Prepare a 25 page paper in which you apply core concepts Organization Leadership to a strategic organizational issue with significant leadership challenges; the issue may be a problem or opportunity that your organization is currently facing or has faced in the past. The strategic organizational issues with major leadership implications that could be the basis of an effective analysis is:
● Remote working (Virtual Office) is style that allows professionals to work outside of a traditional office environment. Furthermore, virtual offices are possible in any town and city worldwide, so the employee can represent the business professionally and maximize every opportunity. (Please see Attachment)
In analyzing the issue and proposing recommendations, as an external consultant (you) is working and advising a mid to senior-level manager or senior management team. After briefly describing the issue, analyze the problem or opportunity from different perspectives to draw conclusions and recommend action.
Please utilize the references in the attached (you can) and also include 15 additional Reference sources and relevant academic sources such as peer-reviewed journal articles. The paper must adhere to APA standards and cite scholarly sources and peer-reviewed journal articles.
Strategic Issue Analysis Paper Content
Issue Description
In 1 – 2 pages, concisely describe the strategic organizational issue and its potential impact on organizational effectiveness. Positioning yourself as the leader, the narrative should discuss the need addressing the issue, impact on the organization’s short and long-range goals, key players (names optional), and the leadership challenges faced.
Analysis
Examine the strategic issue from multiple leadership perspectives demonstrating your knowledge of the importance and value of each to organizational and leadership effectiveness. For each core Organization Leadership course listed below, apply relevant course theories and concepts to analyze the issue, and assess the implications on the organization’s short and long-term strategy and objectives:
● ETHICS): Analyze the issue from an ethics perspective identifying one ethical issue created by the situation. Propose an ethical decision-making framework discussing how you as the leader would address the ethical issues.
● SYSTEMS): Analyze the issue from a systems thinking perspective. Identify if systems archetypes and/or learning disabilities exist and how you as a leader would apply the 5 disciplines of systems thinking, personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, and/or team learning address the strategic issue.
● ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS): Analyze the issue using the four-frame model considering potential structural, human resource, political and cultural causes and implications in addressing the issue.
● TEAMS): Analyze the issue from a team perspective identifying the impact of team effectiveness on the issue, and how you as the leader could enhance needed collaboration.
● ORGANIZATION CHANGE): Analyze the issue from a change management perspective. Describe a change management model you as the leader would use to facilitate the change effort.
Integrated Leadership Analysis
Integrate and synthesize your analyses of the issue from the multiple perspectives of ethics, systems, organizational dynamics, teams and change identifying critical factors causing the issue. Discuss two classic or contemporary leader approaches from that would enhance leadership effectiveness in addressing the issue.
Recommendations
Recommend an action plan to address the strategic organizational issue supported by evidence and data derived from your leadership analyses; the plan should be specific. Discuss why and how the recommended action plan is aligned with and enables achievement of the organization’s short and long-range goals.
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