Question

Submit your answers as a single Word document to the Dropbox. Use the Leadership Matrix provided in the Content area of the course to complete the following: • Identify effective leadership traits. Search for 10 business leaders who exemplify the selected leadership traits. Identify the company and job title for each business leader. Include a description of how the leader exemplifies the leadership trait. Describe if the leadership trait inspires followership and why. This assignment seeks to expose you to leaders who exemplify leadership qualities. This provides an opportunity to consider (if you have not already, the qualities of leadership with which you most identify. Leadership Summary Provide a 500 word summary that further explains your leadership philosophy based on leadership models and theories of your choosing. What will be your leadership style? Which traits do you believe will inspire others? What qualities do you believe will foster effective leadership? Provide a minimum of three references, which may include the textbook APA format is required. Solid academic writing is always expected. For all assignment delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center

Answer 1

S.No.	Name of Business Leaders	Leadership Trait	Job Profile	Description
1	Tim Cook	Risk Taking	Chief Executive Offier, Apple	The life of a leader is not an easy one. At times leaders must make extremely difficult decisions that can affect the lives of those around them. Although it’s difficult, you must be able to trust in your ability to take risks. Tim Cook understands he must take risks in order to succeed. He believes that “[w]e take risks knowing that risks will sometimes result in failure, but without the possibility of failure there is no possibility of success.” Without the confidence to take calculated risks, it will be almost impossible to have the full support of those around you.
2	Sheryl Sandberg	Compassionate	Chief Operating officer, Facebook	Her compassion was visible back in her early career when she chose a path of public service in the government. In interviews when she talks about the evolution of her career, it’s clear she thought she would always be involved in non-profit organizations. But even in her transition to the technology field, Sandberg was still drawn by a desire to help people. she talks about the power of technology to help people connect and how that ability has improved people’s lives. She wanted to be a part of something powerful in changing lives for the better. Even one of Sandberg’s critics, Princeton Professor, Anne-Marie Slaughter, describes her work on the Lean In book as “compassionate, funny, honest and likable.”
3	Bob Iger	Be Curious and Optimistic	Chief Executive Offier, Disney Corporation	In order to innovate and create something new, Bob said that it’s important to be curious and optimistic. One of the things that Bob seeks out in hiring is curiosity. Just look at the way Bob thinks about the market slowdown in China — it gives you some insight into his optimistic thinking. He describes it as “current” (i.e. temporary) and “exogenous” (i.e. external). A pessimistic may have looked at the Chinese market slowdown as a death knell for Disneyland Shanghai. In the pessimist’s view, the theme park would have a terrible opening — it would start on a bad note and struggle to ever grow. The optimist would look at it and say, “This is bad timing and bad luck, but it’s temporary and due to external events. It’s not a permanent knock against what we’ve built, and it’s not due to anything inherent to us, our abilities, or our product.” Which is exactly how Bob thinks about it.
4	Marry Barra	Team Oriented	Chief Executive Offier, General Motors Company	A leader is only as strong as their team. Mary Barra never forgets that collaboration yields results. In interviews, she’s known for talking about her team. For example, in one Bloomberg video, she mentions something along the lines of “producing efficient vehicles is a team sport.” Mary also holds hall meetings to gather advice on project direction. Every leader who understands the importance of team effort and communicating appreciation is on the road to success.
5	Jack Ma	A Clear Mind	Founder, Alibaba Group	Jack Ma knew from the beginning what his aspirations for Alibaba were, and how to turn them into reality. Leaders should have a clear mind before getting their feet wet with any venture. A cluster of ideas can muddle up the way ahead and blur your sight. Jack Ma solely focused on making Alibaba a B2B portal in the start, and only after that vision was realized did he strive to turn it into B2C and C2C as well. That happened because he was clear about when to change tracks and how.