Running head: IMPROVE ETHICAL PERFORMANCE 1 Using Leadership to Improve Ethical Performance Your Name Course Name; Number Dr. Laura Jones University Name Date Submitted IMPROVE ETHICAL PERFORMANCE 2 Using Leadership to Improve Ethical Performance Place the title of the paper and not the word “Introduction” on the first line. Tab to the .5-inch mark to begin your introductory paragraph. To develop an introduction, begin with some interesting facts about the topic and then narrow the focus to the specific topics for discussion. The introduction should include a thesis statement and succinctly describe the order in which you organize the body of the paper. Please provide in-text citations for the information you provide. Interview of _______ 1. How would you define leadership? 2. As a leader, what do you do when people on your team aren’t pulling their weight? 3. What is one of the greatest leadership challenges you have ever faced? What did you do? What was the result? 4. How would you describe your communication style? 5. Describe a situation in which effective interpersonal communication skills contributed to your success. 6. Describe your personal actions by which you convey to your staff that ethics/ethical behavior is a high priority with you and that you also expect it to be a high priority with your staff. 7. Related to the previous question, describe how your personal actions (demonstrating ethics is a priority) have impacted your staff and/or colleagues. 8. Describe a situation where you recognized a need to communicate clear expectations for ethical practice. How did you recognize that expectations had to be clarified? What did you do or say to clarify the expectations? IMPROVE ETHICAL PERFORMANCE 3 Analysis Leadership You may include the wording “The following responses are relevant to this analysis of leadership”. Summarize the answers you gathered in your interview that are relevant to this analysis. Provide an analysis of the leadership approach. A thorough analysis would include a determined leadership style and relevant leadership theories. Include in-text citations to support the information you present in the paper. An example of an in-text citation that you place at the end of the information you paraphrased is (Boone, 2012). Please note the above heading is bold and the major words begin with capital letters. Compare and contrast the leader’s point of view about leadership with your own perception of it. Include in-text citations to support the information. Another approach to using in-text citation is to include the citation at the beginning of the sentence as follows. According to Boone (2012), then provide the information. Motivation You may include the wording “The following responses are relevant to this analysis of motivation”. Summarize the answers that you gathered in your interview that are relevant to this analysis. Provide an analysis the leader’s approach to m ...

1. Running head: IMPROVE ETHICAL PERFORMANCE 1
Using Leadership to Improve Ethical Performance
Your Name
Course Name; Number
Dr. Laura Jones
University Name
Date Submitted
IMPROVE ETHICAL PERFORMANCE 2
Using Leadership to Improve Ethical Performance
Place the title of the paper and not the word “Introduction” on
the first line. Tab to the
.5-inch mark to begin your introductory paragraph. To develop
an introduction, begin with some
interesting facts about the topic and then narrow the focus to the
specific topics for discussion.
The introduction should include a thesis statement and
succinctly describe the order in which you

2. organize the body of the paper. Please provide in-text citations
for the information you provide.
Interview of _______
1. How would you define leadership?
2. As a leader, what do you do when people on your team aren’t
pulling their
weight?
3. What is one of the greatest leadership challenges you have
ever faced? What did
you do? What was the result?
4. How would you describe your communication style?
5. Describe a situation in which effective interpersonal
communication skills
contributed to your success.
6. Describe your personal actions by which you convey to your
staff that
ethics/ethical behavior is a high priority with you and that you
also expect it to be
a high priority with your staff.
7. Related to the previous question, describe how your personal
actions
(demonstrating ethics is a priority) have impacted your staff

3. and/or colleagues.
8. Describe a situation where you recognized a need to
communicate clear
expectations for ethical practice. How did you recognize that
expectations had to
be clarified? What did you do or say to clarify the expectations?
IMPROVE ETHICAL PERFORMANCE 3
Analysis
Leadership
You may include the wording “The following responses are
relevant to this analysis of
leadership”. Summarize the answers you gathered in your
interview that are relevant to this
analysis.
Provide an analysis of the leadership approach. A thorough
analysis would include a
determined leadership style and relevant leadership theories.
Include in-text citations to support
the information you present in the paper. An example of an in-
text citation that you place at the
end of the information you paraphrased is (Boone, 2012). Please

4. note the above heading is bold
and the major words begin with capital letters.
Compare and contrast the leader’s point of view about
leadership with your own
perception of it. Include in-text citations to support the
information. Another approach to using
in-text citation is to include the citation at the beginning of the
sentence as follows. According to
Boone (2012), then provide the information.
Motivation
You may include the wording “The following responses are
relevant to this analysis of
motivation”. Summarize the answers that you gathered in your
interview that are relevant to this
analysis.
Provide an analysis the leader’s approach to motivation.
Consider motivational theories
to support the analysis. Include in-text citations to support the
information. If there are two
authors for the source you are using, an example of the in-text
citation that comes at the end of
the information you paraphrased is as follows (Boone & Kurtz
2012).

