LDR 600 Week 7 Assignment: Creating and Leading Effective Teams

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Review the Harvard Business School reprint, Leading Teams. Consider the criteria for successful teams and the factors needed to ensure teams are structured for success.

Create a plan (750-1,000 words) describing the steps necessary to create more successful teams at various levels within your organization. Include the following in the plan:

Define the characteristics and structure of successful teams within your organization. How are independent teams vital to the success of your organization?

1. What are important factors to consider when leading teams within the various levels of the organization?

2. What factors are important to consider when leading teams at the executive level?

3. What aspects are essential in identifying appropriate members for teams and ensuring the teams are successfully launched?

4. What factors are important to ongoing team dynamics? Describe guidelines to evaluate the function and productivity of teams.

5. Compassion is a significant attribute of many religions and philosophies, including a Christian worldview, as well as being important for both authentic and servant leadership. As a leader, how would you empower your teams through compassion to honor diversity and support equality for all members as they work toward a common goal?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Leadership Profile The Leadership Profile assignment seeks to expose you to leaders that exemplify leadership qualities. This provides an opportunity to consider (if you have not already) the qualities of leadership with which you most identify. Identify a minimum of seven effective leadership traits. Match a business leader who exemplifies each identified trait, as well as the company and job title for each business leader. Note that more than one trait may be attributed to a single leader. Include a description of how the leader exemplifies the leadership trait and describe how the leadership trait inspires followership. Leadership Matrix: Effective Leadership Trait Name of Person Who Exemplifies Leadership Trait Company Job Title Description of How Leader Exemplifies Leadership Trait © 2020. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. Describe if and How the Leadership Trait Inspires Followership Leadership Summary: Provide a summary (250-500-word minimum) in paragraph format that further explains the role of power and influence within leadership. Describe the traits you believe inspire others, including an explanation of the qualities you believe will foster effective leadership. Strengthen your claims with specific examples by providing a minimum of two references, not including the textbook. While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. Summary Essay 2 References 3 Course Code LDR-600 Class Code LDR-600-O500 Criteria Content Percentage 70.0% Leadership Matrix 30.0% Leadership Summary 30.0% Supporting References 10.0% Organization and Effectiveness 20.0% Thesis Development and Purpose 7.0% Argument Logic and Construction 8.0% Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 5.0% Format 10.0% Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) 5.0%

Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) 5.0% Total Weightage 100% Assignment Title Leadership Profile 1: Unsatisfactory (0.00%) Leadership matrix is not complete. Discussion of the role of power and influence within leadership is not included. N/A Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.

Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources. Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used. Template is not used appropriately, or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. Sources are not documented. Total Points 80.0 2: Less Than Satisfactory (74.00%) Leadership matrix, including identification of seven effective leadership traits and detailed information of a relevant business leader regarding company, job title, and how the leader exemplifies and inspires followership for each leadership trait, is incomplete or incorrect. Discussion of the role of power and influence within leadership, including a description of the traits that inspire others and foster effective leadership, is incomplete or incorrect. Supporting references are not included. Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear. Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent. Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. 3: Satisfactory (79.00%) Leadership matrix, including identification of seven effective leadership traits and detailed information of a relevant business leader regarding company, job title, and how the leader exemplifies and inspires followership for each leadership trait, is included but lacks explanation and relevant supporting details. Discussion of the role of power and influence within leadership, including a description of the traits that inspire others and foster effective leadership, is included but lacks explanation and relevant supporting details. Minimum required number of references are not included. References do not support the claims.

Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose. Argument is orderly but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. 4: Good (87.00%) Leadership matrix, including identification of seven effective leadership traits and detailed information of a relevant business leader regarding company, job title, and how the leader exemplifies and inspires followership for each leadership trait, is complete and includes explanation and relevant supporting details. Discussion of the role of power and influence within leadership, including a description of the traits that inspire others and foster effective leadership, is complete and includes explanation and relevant supporting details. Minimum required number of relevant references are included and adequately support the claims. Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. 5: Excellent (100.00%) Leadership matrix, including identification of seven effective leadership traits and detailed information of a relevant business leader regarding company, job title, and how the leader exemplifies and inspires followership for each leadership trait, is thorough and includes substantial explanation and relevant supporting details. Discussion of the role of power and influence within leadership, including a description of the traits that inspire others and foster effective leadership, is thorough and includes substantial explanation and relevant supporting details. More than the minimum number of relevant references are included and substantially support the claims. Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. Comments All format elements are correct. Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. Points Earned

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

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Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

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Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
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