In this assignment you will:
1. Describe the components of an effective leadership and management style (be sure to explain what type of organization and the differences (if any) between leadership and management styles), evaluating how working in a global economy may impact the function of the organization.
2. Evaluate how leaders' communication styles [including how they use technology to communicate], create and have impact upon effective organizations in a globalized environment.
3. Assess the principles of effective, ethical, and innovative leadership and management.
4. Examine decision-making and problem-solving processes needed for effective organizations.
5. Discuss the importance of diversity in all its forms in an organization and provide specific examples/scenarios.
6. Suggest a leadership approach, based on theory, that could contribute to organizational effectiveness and include a rationale and justification for your choice.
You have options for how you may present your Capstone Project, including the following:
A written reflective essay (8-10 pages-not including the CUC cover, title, or reference pages)
PowerPoint or Prezi presentation (20 slides-not including the reference slide) (click here for help in creating a PowerPoint presentation, and Prezi for creating a Prezi.) Use proper APA for power points (Do not put citations in your notes. Citations must be in the slides.
All presentations must be submitted via Word document. For all presentations that are not in an essay format, insert your presentation slides into a Word document or paste the link to your online presentation into a Word document and submit that document as your assignment. Notes in the form of a professional-quality handout must accompany your power point presentation. The handout should contain what you would say if you were presenting to a board of directors or senior leadership of an organization. They should be well written.
Your well-written and well-developed submission should meet the following requirements, regardless of the presentation format you choose:
Include the CUC cover page, introduction, a conclusion, and a references page.
Use a minimum of 8 credible sources that are cited within the essay or presentation.
Include proper citation of any graphs or figures that you do not create yourself.
If you are presenting a power point, then include an Introduction Slide, a Conclusion Slide, a References Slide, and a slide attesting that this is your own work. (These do not count toward the 20 slides for the content).
Be formatted according to the 6th edition APA form and style. If using the essay format, please use the provided writing template.