Strategic Leadership Memo
Your memo should be formatted like this: 1) Starting with “TO:” as the top line on the page, single-space this heading:
TO: Dr. Karen Ford-Eickhoff
FROM: Your Name DATE: The due date for the memo
RE: Strategic Leadership Memo
Be sure that Word is set to 0 space before or after each line in addition to selecting single spacing.
2) Skip one line and then single-space the body of the memo (no indention) with one blank line between paragraphs (i.e., like I have typed this assignment). The memo should be one full page in length in Times New Roman 12-point font. Your memo must a Word document. Be so thorough that it is difficult to get everything you want to say into one full page single- spaced. A bibliography of your sources should be included as the second page for this memo. The assignment: Your text describes the “romantic view of leadership” and the “external control view of leadership.” For this assignment, assume the first view.
Strategic leadership has been defined as “the ability to anticipate, envision, maintain flexibility, think strategically, and work with others in the organization to initiate changes that will create a viable and valuable future for the organization” (Coulter, 2009: 13). Six key dimensions of effective strategic leadership are : 1) determining the organization’s purpose or vision; 2) exploiting and maintaining core competencies; 3) developing human capital; 4) creating and sustaining strong organizational culture; 5) emphasizing ethical decisions and practices; and 6) establishing appropriately balanced controls. Find an article or articles from any source (does NOT have to be the Wall Street Journal for this assignment). Evaluate Elon Musk, founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors, and SpaceX, using this definition and at least three of the six key dimensions. On the basis of this comparison, do you think that Musk is an effective strategic leader? Why? Support whatever you say with specific examples from your research.
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