Overview

The final project forthis course is a leadership case study analysis. You will be given aspecificcase study that centers on leadership strategies to form the foundation of youranalysis. Using this case study, you must apply the theories and concepts from the course to interpret and formulate answers to certain guiding questions.

Finally, you must create aprofessional presentation that presents yourentire case study analysis effectively. In the presentation, you will present yourfindings and recommendations, including answers to all guiding questions, as aconsultant would present his orher analysis to acompany.

The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffoldlearning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Four, Six, and Eight. The final product will be submitted in Module Ten.

This assessment willassess yourmastery with respect to the following course outcomes:

• Evaluate leadership strategies for the extent to which they reflect flexibility, promote sustainability, fostereffective changemanagement, and further organizationalgoals foragiven context

• Select appropriate, innovativeleadership strategies forsolving authenticproblem scenarios

• Assess the effectiveness of and recommend modifications to leadership techniques based on employee research and performance metrics data

Use the case study Fortuga Artisans, Inc. forthe following prompt.

Prompt

For yourleadership case study analysis, you must create aprofessional presentation and apply the theories and concepts from the course to interpret and formulate answers to the following guiding questions:

• What are the problems and issues discussed in the case study? Illustrate each with specificexamples and connect them back to course principles.

• How did or how should the organization employ leadership strategies that reflect flexibility, promote sustainability, fostereffectivechange management, and furtherorganizational goals? Defend yourevaluation and choices.

• What is your assessment plan? Describe yourplan based on the leadership strategies that have been employed as well as any additional strategies you recommend to be employed. Include aplan forassessment that incorporates employee feedback and performancemetrics data.

What should be measured? How should it be measured to ensure validity and reliability? How should that data be interpreted and acted upon?

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

1. Leadership Strategies: Evaluation - Using the case study, describe the overall leadership strategies employed. Specifically address the following:

a. Flexibility - To what extent does the leadership strategy of the company within the case study reflect flexibility? What evidence is given for the basis of your reasoning?

b. Sustainability - Does the leadership strategy promotesustainability? Why?

c. Change management - Does the leadership strategy fostereffectivechange management? Why orwhy not?

d. Organizational goals - Does the leadership strategy furtherorganizational goals? Giveexamples.

2. Leadership Strategies: Selection - Within the case, what are the leadership problems? Select appropriateleadership styles, approaches, and strategies forsolving the problem(s) based on the following:

a. Appropriateness - Which leadership strategies are appropriateforuse in solving the problems identified within the case study? Discuss their appropriateness in terms of style, approach, and strategy.

b. Innovation - Are the leadership strategies innovative? Why orwhy not?

3. Assessment Plan - Develop an assessment plan based on leadership strategies that have previously been employedand any recommended changes to be employed. This assessment plan should include the following:

a. Effectiveness - Assess the effectiveness of the current leadership strategies based on the following:

i. Employee research

ii. Performance metricdata

b. Recommendations - Propose an assessment plan that incorporates employeefeedback and performance metrics data, addresses the datato be collected, discusses how to ensure validity and reliability, and incorporates interpretation and future actions.

Note: Principles of an effective presentation can be found at the end of this document.

Milestone One: Problems and Issues

Milestones

In task 4-3, submit a 2-3-page paper. What are the problems and issues discussed in the case study? Establish acontext by providing an overview of leadership style, approach, and strategy.

Then illustrate each problem in the case with specificexamples and connect them to leadership style, approach, and strategy.

The format should be a Word document, written in APA style and cited appropriately. This milestone will be graded using the Milestone One Rubric. The feedback provided by the instructorshould be applied to your final leadership case study analysis.

Milestone Two: Leadership Strategy

In task 6-2, submit a 3-4-page paperidentifying the leadership strategies that were employed by the organization described in the case study, how they were employed, and any additional strategies that could be employed to reflect flexibility, promote sustainability, fostereffective change management, and further organizationalgoals.

Explain how yourrecommended strategies should be employed. Defend yourevaluation and choices.

The format should be a Word document, written in APA style and cited appropriately. This milestone will be graded using the Milestone Two Rubric. The feedback provided by the instructor should be applied to your final leadership case study analysis.

Milestone Three: Assessment Plan

In task 8-2, submit a 3-4-page paperthat describes yourassessment plan based on the leadership strategies that have been employed as well as any additional strategies you have recommended be employed. Be sure to include employee feedback and performance metrics data. What should be measured?

How should it be measured to ensure validity and reliability? How should that databe interpreted and acted upon? The format should be a Word document, written in APA style and cited appropriately. This milestonewill be graded using the Milestone Three Rubric. The feedback provided by the instructorshould be applied to your final leadership case study analysis.