Select a real-world leader (past or present). Individually propose a real-life leader as the candidate to take over this project (online school resource due to COVOD-19)- someone who possesses the right mix of leadership skills that you feel would be needed to lead the project that you specified in sections 1 and 2. This section can be a lot of fun, as you can search through leaders to see who you think would do a good job on this project.

This section should include the following information: a) Identify your recommended leader candidate whose skills you feel the project needs for example, your project might need, and you might recommend: a. Oprah Winfrey due to her high emotional intelligence, b. Napoleon Bonaparte due to his strategic brilliance, c. Mahatma Gandhi due to his unrelenting persistence, d. Margaret Thatcher due to her iron will, e. Steve Jobs due to his incredible creativity, f. Walt Disney due to his visionary imagination, g. Or any number of other leaders who possess different mixes of traits and behaviours (see note below on acceptable leader candidates).

Although the idea of bringing any leader you want onto your project is very unrealistic - for the purpose of this assignment, you can assume that (somehow) you will be able to find someone else (other than the actual leader who may be deceased or is busy elsewhere) who possesses the exact same set of desired leadership traits and behaviours and would be willing to work on your project.

b) Identify your leaders leadership style: Based on the leadership styles by Kurt Lewin (or others), describe your leaders basic leadership style. Keep in mind that a mix of styles is possible (after all, real people are complex).

c) Support your assessment of their leadership style by citing behaviours and traits that they exhibit(ed) that support your assessment of their leadership style. Ensure that the leadership behaviours and traits that you highlight in your candidate are those that you feel would be useful on a project of this nature.

Section 4 (Individual): Bring it all together: In this section you need to draw upon at least 5 different theories, models or concepts that are introduced within the course material that support your conclusion that your identified leader would be a good candidate for running this project. The concepts that you draw upon can include leadership principles, leadership models, motivational theories, team building concepts, etc. - any material that has been introduced in the textbook and lesson notes and that justifies the selection of your leader. To make feedback easy, you should highlight and identify each concept that you are using in support of your candidate.

For example: Perhaps your project idea is to take over the project to develop the next Call of Duty video game that (for some reason) is behind schedule and needs to be accelerated. You might argue that you need a leader who is similar to Gordon Ramsay (the chef/restauranteur) to head up the team due to his autocratic / demanding leadership style. You might support your assessment that he is autocratic by noting how he interacts with subordinates (he tells his followers what to do rather than working collaboratively with them). Your overall goal would be to draw sufficiently upon the course material (theories and models) to show that the project needs his autocratic leadership style along with his behaviours and traits (unilateral decision making, fixed focus, determination, energy, clarity and commitment to quality) to get the project back on track and make it successful.