Leadership, Teambuilding, and Communication
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- Examine traditional, contemporary, and emerging leadership theories and
interpersonal forms of power. Create a profile of the ideal leader for the
company you researched in which you describe the most appropriate leadership
characteristics in terms of leadership style and interpersonal forms of power;
and how these characteristics impact organizational performance. - Based on your research, analyze the organizational stressors (e.g., task
demands, role demands, physical demands, and interpersonal demands) to determine
their likely impact on organizational performance as well as how those stressors
could be addressed. - Analyze critical elements for effective group and work team performance to
determine the steps you would take to develop an effective team or work group
within the company you researched. - Identify potential sources of conflict within the group or work team.
Evaluate the five (5) conflict management styles (e.g., competing,
collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating) and explain which style of
conflict management is most appropriate for the potential sources of conflict
described above. - Determine potential barriers to communication, how these barriers may impact
group and work team performance, and two (2) recommendations for addressing
them. - Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other
Websites do not quality as academic resources.
- Examine traditional, contemporary, and emerging leadership theories and
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and
the reference page are not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
- Analyze the issues related to workplace stress, including responses,
consequences, and preventative management of stress. - Analyze the communication process within organizations through traditional
communication methods and technology. - Evaluate the critical elements of groups and works teams, including group
behavior, development, and decision making. - Examine traditional, contemporary, and emerging leadership theories and
their related impact on organizational performance. - Analyze the causes of conflict, consequences, and resolutions to group
conflict within organizations. - Use technology and information resources to research issues in
organizational behavior and leadership. - Write clearly and concisely about organizational behavior using proper
writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on
answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills.