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

2. 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 descriiption.

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.

Note: The accepted model for a SWOT analysis defines strengths and weaknesses as internal to the organization, and opportunities and threats as external to the organization.

SWOT analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate an organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It is commonly used in business and marketing to assess the potential success of a new product or service, or to identify areas for improvement within an existing business.

The acronym SWOT stands for:

Strengths: internal factors that give the organization an advantage over others.
Weaknesses: internal factors that put the organization at a disadvantage compared to others.
Opportunities: external factors that could be used to the organization’s advantage.
Threats: external factors that could negatively affect the organization.

To conduct a SWOT analysis, a team typically brainstorms and lists the factors in each category, then evaluates and prioritizes them based on their significance and impact. This analysis can help identify critical areas where the organization can improve or pivot to take advantage of new opportunities.

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: The recommendations need to address the current leaders identified leadership weakness.

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 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.

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