is, whether it is the result of academic research, an independent investigation, or something else.
Answer the following questions.
Summarize what conditions, processes, or events are noted as good quality or poor quality healthcare in the article. What is your own assessment of these conditions, processes, or events? Explain.
Does the article assign responsibility to persons or processes for the problems or achievements it reports? Does it provide sufficient evidence for assigning responsibility? Explain your answers.
Assess the suggestions for healthcare quality improvement in the article.
Explain your reaction to this article as a consumer of healthcare services. In answering this question, note how the article uses language and any persuasive techniques.
Explain your reaction to this article as a provider of healthcare services. Why is this reaction the same as or different from your reaction as a consumer?
Is the article fair in its reporting and assessing healthcare quality? Why or why not?
respond to the two responses in 5-6 sentences

 
Chapters 5 and 16 of your textbook Leadership: Theory and Practice
Chapter 2 of your textbook Leadership Essentials: Practical and Proven Approaches in Leadership and Supervision
In your post,
Review the Situational Leadership 2 approach.
Pay close attention to figure 5.1, in Chapter 5 of your course textbook.
Explain how and when you would use directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating leadership styles to create high performing leadership teams for your organization.
Your discussion post should be 250 words.
Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ or instructor posts in a substantive manner and provide information or concepts that they may not have considered. Each response should have a minimum of 100 words and be respectful of others’ opinions and beliefs that differ from your own. Support your position by using information from the week’s reading.
 REPLY TO:
According to Northouse (2021), there are two types of behaviors: directive and supportive. “Directive behaviors help individuals and group members accomplish goals by giving directions, establishing goals and methods of evaluation, setting timelines, defining roles, and showing how the goals are to be achieved. Supportive behaviors help individuals and group members feel comfortable about themselves, their coworkers, and the situation.” There are four distinct leadership styles depending on the need of the employee; many times, all four styles are used simultaneously. In the first style Directing, the employee is eager to work and please but lacks the knowledge of the work at hand. Education is key at this stage, and the highest amount of time is spent orienting to expectations of the job requirements. In the second style Coaching, the employee has some knowledge of the job requirements but the commitment level is lower than the first style employee as they lose some of their self-confidence with new responsibilities. In the third style Supporting, the employee already has a strong set of skills and has autonomy to make decisions in the workplace. The fourth style Delegating, employees are deemed experts in their areas of work and the leader gives them full control of all decisions. Using these four styles of leadership will assist me in maintaining high performing employees. It is my intention to meet with each person every six months to discuss progress individually and set goals for the incoming six months. Any person not meeting these goals will be provided with extra education and placed on a performance improvement plan to facilitate the key skills needed for the current and future goals. 
Reference 
Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (9th ed.). SAGE Publication
REPLY 2
 
Review the Situational Leadership 2 approach.
Different situations will need different leadership. Situational leadership recognizes that each individual or situation needs a different approach from the leader. There are four distinct leadership categories of directive and supportive leadership (Northouse, 2021). These four categories are: directive (high directive- low supportive), coaching (high directive- high supportive), supporting (high supportive-low directive) and delegating (low supportive- low directive style). The behaviors and direction of the leader and the team will adjust as the needs change.
Explain how and when you would use directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating leadership styles to create high performing leadership teams for your organization.
Directive leadership is best suited for situations where the team needs to clearly understand the goal and how to get there. The leader will provide the most direction and the most oversite.
Coaching leadership is best suited for situations where the team still needs direction of the goals but the leader is able to provide encouragement to the team and work toward their social needs.
Supporting leadership is best suited for situations where the team understands the goals and the leader is able to use supportive actions to help the team find their best skills.
Delegating leadership is best suited for situations where the leader provides the least amount of input and support. This is best suited for teams where team members understand their goals and have the skills needed to get there. These team members generally will have had time and support in the past from other leaders.
Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (9th ed.). SAGE Publications

