You will need to complete the following project on leadership that assesses leaders in a work-related environment.

Identify three ‘interviews’ or biographical accounts of Australian CEOs, business or third sector leaders from the Australian news media, a professional management journal or management-related magazine. Justify your selection.

Analyse these cases, and from a critical perspective, compare and contrast:

a) the ways in which each leader is constructed as a leader by the accounts;

b) how the leaders describe their conceptualisation of leadership;

c) how each leader conceptualises success through their leadership.

Critically evaluate how each leader’s practice of leadership impacts the success of their organisation, using relevant theoretical perspectives you have covered during your study.

Identify organisational issues one of these three leaders is facing. Drawing on current
leadership research (from the last five years) what advice would you offer this leader to assist them in addressing these issues?

Finally, draw conclusions from your entire critical analysis, and make recommendations about how relevant theories and research can assist leaders to fulfil their role

Rationale:

This task has been designed to allow you to demonstrate the skills and knowledge needed to undertake an analysis of leadership in order to determine the effectiveness of leadership in a specific context.

You are also expected to provide specific recommendations and strategies to improve
leadership effectiveness.

This assessment builds in practical way on Assessments 1 and 2 where the foundations
were laid for the theoretical and personal understanding of leadership.

The task assesses the following learning outcomes:

• be able to critically analyse, in the context of the framework of relevant theories and
research, current and projected issues which impact on organisational leadership and organisational success;

• be able to synthesise issues for organisational leaders and evaluate plausible impacts requiring leadership decisions;

• be able to explain the relationship of effective leadership and the success of
organisations;

• be able to develop a leadership plan and implementation strategies.

The set text is:

DuBrin, A. J. (2016). Leadership: Research Findings, Practice and Skills (8th edn). SouthWestern:Cengage Learning.