GM503 | Leadership Theory and Practice II
Unit 5 Assignment 1: Creating a
Sense of Community
This Assignment will assess your knowledge based on the following Professional
Competency Outcome:
PC-4.3: Apply concepts of multiculturalism and diversity to become an agent of change.
Kouzes and Posner (2012) state, “Leaders make sure that people know they are being paid
attention to and not being taken for granted” (p. 318). There are many different ways to
promote this type of celebratory culture. You have been reading about and working with
best practices on how leaders need to be aware of follower needs. In the case of creating
community, the leader needs to be aware of how celebrations are conducted according to
cultural beliefs. This is especially important when workplaces are composed of many
cultures as they are in the contemporary world. In this paper, you will conduct research on
this topic and report back on best practices.
Using the information from your Reading, additional research, and personal experience,
write a 4–5-page APA-compliant paper that covers the following:
Provide an overview of community building practices as stated in Kouzes and
Posner.
Identify at least three different cultures from countries other than your own and how
they create a sense of community. These cultures can be ones in which you have
interacted within your own country or internationally.
Research and identify a contemporary leader who has worked or is working in a
global context that is using or has used contingency theory. Support your selection
with at least three examples of how they used contingency theory. You may also
include information on whether the leader worked in a virtual or non-virtual (face-toface) environment.
Provide an example of a culturally diverse team or environment that you have
worked in. Share how you either promoted cohesiveness in that environment or how,
looking back, you would have.
Based on what you have discovered this week, what specific actions can you take
to implement this style into your current leadership approach? Be as specific as you
can when selecting an action and include how you will be able to measure the
effectiveness of this new approach.
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Reference
Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2012). The leadership challenge (5th ed.). San Francisco,
CA: Wiley.
Directions for Submitting Your Assignment
Compose your Assignment in a Word document and save it as Username-GM503
Assignment-Unit#.doc (example: TAllen-GM503 Assignment-Unit5.doc). Submit your file to
the Dropbox for this unit. Select the Unit 5: Assignment 1 link in the Dropbox.
GM503 Unit 5 Assignment 1: Creating a Sense of Community
Possible
Points
Points
Earned
Content (50 points)
Identify specific cultural and ethnicity issues as they relate to the
professional environment.
Identify at least three different cultures from countries other than
your own and how they create a sense of community. These
cultures can be ones in which you have interacted with in your
own country or internationally.
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Research and identify a contemporary leader who has worked or
is working in a global context that is using or has used
contingency theory. Support your selection with at least three
examples of how they used contingency theory. You may also
include information on whether the leader worked in a virtual or
non-virtual (face-to-face) environment.
Provide an example of a culturally diverse team or environment
that you have worked in. Share how you either promoted
cohesiveness in that environment or how, looking back, you
would have.
Based on what you have discovered this week, what specific
actions can you take to implement this style into your current
leadership approach? Be as specific as you can when selecting
an action and include how you will be able to measure the
effectiveness of this new approach.
25
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Analysis (30 points)
Work demonstrates
experience.
synthesis
of
concepts,
research,
and
10
Work demonstrates the student’s ability to tie relevant information to
real-life applications.
10
Work demonstrates recognition of questions and problems. These
are expressed precisely using relevant information and abstract
ideas to support well-reasoned conclusions that can be tested
against relevant criteria.
10
Writing (20 points)
Correct use of APA 6th edition format; all sources used to support
the paper are referenced.
5
Sentences are clear, concise, and direct; tone is appropriate; and
spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct.
15
Total
100
PC-4.3
Apply concepts* of multiculturalism and diversity to become an
agent of change. *Examples of concepts may include: personal
beliefs and values, the benefits of a diverse perspectives, the
importance of tolerance, etc.
No Progress Student work demonstrates no understanding or progress towards
0
achievement of this outcome.
Introductory Student work demonstrates the ability to identify multiculturalism
1
and diversity concepts in a global setting.
Emergent
2
Student work demonstrates the ability to identify and articulate
multiculturalism and diversity concepts in a global setting.
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Practiced
3
Student work demonstrates the ability to understand
multiculturalism and diversity concepts, as they relate to change.
Proficient
4
Student work demonstrates the ability to apply multiculturalism and
diversity concepts to bridge cultural differences.
Mastery
5
Student work demonstrates the ability to apply multiculturalism and
diversity concepts to bridge cultural differences, and build effective
relationships.
Not
Assessed
N/A
No work was received by the instructor
