Management homework help. LM003: Leadership’s Relationship to Management
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This Competency includes a Short-Answer Response Assessment. Write your response to each prompt below in the space provided. The Rubric, which will be used by the Competency Assessor to evaluate your responses, is beneath the prompts. Carefully review the Rubric rows associated with each prompt to provide a complete response.
When writing your response, begin typing where it reads “Enter Your Response Here.” Write as much as needed to satisfy the requirements of the prompt (as defined in the Rubric). Be sure to support your responses with connections to professional sources.
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Review the following example item and response for a sample that meets expectations.
Sample Prompt:
Choose a definition of organizational culture, and explain whether you agree or disagree with the definition. Use examples from your own professional experience to support your response.
Response:
Whitehurst (2016) explained “organizational culture is defined by how people in an organization interact with each other” (para. 2). While I agree that this is one aspect of organizational culture, the definition does not capture the complex factors that contribute to organizational culture. When I started my first job after finishing my undergraduate degree in business, I worked for an organization whose main headquarters were in Dubai. When I traveled to Dubai for the first time, I realized that the culture of the Dubai office was largely influenced by the society’s culture in Dubai. I found that the organization lacked one cohesive culture and that, depending on regional locations, each office had its own culture. International organizations often face many challenges in maintaining a cohesive organizational culture (Watkins, 2013). I found this observation to be true in my experience. For example, the Dubai office seemed to endow their employees with more allowance for self-direction when compared with our domestic offices. Although people’s interactions with one another contributed to the organization’s culture, there were other factors like location, management style, and societal norms that impacted a business culture as well.
References
Watkins, M. D. (2013, May 15). What is organizational culture? And why should we care. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2013/05/what-is-organizational-culture
Whitehurst, J. (2016, October 13). Leaders can shape company culture through their behaviors. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2016/10/leaders-can-shape-company-culture-through-their-behaviors
Note: References are included at the end of a Short-Answer Assessment but are included here as an example of an accurate APA reference list.
Case 1: Jamie Turner at MLI, Inc.
This case focuses on the importance of managing up, down, and laterally as well as cultivating staff and line relationships in the early stages of taking on a new position. The case demonstrates how a lack of shared assumptions and expectations, especially in new working relationships, hinders effective communication.
After reading this case, respond to the following prompts:
a) Describe several major differences in responsibility between the company president and the manager. (1–2 paragraphs)
b) How do these differences impact their decision-making? Be specific, and be sure to support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical leadership frameworks. (2 paragraphs)
c) Personal Reflection: If you were the manager in the provided case, what steps would you take to improve the relationship with the company president? Support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical leadership frameworks. (1–2 paragraphs)
d) Personal Reflection: Describe some misconceptions you had about leadership before you actually had the responsibility of leadership. (2 paragraphs)
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Rubric
Not Present 1
Needs Improvement 2
Meets Expectations 3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 1: Compare relevant and important differences between management- and leadership-oriented behaviors.
Learning Objective 1.1: Describe differences in responsibility between leadership and management in a specific business case. The description of differences in responsibility between leadership and management in provided business case is not present. The description compares fewer than three major differences in responsibility between the company presidents and the manager in the provided business case.
The comparisons are vague. The description compares three relevant and important differences in responsibility between the company presidents and the manager in the provided business case.
The comparisons are stated clearly. Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
The description provides more than three differences between the company presidents and the manager in the provided business case.
The description provides clear, detailed, and compelling evidence of understanding responsibility differences between managers and leaders.
Learning Objective 1.2:
Describe how differences in leadership and management responsibilities can impact the decision making of each. The description of how differences in leadership and management responsibilities can impact the decision making of each is not present. The description includes fewer than three specific examples of how differences between leadership and management responsibilities can impact the decision making of each.
The description includes reasoning that is weak and/or that is not supported with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical leadership frameworks.
The response is not supported by academic/professional resources, or the resources are not relevant.
The description includes three specific examples of how differences between leadership and management responsibilities can impact the decision making of each.
The description includes strong reasoning supported with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical leadership frameworks.
The response is supported by relevant academic/professional resources.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
The description of responsibility differences provides compelling connections to the more impactful decisions made by managers and leaders.
Learning Objective 1.3: Describe steps a manager can take to improve relationships with leadership in spite of the differences in responsibilities. The description of steps a manager can take to improve relationships with leadership in spite of the differences in responsibilities is not present. The description lists fewer than three steps a manager can take to improve relationships with leadership in spite of the differences in responsibilities.
