Module 8: Portfolio Project
- Points 320
- Submitting a file upload
PORTFOLIO PROJECT (320 points)
Important! Read First
Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission.
Option #1: Modern Leadership in a Professional Association
You are an organizational development (OD) professional with expertise on leaderless groups and movements. You belong to the Organizational Development Professional Association (ODPA), a multinational organization, where the membership has declined steadily for the past five years. ODPA’s board of directors (Board) conducted a member satisfaction survey last month and the results arrived with startling findings:
- More than half of ODPA members question the relevance of ODPA in light of the current environment
• Sixty-five percent of ODPA members are independent contractors or work for companies of fewer than 10 people
• More than 30% of members received advanced degrees 30 years ago or longer, more than 50% between 10 years and 29 years ago, and fewer than 10% graduated within the last nine years.
• Fewer than 5% of the members could name one ODPA Board member
In light of the survey data results, the ODPA executive director (Director) has called to ask If you can help. The Director, located in Toronto, Canada, is concerned that the Board is out of touch with current organizational environments, OD trends, and escalating challenges for organizational development professionals. The current seven Board members are geographically distributed in Australia, England, Germany, Japan, and the United States. The Board holds an annual meeting in Toronto and quarterly web-based conference meetings.
The Director wants to “educate” the Board as a necessary step to raise a sense of urgency about the organization. Otherwise, the Director fears ODPA may not be sustainable. The Director’s assessment is that the Board:
- Does not fully appreciate its leadership role
- Has not embraced workforce demographic changes that impact membership
- Cannot make sense of classical versus autonomist leadership or traditional versus evolved leadership theory
- Does not understand leadership discourses of modern times.
The Director wants you to facilitate a Board discussion using the survey results as catalyst to discuss organizational risks. The director is asking you to develop a draft of the meeting plan including:
- Purpose of the meeting (remember your audience)
- Attendees and roles (assess the leader/follower roles of all of those in attendance, including you. Make and record assumptions as needed. Support your assessment with scholarly sources).
- Schedule, location, and setting (provide reasoned choices with support)
- Pre-reading material (Identify material that attendees should review ahead of the meeting; make and record assumptions as needed)
- Historical overview of the leadership field of study from 1920 to present (two to three pages)
- Include an original graphic element (less than one-half page within body of the report; unlimited space in appendices)
- Explanation of modern leadership with relevance to the situation (three to four pages)
- Include an original graphic element (less than one-half page within body of the report; unlimited space in Appendices)
- Critical analysis of a current leadership book and specific relevance to the situation (use one of Western’s (2013) four critical inquiry frames) (four to five pages)
- Facilitation questions (design inquiry to draw attendees into a relevant discussion).
Requirements:
- Ten to 12 pages not including the required title and reference pages and appendices
- Management report style (see the ToolKit in the Module folder for an example)
- Headings and sub-headings used to advance comprehension and clarify the flow of the document
- A minimum of two original graphics (figures or tables) demonstrating analytic thought
- Appendices that contain larger amounts of data and analytic tools; formatted according to APA standards
- Ten to 12 scholarly sources in addition to any of the course required or recommended readings you decide to use.
- A current leadership book of your choosing (this is a book you will choose in Module 1 Portfolio Project Milestone option 1. See the full description of that assignment in the Module 1 folder.
- Format your paper according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
- Review the grading rubric below to understand how you will be graded on this assignment. Reach out to your instructor if you have questions about the assignment.
Option #2: Modern Leadership in a Mid-Sized Company
You are an organizational development (OD) professional for ABC Company in the role of human resource strategist working across several lines of business. You are responsible to three business-unit vice presidents as well as to the director of human resources in this matrixed organization.
ABC is a mid-sized global company headquartered in the United States and that outsources product manufacturing to facilities in Mexico and Vietnam.
The company’s Board is composed of seven members all located within the United States. The leadership team includes the chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CF0), and chief operating officer (COO). Both the director of technology and director of human resources report to the COO and are considered members of the leadership team but not in the executive ranks. Vice presidents lead the three primary business units and a director of shared services reports to the COO.
Industry analysts recently released data on the top 10 competitors. ABC was listed at #10 overall, but was listed at #50 on diversity and culture. You know that the industry leader has publicly stated a commitment to diversity and worked to build a company-wide culture of leadership.
Pertinent data related to the low rating included:
- Board composition: six men and one woman; all United States (U.S.) citizens residing in the United States
- Leadership team composition: four men and one woman; one ethnic minority, all U.S. citizens residing in the United States
- Employee demographics: 60% men/40% women; median age 50; management roles 80% men/20% women; 40% of the workforce non-U.S. citizens.
