Category: Leadership

Virtual teams are commonplace in the work environment and have been for years. With the advent of COVID-19, virtual teams are having a resurgence. Organizations cannot operate in the fashion that was considered normal and currently operate in a “new normal.”
In a 500-word initial post,
Identify the significant components of virtual teams, and analyze how teammates or team members get selected for virtual teams.
Analyze how Tuckman’s stages effect or operate in the arena of virtual teams.
Explain two of the most critical factors that virtual team leaders must be aware of when dealing with multi-location team members. Provide any appropriate citations to support your findings.
Express what you would like to know more about when it comes to managing a virtual team. Frame this as a question that your classmates can help you with. It could be an anecdotal experience that you struggled with and seek advice or just a broad best practice question regarding managing a virtual team.

Create 4-5 questions for each dimension that will help one learn about each dimension in the Ukraine.
Dimension 1: Power Difference
Dimension 2: Uncertainty Avoidance
Dimension 3: Indulgence
*** References***
https://globeproject.com
https://journals-sagepub-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/doi/pdf/10.1177/1038411108099289
https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/science/article/pii/S1090951612000053?via=ihub

Create 4-5 questions for each dimension that will help one learn about each dimension in the Ukraine.
Dimension 1: Power Difference
Dimension 2: Uncertainty Avoidance
Dimension 3: Indulgence
*** References***
https://globeproject.com
https://journals-sagepub-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/doi/pdf/10.1177/1038411108099289
https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/science/article/pii/S1090951612000053?via=ihub

The Action Compass
Assignment Overview
In the Module 3 Case, we will be using tools that were discussed in the Background materials section to determine the best grand strategy for a well-known company. To begin the Module 3 Case, read the following article concerning Barnes & Noble’s strategic direction:
Hall, W., & Gupta, A. (2010). Barnes & Noble, Inc.: Maintaining a competitive edge in an ever-changing industry. Journal of Business Case Studies, 6(4), 9-22. Retrieved from ProQuest.
Case Assignment
Using the article above and the readings provided on the Background page of Module 3, write a 6- to 7-page comprehensive paper in which you do the following:
Apply the BCG Matrix and the Grand Strategy Matrix to decide the optimal grand strategy – or grand strategies – that Barnes and Noble should follow.
Keys to the Assignment
The key aspects of this assignment that are to be covered in your 6- to 7-page comprehensive paper include the following:
After completing research in the library, apply the Grand Strategy Matrix to determine what you believe should be the optimal grand strategy (or blend of grand strategies) that should be pursued by Barnes and Noble.
Discuss the assumptions you have made in applying the Grand Strategy Matrix (i.e., rapid vs. slow growth; strong vs. weak competitive position).
Next, apply the BCG Matrix to Barnes and Noble’s core strategic choices (i.e., the company’s use of brick-and-mortar stores versus Internet business).
Compare the results from the BCG Matrix and the Grand Strategy Matrix: Does your use of the BCG Matrix support or refute your choice of grand strategy (or strategies) as selected by the Grand Strategy Matrix? Discuss.
Which grand strategy should Barnes and Noble follow? Why? Defend your answer.
Be sure to use a minimum of three library sources in support of your answers.

Research the different leadership styles from the provided texts and how they affect an organization. Analyze the American actor Harrison Ford and how specifically his role in the aviation community has affected the aviation organizations he works with. Provide ten sources as works cited to include the provided sources.

Prepare a theoretical model that assesses the lessons you learned by recognizing the adaptive, instead of the technical, nature of your decisions while engaged in the Pandemic (simulation).
-Theoretical model should compare/contrast three theories of adaptive leadership.
Analyze how you avoided the trap of seeking technical solutions to adaptive problems by developing a capacity to become comfortable with the discomfort of tackling difficult adaptive challenges when facing a global pandemic within a virtual team. (note:this is based on a fictional pandemic/simulation)
Major decisions during pandemic include:
1- subsidize vaccine/ invest in research for an even more effective vaccine.
2- support a lockdown/ make public announcement warning citizens of the health risks if they disobey the ban.
3- run a software system that tracks and traces individuals’ locations in an effort to assist public health officials in the pinpointing of outbreaks and contact tracing.
4- inform the public about a faulty virus testing kit/ publicly commit to government support for a new and improved device.

Discussion Thread: Influential Leadership
Our reading this module begins with an introduction to leadership. As believers, we also have a foundation to lead like Jesus. With this in mind, consider a leader who has made a positive impact on your life, either personally or in an organizational context. Reflect on the personal qualities and/or behaviors that led to his/her influence in your life.
For this discussion, answer the following questions:
What leader behaviors were most impactful to you?
Why were they so impactful?
How do DuBrin’s introductory concepts about leadership apply to this leader and his/her actions?
ach thread must be 300 words, demonstrate course-related
knowledge, and include at least 3 references (1 scholarly reference, 1 reference to the course
textbook, and 1 reference to the Bible). First-person voice is acceptable. Your discussion must be
in current APA format and must include a reference list. No title page or abstract is needed

In this course, you will participate in 7 Discussions. The purpose of these discussions are to ensure that you and your chair understand the work that you have done and the steps needed to finish. For each discussion, you will write a short, informal thread detailing your work up to this current
module. Your thread should be between 150 – 400 words. No peer replies are required for this assignment; however, you are encouraged to read your peers’ threads and provide encouragement to build community.
My topic: Is the Lack of Diversity in school leadership.
You will have to use the Research concept paper template
I only have to do task 1

As a new manager at Learn-E-Now, you manage a team of four members, including yourself. Unfortunately, CEO Zenobia Xanthopoulos has been notified that your team is struggling with team dysfunction. Often team issues in international situations are attributed to culture or diversity. In some instances, this is not the case. After speaking with the team, the following five areas surfaced as root causes for the team’s dysfunctions (Lencioni, 2002):
Inattention to results
Avoidance of accountability
Lack of commitment
Fear of conflict
Absence of trust
After reviewing the Lencioni infographic and the video, develop possible solutions as related to Lencioni’ s five dysfunctions in a three- to four-page paper.
In your paper,
Define inattention to results, avoidance of accountability, lack of commitment, fear of conflict, and absence of trust.
Synthesize how each of the areas listed above affect the team.
Describe at least two solutions that could be developed to remedy the issues that the team is experiencing.

For this Personal Exploration (PE),
Use Authentic Leadership Self-Assessment Questionnaire (in the text) to diagnose a problem in your current or past organization
Report on the responses suggested by the Authentic Leadership Characteristics Wheel (Figure in Text)
Reflect upon and share your views regarding these responses