Week Four Signature Assignment: Apply Systems Thinking and Complexity Theory
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Instructions
Background
This assignment will assess your ability to apply key course concepts in a meaningful way, especially with the practices of a learning organization, dialogue, relational leadership, adaptive leadership, and/or systems thinking, to a situation or scenario where you should exercise effective leadership.
This case is an opportunity to use what you have learned about systems’ level thinking (Senge, 2006; Wheatley, 2006), practices of a learning organization (Senge, 2006), and post-industrial leadership theory—see Transformational Leadership (Burns, 1978; Bass and Riggio, 2006), Relational Leadership (Rost, 1993), and Adaptive Leadership (Heifetz and Laurie, 2001; Heifetz, R., Grashow, A., & Linsky, M. 2009). The practice of adaptive leadership: Tools and tactics for changing your organization and the world. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review.
Instructions
Begin by reviewing all of the following resources:
• Stahl, L. (2020). Raw sewage flowing into the Tijuana River brings toxic sludge to California. CBS News: 60 Minutes Nature.
• [CBS 8 San Diego]. (2020, June 1). “60 Minutes” features sewage contamination in Imperial Beach [Video]. YouTube.
• City News Service. (2023). County supervisors push for federal emergency on Tijuana River pollution. KPBS.
Imagine that you have been hired as a highly paid consultant and must help the mayor of Imperial Beach, CA. You were hired to introduce new ideas and/or coaching to improve the leadership both individually and through efforts to manage change in the organization. Write a four to five-page (1000-1500 words) paper that identifies:
• The issues presented in the case
• Your analysis of the identified issues
• Your approach to leadership utilizing ideas presented in the course to solve the issues you identified
Consider: What is the impact on the preparation of the US Special Forces?
Connect: Be sure to connect your analysis to the practices of a learning organization, dialogue, transformational leadership, relational leadership, adaptive leadership, and/or systems thinking.
Follow APA 7th Edition (2019) requirements. See NU Online Library for resources for APA compliance.
Length: This assignment must be 4-5 pages (1,000-1500 words), excluding the title and reference page.
References: Include at least 4 peer-reviewed scholarly resources.
Additional Resources
• Stahl, L. (2020). Raw sewage flowing into the Tijuana River brings toxic sludge to California. CBS News: 60 Minutes Nature.
• [CBS 8 San Diego]. (2020, June 1). “60 Minutes” features sewage contamination in Imperial Beach [Video]. YouTube.
• City News Service. (2023). County supervisors push for federal emergency on Tijuana River pollution. KPBS.
• National University. (n.d.). APA style. Nu.Libguides.com.
Grading
This assignment is worth 30 points and is due on the final day of the course.
FORMATTING NOTES: ENSURE APA 7TH EDITION IS ADHERED TO WITH ATTENTION TO:
PAGE NUMBERING
PAHE HEADERS FOR TITLE PAGE AND OTHER PAGES
TITLE PAGE CORRECTLY FORMATTED
SHORT ABSTRACT, NO MORE THAN 5 SENTENCES
DOUBLE SPACING BETWEEN SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS
REFERENCE PAGE, CORRECT HANGING FORMAT