Choose one of the following current Global inspirational and/or business leaders: The leader should be a figure whose leadership approach has been discussed in writing in a public available form. *use Sundar Pichai • Steps to completing assignment: 1. Briefly describe this leader’s background – including details such as their current role and organisation, work history, educational background, family background if relevant, industry involvement. 2. Describe their approach to leadership, drawing on at least one leadership theory from the academic literature. Provide evidence to support your assessment of their leadership approach. That is, describe two specific examples of actions they have taken that demonstrate this particular leadership approach you have described. 3. What are two key challenges they have faced as a leader? How have they managed this challenge? What could they do differently to be even more effective? 4. What have you learned about leadership from studying this particular leader? The essay needs to have a clear and coherent structure, be clearly expressed, with few errors. In your essay refer to at least ten (10) references, eight (8) of which need to be current academic references no older than 2010. An academic reference is a journal article or academic book. It is likely you will also have references from websites and news media about the leader – these are not counted in the 10 references. The academic references could be about the leadership theory you have chosen, about important leadership capabilities that this person has had to demonstrate (such as creating a strong organisational culture, creating a motivating environment, influencing others or managing change), or about the challenges they face.
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