Immediately after the industry data were released, reporters contacted the ABC media relations department to get a statement about the undesirable diversity and culture rating. ABC executives want to better understand how the rating might affect the company’s reputation and impact its market position. The executives contacted the director of human resources to get some answers and likewise, the HR director is bringing you into the discussion.
Directions
The HR Director and other members of the leadership team want to have an “educational session” with the main agenda item being the industry study results and current state of diversity and culture at ABC. You will facilitate the leadership team discussion.
You are to draft a meeting plan for the leadership team to review and provide input. You will also facilitate the review and eventual discussion. Following are elements of the draft meeting plan:
- Purpose of the meeting (remember your audience)
- Attendees and roles (assess the leader/follower roles of all of those in attendance, including you. Make and record assumptions as needed. Support your assessment with scholarly sources)
- Schedule, location, and setting (provide reasoned choices with support)
- Pre-reading material (Identify material that attendees should review ahead of the meeting; make and record assumptions as needed)
- Historical overview of the leadership field of study from 1920 to present (two to three pages)
- Include an original graphic element (less than one-half page within body of the report; unlimited space in appendices)
- Explanation of modern leadership with relevance to the situation (three to four pages)
- Include an original graphic element (less than one-half page within body of the report; unlimited space in appendices)
- Critical analysis of a current leadership book and specific relevance to the situation: use one of Western’s (2013) four critical inquiry frames (four to five pages)
- Facilitation questions (design inquiry to draw attendees into a relevant discussion).
Requirements:
- Ten to 12 pages not including the required title and reference pages and appendices
- Management report style (see the ToolKit in the Module folder for an example)
- Headings and sub-headings used to advance comprehension and clarify the flow of the document
- A minimum of two original graphics (figures or tables) demonstrating analytic thought
- Appendices that contain larger amounts of data and analytic tools; formatted according to APA standards
- Ten to 12 scholarly sources in addition to any of the course required or recommended readings you decide to use.
- A current leadership book of your choosing (this is a book you will choose in Module 1 Portfolio Project Milestone Option 2. See the full description of that assignment in the Module 1 folder.
- Format your paper according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
- Review the grading rubric below to understand how you will be graded on this assignment. Reach out to your instructor if you have questions about the assignment
Rubric
ORG561 Mod 8 PP
| ORG561 Mod 8 PP | ||||||
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Content |
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60.0 pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Requirements |
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60.0 pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Critical Analysis |
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60.0 pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Synthesis and Evaluation |
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40.0 pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Sources |
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20.0 pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Application of Source Material |
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20.0 pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Organization |
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20.0 pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Grammar and Style |
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20.0 pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Demonstrates proper use of APA style |
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20.0 pts | ||||
| Total Points: 320.0 | ||||||
Module 1: Portfolio Milestone
- Points 10
- Submitting a file upload
PORTFOLIO PROJECT MILESTONE (10 points)
Important! Read First
Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission.
Option #1: Leadership Book for Portfolio Project
This course requires a final Portfolio Project, due in Week 8. A critical success factor for ORG561 Portfolio Project success is to start now and to steadily develop the deliverables as we study new concepts and principles in each module.
This week begin thinking about which Portfolio Project option you will complete. Review the two options in the Module 8 folder. It might help you to complete the same option of the Portfolio Milestone this week as the Portfolio Project you want to complete in Module 8.
For this Portfolio Milestone, there are three requirements:
- Proceed to Module 8 to become familiar with both Portfolio Project options. Remember that you will complete only one option.
- Review the Portfolio Project grading rubric. Portfolio Milestone rubrics are located in their respective module’s folders
- Identify a current (published within the last three years) leadership book that you will use in the Portfolio Project; submit the reference for your chosen book in standard APA formatting along with your name and a one-paragraph explanation of why you chose this particular publication.
Option #2: Portfolio Project Milestone
This course requires a final Portfolio Project, due in Week 8. A critical success factor for ORG561 Portfolio Project success is to start now and to steadily develop the deliverables as we study new concepts and principles in each module.
This week begin thinking about which Portfolio Project option you will complete. Review the two options in the Module 8 folder. It might help you to complete the same option of the Portfolio Milestone this week as the Portfolio Project you want to complete in Module 8.
For this portfolio milestone, there are three requirements:
- Proceed to Module 8 to become familiar with both Portfolio Project options. Remember that you will complete only one option.
- Review the Portfolio Project grading rubric. Portfolio Milestone rubrics are located in their respective module’s folders
- Identify a current (published within the last three years) leadership book that you will use in the Portfolio Project; submit the reference for your chosen book in standard APA formatting along with your name and a one-paragraph explanation of why you chose this particular publication.
Rubric
ORG561 Mod 1 PM
| ORG561 Mod 1 PM | ||||||
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Requirements |
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10.0 pts | ||||
| Total Points: 10.0 | ||||||