This week, you continue your assessment of the organization you selected in Week 1 when you prepare a report on leadership styles for the leadership team. The journey to successful organizational change can be long and requires you to demonstrate your innovative leadership skills as a manager to support sustainable change. Helping your leadership team recognize that what they’ve always done will not get them where they want to go, and that means a rigorous assessment of the leadership theories and approaches to support organizational change.
Assessment Deliverable
Write a 700- to 1,050-word leadership styles report, including the following:
- Restate the needed change within the organization you have been working on throughout this course, based on your Week 1 and Week 2 assessments.
- Examine the various leadership styles you explored in Week 3 in the context of the organizational culture and proposed change. Explain the styles you considered and any supporting rationale for why you considered them.
Justify which leadership style or approach you recommend to best support the organizational change by doing the following:
- Explain how this style will support sustainable organizational success.
- Explain how this style integrates the organization’s mission and vision.
- Explain how this style will increase value for stakeholders.
- Format any citations and references according to APA guidelines.
LDR/535 v4
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LDR/535 Grading Rubrics Wk 2 Summative Assessment: Organizational Culture Presentation ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 Wk 4 Summative Assessment: Innovative Leadership Report……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Wk 6 Summative Assessment: Change Management Plan Presentation………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6
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Wk 2 Summative Assessment: Organizational Culture Presentation
Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
Organizational Culture
Weight: 25%
Assessment of the current organizational culture was thorough and highly insightful.
Assessment of the current organizational culture was adequate and insightful.
Assessment of the current organization culture was partially complete and somewhat insightful.
Assessment of the current organizational culture was limited and not insightful or not evident.
Change Management Plan
Weight: 20%
The change management plan for the identified change goal, including Kotter’s 8-Step model for change, was complete and highly insightful.
The change management plan for the identified change goal, including Kotter’s 8-Step model for change, was mostly complete and showed sufficient insight.
The change management plan for the identified change goal, including Kotter’s 8-Step model for change, was partially complete and somewhat insightful.
The change management plan for the identified change goal, including Kotter’s 8-Step model for change, was incomplete and lacked insight or not evident.
Desired Outcome
Weight: 20%
Determination of the desired outcome as a result of the proposed change was creative or innovative.
Determination of the desired outcome as a result of the proposed change was adequate.
Determination of the desired outcome as a result of the proposed change was partially adequate.
Determination of the desired outcome as a result of the proposed change was inadequate or not evident.
Organizational Alignment
Weight: 25%
Analysis of the alignment among the organizations mission, vision, values, strategies, and proposed change management plan was comprehensive.
Analysis of the alignment among the organizations mission, vision, values, strategies, and proposed change management plan was adequate.
Analysis of the alignment among the organizations mission, vision, values, strategies, and proposed change management plan was partially adequate.
Analysis of the alignment among the organizations mission, vision, values, strategies, and proposed change management plan was superficial or not evident.
Cultural Competence & Ethics: Respectful
Strong ability to engage in transparent conversations
Sufficient ability to engage in transparent
Limited ability to engage in transparent conversations
Did not engage in transparent conversations
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Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
Communication & Interaction Weight: 5%
and respond ethically in professional intercultural settings; inclusively acknowledges value of others within diverse communities
conversations and respond ethically in professional intercultural settings; adequately acknowledges value of others within diverse communities
and respond ethically in professional intercultural settings; limited acknowledgement of value of others within diverse communities
and respond ethically in professional intercultural settings; no or inappropriate acknowledgement of value of others within diverse communities
APA, Grammar, and Writing Mechanics Weight: 5%
Accuracy in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice enhanced content; when applicable, attention to APA citation and formatting enhanced the content.
Rare inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting did not detract from the content.
Occasional inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting detracted from the content.
Frequent inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA formatting made the content inaccessible.
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Wk 4 Summative Assessment: Innovative Leadership Report
Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
Organizational Change Statement
Weight: 10%
Restatement of the needed change within the organization was clear.
Restatement of the needed change within the organization was mostly clear.
Restatement of the needed change within the organization was somewhat clear.
Restatement of the needed change within the organization was unclear or not evident.
Leadership Styles Considered
Weight: 35%
Explanation of the leadership styles examined, including context of the organizational culture and needed change, was clear and comprehensive.
Explanation of the leadership styles examined, including context of the organizational culture and needed change, was mostly clear and with moderate detail.
Explanation of the leadership styles examined, including context of the organizational culture and needed change, was somewhat clear with limited detail.
Explanation of the leadership styles examined, including context of the organizational culture and needed change, was unclear and lacked necessarily detail or was not evident.
Leadership Style: Sustainable Organizational Success
Weight: 15%
Justification included an explanation of how the recommended leadership style supports sustainable organizational success that was insightful.
Justification included an explanation of how the recommended leadership style supports sustainable organizational success was moderately insightful.
Justification included an explanation of how the recommended leadership style supports sustainable organizational success showed limited insight.
