Final Project Guidelines Profile of a Leader.
As a future public administrator, you will want to familiarize yourself with what constitutes excellence in public and nonprofit sector leadership. In this Final Project, you write a profile of a leader who may or may not embody these characteristics of excellence. To do so, select an individual who is especially interesting to you and use what you have explored in this course as a foundation. You may select any contemporary leader of a public (e.g., government), or nonprofit organization (including your own organization) as long as it is someone for whom there is sufficient information to provide an effective analysis of successful management and leadership in public and nonprofit organizations. The leader you interview can function at any management level of the organization, from supervisor to president of the board of trustees.
Final Project
The Final Project is due by Day 7 of Week 10. The analysis should include, but is not limited to, an in-depth examination of the leader, including the following sections: Section I: Introduction (3–5 pages) the introduction will include the context within which the leader works: • A description of the leader’s organization (e.g., the organization’s mission, main stakeholders, constituents, similar organizations). Note: Do not use the actual name of the organization or identifying details. • A description of the setting (e.g., geographical, cultural, socioeconomic) and why it is relevant to the operation of the organization • Any other information about the organization or related background that you think is important to understanding the organization and the leader Section II: Body (9–10 pages) • Write a brief profile of the leader you selected. Describe the leader’s contributions to the organization(s) o Stakeholders (e.g., “followers,” employees, other leaders, community members) o Overall community o Society, if applicable • Provide an example of a situation in which the interviewee demonstrated his or her management abilities. Then provide an example of a situation in which the interviewee demonstrated his or her leadership
