urpose: This exercise is designed to help students understand the importance of having a leader who understands what they need to achieve their personal and professional goals. A leader who can help with stress management and employee engagement in order to achieve the company's desired outcome.

Instructions:

Watch the videos below and pick ONE of the case studies to write a $1-2$ page paper for this assignment. Use in$-$text citations from this week's readings to support your work. The paper should be in APA $7$th edition format and should have a cover and reference page.

Case Study $1$: Leader as a Coach: Steve Kerr

Leaders create an environment for staff to grow, learn, and collaborate. It is important for leaders to understand who is on their team and foster individual relationships to help them reach their maximum potential. The team must share the leader's same vision and mission. Once a leader understands how to lead his$/$her team based on

Click the Library Guide link and review the video on Steve Kerr. Think about how the impact of having a coach shapes leaders' decisions. Answer the following questions listed below:

Why is having a coach important and how does it aid in helping the mentee become a leader?

Why is it important for leaders to model the behaviors they expect from their team?

What type of coach is Kerr and what type of principles does he exhibit in developing others?

How important is training in the workplace?

What steps did he implement to coach to success?

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Case Study $2$: Leaders Who Create a Healthy Workplace Environment

Stress management in the workplace is essential for the mental health of the employees. Creating a workplace wellness environment will help improve productivity, engage employees, and help them in making healthy behavioral choices. Workplace wellness should focus on work$-$life balance, mindfulness, physical health, financial literacy, and focus on their quality of life.

Look at Rob Cooke TedTalk video on the Cost of Workplace Stress and How to Reduce It$.$ While writing think about the importance of dealing with workplace stress and how to incorporate workplace wellness.

Answer the following questions listed below:

The importance of stress management in the workplace

Strategies for employees to deal with stress levels and the impact of performance

The impact the company culture has on workplace stress

Strategies companies should implement to support their employees