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1. MGT 460 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com MGT 460 Week 1 DQ 1 Ethical Practices MGT 460 Week 1 DQ 2 Need for Change MGT 460 Week 2 DQ 1 Training MGT 460 Week 2 DQ 2 Mentoring MGT 460 Week 3 DQ 1 Building Trust MGT 460 Week 3 DQ 2 Feedback MGT 460 Week 3 Goal-Setting Framework MGT 460 Week 4 DQ 1 Efficacy MGT 460 Week 4 DQ 2 Empowerment MGT 460 Week 5 DQ 1 Leading Organization Change MGT 460 Week 5 DQ 2 Adaptive Leadership MGT 460 Week 5 Final Paper Leadership challenge resolution ============================================== MGT 460 Week 1 DQ 1 Ethical Practices FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT

2. www.mgt460master.com Ethical Practices. Ethics are the foundation of successful leadership in business and the reputation of a business is impacted by its leaders’ ethical practices. Find two articles in the Ashford Library to share with the class; one on ethical leadership practices and the other on unethical leadership practices. Summarize your findings on the impact of the respective business’ reputation on the public. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts with constructive ideas, comments, or suggestions. ========================================= ===== MGT 460 Week 1 DQ 2 Need for Change FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com Need for Change. Discuss a situation (past or present) when a leader refused to change their leadership style or did not recognize a need for change in order to achieve desired results. What were the reasons for the change? What were the results? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts with constructive ideas, comments, or suggestions

3. ========================================= ===== MGT 460 Week 2 DQ 1 Training FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com Training. Discuss an instance when you identified a weakness in the skill set in an employee (or in yourself ). If you had limited financial resources, where would you look for training to close the gap on these skill sets? How would the success of the training be measured? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts with constructive ideas, comments, or suggestions. ========================================= ===== MGT 460 Week 2 DQ 2 Mentoring FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com

4. Mentoring. In the “Nurturing Leadership” video, Dr. Warren Bennis states “Terrific organizations led by outstanding leaders have leadership at every single level of the organization. They put a value on mentoring and coaching.” Compare and contrast the concepts of coach and mentor. Is one better suited for a particular situation than the other? What is your experience with coaching and mentoring? ========================================= ===== MGT 460 Week 3 DQ 1 Building Trust FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com Building Trust. A pet project of top management has been given the green light. You are assigned the task of leading a cross-functional team that includes a 20 year veteran to the company, a recent college graduate and a wage employee. What are the potential obstacles of your team? How would you ensure each individual felt like a vital member of the team? Summarize the steps you would take to build trust in leading this team. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings with constructive ideas, comments, or suggestions. ========================================= =====

5. MGT 460 Week 3 DQ 2 Feedback FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com Feedback. A co-worker has asked four colleagues, including yourself, to complete a 360 degree feedback for them. In the past, you have had problems with this individual’s ability to meet deadlines on teams you have worked on. How would you provide constructive feedback to this person without causing any ill will between the two of you? Evaluate your options according to what you feel to be your chances for success. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings with constructive ideas, comments, or suggestions. ========================================= ===== MGT 460 Week 3 Goal-Setting Framework FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com Goal-Setting Framework. The first of six steps of performance management consists of goal setting, as detailed in Chapter Three.

6. Assume that you work for the Los Angeles Tribune, a large but struggling newspaper publisher with distribution throughout the Los Angeles region. Various problems have arisen that need to be addressed: The cost of paper is rising The cost of distribution is rising Circulation revenue is down Advertising revenue is down, largely due to free online listings offered by Craigslist and other online advertising services Customers are largely in the 40+ age range The current number of employees cannot continue to be supported if revenue continues to shrink You have been selected by the CEO to construct a goal-setting framework that focuses on three of the six issues above. In your APA formatted two- to three-page paper, include a goal statement for each of the three issues you’ve chosen and describe the corresponding strategies, tactics, activities, measures of success, and goal measurements you recommend. Support each with your rationale, citing the textbook as necessary, and be sure to provide specific examples within the activities section. In addition to your two to three pages of written content, a title page and reference page are required. For this assignment, it is possible to make reasonable assumptions regarding the organization’s economic situation and business climate. Be sure to specifically mention any such assumptions that you are making within your paper. ========================================= =====

7. MGT 460 Week 4 DQ 1 Efficacy FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com Efficacy. Discuss a time when you have been a member of a team that has not performed well. Why wasn’t the team not effective? What role did the leader play in the team’s inability to perform? What steps should have been taken to address the issues? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts with constructive ideas, comments, or suggestions ========================================= ===== MGT 460 Week 4 DQ 2 Empowerment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com Empowerment. In Chapter 4, London and London (2007) outline eight steps to creating and leading a high performance team. Assume you are the leader of one of the case studies in this chapter and discuss the method you would take to empower your team.

8. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts with constructive ideas, comments, or suggestions. ========================================= ===== MGT 460 Week 5 DQ 1 Leading Organization Change FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com Leading Organizational Change. As this week’s material points out, we are living in times of immense change. One of the essential tasks of an organization’s leadership is to lead organizations in a way that ensures that the entire organization is committed to the change and that support mechanisms are in place to sustain change. Research several online industries that are currently stressed by changing marketplaces and demographics: the newspaper and publishing Industries, entertainment media outlets (e.g., Blockbuster Video), brick and mortar retail (e.g., Sears), and even campus bookstores. 1. Choose an organization within one of the industries listed above, or one of your own choosing that is currently impacted by a changing marketplace. 2. How would you apply Kotter’s eights steps toward leading change within that organization? 3. Provide examples of the desired outcomes and support mechanisms you would utilize.

9. ========================================= ===== MGT 460 Week 5 DQ 2 Adaptive Leadership FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com Adaptive Leadership. Adaptive work is accomplished by finding a solution to seemingly intractable problems facing leaders; the solution is neither technical, nor obvious. As the material illustrates, leaders must motivate organization members to face demanding situations that arise from the organization’s own culture and values. Using the organization you chose within this week’s first discussion, analyze an adaptive challenge facing this organization. 1. Describe the adaptive work that needs to be accomplished. 2. Analyze your approach to resolving the problem. Be certain to include questions that would arise, and what trade-offs may be required in your analysis. 3. Describe the desired outcome. ========================================= ===== MGT 460 Week 5 Final Paper Leadership challenge resolution

10. FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt460master.com This paper will be an application of the leadership practice concepts learned throughout your degree program to a real-world situation. In an eight- to ten-page paper, discuss one significant organizational challenge, either past or present, within your organization or an organization you have researched. How did the leadership of the organization address the challenge? Could it have been done more effectively? How would you recommend future leaders strategically plan to avoid encountering a similar challenge within their own organizations? Provide suggestions for overcoming the challenge based on your own research and concepts presented in your degree program and grounded in leadership theory. Some challenges to consider would be (but are not limited to): an ethical challenge, a challenge occurring because of changes in the economy, a globalization challenge, or a challenge of organizational culture. Please request instructor approval of the challenge you would like to use as your focus before beginning your paper. The Final Paper should, at minimum, include: 1. A description of the organization and its primary stakeholders. Include the vision and mission statement if they are available to the public, and the code of ethics if the company has one (if it is long, an excerpt or description is an acceptable alternative). 2. A detailed description of one challenge facing the leadership of the organization. 3. A strategy for overcoming the challenge based on outside research, the textbook, and concepts discussed during your degree studies.

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