APA Paper that will produce a leadership profile of an individual with whom you are familiar who has occupied a leadership role. This person can be your current boss, a previous boss, a teacher, a coach, etc. The idea is to select someone with whom you have close contact so that you can write a vivid description of his/her behavior. I
No library research is required for this paper and no references are expected. You will rely on your own powers of observation and description to create a behavioral picture of your subject.
By doing so, I think you will learn about what works and what does not when it comes to effective leadership.
In order to provide structure for your paper as well as a frame of reference for your observations, we will Robert Quinn’s Competing Values Framework.
Task
Offer relevant examples and descriptions of the behavior you saw the person exhibit or fail to exhibit. Try to identify and share concrete and vivid examples and illustrations of techniques, methods, and approaches that your subject has used as he/she has occupied a given role (e.g., Mentor) and practiced/demonstrated a given competency (e.g., Understanding Self and Others).
Roles:
Innovator
1. Living with change
2. Thinking creatively
3. Managing change
Broker
1. Building and maintaining a power base
2. Negotiating agreement and commitment
3. Presenting ideas
Producer
1. Working productively
2. Fostering a productive work environment
3. Managing time and stress
Director
1. Developing and communicating a vision
2. Setting goals and objectives
3. Designing and organizing
Coordinator
1. Managing projects
2. Designing work
3. Managing across functions
Monitor
1. Monitoring individual performance
2. Managing collective performance and processes
3. Analyzing information and thinking critically
Facilitator
1. Building teams
2. Using participative decision making
3. Managing conflict
Mentor
1. Understanding self and others
2. Communicating effectively
3. Developing employees