Unit 2 Case Study

For your case study, read the sections titled “Visionary” through     “Affiliative Summary” of the following article from the required reading     assignment:

Preston, G., Moon, J., Simon, R., Allen, S., &     Kossi, E. (2015). The relevance of emotional intelligence in project    leadership.  Journal of Information Technology and Economic    Development, 6(1),  16-40.

In your case study, be sure to address the following items:

• Include a brief statement as to which of the leadership styles (visionary, coaching, affiliative, democratic, pacesetting, and commanding)        presented   in     the article that you are most comfortable employing, in        general.
• Select and analyze one of the scenarios below. Be sure to provide the  number of the scenario

Scenario 2: You are a newly hired department director, brought on    board  to help turn around a struggling department. The members of this    department are  highly educated and are taking steps to improve the    professional  development of  department members. Despite these efforts, they    feel they are  underappreciated  and also feel that they lack a voice in the    direction in which  the department is  moving. You have leadership experience   in  a variety of  industries.

• Based on your understanding of the discussed leadership styles in the  article, which would you choose to handle this situation?
• What elements of that style do you feel will be most helpful in resolving  the problems faced?
• How would you proceed with handling the scenario?
• How does the role of leadership in the decision-making process serve to   establish an organizational climate oriented to meet business     goals?

Utilize the CSU Online Library to locate one journal article to use as a     reference that supports your case study. Your case study should be two to three   pages in length.

Be sure to include the rubric elements from the guidelines below:

• The analysis should present an insightful and thorough discussion with  strong arguments and evidence.
• The content should be highly relevant and informative while remaining on  topic.
• Accuracy and close attention to detail should be clearly evident in all  parts of the assignment.
• The writing should be clear and concise with proper sentence structure,   grammar, and punctuation, and it should be free from spelling     errors.
• The number of sources should meet or exceed assignment requirements, and  all sources should be academically credible, and properly cited using      APA         formatting.