week 3 assgnmt 1

 
Assignment 1: The Value of Failure in Leadership
Due Week 3 and worth 240 points
(THERE ARE 2 PARTS TO THIS PAPER, PLEASE ANSWER BOTH PARTS WHICH ARE INDICATED BY THE ROMAN NUMBERS)

As  you grow into a leadership or management position, you are not only  responsible for your behavior, but also the behavior of your team  members. It is especially important that you and your team are exposed  to the idea of failure and how it relates directly to leadership. 
Many  people avoid situations in which they might fail. Other individuals  fear failure so much they will not take a risk or have an opinion other  than what the group wants. There is an old adage that says, “If at first  you don’t succeed, try, try again.” 

I.
Select a leader in  business, sports, management, or government and plan a short 20-minute  interview. The interview may be over the phone or in person.
Suggested interview questions: 

What can be learned by failing?
You  seem pretty confident and successful. Have you ever exposed your team  to the idea of failure to prepare them for consequences if the wrong  choices are made? 
What can be learned by failing?
In what ways does failure affect success? 
What do you think is the value of failure?
How can having a failure change the way you make decisions or do business in the future? How? 
Some  leaders seem to always make the right decisions and therefore  experience a lot of success. How can too much success interfere with  creativity?
What if we could design a controlled failure system for work that could tap creativity without causing fear or stress? 

(Note: Guidelines for Interview Assignments at Strayer University:
 (1)   Before students engage in an interview assignment, they must adhere to  these Guidelines for Interview Assignments at Strayer University:
(a)    The purpose of the assignment is to train students in interview /  research methods, not to develop or contribute to research that can be  applied to situations beyond that studied or that is created to share  with others beyond the local setting.
(b)    No publication of projects containing the results of or information  from the interviews is allowed, including publication in social media,  blogs or the Internet generally. The interview findings may only be  shared in the class.
(2)   When presenting the results of their  interviews to their instructor and / or classmates, students may not  disclose personally identifiable information about an interviewee,  unless they have received written permission from the interviewee as  verified by their instructor.
(3)   All interviewees must be at least 18 years old.) 

II.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

Propose two (2) ways that you can use a failure in your life or career to improve your vision as a leader.
Examine  the key traits and characteristics that transformational leaders  possess. Predict the impact that a transformational leader’s response to  a failure would have on performance and behavior in his or her  employees. Provide a rationale for your response. 
Determine  whether or not you believe that failure is an integral part of life that  contributes to leadership effectiveness. Provide two (2) examples to  support your response. 
Create a list of five (5) best  practices for leaders to follow in order to be effective after a failure  in the workplace. Support each practice with examples from your  interview.
Determine the manner in which experiences with  failure and leadership affect the risk taking and decision making  behaviors of an individual on a leadership track. Provide a rationale  for your response. 
Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional  instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the  assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,  and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in  the required assignment page length.