Leading and Managing Strategy

Formulate strategic business decisions from a management, leadership, and organizational design perspective.

In this assignment, you will address one course outcome by making and proposing management and leadership decisions focusing on the future of your chosen organization. Be sure to follow the instructions in the template.

To start this assignment, choose an organization from the list provided by your instructor.

Visit the Mergent Market Atlas in the to research your chosen organization. Become very familiar with this library database. You will need it.
- Analyze the details, latest annual report, latest news, review competitor information, etc., about your chosen organization.
- You may also want to visit the websites of your chosen organization and its competitors for more information and observation.

Scenario:

You are the director of strategy and business intelligence for your chosen organization. You are analyzing strategic options for a proposal you will make to C-level executives of your organization. In the future, you will use the results of your management and leadership decisions in the strategic planning process. Use the following criteria to analyze and propose strategic business decisions for your organization.

Requirements: Deliver a strategic decision-making verbal presentation to the C-level executives of your chosen organization. You will formulate strategic business decisions from a management, leadership, and organizational design perspective, focusing on expansion and growth efforts.

Address each of the following inquiries in your deliverable using the .

Introduction and Purpose

1. Introduce your chosen organization and the purpose of the presentation in a high-level overview using informational research resources.

1.1. Provide details about your chosen organization, including an analysis of its brand, the industry sector in which the organization operates, and the organizational vision, mission, and values.
1.2. Provide a high-level synopsis of the organizational design of your chosen organization.
1.3. Provide a statement detailing the purpose of your presentation.

Strategic Decision-Making Process

2. Analyze processes for making strategic business decisions.

2.1. Develop a thesis statement addressing the differences between management and leadership decision-making.
2.2. Explain how management and leadership decision-making abilities are used in the strategic planning process.
2.3. Distinguish between making strategic, administrative, and operational decisions (based on Ansoffs theory) from the perspective of a manager and a leader.
2.4. Explain the impact that management and leadership attributes have on strategic decision-making.
2.5. Identify, research, and explain a decision-making process that is useful in strategic decision-making.

Strategic Decision-Making

3. Analyze a scenario that requires strategic decision-making abilities.

3.1. Use brainstorming techniques to create a new product idea that enhances the strategic position of your chosen organization using the results of the strategic evaluation previously conducted.
3.2. Identify, research, and choose a domestic or international market to launch your new product idea for your chosen organization.
3.3. Explain how your strategic decisions on the new product idea and chosen market will improve the organization’s competitive advantage.

Management, Leadership, and Organizational Design

4. Formulate strategic decisions from a management, leadership, and organizational design perspective.

4.1. Identify one management theory and explain its application and value in the strategic decision-making process for your new product idea and chosen market.
4.2. Identify one leadership theory and explain its application and value in the strategic decision-making process for your new product idea and chosen market.
4.3. Based on Mintzbergs parameters of organizational design, explain its application and value in the strategic decision-making process for your new product idea and chosen market.
4.4. Formulate strategic decisions using your chosen management and leadership theories within Mintzbergs parameters of organizational design.

Verbal Narration Requirements

5. Produce an oral narration on each PowerPoint slide.

5.1. Speak confidently and demonstrate full knowledge of the content matter on each slide.
5.2. Verbally substantiate your critical thinking and provide viable reasoning for your perspectives using research resources.
5.3. Verbally address and target the appropriate audience with your content to persuade strategic decision-making.
5.4. Use fluctuations in the volume of your voice to maintain audience interest and emphasize key points.

Presentation Design Requirements

6. Develop a professionally designed presentation.

6.1. Use a design template to format your presentation.
6.2. Use the template provided to develop PowerPoint slides containing concise content, images, diagrams, and charts.
6.3. Produce notes that explain the content on each PowerPoint slide.
6.4. Use a minimum of three peer-reviewed academic research resources.
6.5. Write content in the third person.
6.6. Apply proper APA style citation and reference format.

You should make thorough use of the reading resources to complete this deliverable. You are a professional and will need to determine how many slides and how long the presentation should be to meet the requirements of this assignment. You can do professional research (above and beyond the resources provided) and make strategic decisions at this level of your degree program. Take the initiative to be the problem solver and strategic decision-maker.

Notes: You may pick any company you’d like. Follow template.

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