See the Learning Outcomes for Week 2.

Please review the following urls for The Leadership Challenge text and discuss one thing you learned from the website. Please make your first post by Tuesday 6pm and then comment on at least 2 other posts by 6pm on Friday. This discussion thread is worth 20 points. Take the time to explore this site and learn more about the authors, research that the principles are based on, case studies, and how to expand your skills.

You will also be discussing The Leadership Challenge in your journal entry for week 2.

Also, be thinking about how the 5 practices of TLC compare and contrast with the SBL strengths. You will be discussing the compare/contrast in your leadership journal in week 3.

The Leadership Challenge main website:

http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/WileyCDA/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Additional information on “The Leadership Challenge” is below for your information. The research behind the 5 practices includes the “leadership practices inventory (LPI)” assessment tool see below:

“As measured and validated by the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)—one of the most widely used leadership assessment instruments in the world—ongoing studies consistently confirm that The Five Practices and our assessment tools are positively related to both the effectiveness of leaders and the level of commitment, engagement, and satisfaction of those that follow.

Tips and Techniques for The Leadership Challenge provides exercises, videos, etc.

http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-131339.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Please also note the research behind “The Leadership Challenge” 5 practices which should be part of your historical background if you chose to apply these concepts in your research paper. Information about the “leadership practices”, the authors’ approach and additional research can be found below:

http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/about.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/About-section-Our-Approach.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

and additional research articles:

http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/research.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to develop an operations consulting proposal.

Resources

Operations and Supply Chain Management, Ch. 25;

Assignment Steps

Choose a business in the media having difficulties with its operating model or one which is struggling in your community.

Evaluate how all or some of the items from the Operations Consulting Tool Kit in Operations and Supply Chain

Management could help this business get back on track.

Determine the resources and data you will need to deploy an operations consulting engagement with this business.

Develop a business case including financial benefits on how operations consulting can have a positive impact on the business.

Develop a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft®PowerPoint® presentation of an operations consulting engagement proposal to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the target firm. Do not include Speaker’s Notes; instead, include all relevant content in your slides.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

APA format is required, using the template provided in the course. References for all questions should be listed at the end of the paper in the References section. Use in-text headings for each question being answered. Each question lists a minimum number of unique scholarly references; the textbook is considered one unique reference (per question) regardless of how many times it is used. All references should be from the years 2015 to present day.

Review the rubric that will be used to evaluate this paper. All work must be completed individually.

1. Describe some factors that contribute to the capacity of an emergency room, as measured by the number of patients served per day.Use at least two unique references. Length: 2-3 paragraphs.
2. What are the three steps in designing process layouts? Use at least two unique references. Length: 2-3 paragraphs.
3. What are the characteristics of self-managed teams? Use at least two unique references. Length: 2-3 paragraphs.
4. Describe advantages and disadvantages of periodic review systems. Use at least two unique references. Length: 2-3 paragraphs.

There are many leadership models that have been marketed, researched, and utilized by management professionals and I/O Psychologists over the decades. During the last decade, the Servant Leader model has become widely popular in the United States, and is now spreading to organizations in other countries. Some of the most prominent business leaders of the day, such as Ken Blanchard, James Autry, and Stephen Covey, are proponents of Servant Leadership. As such, it is important for I/O Psychologists to understand what Servant Leadership is, to be able to speak intelligently within the workplace, but also to discern whether this particular model is one they may wish to utilize in their own leadership development work within organizations.

For this week’s Seminar, you must read in the Library the following article about Servant Leadership:

Parris, D., & Peachey, J. (2013). A systematic literature review of Servant Leadership Theory in organizational contexts. Journal of Business Ethics, 113(3), 377–393.

Please discuss:

• What Servant Leadership is
• How Servant Leadership differs in emphasis from more traditional models of leadership
• Why you believe it has become a dominant model of leadership in the U.S. during the past decade