Justification included an explanation of how the recommended leadership style supports sustainable organizational success lacked insight or was not evident.
Leadership Style: Mission and Vision
Weight: 15%
Justification included how the recommended leadership style integrates with the organization’s mission and vison was clear.
Justification included how the recommended leadership style integrates with the organization’s mission and vison was mostly clear.
Justification included how the recommended leadership style integrates with the organization’s mission and vison was somewhat unclear.
Justification included how the recommended leadership style integrates with the organization’s mission and vison was unclear or not evident.
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Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
Leadership Style: Stakeholder Value
Weight: 15%
Justification included an explanation of how the recommended leadership style increases value for stakeholders was thoroughly detailed.
Justification included an explanation of how the recommended leadership style increases value for stakeholders was adequately detailed.
Justification included an explanation of how the recommended leadership style increases value for stakeholders was limited in detail.
Justification included an explanation of how the recommended leadership style increases value for stakeholders was not detailed enough, inaccurate or not evident.
Cultural Competence & Ethics: Strategic Efforts Toward Inclusion and Equity Weight: 5%
Thoughtfully engaged in overt and deliberate planning, ethical actions, and collaborations that support diversity and foster inclusion and equity
Moderately engaged in overt and deliberate planning, ethical actions, and collaborations that support diversity and foster inclusion and equity
Narrowly engaged in overt and deliberate planning, ethical actions, and collaborations that support diversity and foster inclusion and equity
Did not engage in overt and deliberate planning, ethical actions, or collaborations that support diversity and foster inclusion and equity
APA, Grammar, and Writing Mechanics Weight: 5%
Accuracy in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice enhanced content; when applicable, attention to APA citation and formatting enhanced the content.
Rare inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting did not detract from the content.
Occasional inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting detracted from the content.
Frequent inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA formatting made the content inaccessible.
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Wk 6 Summative Assessment: Change Management Plan Presentation
Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
Impact of Change on Company on a Global Scale
Weight: 15%
Thoroughly evaluated how this change impacts the company on a global scale as part of the evaluation of why this change needs to occur from a creative and innovative perspective
Adequately evaluated how this change impacts the company on a global scale
Partially evaluated how this change impacts the company on a global scale
Superficially evaluated how this change impacts the company on a global scale or evaluation was not evident
Impact of Change on Employees
Weight: 15%
Thoroughly evaluated how this change impacts employees as part of the evaluation of why this change needs to occur from a creative and innovative perspective
Adequately evaluated how this change impacts employees
Partially evaluated how this change impacts employees
Superficially evaluated how this change impacts employees or evaluation was not evident
Strategies
Weight: 15%
Developed comprehensive, creative, and innovative strategies for each of the 8 steps in Kotter’s model
Developed mostly comprehensive strategies for each of the 8 steps in Kotter’s model
Developed narrow strategies for each of the 8 steps in Kotter’s model
Developed ineffective or weak strategies for each of the 8 steps in Kotter’s model or strategies were not evident
Tactics
Weight: 15%
Developed comprehensive, creative, and innovative tactics to implement each strategy
Developed mostly comprehensive tactics to implement each strategy
Developed limited tactics to implement each strategy
Developed weak tactics to implement each strategy or tactics were not evident
Justification for Strategies & Tactics
Weight: 15%
Thoroughly justified the effectiveness of each strategy and tactic with a
Mostly justified the effectiveness of each
Narrowly justified the effectiveness of each
Ineffectively or weakly justified each strategy and
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Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
rationale from a creative and innovative perspective
strategy and tactic with a rationale
strategy and tactic with a rationale
tactic with a rationale or justification was not evident
Impact of Change on Sustaining Company’s Competitive Advantage
Weight: 15%
Thoroughly explained how this positive organizational change will help the company sustain a competitive advantage in the global market from a creative and innovative perspective
Adequately explained how this positive organizational change will help the company sustain a competitive advantage in the global market
Narrowly explained how this positive organizational change will help the company sustain a competitive advantage in the global market
Superficially explained how this positive organizational change will help the company sustain a competitive advantage in the global market or explanation was not evident
Collaboration: Results Focused Weight: 5%
Demonstrated a distinguished ability to remain goal focused when obstacles and challenges arise to achieve results
Demonstrated a proficient ability to remain goal focused when obstacles and challenges arise to achieve results
Demonstrated a marginal ability to remain goal focused when obstacles and challenges arise to achieve results
Did not demonstrate the ability to remain goal focused when obstacles and challenges arise to achieve results
APA, Grammar, and Writing Mechanics Weight: 5%
Accuracy in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice enhanced content; when applicable, attention to APA citation and formatting enhanced the content.
Rare inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting did not detract from the content.
Occasional inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting detracted from the content.
Frequent inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA formatting made the content inaccessible.
- LDR/535 Grading Rubrics
- Wk 2 Summative Assessment: Organizational Culture Presentation
- Wk 4 Summative Assessment: Change Management Plan Presentation
- Wk 6 Summative Assessment: Innovative Leadership Report