BUS 520 Week
9 Assignment 4 Leadership Style – What Do People Do When They Are Leading
Choose one (1) of the following CEOs for this assignment: Larry
Page (Google), Tony Hsieh (Zappos),
Gary Kelly (Southwest Airlines), Meg Whitman (Hewlett Packard), Ursula Burns
(Xerox), Terri Kelly (W.L.
Gore), Ellen Kullman (DuPont), or Bob McDonald (Procter & Gamble). Use the
Internet to investigate the
leadership style and effectiveness of the selected CEO.
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
1. Provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) background of the CEO.
2. Analyze the CEOâs leadership style and philosophy, and how the CEOâs
leadership style aligns
with the culture.
3. Examine the CEOâs personal and organizational values.
4. Evaluate how the values of the CEO are likely to influence ethical behavior
within the
organization.
5. Determine the CEOâs three (3) greatest strengths and three (3) greatest
weaknesses.
6. Select the quality that you believe contributes most to this leaderâs
success. Support your
reasoning.
7. Assess how communication and collaboration, and power and politics influence
group (i.e., the
organizationâs) dynamics.
8. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and other
Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
⢠Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
⢠Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the studentâs
name, the professorâs
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in
the required assignment page length.