For this Portfolio Project paper, you will choose two leaders, one male and one female. These two leaders do not need to be from the same organization. One leader should be what you would consider “ef

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Portfolio Project Milestone

Name

Course Number (ORG515) – Dynamics of Power in Organizations

Colorado State University – Global Campus

Dr. Bruce Macdonald

February 23, 2020


Leadership Analysis Paper

Background of Karen Shafner
  1. Where she was prior to Western States Equipment
    1. Help establish her background in leadership
    2. First impressions of being a leader
    3. How she worked with others in the beginning compared to how she worked with current employees.
  2. Karen’s leadership strategy
    1. How she spoke to and trained new members to her team
    2. Her communication of important events or information
    3. Prioritizing the work-load among herself and the team
    4. Follow through with new tasks or issues
    5. How successful coaching sessions were for each employee
  3. Employees
    1. The morale Karen portray to the team
    2. How well her team communicated with her
      1. How comfortable the team felt going to her with concerns
    3. Motivating her team to grow within the company
Background of Dan Young
  1. Dan Young’s start at Western States
    1. First position he took
    2. How he made his career at Western into a Vice President role
  2. Dan’s Leadership Strategy
    1. How he motives multiple employees across the company
    2. Open-door communication style for any employee regardless the level
    3. His mission for his employees and values to the company.
    4. How he manages to be seen by his employees and not chained to his desk.
  3. Employees
    1. How Dan motivates his employees to grow within the company
    2. Dan is a strong example of how much you can accomplish with constant and efficient hard work
    3. What message Dan tries to provide to his employee to keep them happy and high morale.
Similarities between both leaders
  1. How both leaders try to match Values, Vision, and Mission among their teams
  2. Priorities among their teams
Differences between both leaders
  1. How each leader handles conflict or concerns among the team
  2. Coaching styles of each leader
  3. Morale boosting techniques
  4. Over all goals each leader has for their team.
  5. Leadership theory that best describes each leader
Conclusion
  1. Brief overview of leadership
  2. How leadership styles differ between each person
  3. How can one be successful and another be an unsuccessful leader