This document outlines a culminating project assignment for a leadership and management course. Students are asked to create a six slide PowerPoint presentation selecting different leadership or motivation theories from their textbook to address six company goals. Each slide must justify how the selected theory would best meet the given goal. The goals include improving quality, collaboration, problem solving, developing a global workforce, leadership skills, and ethics. The presentation format and grading rubric are also provided.
Leadership theories for company goals PowerPoint project
1. The details of this project were introduced to you in Week 4 and
hopefully you have already begun working on it. In case you
need a refresh, the details for this culminating project, due in
Week 8, can also be found here:
You will complete a professional PowerPoint presentation
consisting of six slides. In each slide, you will choose a
leadership theory or motivational theory from your book, and
describe why your chosen theory would be the most suitable to
meet each of the company goals as listed below. Please select a
different theory for each company goal using any leadership
style or motivation theory in the book. You may choose any
company you like, as the focus of the project is on your
understanding of how to evaluate and use different leadership
styles to meet business goals, not the details of the company.
· Motivation theories are discussed throughout Chapter 10 on
pages 240-259.
· Leadership theories are discussed in Chapter 7 on pages 180-
183.
Develop a single slide for each of the following goals. Each
slide should include audio or notes narrative to explain your
findings and conclusions
· Goal 1: Improve quality of a product or service.
· Goal 2: Improve employee collaboration.
· Goal 3: Foster problem-solving skills in the workforce.
· Goal 4: Develop and maintain a successful workforce in a
global environment.
· Goal 5: Develop strong leadership and decision-making skills
in the work place.
· Goal 6: Foster adherence to organizational values, ethics, and
professional responsibility.
Deliverable
Your PowerPoint should be structured in the following format.
· Slide 1: Company name and brief overview
· Slide 2: Selection and justification of the best theory to
2. address Goal 1
· Slide 3: Selection and justification of the best theory to
address Goal 2
· Slide 4: Selection and justification of the best theory to
address Goal 3
· Slide 5: Selection and justification of the best theory to
address Goal 4
· Slide 6: Selection and justification of the best theory to
address Goal 5
· Slide 7: Selection and justification of the best theory to
address Goal 6
Grading Rubric
Category
Criteria
Points
Communication
The PowerPoint effectively communicates the company
overview and why the selected leadership and motivational
Theories are the most appropriate to address each of the
company goals. Spelling, grammar, and style are acceptable.
40
Research
Selected management theories that go beyond common
knowledge are expressed and show evidence of research and
evaluation concerning theories.
20
Quality Improvement
The selected theory fosters improving quality of a product or
service. (Goal 1)
20
Collaboration
The selected theory fosters employee collaboration. (Goal 2)
20