Theories of Leadership

Theories of Leadership Order Description For this assignment, assume that the City Manager has hired you as the Chief of Staff for your local government. The City Manager has tasked you with developin" rel="nofollow">ing and implementin" rel="nofollow">ing the government’s new million dollar grant funded Public Leadership Academy. The mission of the Public Leadership Academy is to provide ongoin" rel="nofollow">ing train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing and development of the local government’s current and prospective public leaders. This program was developed in" rel="nofollow">in an effort to build and sustain" rel="nofollow">in world class public leadership that exemplifies exceptional leadership traits and skills, while fosterin" rel="nofollow">ing long-term relationships in" rel="nofollow">internal and external stakeholders and constituents. In the upcomin" rel="nofollow">ing weeks, you will deliver your first presentation to the government’s local councilpersons, in" rel="nofollow">in which you address the type of public leadership model(s) that is both needed within" rel="nofollow">in the local government for its public leaders and required to fulfil the mission of the Public Leadership Academy. After careful review and analysis of the steps needed to meet your goal, your first assignment is to revisit the theories and styles of leadership. You will examin" rel="nofollow">ine the theories and styles that support the role of the public leader. You may use the Internet and / or Strayer databases to complete any additional research. Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. Use the basic outlin" rel="nofollow">ine below to draft your paper. Organize your responses to each question (except Question 4) under the followin" rel="nofollow">ing section headin" rel="nofollow">ings: Defin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing The Public Leader (for Question 1) Leadership Theories (for Question 2) Leadership Styles (for Question 3) Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in" rel="nofollow">in which you: Determin" rel="nofollow">ine two (2) leadership theories and two (2) leadership styles that support the defin" rel="nofollow">inition of a public leader. Provide a rationale for your response. Assess the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership theories from Question 1. Provide two (2) examples for each leadership theory. Assess the effectiveness of the two (2) leadership styles from Question 1. Provide two (2) examples for each leadership style. Include at least four (4) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references in" rel="nofollow">include scholarly articles and governmental Websites. Wikipedia, other wikis, and any other websites endin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in anythin" rel="nofollow">ing other than “.gov” do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formattin" rel="nofollow">ing requirements: Be typed, double spaced, usin" rel="nofollow">ing Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">ins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional in" rel="nofollow">instructions. Include a cover page contain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the title of the assignment, the student’s name(Victoria Russell), the professor’s name(Dr.Thomas Walkin" rel="nofollow">ington), the course title(PAD 515 Leadership and Conflict Resolution), and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in the required assignment page length. The specific course learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes associated with this assignment are: Evaluate the theories and models of public leadership. Differentiate among the styles of public leadership. Use technology and in" rel="nofollow">information resources to research issues in" rel="nofollow">in public leadership and conflict resolution. Write clearly and concisely about issues in" rel="nofollow">in public leadership and conflict resolution usin" rel="nofollow">ing proper writin" rel="nofollow">ing mechanics.