Length: 2800
words
Task
The
Workplace Project on Leadership
ORGANIZATION: COLES SUPER MARKET CHAIN
AUSTRALIA
LEADER:CEO Ian McLeod
STEP 1: Select a leader of your choice.
Collect background information for their organization (via annual reports, web and
other sources).
STEP 2: Secure an
interview appointment with the leader of your choice.
Let this person know in advance how long the interview might take, probably
around an hour. Prepare your key questions prior to the meeting. A copy of your
questions can be given to the organisation prior to your meeting.
Use course information to prepare your questions and then conduct the
interview.
Possible Questions:
• How did you develop your leadership style? Did you have any role models or
mentors?
• What is your education experience? In hindsight, was it helpful? In what
specific ways?
• What was your previous work experience? Why did you select your current
organisation?
• Were there any particular experiences that helped to shape your leadership
style?
• How would you define leadership?
• What do you believe are the core characteristics of a successful leader?
• Do you have a vision for your organisation? Did your employees help you
design it?
• How do you motivate people in your organisation?
• Do you change your leadership style based on the needs of the group or
individuals you are working with?
• What are the most common mistakes that you see today’s managers make?
• What are the things that you find most personally rewarding and satisfying?
• What are the three most important leadership lessons you have learned?
• What are the three most important management lessons you have learned?
• Do you believe leaders are “born” or “made”?
STEP 3 Evaluate and analyse what you have learnt.
Based on what you learnt in this course what is your opinion of this
person’s leadership philosophy and advice? There are a number of questions you
can ask to help you make this evaluation and analysis:
Which leadership topic material, theory or construct is most closely
related to your leader’s philosophy?
Does this leader’s “style” match what we are learning in this module
about effective leadership or with your own leadership
experiences? Explain in what way.
If there are inconsistencies between your leader’s philosophy or style and your
understanding of leadership, does this person still contribute to your
understanding of leadership? Explain in what way.
Your written
assignment should focus on describing and evaluating the existing leadership
vision, strategy, and leadership effectiveness in the organisation. Make
recommendations for changes in the leadership dynamics to sustain growth and
development in the organisation. Support your recommendations with theoretical
frameworks and examples.
STRUCTURE
OF THE REPORT
Following is how the structure of the
report should be and what should be included in each content while writing the
report.
1)
Abstract
(Summary of all the contents of the document)
2)
Table
of contents
3)
Introduction
(XYZ
Organization background, SWOT analysis and a description of the organisation
and the leader you have chosen to review)
4)
Leadership Strategies in XYZ
A
description of the leadership strategies operating in the organization,you can
quote from your personal communication (interview)here is where you need to
bring in leadership theory/strategy & reference textbooks.Within Apple,
Jobs (2008) mentioned that differentiation was the preferred strategy
5)
Effectiveness of Leadership
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the
leadership based on leadership theories and models discussed in the course,
you will also mention how they are adopting this
strategy, what is its level of effectiveness (you can critique here, if its
effective leadership, say so & why, if not, say so & why bring back the
theories and reference them here
Which leadership topic material, theory or
construct is most closely related to your leader’s philosophy?
Does this leader’s “style” match what we are learning in this module about
effective leadership or with your own leadership experiences? Explain in
what way.
If there are inconsistencies between your leader’s philosophy or style and your
understanding of leadership, does this person still contribute to your
understanding of leadership? Explain in what way.
6) Recommendations
Recommendations
to improve or maintain the current situation to sustain leadership
effectiveness in the organisation
8) References (15 at least)
