This three-section assignment is designed as a self-actualization exercise to help direct you toward the realization of your unique strategic leadership approach. The following Course Outcomes are assessed in this assignment:
GB580M4-4: Develop a strategic leadership approach to motivate a team.
PC-1.3: Apply conflict management skills to resolve issues and/or build team alliances.
Using a report template, develop your deliverable in three sections and execute the following requirements:
Strategic Report Format
Use a report template to develop your strategic leadership report.
Your Strategic Leadership Report should have a title page, table of contents, executive summary page, and reference page.
Use headings and subheadings to outline the required topics throughout your strategic report.
Design a professional report using images, charts, diagrams, etc., to aid in disseminating information.
Section 1 Requirements
Create section 1 in your strategic leadership report. Evaluate the results of your FLIGBY® Individual Report by executing the following requirements:
FLIGBY®: Corporate Atmosphere Results
Include a screenshot of your gameplay results for Section 2.4 “Corporate Atmosphere” from your FLIGBY® Individual Report.
Earn a “Corporate Atmosphere” percentage between 61%–140% as indicated in your FLIGBY® Individual Report.
Using peer-reviewed research, explain how your managerial decisions have created a satisfactory atmosphere for all internal stakeholders based on your “Corporate Atmosphere” results.
FLIGBY®: Profitability (Profit) Results
Include a screenshot of your gameplay results for Section 2.5 “Profitability” from your FLIGBY® Individual Report.
Earn a “Profitability” percentage between 61%–140% as indicated in your FLIGBY® Individual Report.
Using peer-reviewed research, explain how your decisions improved, maintained, or decreased the profit potential of the Winery based on your “Corporate Atmosphere” results.
FLIGBY®: SUM FLOW Index Results
Include a screenshot of your gameplay results for Section 4.5 “SUM FLOW Index” from your FLIGBY® Individual Report.
Earn a “SUM FLOW Index” percentage between 61%–140% as indicated in your FLIGBY® Individual Report.
Using peer-reviewed research, explain how you effectively maximized the FLOW-potential of your team based on your “SUM FLOW Index” results.
Section 2 Requirements
In section 2 of your strategic leadership report, you will explain the conflict management skills you employed in the FLIGBY® simulation to resolve issues and/or build team alliances as general manager of the Turul Winery. A strategic leader must develop conflict resolution abilities to effectively manage a team. Based on the results of your role and experience working as the general manager of the Turul Winery in the FLIGBY® simulation, complete the following inquiries:
Conflict Management
Using peer-reviewed research, explain why conflict management is an important skill for a strategic leader to master.
Describe three employee conflict situations that you experienced as general manager of the Turual Winery in FLIGBY®.
Identify the employees and explain the motivation(s) behind their role in the conflict.
As the general manager of the Turul Winery, explain the conflict management techniques you used to resolve the issues and/or build team alliances in your workplace dilemma.
Choose 5 out of the 29 “Leadership Skills” from Section 3.2 in your FLIGBY® Individual Report.
Explain how each of your chosen “Leadership Skills” helped you negotiate the three employee conflict situations.
Section 3 Requirements
In section 3 of your strategic leadership report, you will realize your strategic leadership approach based on the results of your “Leadership Profile” found in your FLIGBY Individual Report. Develop a concise statement that describes your strategic leadership approach to include the following attributes in section 3 of your strategic leadership report:
Strategic Leadership Approach
Explain your strategic management philosophy.
Explain your approach to strategic thinking.
Explain your approach to strategic decision-making.
Explain your approach to strategic planning.
Explain how your strategic leadership approach will make you an influencer.
Explain your strategic leadership philosophy.
Include a brief professional ethics statement that supports your strategic leadership approach.
Describe whether humor will play a role in your strategic leadership approach.
Explain how your strategic leadership approach links to organizational priorities.
Explain how your strategic leadership approach builds synergy within a team environment.
APA Style
Apply APA style to in-text citations with minor errors.
Apply APA style to references, with minor to no errors.
Synthesize a minimum of three peer-reviewed academic research resources.
Resources are from reliable and/or scholarly sources.
Writing Conventions
Writing is focused, concise, and organized.
Articulates at a college level.
Few or no grammar or punctuation errors.
Uses non-offensive, inclusive, and respectful language.
Use headings to segment the topics in your writing to create a flow of ideas for your reader.
In this module, you will take a deep dive into the theory of flow. You have completed the FLIGBY simulation and received a leadership report that will give feedback on your performance based on the theory of flow. You will develop a report on your strategic leadership approach based on this feedback. In this report, you will establish a leadership philosophy and realize a conflict management style. The report also focuses on methods of motivating a team.
Learn: Reading and Research
At this level of your education, you are expected to possess effective and efficient research, reading, and comprehension skills. You should be proficient in sifting through research to find the knowledge you need to address complex topics, problems, and inquiries in the module activities. You will not be using a textbook in this module. However, you will be provided with an extensive list of recommended resources in each module. It is up to you to strategically plan your time for researching and consuming knowledge and understanding of the subject matter. Access the GB580: Strategic Management Resources. Please conduct additional research using the Purdue Global Library as needed.
