[SOLVED] Foundations of Leadership
Assignment Description This assignment is designed to allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of leaders in the management and operations of an organization, including the critical roles of decision making, and communication. You will conduct a leadership analysis to apply concepts learned throughout the course and explore aspects of motivation, conflict and change management, and diversity in contemporary organizations. Choose a publicly traded organization. Research the company’s mission, vision, and value statements. Write a paper that defines each type of statement and explores how a company’s mission, vision, and values guide organizational standards and practices. Your written assignment should be 1,500 to 2,000 words in length and include the following sections and information: Company Overview and History: What is the company’s history of existence and background since incorporation? What products and/or services does the company offer? Company Mission Statement: What is a mission statement? How does it create a guide for organizational standards and practices within an organization? What is the chosen company’s mission statement? Analyze the strength of the statement and provide a recommendation on how the mission statement could be altered or rewritten to strengthen it. Company Vision Statement: What is a vision statement? What is chosen company’s vision statement? How is the company’s vision supported by leaders and employees throughout the company? Company Values Statement: What is a values statement? What is the chosen company’s values statement? How do the company’s values contribute to providing quality consumer goods/services?
