Academic Writing Leadership

Description: Select an organization such as your work, school, or other company to which you have access. Use your text as a reference to describe and analyze the leadership styles in that organization (do not copy definitions or phrases word-forword to avoid excessive matching percentages in the SafeAssign system). The discussion may focus on one manager/leader or compare and contrast two specific managers in the organization. Your description of leadership should include the manager’s knowledge of individual and group behavior and ability to motivate and communicate. Describe their ability to alter leadership styles by referring to situational leadership theory in chapter 3 of your text. Your discussion should include an analysis and observation of how and when the leader/manager employs each of the four styles listed below (these may be Level 2 headings in the Analysis section): • The Telling or Directing style • The Selling or Coaching style • The Participating or Supporting style • The Delegating style In each of the four cases, provide your assessment of manager/leader effectiveness as you consider follower developmental or “readiness” level. Requirements: The paper must be well written with proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and references. The Research Papers will be a minimum of 6 to 7 typed pages plus a cover page and a References page, bringing the total to 8 or 9 pages. The paper will be double-spaced using 12-point “Times New Roman” font and standard one-inch margins. This equates to approximately 1500 to 1800 words. The paper must be correctly formatted and documented using the APA style.