Weeks 7 & 8 – Discussion Question
When contemplating the execution of a project, we must include topic like “Organizational Structure” and “Organizational Culture”.  Search the Internet and determine the three (3) major organizational structures. Then define and discuss culture,  what is it, and how can it impact the execution of your project?
[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!]
 [Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]

INSTRUCTIONS
timed  task 
• This is an open-book task. You may refer to course materials, notes, and any other academic
resources that are explicitly permitted by the course guidelines.
• Answer four (4) questions randomly selected. Each response should be at least 200 words.
• Ensure your answers critically engage with the concepts from the course, utilizing specific examples,
case studies, and theoretical frameworks provided during lectures and in your readings.
• Provide clear, structured, and detailed arguments, supporting your analysis with evidence where
applicable.
after opening the task you must solve it in 1.30 because its timed 

Instructions are attached!  
1. Overall, what have you learned from this group activity? It can have theoretical or practical (or both) implications for this activity. For example, explain the take-away points from this topic, and describe how you would use what you have learned from this group activity in real similar scenarios. How can you put these points into practice? 
2. If you were a manager or leader (with power and financial resources) of a large multicultural company (for example, with different branches around the world), what change(s) would you pursue as your most important priority to improve the security safeguards and reduce privacy concerns in your company? 
3. Compose a tweet about this activity or write about what you have found very exciting (or informative) in this activity on Instagram. A real post (i.e., a screenshot of your post) is recommended if you have a Twitter or Instagram account. Please use three hashtags in your post. Please share your tweet or Instagram post in this report. 

For Week 7 Discussion Forum, you will discuss your understanding of the readings from Kloppenborg, et al (2023) completed for Weeks 13, 14 and 15. You will then think of three questions you’d like to ask other students and add these to the end of your thread (after the Reference section). The questions should be taken from Chapters 13, 14 and 15 of the required course material (Kloppenborg, et al 2023) Finally, go to two (2) other students’ threads and post comments, answering at least one of their questions. Provide Continuing Discussion by responding to another student’s response. The Continuing Discussion to the response to a response not a third response to an Initial Post. You must do the following:1) Create a new thread and ensure your initial post is properly formatted.  2) Draft a first section (200-250 words) answering, with supporting and properly cited source material, the following questions (Do not quote any of the source material, you must explain in your own words but properly citing material found in the assigned sources):
Name the three processes that make up project procurement management.
What is the difference between a request for quotation (RFQ) and a request for proposal (RFP)?
Describe two methods that can be used to evaluate potential suppliers.
3) Draft a second section (200-250 words) explaining, with supporting source material, the following questions (Do not quote any of the source material, you must explain in your own words but properly citing material found in the assigned sources):
List and give an example of when to use each of the seven project quality control tools described in this chapter.
What is validate scope?
Under what conditions can a project be terminated early?
4) Provide three (3) questions that you would like to ask other classmates in relation to the weekly reading material. These need to be specific questions based on weekly reading material identified above. Do not just ask general questions; be specific.

 
Locate articles in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library concerning emotional intelligence and its association with transformational leadership. You should also research transactional and situational leadership styles
The Leadership ResearchLinks to an external site. resource will assist you with some library search tips.
Leadership must be effective for teams to move toward optimal performance. Understanding culture, multiple leadership styles, and emotional intelligence can prove useful in preparing a leader to lead effective teams.
In your initial post,
Analyze the five components of emotional intelligence and their relationship to transformational leadership.
Discuss how to combine transformational leadership with emotional intelligence to improve a situation involving teams at work.
Share the difference between transactional, situational, and transformational leadership and the usefulness of each to impact team performance.
Examine how you see these leadership styles impacting the ethics where you work.
Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ or instructor posts in a substantive manner and provide information or concepts that they may not have considered. Each response should have a minimum of 100 words and be respectful of others’ opinions and beliefs that differ from your own. Support your position by using information from the week’s readings.
REPLY 1:
 
