Developing a Leadership Plan

Select a contemporary leadership challenge. It can be in your workplace, an organization you are currently or previously associated with, or an organization you can research through peer-reviewed resources. In this paper you will propose a leadership plan to the CEO and Board of Directors that will address this challenge.

• Explain why leadership in this organization is not functioning to its potential and identify what needs to change.
• Present a brief description of at least four leadership models and determine which leadership model(s) are exhibited in this organization.
• Select a model and explain how your selected model will support success for the organization.
• Describe the exhibited behaviors by the leader(s), and explain whether they add value.
• In analyzing the leader(s), present a brief description of at least 4 leadership styles and determine which characteristics and leadership style exhibited requires improvement through reflection or training.
• Explain to what extent conflict is present, both positive to challenge the status quo and negative based on personal agenda pursuit.
• Examine the role that effective communication will serve toward conveying the scope of the problem and resolution in the situation.
• Describe Tuckman’s teamwork performance stage, and recommend leader support to optimize conjoined efforts.
• Summarize your findings and recommendations to the CEO and Board of Directors.

Your completed plan for the CEO and Board of Directors should be a minimum of seven pages in length. A title page or reference pages do not count toward this requirement. You may utilize charts, data, tables, and other visuals as needed, but this is not a requirement and does not count towards the page length.

You must use at least five peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to support the concepts for your paper, three of which must come from the CSU Online Library. Your textbook can be a resource. All sources used must have citations and references properly formatted in APA Style. APA formatting of your paper is also required.