The steps are not relevant and appropriate, given the case presented.
The description does not clearly explain why the steps are relevant and/or does not use appropriate references to best practices and leadership concepts.
The response is not supported by academic/professional resources, or the resources are not relevant. The description lists three relevant and appropriate steps a manager can take to improve relationships with leadership in spite of the differences in responsibilities.
The description clearly explains why the steps are relevant using appropriate references to best practices and leadership concepts.
The response is supported by relevant academic/professional resources.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
The description lists more than three relevant and appropriate steps a manager can take to improve relationships with leadership in spite of the differences in responsibilities.
The description includes clear and compelling evidence and examples to support reasoning for why the steps will be effective in improving relationships between management and leadership.
Learning Objective 1.4: Describe common misconceptions about leadership. The description of common misconceptions about leadership is not present. The description correctly details fewer than three common misconceptions about leadership and/or the details provided are vague. The description correctly details three common misconceptions about leadership. Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
The description correctly identifies more than three common misconceptions about leadership.
The description includes clear and compelling evidence of integrating personal experience with common misconceptions about leadership, with relevant examples.
Case 2: The Perils and Pitfalls of Leading Change: A Young Manager’s Turnaround Journey
This business case analyzes and discusses the process for leading change with people in mind and increases understanding of how different tools could be applied in real-life situations. The scenario discusses the manager’s role in a turnaround process and common mistakes made by inexperienced managers and weighs the risks and consequences of different management strategies.
After reading this case, respond to the following prompts:
a) Discuss why you believe the new store manager was not successful in getting better organizational performance from his team? Use appropriate references to best practices and leadership concepts to support your answer. (1–2 paragraphs)
b) Describe managerial best practices the manager should take to improve his store’s performance, and explain why these practices are relevant. Use appropriate references to best practices and leadership concepts. (2 paragraphs)
c) Personal Reflection: People are often resistant to change. Describe an experience you have had (or observed) where managerial best practices could have been implemented to bring improved organizational performance. Describe the best practices that needed to be implemented, and provide specific examples explaining how these changes would have improved overall organizational performance. Explain why these practices are relevant, using appropriate references to best practices and leadership concepts. (2 paragraphs)
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Rubric
Sub-Competency 2: Explain how managerial best practices can improve organizational performance.
Learning Objective 2.1:
Describe problems that can occur if managerial best practices are not followed. The description of problems that can occur if managerial best practices are not followed is not present. The description provides fewer than three relevant and meaningful examples of problems that can occur if managerial best practices are not followed.
The description does not use appropriate references to best practices and leadership concepts to support answer.
The response is not supported by academic/professional resources, or the resources are not relevant. The description provides three relevant and meaningful examples of problems that can occur if managerial best practices are not followed.
The description uses appropriate references to best practices and leadership concepts to support answer.
The response is supported by relevant academic/professional resources. Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
The description provides more than three relevant and meaningful examples of problems that can occur if managerial best practices are not followed.
The description integrates established managerial best practices with compelling evidence of problems relating to the provided business case that occur when best practices are not followed.
Learning Objective 2.2: Describe how managerial best practices can improve organizational performance in the provided business case. The description of how managerial best practices can improve organizational performance in the provided business case is not present. The description includes fewer than three examples of how established managerial best practices can improve organizational performance in the provided business case.
The examples are not relevant and/or important.
The description does not include appropriate references to best practices and leadership concepts to support answer.
The response is not supported by academic/professional resources, or the resources are not relevant. The description includes three relevant and important examples of how established managerial best practices can improve organizational performance in the provided business case.
The description includes appropriate references to best practices and leadership concepts to support answer.
The response is supported by relevant academic/professional resources.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
The description includes more than three relevant and important examples of how established managerial best practices can improve organizational performance in the provided business case.
The description correctly integrates established managerial best practices with the organizational problems provided in the business case to improve business performance.
Learning Objective 2.3: Explain how managerial best practices could have been implemented in a personal work experience to improve organizational effectiveness. The explanation of how managerial best practices could have been implemented in a personal work experience to improve organizational effectiveness is not present. The explanation includes fewer than three examples of how managerial best practices could have been implemented in a personal work experience to improve organizational effectiveness.
The examples are vague and/or lack detail.
The explanation does not include a description of why these practices are relevant, using appropriate references to best practices and leadership concepts.
