Consider that you are a successful middle manager in an organization that has an executive level position open. The human resources department is leading an internal search for that opening and considers leadership strengths as key to the position. As part of the application process for candidates interested in the opening, they asked each candidate to submit a short paper explaining the candidate’s views of leadership.
To complete your paper, research the definition of leadership and consider how the definitions you find match your own ideas of what leadership means. The organization’s HR department indicated the paper should be around 2i»e:,3 pages. They also provided the following outline to use in preparing the paper: •Create a definition of leadership and support it with examples. •Analyze how leadership can positively impact an organization and provide supporting examples. •Develop and analyze a personal strategy to develop leadership skills, including why you think it is effective. •Explain your personal strategy to develop leadership skills. •Create a definition of management and support it with examples. •Compare and contrast the differences between leadership and management.
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