Final Project Part 2 – Leader Indra Nooyi

Final Project Part II Overview
MBA 550 has two final projects: Final Project Part I, due in Module Three, and Final Project Part II, due in Module Nine. The course has a milestone assignment in each of the following modules: Two, Four, Five, and Seven. You will select a corporate or organizational leader who could be a personal role model. The professional self-assessment taken during the course will be the lens through which you will select this leader. You will research the leader’s professional career
track, management and leadership styles, team-building skills, organizational vision and culture, and problem-solving and conflict-management abilities. You will then compare aspects of your own leadership style to the leadership style of the person you selected.
In the milestone research and writing process leading to Final Project Part II, you completed a thorough analysis of your leadership traits through the StrengthsFinder results and compared these results with the cognitive factors associated with leadership effectiveness. You explained how leadership strengths and traits contributed to the effectiveness of an organization. You also evaluated teams and organizational structure in the actions of your chosen leader with
his or her organization and executive team, and evaluated best practices with teams used by the leader. You reviewed your chosen leader’s organizational vision and how your leader developed the organization’s strategic plan, and methods not employed by the leader in the planning process. You analyzed evidence of your leader’s personal, political, and positional power, assessing how the leader used that power to structure the organization, thus creating culture. You
reviewed your own knowledge, skills, and abilities related to problem-solving and your chosen leader’s problem-solving abilities. You evaluated methods and strategies used by the leader and explained which tools, methods, and strategies you would use/emulate and which you would avoid. You reviewed your own conflict management and negotiation skills and analyzed your leader’s skills related to conflict management and negotiation. You analyzed which of techniques
of the chosen leader you would use/emulate and how they would help you. In Final Project Part II, you will finalize and submit a paper or presentation comprises all the milestone submissions with edits based on instructor feedback, and develop a conclusion of your findings. You will base the conclusion on the results of
your self-assessment and your research on your selected leader. You will address how you may continue to improve and build upon your leadership skills and areas for development. Refer to the Final Project Part II Rubric (below) for submission guidelines.
Final Project Part II addresses the following course outcomes:
 Analyze results of professional self-assessment tools for informing personal appreciation of leadership skills and areas of professional development
 Evaluate best practices for planning and staffing in intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship environments for organizing teams by functions
 Recommend strategic planning methods that motivate individuals and teams to align with organizational visions
 Analyze elements of personal, political, and positional power as tools for effecting change in organizational culture
 Determine appropriate tools, methods, or strategies for organizational problem-solving and decision-making in leadership and management contexts
 Select appropriate conflict management and negotiation skills for effectively communicating and resolving organizational behavioral disputes