The response is not supported by academic/professional resources, or the resources are not relevant. The explanation includes three detailed examples of how managerial best practices could have been implemented in a personal work experience to improve organizational effectiveness.
The explanation includes a description of why these practices are relevant, using appropriate references to best practices and leadership concepts.
The response is supported by relevant academic/professional resources.
Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
The explanation includes more than three detailed examples of how managerial best practices could have been implemented in a personal work experience to improve organizational effectiveness.
The explanation includes clear and compelling evidence based on established leadership best practices to clearly and accurately describe how learning from past personal experiences will impact future managerial decisions to improve overall organization performance.
Case 3: Decision Making and Leading through Crisis
This is a Darden Case Study. The vignettes in this case offer an opportunity to practice decision making in challenging situations.
After reading this case, respond to the following questions:
a) Using one of the business-case scenarios, describe the decision made by a leader or manager that caused a crisis for the company. How did this decision impact individuals and the organization as a whole? (1 paragraph)
b) If you were the manager, what “next steps” would you take to lead the organization through the crisis? Explain why your actions would be relevant. Be specific and be sure to support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical leadership frameworks. (2 paragraphs)
c) Personal Reflection: Discuss an experience when you made a bad decision as a leader or manager and why you made that decision. Name two safeguards you could put into practice to minimize the occurrence of making this bad decision in the future. Support your reasoning with explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical leadership frameworks. (2 paragraphs)
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Rubric
Sub-Competency 3: Explain how potential limitations to managerial and leadership decision-making practices can affect individual and organizational performance.
Learning Objective 3.1:
Describe how limitations to a leader or manager’s decision-making practices in provided case impacted organizational performance. The description of how limitations to a leader or manager’s decision-making practices in the provided case impacted organizational performance is not present. The description does not accurately and/or thoroughly describe the decision made by the leader in the provided business case and the resulting impact to the organizational performance. The description accurately and thoroughly describes the crisis-causing decision made by the leader in the provided business case and the resulting impact to the organizational performance. Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
The description includes clear and compelling evidence based on established leadership best practices to clearly and accurately explain how limitations to the leader or manager in the provided case caused a crisis that negatively impacted organizational performance.
Learning Objective 3.2: Explain the steps to minimize or overcome limitations in decision-making practices by a manager or leader. The explanation of the steps to minimize or overcome limitations in decision-making practices by a manager or leader is not present. The explanation presents fewer than three steps that could be taken to overcome limitations in decision-making practices by a manager or leader in the provided business case.
The explanation of steps is incorrect and/or lacks sufficient detail.
The explanation does not correctly describe why the recommended actions would be relevant.
The explanation does not include explicit references to leadership best practices and/or to appropriate theoretical leadership frameworks to support answer.
The response is not supported by academic/professional resources, or the resources are not relevant. The explanation correctly and thoroughly details three steps that could be taken to overcome limitations in decision-making practices by a manager or leader in the provided business case.
The explanation correctly describes why the recommended actions would be relevant.
The explanation includes explicit references to leadership best practices and to appropriate theoretical leadership frameworks to support answer.
The response is supported by relevant academic/professional resources. Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
The explanation correctly and thoroughly details more than three steps that could be taken to overcome limitations in decision-making practices by a manager or leader in the provided business case.
The explanation includes clear and compelling evidence based on established leadership best practices to clearly and accurately integrate appropriate decision-making practices with the provided business case.
Learning Objective 3.3: Describe practical safeguards that should be implemented to minimize poor managerial and leadership decision-making practices. The description of practical safeguards that should be implemented to minimize poor managerial and leadership decision-making practices is not present. The description includes fewer than two examples and/or the examples are not meaningful and appropriate safeguards that should be implemented to minimize poor managerial and leadership decision-making practices.
The description is not supported with explicit references to leadership best practices and appropriate theoretical leadership frameworks.
The response is not supported by academic/professional resources, or the resources are not relevant. The description includes two meaningful and appropriate safeguards that should be implemented to minimize poor managerial and leadership decision-making practices.
The description is supported with explicit references to leadership best practices and appropriate theoretical leadership frameworks.
The response is supported by relevant academic/professional resources. Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
The description includes more than two meaningful and appropriate safeguards that should be implemented to minimize poor managerial and leadership decision-making practices.
The description includes clear and compelling evidence based on established leadership best practices to explain why these safeguards will likely result in improved performance.
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