Describing an existing organization

A. Describe an existing organization with which you have had personal experience and its objective(s).

1. Describe three leadership practices of the current leader, other than yourself, in the existing organization.

Note: Leadership practices are routine actions, behaviors, functions, and responsibilities that the current leader performs.

1. Discuss how the current leader has affected organizational culture.

Note: You may represent any level of the chosen organization (e.g., team, department, division, whole) and the respective current leader in your description.

B. Conduct a SWOT analysis evaluating the chosen organization by doing the following:

1. Evaluate two of the organization’s current strengths.
2. Evaluate two of the organization’s current weaknesses.
3. Evaluate two of the organization’s current unmet opportunities.
4. Evaluate two of the organization’s current unresolved threats.

C. Conduct a leadership evaluation of the current leader discussed in part A1, using one of the scholarly leadership theories below that is different from task 1, by doing the following:
• transformational leadership
• transactional leadership
• situational leadership
• participative leadership
• servant leadership
• behavioral leadership
• trait theory of leadership

1. Evaluate three strengths of the current leader, using the chosen scholarly leadership theory, including how each strength relates to the theory. Support the evaluation of the leader’s strengths with at least one scholarly source.
2. Evaluate three weaknesses of the current leader, using the chosen scholarly leadership theory, including how each weakness relates to the theory. Support the evaluation of the leader’s weaknesses with at least one scholarly source.
3. Recommend three actionable items to improve the effectiveness of the current leader, including how each actionable item relates to the chosen scholarly leadership theory. Support the recommendations of actionable items with at least one scholarly source.

Note: A scholarly source could be a reputable journal, a published book, or any source from a university faculty member or business leader. Scholarly sources also include any article or book in the online WGU library.

D. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
Rubric

A:Organization Description

Not Evident
A description of an existing organization and its objective(s) is not provided.

Approaching Competence
The description does not include specific details about the existing organization or its overall objective(s).

Competent
The description includes specific details about the existing organization and its overall objective(s).
A1:Leadership Practices

Not Evident
A description of 3 leadership practices of the current leader in the existing organization is not provided.

Approaching Competence
The description does not include specific details of each of the 3 leadership practices of the current leader in the existing organization, or the current leader identified is the candidate.

Competent
The description includes specific details of each of the 3 leadership practices of the current leader in the existing organization, and the current leader identified is not the candidate.
A2:Effects of Current Leader on Culture

Not Evident
A discussion of how the current leadership has affected organizational culture is not provided.

Approaching Competence
The discussion does not include specific details about the organization’s culture or is not supported by specific examples of the current leader’s effect on the organizational culture.

Competent
The discussion includes specific details about the organization’s culture and is supported by specific examples of the current leader’s effect on the organizational culture.
B1:Current Strengths

Not Evident
An evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current strengths is not provided.

Approaching Competence
The evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current strengths does not include specific details, or the strengths identified do not have a positive impact on the organization.

Competent
The evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current strengths includes specific details, and the strengths identified have a positive impact on the organization.
B2:Current Weaknesses

Not Evident
An evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current weaknesses is not provided.

Approaching Competence
The evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current weaknesses does not include specific details, or the weaknesses identified do not have a negative impact on the organization.

Competent
The evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current weaknesses includes specific details, and the weaknesses identified have a negative impact on the organization.
B3:Current Opportunities

Not Evident
An evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current unmet opportunities is not provided.

Approaching Competence
The evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current unmet opportunities does not include specific details, or the opportunities identified do not have the potential to benefit the organization.

Competent
The evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current unmet opportunities includes specific details, and the opportunities identified have the potential to benefit the organization.
B4:Current Threats

Not Evident
An evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current unresolved threats is not provided.

Approaching Competence
The evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current unresolved threats does not include specific details, or the threats identified do not have the potential to threaten the organization.

Competent
The evaluation of 2 of the organization’s current unresolved threats includes specific details, and the threats identified have the potential to threaten the organization.
C1:Strengths of the Current Leader

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