Leading through the Covid-19 Crisis: An Analysis of a Leader's Actions and Impact

Description of Leader, Organisation, and Context

Qns 1 In this question, you are to research on how an existing leader of an organisation (business, government, or not-for-profit) leads through the Covid19 crisis. It could be a CEO of an international organisation whom you have read about in the newspapers / biographies, or a leader who runs a country or SME. The choice of leader and organisation / country is yours. The main crux of this question is the following: Using relevant leadership theories and models, critically evaluate and analyse the leadership of this leader in terms of leading in times of Covid-19 crisis. In your report, please ensure that you do the following: 1) Describe clearly the leader, organisation / industry / country, situation / context. 2) Critically evaluate and analyse the leadership of this leader in terms of leading in times of Covid-19 crisis. 3) Examine and appraise the leader’s leadership style and the impact on followers and /or organisational activities. 4) Discuss how you would lead differently if you were put in the same situation as the leader and how you could make a stronger impact on the followers and on the situation(s). The word limit for this question is . Quality of writing ?The answer would have good English expression and no grammatical errors. ?An excellent answer would be structured properly with logical build-up of ideas. Description of leader, organization, industry, situation, context [5%] "1) Describe clearly the leader, organisation / industry / country, situation / context." ?An excellent answer will provide clear and succinct details of the leader, organization, industry, situation and context. ?This description will allow readers to understand the situation and context the leader is in, including successes or challenges the leader may be facing in terms of leading in times of Covid-19 crisis. ?Describe clearly the leader, organisation / industry / country, situation / context. ?In this question, you are to RESEARCH on how an existing leader of an organisation (business, government, or not-for-profit) leads through the Covid-19 crisis – that means you cannot write about your boss. The leader needs to have information that can be found online. ?It will be good to describe a specific situation so that Q2, 3 and 4 can be easily understood with the context clearly described. ?You need to decide what specific information is relevant for readers to understand the situation and context the leader is in, including successes or challenges the leader may be facing in terms of leading in times of Covid-19 crisis. Application of leadership theories and models  “3)Examine and appraise the leader’s leadership style and the impact on followers and /or organisational activities” ?An excellent answer will apply leadership theories and models where relevant. ?At least 1, you should cite only leadership theories that you deem are relevant to support your answer - you need to explain your selection of theories Simply describing the theory without making reference to the question will not earn you points. ?you need to explain how the leader’s actions reflect the theory. Note that if you are describing company practices/policies, you need to link it to the leader's actions (e.g., leader initiated the policy; leader made key changes to the company when he/she took over) – we are interested in the leader’s specific actions, rather than the company. ?Can a leader adopt more than 1 leadership style? Yes, it is possible, and in fact common for leaders to use more than 1 leadership style. ?Do I have to describe the leadership theory in detail? No, you only need to briefly mention the key components the focus is on giving specific examples of what the leader did that reflects the leadership theory. ? Can I describe leadership theories that are outside of the syllabus? Yes. ? How do I make reference to theories in an appropriate manner? According to / based on / as proposed by xx theory … Xx theory describes / proposes that… Analysis of leadership of the leader and its impact"2) Critically evaluate and analyse the leadership of this leader in terms of leading in times of Covid-19 crisis. " "3) Examine and appraise the leader’s leadership style and the impact on followers and /or organisational activities