Earlier Topics: The Tenet Of Conscious Leadership

In Earlier Topics You Explored The Tenet Of Conscious Leadership And

In earlier topics, you explored the tenet of conscious leadership and the influence of self-awareness on your leadership style. You established that a clear understanding of your abilities, motivation, and goals provides a firm foundation for leading others. Leadership studies demonstrate that the most effective leaders know how to draw upon self-leadership skills to motivate and lead others to expand their strengths to better serve organizational goals. For this assignment, you will continue studying conscious leadership by analyzing a leadership example from current media, evaluating how well this leader exemplifies effective and ethical conscious leadership. Additionally, you will compose your own leadership philosophy statement to articulate the qualities that will make you an effective conscious leader of people and organizations.

Paper For Above instruction

Part 1: Evaluation of a Contemporary Leadership Example

Select a relevant leadership issue from current news media that centers around ethics and ethical decision-making, subject to instructor approval. Conduct thorough research on the situation to understand its dynamics. Analyze the leadership using the following criteria:

  • The power bases employed by the leader
  • The influence tactics utilized
  • The leadership style demonstrated
  • The potential or actual outcomes of the situation

Conclude by assessing whether this leader's actions align with the principles of conscious capitalism and if their leadership style is effective. Reflect on the ethicality of their decisions, considering each tenet of conscious capitalism. Furthermore, imagine yourself as a practitioner of servant leadership placed in the same scenario. Describe how your approach and the situation's dynamics would differ, specifically addressing the four criteria and integrating principles of conscious capitalism, emphasizing how your personal values influence your leadership style.

Part 2: Developing Your Leadership Philosophy Statement

Based on your self-assessment from Topic 2 and insights gained throughout the course concerning effective leadership and conscious capitalism, craft a leadership philosophy statement to accompany your evaluation in Part 1. This statement should:

  • Describe your core personal values and beliefs that shape your leadership approach
  • Reflect on past experiences or influential figures that contributed to your development
  • Outline your expectations of yourself and others in a leadership context
  • Specify your preferred leadership style and influence tactics

The final statement should be a distinctive, approximately 1000-word discourse encapsulating how you perceive yourself as a leader and how others would describe you. It should also clarify how your leadership can contribute positively to individual growth, organizational success, and the promotion of ethical, conscious practices.

Adhere strictly to APA style guidelines in your formatting and citations. An abstract is not required. Review the attached rubric for additional criteria.

Implementation of Your Assignment

Develop your paper with clear, well-structured paragraphs, integrating scholarly sources and media reports appropriately. Use in-text citations to support your analysis, referencing credible journals, books, and reputable media outlets. Ensure your writing demonstrates critical thinking about ethical leadership and conscious capitalism, linking theory to practical examples. The conclusion should synthesize your insights and reinforce your personal commitment to conscious and servant leadership principles.

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