Chapter 3 of your textbook Leadership: Theory and Practice
Chapters 1 and 12 of your textbook Leadership Essentials: Practical and Proven Approaches in Leadership and SupervisionDownload Leadership Essentials: Practical and Proven Approaches in Leadership and Supervision
The “Last Lecture” by Randy PauschLinks to an external site. video
Interview with Steve Forbes video
Hersey-Blanchard ModelLinks to an external site. webpage
In The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch video, Randy Pausch informs his audience about his health situation and then shares his childhood dreams that he was able to achieve. Through his lecture, he demonstrates the leadership competencies commonly identified among leaders from around the world.
In your presentation,
Analyze seven key leadership competencies observed in The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch video.
Identify how these competencies relate to various leadership styles.
Determine how these leadership competencies apply to organizational success.
For this class, The Last Lecture assignment will be one of two assignments that are recommended to apply towards Folio. Note that Folio is an optional tool for you to keep all your assignments organized that were completed in the MBA program. Be sure to upload your PowerPoint to Folio once you have completed it and share a link in your submission in addition to uploading it to Waypoint to be graded. Learn more about Folio, the ePortfolio tool this university uses, by viewing the Folio Quick Start GuideLinks to an external site..
The Last Lecture presentation
must be 6 to 8 double-spaced slides in length (not including title and references slides and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site. resource.
must include a separate title slide with the following in title case:
title of presentation in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
The bullet points for the speaker must be on the slides. The actual words of the speaker must be in the notes section of the PowerPoint slides. No audio is required for the presentation.
must use at least 2 scholarly, credible sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and the Leadership ResearchLinks to an external site. resource that provides some library search tips.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
must include a separate references slide that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Refer to the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.