Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the following resources: The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership? ModelLinks to an external site. webpage The Impact of

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the following resources:

• webpage
• article
• Historical Leaders video

As a leader, it is beneficial to have a core set of practices that can be effective in routine times and during difficult or very challenging times. The leadership practices by Kouzes and Posner, called The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® Model, are based upon the transformational leadership model. Organizational leaders must plan to continually improve as leaders while also seeking to improve the performance of other leadership team members and of the rest of the organization. Adopting guiding principles or practices can help in the planning phases for leading when hard times occur.

In your paper,

• Analyze a difficult leadership situation in the business world that has impacted a company or companies.
• Develop a plan for positively increasing the performance of the organization, the leadership, and the teams within the organization using the five practices of exemplary leadership as developed by Kouzes and Posner.

The Leadership in Hard Times paper

• must be 2 to 3 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to as outlined in the Writing Center’s resource.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
  • title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • student’s name
  • name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice.
  • Review the resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing and , refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least 3 scholarly, credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • The table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.