To prepare for this Assignment, through researchor by identifying an individual you know, or an individual who owns a business local to youselect a business executive that you will interview to identify their leadership activities and the organization with which they are affiliated. Use the weekly readings as additional support for your ideas. Your interview should focus on the following two questions:

How would the individual describe their leadership style? How would the individual describe their role as it relates to the health of their organization?

Submit a 3- to 4-page analysis of the individual's leadership style and the impact of that style on their organization. Your analysis should include the following:

• An evaluation of the leadership style of your selected leader, according to an existing leadership style theory
• An assessment of the health of that leader's organization, which is based upon information shared during the interview as well as any additional resources you identify or gather through research to support your assessment
• A comparison of the relationship between your chosen leader's leadership style and the health of their organization, as conveyed in the interview, to what is depicted in any local media, websites, or news information about the organization
• Specific citations per page from this week's Learning Resources and/or additional scholarly peer reviewed sources; you may also include media examples of leadership behavior and other relevant organizational information to support your analysis.

Note: Use the APA Course Paper Template to complete this Assignment. Also, refer to the Week 3 Assignment Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this rubric to grade and assess your work. Please Note: For each page of your paper, you must include APA-formatted, peer-reviewed, scholarly citations.

Northouse, P. G. (2022). Leadership: Theory and practice (9th ed.). Sage.

• Chapter 8, "Transformational Leadership" (pp. 185-220)
• McCleskey, J. A. (2014). Situational, transformational, and transactional leadership and leadership development.Links to an external site. Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 5(4), 117-130.
• Vroom, V. H., & Jago, A. G. (2007). The role of the situation in leadership.Links to an external site. American Psychologist, 62(1), 17-24. http://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.62.1.17
• Walden University. (n.d.). APA course paper templateLinks to an external site. (7th ed.). https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293631
  • Important Note: Ensure that the APA Course Paper Template is used for all Assignment in this course unless otherwise noted. Download and save the template so you have it available for future Assignments.