Leaders vs. Managers Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: This short paper assignment involves comparing leaders versus managers in today’s sports industry. Prompt: Citing evidence from the course resources, respond to the following:
• What is your definition of a leader? How would you define a manager? Is there a distinction between the two in today’s sports industry? What are some qualities and characteristics you learned growing up in relation to leadership in sports? Have you ever led a team ? If so, were your leadership methods effective? In what ways, if any, did managing play a role?
• What is your assessment of leaders and managers in today’s sports industry? Can they coexist in today’s industry? Use specific examples to support your rationale.
• Do you consider yourself more of a leader or a manager? What are some of the traits and characteristics of a sports leader or manager that you possess? • Who is an effective sports leader in today’s industry? Who is an effective manager in sports? Do you model your own leadership/management traits
after this sports professional?
Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Leaders Versus Managers
Compares the difference between leaders and managers in today’s sports industry, citing evidence from scholarly sources
Insufficiently compares the difference between leaders and managers in today’s sports industry
Does not compare the difference between leaders and managers
20
Coexistence of Leaders and Managers
Explains if leaders and managers can coexist using specific evidence to support rationale
Explanation of the potential coexistence of leaders and managers is lacking in detail and does not include evidence
Explanation of the potential coexistence of leaders and managers is not evident
20
Reflection of Leadership and
Management Skills
Reflects upon personal characteristics of leadership and management abilities using examples
Reflects upon personal characteristics of leadership and management abilities but does not include examples
Does not reflect upon personal characteristics of leadership and management abilities
20
Effective Sports Leaders and Managers
Identifies an effective sports leader and an effective sports manager, using specific examples to support selection
Identifies an effective sports leader and an effective sports manager but does not include evidence or examples to support selection
Does not identify an effective sports leader and manager
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