LDR/531 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP **********************************************
LDR 531 Entire Course Link https://uopcourses.com/category/ldr-531/ **********************************************
LDR 531 Week 1 Personal Leadership Evaluation Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with an opportunity to assess and reflect on their personal leadership styles at the beginning of the class, as a basis for class learning. Assignment Steps Resources: Textbook Video - What it takes to be a Great Leader Additional research (as needed) Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment Take the Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment. (Will earn Zero on assignment if not completed and evidenced by posting your Leadership Circle from self-assessment) Create a 1,400 to 1,600-word analysis based on the assessment, text, video, and any other information you wish including: 
Analyze your strengths, explain your rationale based on the text, assessment and video - cite evidence
Analyze your weaknesses, explain your rationale based on the text, assessment and video - cite evidence
Create a development plan to address both.
You will use this assignment as a reference for the assignments in Weeks 2-6. You are required to take the Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment listed in the Resources. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. Post to the Assignment Files tab your Leadership Circle Self-Assessment Report(profile_report.pdf) file received after you completed the Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment)
LDR 531 Week 2 Comparing and Contrasting Leadership Models Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student with an opportunity to understand and analyze the Universal Model of Leadership in the text, and compare it to one other model to see the similarities and differences. **Suggest searching the UOP Library for "leadership model". Be sure to use academic/scholarly sources to develop your presentation.** Assignment Steps Resources: Textbook Videos under Student Materials: o
Creating an APA style MS PowerPoint presentation
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Creating effective Speaker Notes
Scholarly Research of one other leadership model Create a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint ® presentation to compare the Universal Model of Leadership in Mastering Leadership to one other leadership model.
Include the following:
Include a graphic to compare and contrast those two models, noting similarities and differences.
Develop your conclusions regarding the significance of those models in business. How might they apply?
Include speaker notes, supporting citations, and references.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
LDR 531 Week 3 Communications and Group Behavioral Issues Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to provide students an opportunity to apply communication theories and research to actual business situations. The discussion with other learning team members is designed to identify and consider different perspectives. Assignment Steps Resources: Case 2: Global Shared Services, McDonald's Corporation Reading materials Workplace experience and examples Additional research (as needed) Read Case 2: Global Shared Services, McDonald's Corporation, located in Mastering Leadership textbook. Discuss in your learning team communications and group behavioral issues that might arise in an organization that hires employees for their first job. **there must be evidence of a discussion; not just a compilation of individual postings**
Support discussion with solid rationale (research and/or workplace experience/examples) Summarize in a 750 to 1,000-word essay key points and learnings from Team's discussion. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
LDR 531 Week 3 Communications and Group Behavioral Issues and Strategies Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with an opportunity to apply communications theories, research, and conversation with class colleagues to actual business situations, through the development of applicable strategies. Assignment Steps Resources: Reading Materials Week 3's Learning Team discussion Additional research Write a 1,050 to 1,225-word paper on the communications and group behavioral issues identified during your Learning Team's discussion that might arise in an organization hiring employees for their first job.
Analyze issues identified
Include strategies to address these issues
Support discussion with solid rationale (research and/or workplace experience/examples)
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
LDR 531 Week 4 Signature Assignment About Your Signature Assignment This signature assignment is designed to align with specific program student learning outcome(s) in your program. Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree. The signature assignments may be graded with an automated rubric that allows the University to collect data that can be aggregated across a location or college/school and used for program improvements. Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to provide students an opportunity to apply research on motivation and satisfaction to the analysis of their individual behavior and environment. Assignment Steps Resources: Textbook Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment Additional research (as needed) Create an 8- to 10-slide PowerPoint ® presentation describing your Outer Game and Inner Game. See Ch. 3 of Mastering Leadership for these concepts. Include the following:
Your leadership role and environment.
The leadership process in your Outer Game.
The leadership competencies in your Outer Game.
The leadership consciousness in your Inner Game.
Insights from this analysis.
Two actions you will take for growth and development.
Include detailed speaker notes, supporting citations, and references.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
LDR 531 Week 5 Creative Organizations and Strategic Change Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to provide students an opportunity to apply research definitions of a creative organization to real-life examples. The discussion with other learning team members is designed to identify and consider different perspectives and global strategic opportunities for change. Assignment Steps Resources: Reading materials Additional research Identify and discuss different global creative organizations using the criteria and descriptions in Ch. 10 and 11 of Mastering Leadership. **team must research and discuss at least three different organizations** Write a 1,050 - 1,225-word paper in which you address the following:
Discuss why those organizations are considered global creative organizations be specific by presenting evidence related to criteria and descriptions in Ch. 10 and 11 of Mastering Leadership
Include ideas from each team member on global strategic opportunities for change each organization has; support by citing evidence. **do not propose solutions; will be addressed in individual paper**
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
LDR 531 Week 5 Strategic Change: Case Study Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to provide a chance for the student to examine an existing organization and apply research to evaluate global opportunities for strategic change. Assignment Steps Resources: Reading materials Week 5's Learning Team discussion Workplace experience and examples Additional research Develop a 1,050 to 1,225-word essay using one global creative organization discussed in your Learning Team forum. Evaluate the opportunities for strategic change presented by team members for your selected organization. Discuss the impact of organizational culture and structure on each opportunity for strategic change. Formulate and Justify most viable recommendation using personal learning, course materials, and scholarly research on the analysis Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
LDR 531 Week 6 Leading Organizational Change Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for the student to integrate and apply the individual and organizational leadership concepts/tools learned during this course by developing an action plan for organizational change. Assignment Steps Resources:
Reading Materials (Week's 1-6) Assignments for Week's 1-5) Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment Additional research Review course assignments for Weeks 1-5, including the results of the Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment taken in Week 1. Select an organizational change you would recommend for your workplace or a previous employer. Develop a 1,050 to 1,225-word action plan as a leader within this organization to address the recommended organizational change. Include the following:
Identify the organizational change along with supporting rationale and process steps you would use to implement the change - prioritize the order in which they should be taken. o
outline steps using a formal change management process model - this is where research is helpful
Include both individual and organizational leadership actions.
Integrate and apply the individual and organizational leadership concepts/tools learned during this course and Mastering Leadership Self-Assessment
Scholarly citations must be shown to support your rationale and proposed actions.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.