5. IMPROVE ETHICAL PERFORMANCE 4
Ethical Values
You may include the wording “The following responses are
relevant to this analysis of
ethical values”. Summarize the answers that you gathered in
your interview that are relevant to
this analysis.
Provide an analysis of the leader’s ethical values. Include
specific values identified from
the interview. Some examples of specific ethical values are fair
treatment of employees and
willingness to give back. Consider theories in business ethics to
support the analysis. Include in-
text citations to support the information. If there are two
authors for the source and the citation
is at the beginning of the sentence, change “&” sign to the word
“and” as follows. According to
Boone and Kurtz (2012), then the information would follow.
Impact of Ethical Values on Ethical Performance
Assess the impact of the ethical values on the ethical
performance of the organization. A

6. thorough response would include a discussion on the ethical
performance of the organization and
link the ethical values of the leader to the ethical performance.
Include in-text citations to
support your information. In some cases, you will have at least
two sources to support the
information you provide. In those cases, an example of an in-
text citation that you place at the
end of the information you paraphrased is as follows (McLean,
2005; Draft, 2012). Note that a
semicolon separates each source.
Conclusion
End the paper with a conclusion. After the conclusion, insert a
page break and begin the
list of references on the new page. List only the sources used in
the paper on the reference page.
The sources listed in the reference page should have a hanging
indentation and should be double-
spaced. For information on listing the sources, refer to the APA
guidelines. The reference page
IMPROVE ETHICAL PERFORMANCE 5

7. below shows some examples. Please note the information you
should italicize and which you
should capitalize.
IMPROVE ETHICAL PERFORMANCE 6
References
Boone, L. E. & Kurtz, D. L. (2012 Update). Contemporary
business (14th ed.). Hoboken, NJ:
John Wiley & Sons.
Daft, R. (2012). Management (10th ed.). Mason, OH: Cengage
Learning.
McLean, C. (2005). Evaluating critical thinking skills: Two
conceptualizations. Journal of
Distance Education, 20(2), 1-20. Retrieved from ProQuest
database.
Handed out 2/14/17
Biology- Endangered Species Project
Throughout the year we have discussed many relationships
between organisms and the roles they play in the biosphere.
Unfortunately, many of the organisms that we have learned
about are in jeopardy of going extinct and have been placed on
the Endangered Species List.
In this assignment, you will be responsible for learning about an

8. organism that is endangered and finding out if there is any way
that this organism can be saved. You will relate your research
to the concepts learned in class and include the information &
Pictures for the information below.
Please put all information in a Report folder with Prongs. USE
Tabs to separate each numbered section. (7 total)
The following criteria need to be addressed:
1. Name of the organism
a. Both common & scientific (Genus & Species)
b. Picture of Organism
2. Characteristics of the organism
a. Geographic location
b. Physical characteristics
c. Solitary or social animal
d. Space the organism requires
e. Reproduction
· Seasonal or not
· How many born?
3. Population details
a. What is the current population size?
b. What ecosystem is the organism found in? Habitat?
c. What is the niche of the organism in the community?
d. Address the birthrate, death rate, immigration rate, and
emigration rate
4. Why is the organism endangered?
a. Discuss the possibilities of:
· Habitat Destruction?
· Pollution?
· Human Impact?
5. What are the plans to save the organism? Is it possible?
a. Discuss the possibilities of:

9. · Breeding Programs
· Habitat restoration
· Habitat preservation
· Captive breeding programs- reintroduction into the wild
· What is the estimated increase or decrease of the population if
these plans take place?
6. In your opinion, is it possible to save the organism? (300
Word Essay)
a. Typed
b. Double-spaced
c. Grammar, punctuation, and spelling
d. Word count MUST be included at the end of the paper
7. A bibliography is required- use the proper format
a. Include pictures of the organism throughout the project
b. You must have at least 5 credible sources
· Wikipedia is not a credible source