Then, complete a self-evaluation using information you gained or realized through this week’s Books and Resources.

Prepare a written appraisal of your own specific skills and behaviors, and then examine how these can be beneficial to guide organizational change as a leader/coach.

Determine how these findings would affect your personal relations and those of others within an organization.

Then, provide real world examples of the application to support your assessment.

Support your assessment with at least five scholarly resources and five pages only. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

1. Read the short case (Aquafresh 1-2 page) and make write up (1 page) for answering the questions at the end.

Questions:

What accounts for the market success of the Aquafresh product? Keep in mind: As large and knowledgeable as GSK is, both P&G and Colgate already had similar products on the market, and both could easily defend themselves against the competitive launch of Aquafresh. More generally, what can be learned from GSK’s perspective, and also from Oratech’s perspective, about making open innovation work?

2. The template for the case write up will include: situation, problems, alternative solution, the choice of solution, conclusion.

Topic: Conflict and Negotiation on the Job

Scenario (fictional): The SMQ company CEO has received variousreports from some directors and other managers and employees that thepresident’s leadership style is a transactional one and just is notmotivating employees to perform at their best. Using the reading on leadership,the negotiation steps in the Reading area, and conflict resolutionreading, negotiate with the president to change to a better leadershipstyle.

Instructions:

• Your 1st post will be as the CEO and your 2nd post will be as the president.
• As the CEO (1st post) make sure to suggest an alternate leadership style.

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Learning Objective: Practice and summarize your personal awareness, leadership traits and behaviors in group situations.

Directions: Download and use the Hersey & Blanchard LEAD Worksheet, and here in your Journal explain in 250 words your responses to the following questions:

1. What were the findings of the Leadership Style Assessment?

2. Why whether or not you are surprised by the findings of the assessment you just took.

3. What, if any, valuable things did you learn from it and how can that be useful to you moving forward as you manage your career?

Topic 1: BeneMart, a large national retail chain, is nearing its fiscal year-end. It appears that the company is not going to hit its revenue and net income targets. The company’s marketing manager, Ed Mellon, suggests running a promotion selling $50 gift cards for $45. He believes that this would be very popular and would enable the company to meet its targets for revenue and net income. What do you think of this idea?

Please research and explain the reasons Ed believes that by selling the gift cards at $45 would meet the targets for revenue and net income. Provide examples.