Running head: CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS LEADER Contemporary Business Leader Enter your name Grand Canyon University: MGT-420 Enter the date Instructor Marnie Davis Contemporary Business Leader Your introduction should be typed here It should be at least four sentences and include a thesis statement that introduces all of the key point of the paper Please note that you should follow all APA writing rules within your essay This means avoid first and second person, not use contractions, and use citations throughout your paper! Contemporary Business Leader Chose a leader from the list provided and research Identify the leader and the organization the leader is associated with Discuss the length of time the leader was associated with the organization and provide examples Make sure you cite from your academic research Keep in mind that in college-level writing you should avoid direct quotes and instead paraphrase in your own words Leadership Approach After conducting your research choose a specific leadership theory from the textbook that best describes the leader you choose Identify the theory, define the theory and cite your academic source Provide examples and insight to justify your choice Greatest Achievement After conducting your research, chose what you perceive to be the greatest accomplishment of your chosen leader Describe why this is the greatest achievement and remember to cite your academic sources Handling a Challenge After conducting your research, present a challenging situation the leader was confronted with and cite your academic research Once you have identified and described the challenge then Contemporary Business Leader analyze how the leader dealt with this challenge Did they handle the challenge from a managerial role or a leadership role? Provide examples and insight to justify your choice Power Base Based on the challenge you chose above, determine the power base(s) that the leader used to satisfy the situation Choose one or more of the power bases from the textbook, define the specific power base(s) and cite the textbook Describe examples that demonstrate your choice and cite your source Leadership Comparison In this section you are going to compare the leader with another leader (either a competitor, successor, or predecessor) Briefly introduce the new leader and identify their specific leadership approach from the textbook Define the leadership theory and cite the textbook Provide examples and compare and contrast the two Attributes After you have conducted your extensive research on your chosen leader, select two or three of their attributes that a leader should either immolate or avoid in professional life Provide examples from your research, cite your source, and describe the characteristics Conclusion The conclusion is the last paragraph It should not introduce any new information; it should simply be a summary of your introduction, with a restatement of your thesis See below for how to format references Contemporary Business Leader **Additional notes: use this template, keep the topic headings in place and erase everything that is in red and replace it with your information Do not use 1st person (ex I, me) or 2nd person (ex We, us) I am looking for a minimum of three academic sources (the case study is not an academic source and also does not need to be referenced in your paper) Make sure you create a separate reference page and format your sources according to APA requirements The word count for this paper is between 1,2500 – 1,500 Your Citation Percentage must be under 20% Please proof-read and run your paper through spell-check and follow the template and you should very good on your paper and don’t forget to include a reference page.**