Analyzing Leadership Decisions or Option #2: Personal Decision-Making Strategy

Option #1: Analyzing Leadership Decisions

For this option, your final Portfolio Project is a thoughtful analysis of an ineffective or poor leadership decision. You may use a well-known leadership decision, such as the 2011 decision to split Netflix, which resulted in serious financial losses for the organization. Your project must include the following:

• Research a leadership decision that was ineffective or did not have the desired results.
• Describe the problem that may have precipitated the decision, as well as the apparent processes used by the leaders involved in the decision-making effort. Use terms from this course.
• Critique the processes they implemented, applying what you learned from this course.
• Recommend a different approach that could have been taken, using theories and methodologies from this course.
• Present a strong case for how your recommendations could have altered the decision made, leading to more effective results for the organization.
• Use theory from this course to support your evaluation, critique, and recommendations.

This assignment may be delivered in the form most suitable to your response. You can write a paper or create a slide presentation, website, or video. You could also try out a new tool such as Prezi or VoiceThread.

• If you choose a written format, your paper should be 10-12 pages in length; if you choose a slide presentation, it should include 20-24 slides, with notes and narration to support the content of your slides. If you choose an alternative format, it should contain the same depth, breadth, substance, and quality as described above. A website must contain at least 3-4 pages based on sound design principles, and include content depth. A video must be 5-6 minutes in length, and an audio cast must be at least 20-30 minutes long, both demonstrating good production principles. Such principles include, for example, color choices, readable font sizes and types, and appropriate and professional graphics for a website or presentation. For audio, make sure the recording is not “choppy.” It is usually a good idea to follow a script when recording. The recording should sound professional and be free of background noise.
• Cite a minimum of twelve scholarly sources to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to the textbook, ten of which should be academic, peer-reviewed sources. (You may not use the required and recommended readings for this course.)
• Format your project according to the  . You will find resources focused on helping you create your visual presentations in the  resource located in the CSU Global Writing Center.

In addition, review the Portfolio Project Milestone rubrics in the Module 3 and 5 folders, and the Portfolio Project rubric in Module 8. Select the option you would like to complete for the final assignment. NOTE: You are required to complete only ONE of the assignment options. Do not do both.

It is recommended that you review the Portfolio Project requirements throughout the semester to ensure you are working on the assignment incrementally.

Option #2: Personal Decision-Making Strategy

For this Portfolio Project option, you will encapsulate what you have learned about leadership and about yourself throughout this course. Before you begin, reflect on all the assignments in the course.

Imagine yourself assuming a leadership role in your current organization, or in the organization that handled the disaster from Module 1 (CT Option 2). Develop a decision-making plan to share with current leaders in your organization, or the leaders involved with the event. Your plan should demonstrate how you could serve as an effective leader within an organization or during such an event. Your plan must include the following components:

• Describe the leadership role, including its responsibilities.
• Provide a breakdown of the decision-making process(es) required. Include at least one diagram to illustrate this analysis.
• Assess additional factors that might affect this leadership role, such as policies, external agencies/organizations, employee motivation, communication strategies, team-building needs, relationship-building needs, individual differences (e.g., emotions, attitudes, values), and training.
• Outline your decision-making approach.
• Hypothesize the implications that your plan may have on future organizational problems/challenges/opportunities.
• Use theories from this course to support your plan.

Keep in mind that this decision-making plan should reflect your capabilities as an individual and as a leader. It should also synthesize leadership and decision-making knowledge acquired in this course.

This assignment may be delivered in the form most suitable to your response. You can write a paper or create a slide presentation, website, or video. You could also try out a new tool such as Prezi or VoiceThread.

• If you choose a written format, your paper should be 10-12 pages in length; if you choose a slide presentation, it should include 20-24 slides, with notes and narration to support the content of your slides. If you choose an alternative format, it should contain the same depth, breadth, substance, and quality as described above. A website must contain at least 3-4 pages based on sound design principles, and include content depth. A video must be 5-6 minutes in length, and an audio cast must be at least 20-30 minutes long, both demonstrating good production principles. Such principles include, for example, color choices, readable font sizes and types, and appropriate and professional graphics for a website or presentation. For audio, make sure the recording is not “choppy.” It is usually a good idea to follow a script when recording. The recording should sound professional and be free of background noise.
• Cite a minimum of twelve scholarly sources to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to the textbook, ten of which should be academic, peer-reviewed sources.  (You may not use the required and recommended readings for this course.)
• Format your project according to the  . You will find resources focused on helping you create your visual presentations in the  resource located in the CSU Global Writing Center.

In addition, review the Portfolio Project Milestone rubrics in the Module 3 and 5 folders, and the Portfolio Project rubric in Module 8. Select the option you would like to complete for the final assignment. NOTE: You are required to complete only ONE of the assignment options. Do not do both.

It is recommended that you review the Portfolio Project requirements throughout the semester to ensure you are working on the assignment incrementally.