Hello Everyone, 
Emotional Intelligence (EI) consists of 5 components: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills. These components are crucial in understanding and managing emotions, both in oneself and in others. Transformational leadership, on the other hand, is characterized by inspiring and motivating followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes. In my opinion, the relationship between emotional intelligence and transformational leadership lies in how leader with high emotional leadership are better able to understand their own emotions and motivations (Self-Awareness and Self-Regulation) and those of their followers (empathy). The leaders use this understanding to inspire and motivate their teams towards shared goals, while also fostering strong interpersonal relationships (socials skills). 
Diving deeper into combining transformational leadership with emotional intelligence: combining transformation leadership with emotional intelligence enhances team effectiveness significantly. Leaders who are emotionally intelligent can connect with their team members on a deeper meaningful level. Really focusing on their needs, motivations, and challenges. This allows leaders to tailor their transformational leadership approach such as setting a compelling vision in a way that resonates with each team member. By leveraging emotional intelligence, leaders can build trust, loyalty and commitment among team members, thereby improving collaboration creativity and overall team performance. 
Thank you for reading my post,
Albert Keam
References: 
Goleman, D. (2006). Social intelligence: The new science of human relationships. Bantam Books.
Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (9th ed.). SAGE Publications.
Oedekoven, O. O., Lavrenz, J., & Robbins, D. (2014). Leadership essentials: Practical and proven approaches in leadership and supervision. Peregrine Leadership Institute.
REPLY 2:
 
Analyze the five components of emotional intelligence and their relationship to transformational leadership.
Emotional intelligence (EI) encompasses five key components: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. These components are crucial in transformational leadership, a style that inspires and motivates followers to achieve exceptional performance. Transformational leaders exhibit visionary thinking, charisma, individualized consideration, and intellectual stimulation, aligning closely with EI traits.
Discuss how to combine transformational leadership with emotional intelligence to improve a situation involving teams at work.
Combining transformational leadership with emotional intelligence enhances team dynamics significantly. Leaders who are emotionally intelligent are adept at understanding their own emotions (self-awareness) and regulating them effectively (self-regulation), fostering a stable and supportive work environment. They are also empathetic, which allows them to understand and respond to the emotions of their team members, promoting trust and collaboration. Motivation, another EI component, enables leaders to inspire and energize their teams towards shared goals, a hallmark of transformational leadership.
Share the difference between transactional, situational, and transformational leadership and the usefulness of each to impact team performance.
Transactional, situational, and transformational leadership styles each offer distinct approaches to influencing team performance. Transactional leaders focus on rewards and punishments, ensuring tasks are completed according to established standards. Situational leaders adapt their style to fit varying circumstances and the maturity of their team members. Transformational leaders, however, empower and inspire their teams through shared vision and values, promoting innovation and growth(Kotamena et al.,2020).
Examine how you see these leadership styles impacting the ethics where you work.
Ethically, these leadership styles impact the workplace differently. Transactional leadership can sometimes lead to a compliance-driven culture, whereas situational leadership fosters adaptability but may lack consistency. Transformational leadership, by emphasizing shared values and motivation, tends to promote a more ethical environment where decisions are aligned with the organization’s mission and values, enhancing long-term sustainability and employee well-being.
In conclusion, combining transformational leadership with emotional intelligence cultivates a positive team culture and enhances overall performance by fostering trust, motivation, and ethical decision-making. Each leadership style contributes uniquely to team dynamics and organizational ethics, with transformational leadership supported by emotional intelligence offering a robust framework for achieving sustainable success.
References
Kotamena, F., Senjaya, P., & Prasetya, A. B. (2020). A literature review: is transformational leadership elitist and antidemocratic?. International Journal of Social, Policy and Law, 1(1), 36-43.

6 pages on Current Issues and Trends in Sport Management 
prompt: Using the Sport Business Journal as a guide, students are to identify 3-5 current issues and trends affecting the sport management industry. These contemporary issues should be big picture-type themes. 
– Corruption in college sports 
–  Discrimination among athletes, sports, etc. 
– NIL in collegiate athletics 

 
Describe the key successful factors for a sport like rugby to market itself to an international market.